The Holland Society of New York - Yearbook (New York, NY)

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179 I remember that these children are image of God as your children are, and that you must love them as you love Mpplausej . I came here to speak of peace, international peace, the peace that will bring together the na- tions of the earth, a peace that will give us the substitution of reason and right for for-ee and might. But I am willing to apply that doctrine to my own country, and I am willing to apply it to every question. You, who boast of your descent from the brave Dutch, you, who boast that in your veins is the blood of a noble ancestry, I apf -peal to you to meet these questions with the heroism that your ancestors displayed. If they were willing to die for their rights, are you not will- ing to respect the rights of others as well as to defend your rights? There is something that is greater than dying for one's own rights. That is great, but I am looking for the time When there will be something greater yet, a civilization be- yond any that we have yet seen, a civilization in which the greatest citizen will be not the man who will die in defence of his own rights, but the :man who will die rather than trespass upon the rights of another. CGreat applausej Upon this foundation only can we build peafle, peace among citizens and peace among natiO1'1S. Peace must rest on love, and every queS13iO11 that affects us must be decided not by the way it af- fects the pocketbook, but as it is determined by the conscience--that prompter Whiflh We all have With us if .we will but listen to it. I am very grateful, my friends, for this opporttf- nity to speak to you. CCries off' G0 on! G0 071-I P made in the your own children.

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I8I., Speakers. The members and their guests took oc- casion to express similar sentiments to the in person and many of them congratulated the Committee on The best dinner and the best Speeches We have ever had! orators Xiegfiijjg , ' is f m . :Wa MWF ' ffm, , V- ,L gesv . V,f3g xxij N M vin qv I C .,'! N -sf' ' ' -5 'e I Li? 9