El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-08-15

men.
INA CTINE CHRISTIANS ARE PARTNERS
IN CRIME.
At present we stand convicted in
Gods sight as being partners in al
the crime that goes on in our land. In
a government such as ours, the people
are responsible, we are responsible
We are responsible for the character
OF our officials, for the laws enacted,
and for all that transpires within our
borders. 1t is high time that we awake
to q realizing sense of all that pertains
to peace, abiding peace. Christ has
wept over the nation long enough
soon the darkness will inevitably come
and the words go forth Now they are
hid from their eyes" Let us cast off
the scales which may hitherto have
blinded US and let US truly labor for
those things which make for peace: let
us contend earnestly for the utter abo-
Htlon or restriction of all that is pro-
motive of evil.
By silent influence. by positive
word here and there. by our voting
privilege, we must do what we can to
keep this nation in the enjoyment of
peace, of lasting peace-with whom, do
you ask: There is but one answer,
with'the Lord God Almighty and His
Son Jesus Christ. With our nation as
IL Is now, this peace cannot long con-
t1nue. nor with our city as it is at pres.
ent. Something must be done, and
done as speedily as possible. We must
ind out what things tend to peace and
see that those things which tend
to the contrary be resolutely and firm
ly put down.
OF BLOOD MONEY.
There are evils rife in our land, in
our city here, which must be put
stop to. Our duty to God and to our
1e1gh Dor demands this of us. Further
restrictions must be placed around
The evil curse of gambling, of drink
ng, OF houses of shame, and ali like
places. Their influence is so great
mat ills Unreasonable, and as q people
we cannot deny it) OUR SILENT mac
rIVITY AS CHRISTIANS GIVES THE LIE
70 OUR WORDS OF OPPOSITION,-WE
SEEMINGLY LOVE TO HAVE 1T so. Thus
matters go on all over our land From
me evil appetites and lusts of men,
enormous revenue is drawn boz b for
he nation, as for states, conn
les and cities. 1t seems to me that it
s nothing else than BLOOD MONEY
hat We cast into our treasures and
lpon which we fatten as q people.
After service last Sunday night
nan came into the rectory seeking
counsel. He said that he had lost the
'ower to control himself but by the
lelp Of God he would not take another
rink until he saw me again. 1 prayed
hat he might keep steadfast for he
eemed desperately in earnest, but with
aloons open all night long and alluring
lights reckoning him to his fate, what
nance had the poor fellow? / saw in
ne OF the papers a few days later the
'ame of my penitsnt. He had paid
me dollar for disturbing the peace O."
comment seems unnecessary.
We know not the things which
'elong unto our peace-'we care not to
now. And yet it is high time that
We placed in official position from the
highest executive down to the hum
'lest servant in our city hall only those
nen who have sat at the feet of Jesus
;hrist and learned Of him the things
which make for peace If we are
ihrlstIan nation, le US see to it that
he Christ has q chance to rule:
hat his sceptre the cross be given
,omplete sway in our national and in
llvlduai life. Then we shall feel as
ured that ''pe ace and happiness.
ruth and justice, religion and piety
will be established among us for ali
and the awful fate which
las overtaken so many of the nations
Il the past, be escnped-a fate which |
las at last overtaken Spain: Weighed |
q the balances and found wanting"
. let not the thought of pride exalt |
90 much today the people of these |
Jnlted States. lest we too be found af- |
err awhile in the same condemnation |
7hlch overtakes alike nations as well as |
Individuals. Let us rather set about |
t once with anxious enquiry to find
ut what are the things which lifelong
INTO our peace" and then with earnest |
rayer to God, with steadfast deter
strive to fulfil.the same-Iest
q our oarelessness and Indifference as to |
mat goes ON in our midst they become
i'd from our eyes.