Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 June 1895 — The Prophecy of John Adams. [ARTICLE]

The Prophecy of John Adams.

The approach of another anniversary of our national birthday finds the whole country resounding with the note of preparation for its celebration. The prophecy of John Adams that the day would be ushered in by sound of cannon and ringing of belli* and blazing of fireworks has been realized ever since that auspicious day when the old bell in Independency Hall first pealed in joyous tones the birth of a nation. Changes incident to our advanced age have brought a change in the modes of celebrating this great day, but the same patriotic spirit lives and breathes in all parts of the country and finds its own mode of testifying that patriotism.