Excerpt from Religion: The Hope of the Nation: Delivered Before the City Government and Citizens of Boston in Faneuil Hall, on the One Hundred and Thirty-Eight Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence of These United States, July 4, 1914 This is an occasion when we not only present to the Master of Men and the Protector of Peoples a grateful heart for His many blessings, but with earnest searchings we examine our national con science to consider how we have fulfilled the trust committed to our care, what account we can give of our stewardship. One hundred and thirty-eight years have elapsed since the memorable hour when the framers of a new nation signed that singular document known as the Declaration of Independence. We of to-day cannot appreciate the significance of. That occasion. What that hour meant to them it is almost impossible for us to estimate. We are too remote from the time to understand the conditions of that day and generation, the difficulties which confronted them, the obstacles that impeded the way to peace and progress; in consequence we cannot adequately value their achievement. 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.