The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-29

ment as the supreme legislative body
OF the whole empire, while Americans,
as Englishmen In the colonies. looked
upon themselves as equals Of English
men in England, not their subjects, and
with the right TO participate in the
legislation which could Ak taxes upon
them. The Declaration Of Independ-
enee was a statement OF rights, and
Of Ideals. II Is one OF the great world
documents. But statements OF rights
do not secure those rights. So in this
case, arms, and Gods good providence
brought about the independence Of tho
colonies We therefore regard our
selves as free, But Jesus says. "Ev-
eryone that committed sin Is the bond
servant of sin II therefore the Son
shall make you free, We shall be free
indeed" And He is calling Ameri-
cans today to issue new declaration
of independence, freedom from sin,
through dscipleship
The men Of l77s builded we'll. but less
than a century was demonstration of
the fact that real slavery of men might
exist in a land declared free, and re-
coenlzed as Independent II took
rain of blood to cleanse the polluted
soil. Above the drenched field Of Get
tysburg, Abraham Lincoln said, ut is
for us to highly resolve, that this ma
ton, under God shall have new birth
Of freedom" "A new birth Of free
dom" significant phrase IF govern
ment for the people, Of the people, and
by the people" was saved, and did mot
perish from the earth" was Christ's
ideal reached? True, no foreign despot
treads our shore, the -spangled
banner is waving Ger the land of the
free--but, so long as sin remains as
king. so long are we slaves, and still
"it Is for Tie to highly resolve that this
nation, under God, shall have new
birth OF freedom If therefore the
Son shall make you free, we shall be
free indeed"
The call Of Jesus Is for recognition of
this ideal Of moral freedom. There was
craftsmanship Of spreadeagle kind
which was wont TO tell in fervid pc
RODS the greatness OF our political be-
lls ~ INV NlhlFNIltllslllD Nus tDI1',
and the real statesmen of today are
more like the Hebrew prophets,
preachers first. and therefore states
men Righteousness is being put above
politics by men In politics. President
Roosevelt is the foremost preacher of
righteousness in our land today. Mr..
Bryan. too, Hughes of y. Y and Mr..
Taft are men who stand for sound
morality, before party platforms, Mr..
Cleveland, that truly great American
who died last week, was greatest In
this, that he gave his life in public
office to the principles that squared
with justice. ITO do right wac second
to do things fundamentally wrong"
When he was told that certain pub
lie act of his was bad politics, he re-
piled that It was good morals. Let ev-
cry American thank God that when
such as Cleveland and Mckinley are
buried, the telrs shed above them fall
on the graves of men who were first
Of all honest and upright. It means
that we are catching a vision Of the
true independence. Men who lived
under the old ideals and knew moth
ing but selfish interests in public Of
flee, have become alarmed at the new
insistence upon righteousness, They
have started the slogan Let us
alone" The National Prosperity asso-
citation undertook recently to restore
business confidence BY preaching opt
imism, and by discouraging govern
mental inter- erence with business. The