Excerpt from 1710-1910, Historical Discourse: Two Hundredth Anniversary of the Six Mile Run Reformed Church, Franklin Park, N. J., November 15, 1910 Two hundred years of history are no inconsiderate portion of time. It is space sufficient for the achievement of mighty results, vast change-s in the aspects of religion, the government of the nation, in arts, commerce, science and civilization. In history there is a power to make a people great and prosper ous. A great element in boldness and heroism. Is that patri otic pride excited by the story of a nation's achievements. He who studies with care the jurisprudence of the Old Testament will see that this feeling of reverence for forefathers is made the subject of positive law in the command that men should honor their fathers and their mothers; while the narratives of the Bible abound with proofs of the great truth that the days of those who thus honor their ancestors shall be long in the land. A11 history, ancient and modern, proves that great ness springs in no small degree from pride in its history, and the patriotism cherished by its traditions and animated by its examples. 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.