Part 29 (1/2)

III THE BIRTH OF OUR NATION WAS UNDER CHRISTIAN AUSPICES

1 Christian character of Washi+ngton

2 Other Christian patriots

3 The Church in our Revolutionary struggle Muhlenberg

IV OUR LATER HISTORY HAS ONLY EMPHASIZED OUR NATIONAL ATtitUDE Exanani the Red Cross; attitude toward Belgium

V OUR GOVERNMENTAL FORMS AND MANY OF OUR LAWS ARE OF A CHRISTIAN TEMPER

1 The use of the Bible in public ways, oaths, etc

2 The Bible in our schools

3 Christian chaplainsbodies, to our army, and to our navy

4 The Christian Sabbath is officially and generally recognized

5 The Christian family and the Christian system of morality are at the basis of our laws

VI THE LIFE OF THE PEOPLE TESTIFIES OF THE POWER OF CHRISTIANITY Charities, education, etc, have Christian tone

VII OTHER NATIONS REGARD US AS A CHRISTIAN PEOPLE

VIII CONCLUSION: The attitude which ood citizens toward questions touching the preservation of our standing as a Christian nation

_Writing and Revision_

After the outline has been perfected comes the time to write the speech, if write it you must Then, whatever you do, write it at white heat, with not _too_expression of your ideas

The final stage is the paring down, the re-vision--the seeing again, as the word implies--when all the parts of the speech must be impartially scrutinized for clearness, precision, force, effectiveness, suitability, proportion, logical cliine yourself to be before your audience_, for a speech is not an essay and ill convince and arouse in the one will not prevail in the other

_The title_

Often last of all will come that which in a sense is first of all--the title, the name by which the speech is known Sometimes it will be the simple theme of the address, as ”The New Americanism,” by Henry Watterson; or itthe spirit of the address, as ”Acres of Diamonds,” by Russell H Conwell; or it may be a fine phrase taken from the body of the address, as ”Pass Prosperity Around,” by Albert J Beveridge All in all, from whatever motive it be chosen, let the title be fresh, short, suited to the subject, and likely to excite interest

QUESTIONS AND EXERCISES

1 Define (_a_) introduction; (_b_) climax; (_c_) peroration

2 If a thirty-minute speech would require three hours for specific preparation, would you expect to be able to do equal justice to a speech one-third as long in one-third the time for preparation? Give reasons

3 Relate briefly any personal experience you ht