An Historical Address Bi Centennial And Centennial Delivered July 4 1876 At Groton Mass

Author : Samuel A. Green
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781331915591
Total Pages : 103 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (155 download)

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Download or read book An Historical Address, Bi-Centennial and Centennial written by Samuel A. Green and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-21 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from An Historical Address, Bi-Centennial and Centennial: Delivered at Groton, Massachusetts, July 4, 1876 The first century of our national existence is completed this day, and we meet to commemorate the event. A hundred years have passed away since the Declaration of Independence was adopted and a nation was born, that is destined to flourish as long as piety, religion, and morality shall prevail in the land, and no longer. Modern times have been full of great deeds; but none of them is greater than that which declared the American colonies to be free, and put them in the rank of independent nations. The rapid development of the United States during this hundred years has been watched by thoughtful men throughout the world, - by some with jealousy, by others with sympathy; and their success has made them an example for other countries to follow. They have stood the test of a century; and to-day, throughout the land, the great birthday of the nation is commemorating with joy and exultation never before equalled. The question may occur. Why is this notice taken of a century? Why is a celebration more fitting now than next year or last year? It is because there is a tendency in the human mind to divide time into round periods. At the end of a century comes a stopping-place, from which to look back upon any event that marked its beginning. In our decimal notation, the number ten plays an important part, and is a kind of unit. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.