The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-05
. !. Duty Of Chris ians.

cepton of life. s3 II @ y
q !. Educat lon comes first, and In not r.
4 land been more clearly! helpful than In,
& the advocacy fguniye educatlo1 q
i 70 one questions tina J apan' g; M
&; f1uence has beenia beneficent one since
she has emerged from iliite1racyp a dia
open to ali her boys and girls, The
4 TRANSITION from a position of obscurlty$
Unto world power was sscarcelygmoreas
rapid than her transition from. g men
Sconfld ent & chat her era OF eform will \
& make III er. n ct a. elbow peril: but u
r powerful cola borer IN the Ilnt 'l5T;,
n ippines, In Egypt, and even In sTurke y$
I. statistics show a gradual tension ofs
5seducat ton, and i trust will he par
doned If i say n hat either the armies.
L Of our nations, have given US so Just a
Il claim to the gratitude OF the people /
q Of Asia as have our school teachers.
4 sent many of them, by prtvat e5 ra ther8
than by public funds .ss 5S. IL
THE English Language has become
8 the vehicle for the conve yance Of gov
ernmental truth even more than for f
T sbFauf MaFSs ehartoE fRs
American revolution and the Pc clara
ton OF Ind depend ence down to the pres
A ent, no language has been 50 .nluch5
the propagathl1fGh 81 sses
experiment al &authorlty8to the consent
OF the governed Our own nation I pre- r
sents the most !l1ustrions !. example ~ Pc
knoTn t. history Of p0Ppb11a On
Of its own making and under officials
OF its own choosing, although may
add, We scarcely go beyond ENGLAND
IN recognizing the omntPetenss e, s e
L. dificuit to oyerestimate t1e potency
" Of This conception OF governn,ent4 upon
a the progress Of a nation and, IN turns Y
Ing the thought OF the world I. away
EMBELLISHMENTS I HvSt the pioneers Of free-f
! dom made Western civilization possl-
" be An idea will some times reyolul-
4 tionize an IN dlvidual, q community.
State nation or even woriid inIn9 { b1s
4 rights which the. State q did not give
4 and which the State though 1t can
Il deny cannot take away, has made
h1en es1nss
M the, era Of const!tutt liberty
ana Sy inso Msa Of arbitrary power are
ne ~
disappearing nat Ions but ne other
= much to do In teachlnE reverence TOT
the Will OF the majority and respect
for public servants upon whom the
Y people bestoW uthority,
Peace and Labor,
.The Christian nations must lead tho
( movement for he promo ton Of peace,
not only because they are enlis ted flln-
"A der the banner OF the Prince OF Peace.
but also because hey have attained
i such a degree Of intelll gence tina the
can no longer take pride IN a purely
physical yict Dry, The belle that moral
QUESTIONS Ga = be set! led by, the she'd
Z ding Of human blood Is q relic Of bar-
barlsm; to doubt the dynatlic power
Of Righteousness Ia intde|lty to truth
itself. That nat!oR Which Y nnTilins
science or " hich4 shrinks from the pre-
y sentatIon, of Its cla!ma before a trlbur
r nal where reason hold sway betrays
d laclsgot faith IN the soundness ~
position. q q Z, % /. ~. Z,
4 late Itself upon the success OF Presly
x dent Roosevelt in Fastening peace be.
& tween Russia and Japan, Thro4gh.h him
3llour nation won q, moral victory more
glorious than q victory In war tAln g
n Edward has also shown hlmself a pro-
K motar Of arb ltrati ION and q large NUM-
hay ns E0smRsyl 0e Par lament sgs ca