The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-12-01

people composing a nation. sneak. think
10 act alike, their will becomes Ig,c. When
o the majority's will becomes a law. the
J. whole nation must regard IL as the lar Of
the nation. Here liberty il the exercise
!, OF individual rights within the limits of
u the law. Liberty does not license a man.
= either to ignore or ri0iaie the law, but TO
O keep it, that be NAV have his liberty
= guarded by it. We inquire then what
privileges does liberty accord to her sub
Jecr She allows them opinions, freedom
= Of speech, the right of suffrage, and the
{ exercise OF all other inalienable rights.
Beyond this they must not go: for in so
doing they tresspass upon anothers right. !
We're this law carried out, brides, intim. !
Idatlons, rascality, and political intrigue. |
would have no place among us. but we |
would respect our political parties as in
dividuals clothed with similar rights as
ourselves. The whole matter is sumed I'D
by Christ, and is of more value than every
political economy ever written: do unto
others as We would that others do unto
you" Here is the solution of capital and
labor problems, the principle of liberty is
divine, do not abuse II.
RELIGION: This principle has religious
| bearing as well as social and a political
one Religion means belief in supreme
being upon whom the believer il depend
ent. This being is not movable TO the
sensuous, but by inference, but is discern
ed 10y the spiritual. This Being is re
garded as "Trutb." Christ saws al am
the truth" BY virtue of our weakness I
we cannot grasp the whole OF the "1ruth,"
but only part, and out Of our partial s.
knowledge Of The truth we formulate
our creed Liberty offers the same priv d
Iieges to all men to make personal investi. c
CATION OF the truth, il is not Orbitrary fl
We have the inalienable right to think, b,
act and speak in religion. We may SUBJ OF
scribe 10 any 0! the creeks already formu-
lated, make new one, or DENY ALL nj
religious liberty should be priced dbore in
all other liberties. None but a cowardlv
bigot would force his religious views upon
another, IN this, give me liberty or give oo
me DEATH This principle. also, is diriac.
PATRIOTISM. e.,
Patriotism may be defined as lore or ye
tcrof'oR to ones country, or Kingdom
'atrIOtIsm exists only where the indiridudiI
ights are carefully guarded by the nation.
ms leads the individual TO believe that 49,
~ country Is his protector not his des-
rover. Patriotism is found where the !
niJects sustains the relation of a child to no
parent and not as servant t. Il master 7
his makes every man a patriot. rep
\ nation stands for principles, which non
lould be thoroughly understood by her and
'hJects. 1t is devotion TO princjplcs and :
81 to trdddOHS that make powerful feve
itions. Ignorance has always bourn
ckly offspring, while intelligence has 81
urn the reverse. Herein lies America reco
rength, she places her record in the ieVe
nus OF her children and strives to nc
quaint them with her history. The ourl
)re We know OF her history the more Shor
voted We are 10 her. America stands 1t
all that is good and great Her foun- pers
li0ns were laid by men of God upon phys
err knees. Her institutions have been grea
tated by Providence, and God Himself this
ms to have fought her battles. Her Re
pest solicitation Is for the welfare of recer
children. Her policy had been to con- and ,
CT rather than to extend national con- "Unc
mn D"' providence directs, she iarly
cN,t"u "er arms ana take into her fricn,
"" 'uV oPPIesSed nations OF the world. and {
"'s me "eS' government, the purest ulties
- ."0 '"'Sesi IeISIOus liberty and prese
'"' """s'"pie resources OF any assur
ion on the earth. But her g,eafcsf In
p, """ - "c tuc"t WOWdH.' we ha
no could fail to love country like an nm
" ~ cVuIu "HhoId even his life a low
Il S"on Il hatIoh as ours needs his worth
zee. Our late war is an evidence of Tho
~" "Hion america enjoys from her zealOu
iren. Inspired by such a nation. we are n
- an praise to The noble "blest
""V 'eii III the recent conflict with the On
ms -: "'a' ue"'" We are maue more Miss
otism ly car,,,, ' a. 10 sno" our During
.ers .nn,,or,i,,l. ~ men WIVES, called
n tbo rIaco, J'''" oiPn"H'S' ana whske
g. Peace be to their ashes" rs, Io9.s .,
e one book OF America is the Bible NAV ,h". ~
.uDies il. cI'i,r ,.i. ".' 50 "'SuoHl was do
G. 1t is the standard Of right, upon DR..
chief magistrate laws his lands ana Camp
Is allegiance to his countrv. IiLov'i.1 views o
bis Subordinate. In Congress. the Jects,
is read and from This nIoco Mo winter.
n of divine light flows tI,rnngL oya", Rev.
IN the land.l is theBible which makes II. Is. ,
light of the world We ara ..'ita Baker
can. not be hid We are the eight Daker
lIghteth all who come unrousn a. Stallard
S"'u u the "Ofid, we say: Come "iP'oes
ne al. We that labor and are heavy after Oh
and | will give We rest" But Wade
5 proyisor is ours, but take nv Cicero
pom YOU, and learn of me-" Those where h,
me to us, must take our yoke" took cha
hem and learn the lesson which " =,
We learned. Our beloved nation u L.,
be protected from the ignorant. saw mil
and lawless criminal of the old w., ",i cd"
forHis the Juni0r OrIer contends. '"nper q
inclusion, let me say that your W. j. d
les are compatible witb-ibe prin- ana set
u Vonr country and with the teach camp, wi
he Bible May YOUR motto Our the negt
be the one object of inspiration The sci
ana may you enjoy such progress r y p
may beeome the guardians and scbooI H.
"oters OF all that is truly American ~ ocn,,.
ter You have houored mother" NJ o/ t GoOuP
tected home, may you rest, at his Jisipm a'
heageu. us "isno
pectedly,
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