American messenger . THE MESSAGE OF OUR FLAG BY REV. GEORGE ERNEST MERRIAM Minister of Calvinistic Congregational Church, Fitchburg, Massachusetts GEORGE ERNEST M ERF I AM. O MORE thrilling sight evergreets the human eye than thedisplay on gala occasions ofthe ensigns of the nations ofthe world. And among allsuch national emblems flutter-ing in the breeze there is noneso beautiful to the eyes of an American as ourown Old Glory. Shrouded in more or less mystery as is theorigin of the flag of the colonies, we cannotbut bow in wonder and almost in reverencebefore Betsy Ross and General George Was
American messenger . THE MESSAGE OF OUR FLAG BY REV. GEORGE ERNEST MERRIAM Minister of Calvinistic Congregational Church, Fitchburg, Massachusetts GEORGE ERNEST M ERF I AM. O MORE thrilling sight evergreets the human eye than thedisplay on gala occasions ofthe ensigns of the nations ofthe world. And among allsuch national emblems flutter-ing in the breeze there is noneso beautiful to the eyes of an American as ourown Old Glory. Shrouded in more or less mystery as is theorigin of the flag of the colonies, we cannotbut bow in wonder and almost in reverencebefore Betsy Ross and General George Wash-ington and others, known and unknown, as theymet and counselled in the humble Arch Streetcottage of bygone days. Was it the spirit of pro-phecy or of poetrythat breathed forth fromtheir hearts and breathed into mere fabric andcolors the breath of national life ? Or was therea higher personality in their midst who gavegenesis to the Starsand Stripes? You remem-ber the question of James Whitcomb Riley, andthe response that he received from the onlysource of authority: ?Who gave you the name of Old Glory, and why Are we thrilled at the name of Old Glory? Then the o
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