,^<- "it. .0 H^e, Ov- t^ .0' ^O 0* "oK .H^^ .^ %^ '. ^^-v ^ .c: ^^r. vT C, vP \^ 'o . » * A ^ . '...' ,0* A V ,^ r.' ,-1''^ "^o v\ ^ • ••' jC' ^ *1 c> 1.^ x\ 0^ ^^^^ O M O 1^ - « • .<" ... <-. '••' =5 ^^ t. ,^^^ ^J^^• vv 0" . 0' £^ ^x. :« -^^^^ ;^^^^^'- ^^*^ -V?^ffi^" *^^^^ ^^m^^\ ^>»^ .-^ ^oK 'oK -^^0^ ^^^ The Message OF OT,D GLORY BY GEORGE A. SAHLIN \ THE MESSAGE OF OLD GLORY BY GEORGE A. SAHLIN DEDICATED TO THE PATRIOTIC MEN AND WOMEN OF AMERICA COPYRIGHTED 1917 BY GEO. A. SAHLIN THE CALL OF LIBERTY Born in the womb of the spirit eternal, Liberty lives in the hearts of mankind; Dreaming in righteousness of life super- nal, Groping in darkness that dream-life to find. Deep in the hearts of the mothers of races, Deep in the souls of the fathers of all, Dwells there a spirit that shines in their faces — Patriots, everywhere, answering the call. What is this call that the whole world is heeding? Whence came this quick'ning, with brave hearts aflame? 'Tis Liberty calling, most urgently plead- ing For action, for vict'ry in God's holy name. JUL 21 1917 ©CI,A467910 A FOREWORD A servant of the Spirit have I been, lo, these many years, And never once have I believed the Christ to teach However monstrous be the wrong that raised its head And cried — ''Make way, that I may reign supreme," It should, unresisted, be allowed to gain its mark And slay, without compunction, all that is divine Within the human heart of God-aspiring man. Give ear, O, ye peoples, to the message of Old Glory. THE MESSAGE The Cross, appealing 'midst the babel of all earthly woe, Doth show the way that human feet must tread, e'er man, on common ground Be raised in understanding as to why his fellows, here below Should pray — 'Thy will be done on earth as it is done in heav'n." 'Tis simply this, — the hungry feed, the naked clothe. The sickly visit, the dead raise up unto new life That earth again should be renewed in spirit; — That the lowly, with new courage pro- claim, 'The Lord is here." The Lord is here; and battling for His own, is here Upon a soil made sacred by the sacrifice of those Who, in an ancient day, led by a Wash- ington Implanted a new order for the good of man. And with the Cross, its teaching true that man for man must die If, ever, from the ashes of his hopes a new day might arise. The Stars and Stripes unto the breezes pure, 'neath heav'n's bluest sky. And flaming stars, were flung in prophesy sublime; — That henceforth, guided by the love of a great heart, Protection should afford to all ; — to every soul Who would on high lift up its folds, that never, In the days to be, should liberty from the earth expire. The Cross, the Flag, they two are one; for from the Cross There came a light as never seen on earth before; And from the Flag a spirit, born of Him who died that, In righteousness, on earth mankind be free. Ah, what are flags but the expression of a faith That in the fiery crucible of life is tried; Proud shadows of a dream, refined as tho' by fire. Proclaiming hopes that as yet are unat- tained. And what is patriotism, but a love still incomplete That seeks to hold and spread a faith im- perfect, — yet So far as mankind hath attained, without the urge of heav'n, Of brotherhood divine, leads on to earth- ly glory. Yea, e'en the Flag we love, baptized in fire and blood, By Providence sustained, without a stain victorious, Anew must lead a mighty host upon a foreign soil To victory; — a victory that God alone can grant. They unto whom the Cross hath precious been — To whom Old Glory now enshrines with- in its folds The aspirations of a fighting, dying world, let them The ravages of hell oppose with life and limb, with heart and soul. Oppose with treasure such as hell cannot afford; Not gold alone, but all that heart and brain can give, — Such treasure as the Christ revealed when dying on the Cross, To lose one's life is life to win, the broth- erhood to gain. Among the flags on foreign soil, amid the flags of other lands. Beside the flag of Lafayette, in conflict dire. The Stars and Stripes alone appears as from them all Constant to its dream of liberty, and brotherhood divine. The Cross, ah, yes, the Cross comes after the Flag has cheered The wavering heart to battle, before man's fading eyes is held Reminding him of work that's been well done, the promise of a Life and peace unending in the silent spheres beyond. The Flag it doth religion teach, for unity it flies, In face of every foe it hath a message true; For every one who loves the Christ that message is — "To its ideals be true, keep it afloat, de- fend it to the end." ENVOY God gave you America, its Washington and Lafayette, Its Lincoln, and God gave you victory For human right divine in its last word; God gave you Old Glory, and a Christ who, by example, Calls on every soul to bear that flag, un- stained, to every battle front Where hell would have its will and Christ overthrow. 3477-178 Lot 53 I Deacidified using the Bookkeeper process. Neutralizing agent: Magnesium Oxide Treatment Date: Sept. 2009 PreservationTechnologies A WORLD LEADER IN COLLECTIONS PRESERVATION 1 1 1 Thomson Park Drive Cranberry Township, PA 16066 V (724)779-2111 ^9^ ^^^ -^ " - " A- V^ "^ ^^ Ho^ .0 v* - ^i^^^ ^t. 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