Milford chronicle., 1905-11-10
The Conntrr,s cnu-

But L cannot close without speaking
one or two words with direct reference
to Caesars couriers. Christ is here
enunciating the doctrine he preached
to the Pharisees when he said. 'Render
/ unto Caesar the things which are Cae
sar's as well as to God the things
which are Gods" Shall we not. in tbe
best and in the truest sense. be sub.
timely submissive to our city and
state and national government? And
yet when our country is calling Us
and needs our aid, how many of us
turn deaf ears to those callsl For tbe (
peace and happiness of our dear native
land are we ready to fight its internal
enemies as well as its foreign foes?
Are we ready to fight the saloon and all
its sinful dives and all the evil vam-
pires that are trying to suck out the
hIebiood of our social organism? Are
we willing to be true to the nation and
come to her help, as the Hebrews
should have been willing to spring to
the aid Of Caesars couriers and 90
with them not one mile but twain?
Would that in these times of peace
we might be as true to the best inter
ests of our nation as We're our ances-
tors in times Of warl Then it was with
them no question Of money. Oh. how
heavily the burden Of taxation rested I
upon them! Every loaf Of bread in
those war times was taxed; every cup >
Of coffee and tea was taxed Then the
women sewed and the men poured
forth their money in rivers of gold
Not only did they give their money -
out they gave their blood and their R
ives, to save the land Mothers brought M
heir sons to the recruiting officers and ST
alu: Il am woman. l cannot fight ~
'ut here are my boys, my brave bows.
AXE them and let them die as sacri- 10.
ces that their country may be free" Il
athers left their wives and their chill Tu
ren; brothers left their parents. their dal dd1
sters, their sweethearts. Those brave
len left these brave women and went ~
)rth to die by the tens Of thousands in
rder that their country might be free ioSi gSi
II, We men, in these times Of peace 8 Is
lnnot you hear your country calling Il
)u to come to her aid and imploring Ret
)u to make the same kind of sacrifices "
your ancestors made in time of war? OK
he heroes of peace must be lust as p. L
ave and just as true as were the SOL 01S e,
er boys who waded through blood Dell
aked battlefelds and whose bodies ts6gs ton.
e now awaiting the call Of the resur- and
etion in the trenches of Bunker Hill 6iaI GiaI
Yorktown and Of the Wilderness. & Sc
Thus my text has not, as some. peo- 5 55or
might suppose, literal but fgur- j.
we Interpretation. 1t does not sim J. R
mean that you should be willing u.
travel with man 1000 PAGES, which go,,
IS double the distance of the Roman Pass
le, but it means that in the home P;@. :a
store, the church and as an Ameri-
citizen you should render unto God q
very best service you can. You 81
uld sacrifice for his name, no mat ~
how great the sacrifices may seem 81
'e. It said that after one of the IA e5l
us Spartan battles a LacedaemOnian n
ther hailed the courier who brought y
news from the front. This mother ! 81
i've sons fighting in the army. e
ow goes the battle?" called she. 20
as" said the courier, "all thy bows At
slainP The brave mother answer. 70 ssdi an
Il did not ask thee how Jared NV souti
$, but how fares my country. If r;Ai M
battle is won, all is well, no mat III
what has happened to my sons" IL q
may it be with us. May we not ! So
k to find out how it shall be with a
but how it shall be with others. 55
we work and continue to work 6Sss
for our individual selves, but for III
best interest of the home, the store. 5si
church, the country. Then we shall sal
working for God and humanity. ssl
men and women, win you travel Sol
others today the twain mile? 6sl
,opyright, 1906. BY Louis Klonach1 noo,