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Show "In On.1 We Tru.l " Tlie motto. "In Owl o Tni-t," which Is now fetaniiil npon all gold nn 1 sihor coins of the United btates, was suggested suggest-ed by nn old ftrmor thing tu Maryland. Tills conscientious Christian gentleman thought that our currency shoitl 1 lull cute in some way tho Christian character charac-ter of our nation, which, ho argued, could to tost done by putting n motto npon our coin expressing n national ro llaiice on divine support In governmental govern-mental affairs. ItwnslnlSOl, when H I1. Cliaae wa socretar) of tho treasury, that this man VTote to Washington ro-sjieetlng ro-sjieetlng hi iet idea, ills letter w a referred re-ferred to Mint Director 1'olloek, who discuued the question In his report of 160.' Pollock, and Clueso were In favor of Introducing the motto nt onto, but con gressgaro tho suggestion no attention whatever. In his next annnal rifiort Director Pollock again referred to the matter, this tlmo In firm theological argument, ar-gument, aa)lng, "The motto suggested Owl Our Trust,' Is taken from our national na-tional hymn, The Htar rJpnnglcd Kin-ncr Kin-ncr tho sentiment Is familiar to etery citizen of our country; th tlmo is propitious, pro-pitious, 'tis an hour of national periL Letusroterently ucknowleilgo his sovereignty, sov-ereignty, an 1 lot our colnagodoclaroour trust hi Uod." A two cent bronze i leco was authorized author-ized by congress to bo coined the follow lag year, and on April .'.', IMI, tbo tint United States coin waa stamped with tho legend, "ln Uod Wo Trust" bL Louis ltepublic |
