Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-09
POSSIBILITIES OF AMERICA
Power Of Few EstiOH to Uplih Mankind
Uplimitsd, Says Dr.. WsdsvOrth.
COUNTRY BLESSED As NONE OTHER IS
President Of Bellevue DesignateS
sPoIttioaI CORRUPTION ss Prime
Peril and Urges Gospel az
Only InfaIIIbIe Remedy.

'.The Possibilities OF America in UPLIFTING
Mankind was the subject dealt with by
President Guy c. Wordsworth Of Bellevue
college in a sermon at 81. Mary's Avenue
Conversational church Sunday morning.
Dr. Wadsvorth outlined the greatness OF
the United States in area, population
wealth and intelligence, quoting figures
~ do this" said he, Ito quicken your
inaRination and to stimulate our memories
and not in vein OF fiattery. II we are
great. what are we 10 do with our great
ness? We have prospects IL God Is with us
and we keep close to Him to make 1t the
greatest empire by all odds that history
has told ms anything about.
"0od has given US wealth without stint.
our CUP Of commercial and financial bless
ings IL beginning TO run over. This is the
way God has dealt with people from
whom, he expects great returns. The wealth.
IL not given 10 us to make us proud or to
forget God but that we may remember
that He gave us the power to get il and the
responsibility that goes with It.
GIFT Of Nativity.
'''rbere is another gift which God has
made TO us for which we ought to thank
Him every day, and that is that we belong
TO the great branch OF humankind, the
ANGLO Saxon race. Perhaps the best gift
Of all. however. Is that OF uncomfortable
optimism Show me the man who never
knows when he is beaten and that man
never 10 beaten. Victory is sure TO come
to men who have faith for faith and vic
tory gu side by side
..rhe nations OF the world admit that
God has blessed ours as He has no other
mart OF His footstooI, and consequently
he nd
promise where the sun Of hope never sets
But the fireworks arc a thing of the past
The Fourth Of July speeches have been
thought out and spoken and it is time
TO give some sober attention to the dangers
OF our nation The man of unbounded OPP
timism who never takes moment to
weigh the dificulties in his path is like a
ship with fun sail but no rudder. What
is a patriot without little common sense
and the ability 10 look into the difficulties
that face him and TO solve them as they
should he solved?
Political Corruption n Peril.
Political corruption is a practical danger
that confronts us. There are signs of hope,
but all is not accomplished by any manner
or means. BY 1920 we are told by statis-
tieians our urban population will be greater
than our suburban popula ton and we
must look seriously after the government
OF our cities.
The Bible does not say that money is
the root of evil. II does say that the love
of money is the, root Of all evil History
shows that when Rome reached a certain
state of riches Il Immediately began TO go
down 10 destruction. II is not necessary
for MS to look back to the corrupt days of
Greece and Rome. In our cities today
crimes are committed that cause any one
to blush to even contemplate describing
them in public-crirnes as bad as any in
the time Of Nero or the worst days OF
Greece.
What is the remedy? The remedy Is
perfectly sure. 1t is religion and morality
Ii is false TO say that the bulk Of the
preachers OF this country crlnging be
fore the influence OF wealth or other In
huepces Of a material nature. The gospe
today Is preached with power, faith and
simplicity, and Il is the hope of the nation
The dangers of wealth are nothing wher
wealth is brought forward and conse
Grated to. God. God loves the rich man whC
uses his wealth TO make the world better
to dry the tears OF the grief-stricken, as
suage the pain of the AFFLICTED and spread
the gospel through every land"