Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-06-07
Memorial Day cAddress.
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to Diognetus, and that Epistle comes,
if not within the first century, very
early in the second, and shows what
the Christians of that time thought
about their relation to the world.
What our politics need, what our ma
tional life needs, is soul. Therefore,
Christians ought to be the best pa
triots and the most devoted and thor
ough-going politicians; and the best
patriots and the most devoted and
thorough going ought to be the best
Christians. If the nation is to have
soul, it must come from the people
who have got it, fed by faith in God.
nourished in homes radiant with his
presence, and kept by the divine flame
that burns in the bush Of history; it
Is theirs to make and mold the purest,
gladdest. strongest, civic life OF n
world. See to it. therefore--and l say
this with all affection, and not as die
tating in the slightest degree; | never
did that in the whole of my ministry,
l prefer you to judge for yourselves
on men and on your deeds,-and | say
to you, therefore in that spirit, choose
as your legislators = and be you your
selveS-men of strong faith in the liV-
ing God and in the future of human
ity, men devoted to the service or
men, men resolute in their adherence
to the principles of liberty, to justice,
and to righteousness. God meant you
to be an individual enriched by all
they history of the past, and with
that enriching to battle against all
evil, to suppress intempe rance, n
cruelty, and injustice, to aid the weak
defend the %imperilled, and to help
forward the Kingdom of God on earth.
And remember this, that the safety
and progress Of states and the widen
ing welfare of mankind depend upon
the heroic service Of individual citi-
zens, on men and women who through
faith in God, are masters Of them
selves, patient with suffering and with
failure, but impatient at wrong, in
EQUITY and dishonOr and who give TO
the world the distinctive influence OF
a pure Christian character and the
consecrated service of a noble Christ
ian life.
eye are the light of the WORLD
not of the Church simply; "Ye are the
salt of the earth, mot of heaven,
heaven does not want salt, it is the
earth that needs salt, the salt of char
acter,, of holy living; and Jesus says
to you every Christian-"Ye are the
salt of the earth" Take care that
you have salt in yourselves.
And now Comrades, will you receive
a brief personal eXhOrtatiOn from n
who, loving u Country. loves also
Christ? You have helped to solve
some of the great problems that have
confronted America. You have done
that which you could to make our
Country what it is to-day. You have
been loyal to her in the hour OF her
darkest trial. You have gone forth
at the peril of life to defend her
against the guns and torches of her
foes. You have dared to stand
shoulder to shoulder, firm and irwin
chile when assailed by shot and shell.
Have you the faith that Joseph had?
Dare you now raise your mighty wills
against sin, Satan and self, and stand
faithful under the al~l-conquering ban
ner of of the Great Captain, Jesus
Christ? If you will brighter honors
and sublimer rewards await you,
when before Angels and all liv-
ing intelligencies He shall own
your names and crown you with
a diadem imperishable whose beauty
fades not away.
"Dare be true though others frown,
"Dare your purpose to express;
''Dare to rise though oft cast down,
dare the name Of Jesus bless:
"Dare from sinfulness depart,
"Dare the priceless pearl possess;
"Dare to wear it next your heart,
"Dare though others curse to bless:
"Dare forsake what you deem wrong,
"Dare to walk in VISIONS way:
"Dare give loves where loves belong,
"Dare Gods precepts to obey;
"Dare what conscience says is right,
"Do what Jesus says is best:
"Do with all your mind and might
"Do your duty and be bleSt."