Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-05
USE LITTLE ROOM
FOR LAST TIME
BIG AUDITORIUM READY FOR
SERVICES
Temple 5aptists Rejoice That Their
cramped ousrters Can Be Changed
for the commodIous As
sembly Hall

Two monster meetings that taxed to
overlooking the capacity of the Temple
Raptist church's Berean hall, marked
the close of that church's worship IN
the coy little Fifth street ROOM From
new on Berean hall will be used ex.
clusively for Sunday school and VIII
occupy its magnificent new quarters
I'm the Auditorium theater.
IL had been hoped that the great
plpe organ, now being installed in the
auditorium. would be ready for use
next Sunday, but unavoidable delays
win make it impossible for the new
instrument to be used to advantage
at that time.
At the communion service yesterday
morning the hand of fellowship was
extended to twenty-five members. In
the evening the pastor, Robert J. Bur-
dette. prea ched on the topic ELECTION
Eve" taking for his text Exodus IL:
21--"Moreover, thou shalt provide out
Of all the people all men, such. as fear
God. men of truth, hating unjust gain,
and place such over them to be rulers
of thousands, rulers of hundreds ana
rulers of fifties and rulers OF tens ana
let them judge the people at all sea-
sons"
Republics Are old
people of the people and by the peo-
pie did not originate in the United
states OF America, but was suggested
more than three thousand years ago.
And not by politician, but by a
priest of Midan, a man named Jethro,
whose religion taught him sound prln-
ciples of statesmanship and high and
pure patriotism. He was none the less
a good and faithful priest because he
took an interest in the government of
the people and suggested even to the
great lawgiver. Moses, a plan to make
government better and easier than 1t
could be in a one man power.
"'Thou shalt provide out of the
people able men, Ability came first
in a ruler, even ruler in subordin-
ate position. Even a road master
should know which way water will
run. A justice of the peace is expected
to know enough law to keep himself
out of trouble. Jethro suggested men
of ability as rulers of tens. That is,
in every community one man in ten
is apt to know more than any one OF
the other nine, and he should be their
Judge in neighborhood squabbles. 1t
has been said that it isn't enough for
a man to be good; he should be good
for something.
"And the second qualification is
'piety, such men as fear God The
average political convention does not
often inquire into a candidates sense
and life of righteousness. 1t asks, is
he available? You don't have to
watch men who fear God when they
are in office. That is the summit of
splendid independence because a man
who fears God fears nothing and no
one else in all the universe of God.
He has that one fear and 1t makes
him matchlessly brave in all situations.
dangers and temptations If the
American people had placed in office
United States senate and the state
senate of California now be repre-
sented in the state penitentiaries?
"a third qualification is men of
truth Is there any objection to that,
in a candidate? II we nominated men
of truth, would the current campaign
literature consist as so often 1t does,
of fifty parts accusation and fifty parts
explanation?
"a truthful man does not have to
explain. He can stand before the peo-
pie like that grand old judge, Samuel,
with the splendid challenge, Behold,
am old and gray headed, and behold,
my sons are with you; and I have
walked before you from my chilhood
unto this day. Witness against me
before the Lord and before his an
I have oppressed, of whose hands have
I received any bribe to blind mine eyes
herewith
Piety Is Necessary
And the fourth qualification is hat
ing unjust gain How that sounds in
these recent and present days of dirty
graft, public dishonor, shameless greed,
foul dishonesty; our country a by
word among the nations for wealth and
greed for. prosperity and covetousness,
for mighty strength and contemplate
littleneSs. There is no denying says
James Brice, that the government of
the cities is the one conspicuous fail
ure in the United States"
Without the slightest exaggera-
tion, says Andrew White, we may as
sert that, with very few exceptions,
the city governments of the United
States are the worst in Christendom-
the most expensive the most corrupt
and the most inefficient
I'VE refresh our souls when we look
back to THE first American and read
the words of George Washington when
he was appointed to the command of
the patriot army: I declare, he said
TO congress; I declare with the utmost
sincerity I do not think myself equal
to the command / am honored with.
AS to pay. I beg leave to assure the
congress that as no pecunary consid-
Grafton could have tempted me to ac-
cept this arduous employment at the
expense of my domestic ease and hap
piness, do not wish to make any profit
OF it, And he served his own coun-
try for his expenses, refusing saws
John Adams, writing TO n friend ito