Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-08-02
c. T. u. COLUMN.
"God and Home and Native Land
be VOICE OF FAIR GREECE.

IHb to an Immortality OF influence.
LII be from the ashes of centuries
: bid spirit of liberty is reasserting
ID with the imperial force and
4ndeur of eternal youth. Once more
M ancient affairs are ablaze with the
"a fire of selfiess devotion; once
sre the heroism of Marathon, Their
5nyla and Salamis unsheathes its
I'd to hurl back single-ha a
.lible array of brute force, greater
Ill that of Darius and Xerxes-
obgh standing apparently alone, an
|Tepid David, amid q horde of ir-
Mute Goliaths, little Greece has
7used the sympathy of noble men
i women the world around, who
.tch with bated breath and throb-
Id hearts the ebb and flow OF its
nertain fortunes.
Whatever be the outcome of the
3eal to arms, Greece has once more
Fe n to the world an object lesson in
AZ most precious of human qualities
lfsinterested devotion. Life, treas
y, territory, yea, the very existence
The nation itself, are placed on the
I'd of a die for the sake of great
nciple. And the astounding saori-
IA which the mother country was
Ling to make for poor, distracted
ete is all the more impressive when
atrasted with the abject venality of
4 six great powers, skulking and
|Kning behind their Krupp guns.
81 courage of Greece in opposing
key is as commendable as the
Iish cowardice of the concert of
Wers" is execrable.
Wherever seen and however mani
He'd, disinterested love is some
ng to inspire the admiration of
ii and of angels. The blood of the
riot is the seed of liberty. Every
nipple of heroism renews the youth
he world. The steady grind of
fshness ends in WEAKNESS and
nth. while disinterestedness has in
he breath of eternal life. If the
lex uprising resulted in nothing
Re than to put new life into every
ferrous purpose and Christian re-
%, it would be worth all it costs.
'uld to God that this war could re-
in a fresh baptism tof zeal and
'oism upon every organization
lded together for the good of man
d.
md beyond this, may we not learn
M the plucky fight Greece is max
/, how to secure the federation of
reform forces the world over, viz,
n friends by moving to the front
attacking the foe. Had Greece
tented itself with signs and
rdy protests against the cruel OPP
,ssion of the crowned assassin, the
lid would at most have nodded its
guild assent, but now there is no
m for anything short of pronounc-
opinions. Every one must take
Is. And is not just this resolute-
5 of action needed in the great
Ise of reform? Let the order be
he'd all along the line, Cup, and at
nj" Bring on general engage
Mt, attack the foe of righteousness,
many who are now listless will
ten to join the fray. The need of
hour is a universal federation of
good men and women against the
ra- headed monster of lust, in
4perance and greed. We need to
eye to eye and feel heart to heart,
where else can we nope to secure
higher harmony, this fervent
lfidence, than on the battle field
IF? What can not the embattled
It's of God accomplish when as one
b, impelled by one supreme pur-
|e, they rally round the standard?
times of peace we western
fistians might find much in the
lex church repellant to our taste,
when we recently read how on
" Friday the Metropolitan of
lens, clad in his priestly robes, and
rching at the head of vast pro-
sion, offered up fervent petitions
he God of battles, amid the loud
s and streaming tears of the multi
|e, we forget the alien features of
H. faith and remember only
i the Greek church still bears on
brow the dazzling diadem of the
pc of Christ, we forgot that they
fe Orientals, and remembered only
Il they were our brothers, crying
b. the depths of distress for de-
srancer and in that prayer we
Did join, including in our petition
those who are waiting for the con-
Ation of Israel.-Unio1a Signal.
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