Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-14
FEARS GREED WILL CAUSE
DOWNFALL OF REPUBLIC

SAN DIMAS CANYON, July 4.-tEd-
itor Herald: After nearly six years
of incessant labor at the Angelus hotel
as cashier I find myself today, Sunday,
July 4, 1909, in the company of F. M.
Odell of the Santa Fe railroad, his wife
and son Bruce, with others leisurely
vending our way up this beautlfui
canyon to enjoy quietly the glorious
Fourth, the day of all days, the natal
day when our forefathers after almost
sweating blood issued that sacred in
strument declaring that we must or
necessity be a free and independent
people, offering a haven of protection
to the oppressed and as a nation es-
tablishing a beacon light for all man
kind.
After reaching Elliott's island, about
one mile and a half from San Dimas
falls, we proceeded to unload the edl-
bles which we considered the most
valuable asset. Lunch being pre-
pared, we set to and the kind women
decided that we had complimented
them by eating so heartily. After lunch
each one amused him or herself as best
suited to the surroundings; some waded
up and down the cool stream. AS for
myself, | lay down and soon my mind,
as l gazed at the azure blue skies
through the waving branches of the
tall beech trees tossed to and fro by
gentle breezes, and listening to the
ripping, cool, crystal water as it rip
pied DER the rocks on it way to the
ocean, was soon flooded with kindly
| thoughts.
NV first thought was alteration to the
ever living God, he who holds the des-
tiny of each and every nation in the
| hollow of his hand, who has caused
our columbia" to flow with milk and
honey and has heaped riches on us
more abundantly than any other nation
in the worlds history Then I asked
myself: Do we as a nation show the
proper consideration for his magnifi-
cent beneficence? 1 fear not. thought
of the downfall of Babylon, Persia,
| Greece and Rome, and asked what
caused their downfall. The avarice of
man, the greed Of gain and the utter
neglect of true Christian worship. |
asked myself: Will our nation be the
next to totter and go down in ruins
If so, this indeed then, is the last gen.
Grafton. because there are no new
worlds to discover. We are informed
that all prophecies up to the second
coming Of Christ, except ono, has been
fulfilled, the falling of the stars in 1888
the most recent.
Aside from biblical prophecy, those
who watch the signs of the times must
admit that the present condition of
the nations OF the SdTIn dS REGARDS
capital and labor doesn't look reassur-
ing; facts are stubborn things and hard
to controvert If worship of the golden
calf caused Babylon, Persia, Greece
and Rome TO fall, then why not Amer
lea? The good book tells us that the
money changers were driven from the
temple for desecrating it, and then
again they stiffened their necks when
demonstrated with. So it is today. 1t
only shows the selfishness of human
nature, and selfishness will exist in the
human breast so long as the world ex-
lists. We will grow better or worse
until God, the giver of all good and
perfect gifts, shall send his beloved
son Jesus Christ to close the last
chapter
The evening shades warned us that
it was time to fold our tent and return
to our respective homes. We were
loath to leave the cool shade, the rip
ping water and the gentle breeze, but
all pleasure must have an end; so must
all effusions. e."