Article February 19, 1938 Issue

Signs of the Times

Topic: The Search for Liberty

with contributions from William T. Manning, L. B. Ashby, Harry Emerson Fosdick, Canon Barry, W. Nixon, William T. Ellis

[From an Editorial in the Springfield Union, Massachusetts]

Another anniversary of the birthday of the father of his country has been permitted to dawn upon the American republic. The prayer of every freeman and patriot on this occasion must be that centuries may roll away, and still find the American people united and free—with their national Constitution unimpaired, their valuable institutions erect and flourishing, their liberties purified and strengthened by the lapse of time. ...

Never was there a period since the formation of our government when the character of the first President might be studied with more profit and admonition than the present, and it would be well for our present rulers, well for the country, if they would look back to his history, and endeavor to imitate his illustrious example. His memory will ever be cherished by the patriot, and his example be pointed to with admiration by his countrymen, so long as they delight to worship at the shrine of liberty, and while the spirit of freedom kindles in their bosoms. ...

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