The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-01-30

the presence of Ills disciples that ye
might believe that Jesu
the Son of God, and that believing ye
may have life in His name" John 20:31.)
He wrote this purging of the temple OF
the grafters and this counter-challenge
to the Jews as a second sign of showing
forth His glory as the Messiah in His con-
Stunning zeal for the cleansing and re-
storation of His Fathers house.
AS Jesus Appeared.
While 1t is true that Jesus himself was
conscious of His being the messiah and
His holy zeal sprang from that relation
to Jehovah. yet to every other person He
was only private citizen with citizens
rights and prerogatlves such as each of
you enjoy today in full measure.
The duties of citizenship when touched
up by the messianc fire glows into a zeal
for the vindication of the right which Is
nesstable. Such a holy zeal was not the
exclusive privilege OF our Lord. but of
everyone whose soul has len lighted by
His life.
Serving Country.
lie who serves his country in His name
will serve his country with holy zeal,
rendering into Caesar the things are are
Caesars as unto God the things that are
Gods. He will realize that the powers
that be in us, whatever be our station,
whether voter, journeyman. Judge. SEN
ators or president, are ordained of God
and we are to be ministers of God for
good and a tenor of them that do evil"
For so is the will of God that by we'll
doing we should put to silence the ignor-
ance of foolish men.
AS free but not using your freedom
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servants of God honor all men. love the
brotherhood, fear cod, honos the king.
Our country needs a Christian citizenship
to touch off its duties us e...ztrs with
holt zeal of Messiah Let lis disciples
remember that 1t is written in Psalms 69.S
and practieed by the Lord zeal for thy
house has eaten me up" and see that
they follow their Lord with that same
holy zeal In all their duties to their coun-
try and its Institutions
Local Citizens League.
Last year we organized in this city
Citizens league for the purpose Of cul-
tivating civic virtue and jealous citizen
ship. Immediately upon being born it
went to sleep and has not since been
heard from, though 1t was provided with
some funds with which to begin work. l
want you to help me arouse this sleeping
infant and put some holy zeal of civil vir-
tue in our people.
We need the education of a citizenship
inspired by courage and conscience. 1t Is
work we neglect at our peril. What
are our duties and how shall we discharge
them we need to know and to teach us
this is the purpose of this league. It's
constitution requires 1t to hold an an
nual meeting and the time for that meet
ing has arrived. Let us put new life into
our citizenship such as will drive all
grafters from the desecrated house Of
God intended to be temple of justice.
but rapidly becoming den Of thieves.
1t is both within the duty and the
power of any courageous and Jealous citi-
zen to cleanse the temple. You need not
run for office to do all Of it. You already
have the greatest civic sceptres in your
citizens which that emblem of holy zeal
for the redress of wrong and vindication
Of right and you are not the citizen your
Master was If you fail to use 1t.