The Fourth of July.-

Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Jun 30, 1909

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 36, No. 25.

The Fourth of July.—

In a few days after the issue of this number of the SIGNS the great national birthday of our Republic will be upon us. It is a day in which every good citizen of the United States may well stop and consider the history of this great nation. It is a time to remember those noble lives which have been devoted in sacrifice to their country, and to consider the magnificent heritage which under God has come to us. It is a time when it is well for us to consider the great principles of liberty which have made this nation what it is. Some may think it necessary to show their patriotism by an outburst of noise and demonstration, but the real thing after all is not in seeing how much noise we can make or how much powder we can burn, but it is in seeking to see how we can all live and act so that this nation shall be a united whole in perfect allegiance to the true principles which lie at its very foundation. Let us be thankful for the extraordinary privileges which under this government are ours, and let us show our thankfulness by well-ordered lives and obedience to the great principles of truth, mercy, and fairness.