The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-05-26

hear the Rachels weeping for their
children, and know they cannot be
comforted because the children are no
more. We hear the Davids lamenting
would God l had died for thee, my
son, my sonl" We hear the roar of
that unparalleled connade at Antietam
and the shout of the supreme charge
OF the confederacy at Gettsyburg; the
groans of the prisoners; the sighs OF
the hospitals; and we remember th
these are items in our account with
Eternal Justice; this is the price Of
peacel
We gave this treasure of life and
tears as a ransom. The wrong of the
auction block Of slavery disturbed the
peace OF the nation, we blotted out
the stain With the best blood of our
people and in the righteousness Of
justice for all men we sought TO estab.
lish. On this altar OF sacrifice we may
write the words of the inspired pal
mist, Mercy and truth are met to-
gether; righteousness and peace have
kissed each other"
In the midst of the storm came the
Masters words. Peace, be still" and
the quietness OF a great calm rested
on the troubled waves.
After the storm of battle that ended
in the fall of Richmond, came the
peace of Appomatox, for the ultimate
end of earths conflict is peace.
While we join with the angels in
the song Of praise, GLORY to God in
the highest, and on earth peace, we
may hear the prophet calling to the
keepers of the gates Of destiny: open
ye the gates. that the righteous nation,
which speaketh truth, may enter in"
But the glory of God and peace on
earth. can only be realized in the ex-
ercise of "god will toward men"
The time never was, when a man
could be happy and enjoy peace. while
careless of the happiness and peace OF
his brother
Il may have been, when there was
no communication between nations
when the barriers Of language, custom
and geographical location were unsur-
mountable. that il was possible for
one natio nto remain uncontaminated
with the evil in others. But the time
of the isolation of nations has passed
The iron horse on his pathway of Steel
the steam ship, plowlng through the
waters Of the deep; the telegraph
stretching over the mountains and
under the sea; the printing press and
other inventions Of our day, are nc
respectors of the boundary lines Of ma
tions. They have made the whole
world one nelghbOrhood
1t Is impossible now for one nation
TO remain Indifferent to the cry Of op
preston or wrong in another. inIus
tice in any country is a menace to the
worlds peace. When the Russian
bear lifts his paw to stsyke province
Of China far away in the east, the
finger Of the great republic on th'
western continent Is lifted in warninl
to keep peace on earth by respecting
the rights Of her neighbor on the 9th
er side OF the globe.
The 18th century witnessed the IN
ception of the great movements 70
the extension Of peace on earth AM
the expression Of good win towarl
men.
} In the church the dawn Of the cen
tury marked the beginning Of that rt
} markable missionary movement, that
! before the century's sun had set, ha
: lifted the fires Of Christianity in tn
dark places Of the earth.
, The state began to take up tn
white Mans Burden. and 70 lear
: how to fight the savage wars q
. peace" II lifted the yoke Of SLAYER
} from the neck OF the black man;
J heard the cry Of Cuba and struck dow
2 the hand Of Spanish tyranny in n
! Philippines II grappIed with the VI
2 settled questions that confronted il an