The Washington herald., 1909-01-26
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He gave a convincing differentiation OF
the two duties. explaining that they were
complimentary and not antagOnistic.
Congregation Attentive.
HIS peculiarly clear and musical voice,
combined with his splendid oratory. kept
the congregation il state Of rapt al
tentio1 during the entire sermon
Bishop WOOdcOck defined two duties 20
the state, pride OF citizenship and ODE
/ Idience 10 law. and named two duties 10
'-the church-love and service
Christianity and Politics.
He said, in part:
Political Obligations uaust arise where political
rights are enjoyed Thess have a claim upon Us
from which thcrs IS no escape save through dis
honor. But while they have high claim upon rs,
{ they are not che oaly requisites nor the highest
5ena3dS Caesar assesses Us. God claims Us. Thus.
while the secular and spiritual Derforoe. ever must
be in contrast. Il IS nan. and not God. who puts
them in conflict
/ Obedisncs to duty iced rot. and. rightly under
stood. cannot lead ID clash Of duties Loyalty
as citizen in way interrupts inh:bi;s faith
ful1ess Christian N0r. conversely, does 6dei-
I ity a Christian impede the action. liberty and
obedience Of q citizen. Tribute Is paid % Caesar
worship rendered % God-thsse duties are not
identical. neither they antIthetc, nor srtagor-
istic- The one IS the compliment OF the other
their unity Is II co-orCiuGti0n YET are they for
ever diTisibs; fCr il no instance may one duty be
offered equivalent. nor substitute for the
! other-
4 What IS the cha-arrs- q a natignf Il Is the
combined CT composite character of al its people
The cal to manhood Is the cry Ct every age. and ths
pride Of citizenship Is the Justification q that
manhood So important Is this trust as 10 de-
tsr1nius The civilization Of a nation hy 1hs char
-c,cr q us peoIe. The true test Of eiFi.izat1o1
SAYS Emerson. s not the census. E0C the siZe %
citiess nor the e-ops-no but the kind q nan the
country turns 01-.'
Into Living Thought
No nation VII long survive whose peopis have
los. ther veseGziiun flr ths pzst and thar TeFcr
e1oe for the present We are tod that TeooEleci0n
is the basis q national grsaness II this be tue
then there Is also present day truth. thst t7d-
tons. worthy of presgsrvation. must be capable
Of translation into tie liying thogght q to-1ay
IN the face o. al this shan We pause - inquire
i5 Ame-izn manhood declini1z2 Is the sense q
h0l07 and fai-deaIing less keen ard alert1 Is the
modern type Il citizenship less hsroic vrLe, and
patriotic than that which graces the annals q che
Against their sweeping lrcluslTeress L IS not un-
timely nor cut Of place TO. enter Uur protest ard
dissent
Fur-herno-e. We are told t- these 70 whom the
Z 3 Q
tongue thai We cannot Dluch llETgr maintain or
institutions. that cummenialism r11s nos II the
United States-a Cuu1merciallsrl that denotes ten
csncies toward hard and crafty seldshness toward
greed and Infamous chica-s, and the celibsrate
szc-ltcc q IRE rElrs q C-hCrs We are informed
that Ws lock upon money king. and that -he
money kings are casting a biight On the morals /
G public servants and C-earinE al ua1Ctr q
temptation and jobber- We have read. 'You
Americans are not % Be trusted You water y1--
stocks. y0E euhsin ~ouT beef, yoc adulterats yd-r
food. And. as further Indictment we are sad
% entertain cyniczl contempt fc- or CC1sti-1-
tc1.
Indictment Net True.
Can5o- conpeIs rs % admit that IN s-ne in-
stances thsSe s--asnezts have been es-ablishcd us
tue. But al these accusations are rot t--e, no-
are any q them tr1e q al orr ci-i1sns Honesty
sho1,d compel the pesSimist s: home o. sh-1zd %
admit that these indicrmeuts are net t-ue q al
Americans. snd that they are by 10 means confined
70 America II there be any nation n al tie
world that s without siu Iet her DC the first %
cast a stone ar America We cannot auswer a
sneer; neither can We hope % appeass an evil
spirit Of envy, nCr satisfy attitude e ilcUTable
Suspicion
As a peop,e We have no shame for TIE past.
neither have re fear Of the present uCT niszi75ng
fC= the future TIE spirit Of uur fathgrs has not
died out within Is. for Ee recal the rock whence
ve are heED. and TIE pit whence We are dissed-"
age q corruption. era q greed- 0f Eaft. ard .
q gTcss1ess wlth It's attendant dsres0ect for law
and lack q moral integrity Tie s-nsriz-tves q I
criticism and hypercTiti-sm hare been exhausted. 4
We should be blind. indeed T. in individual czsas
could not appreciate that fzcrant Discard =
lzw and morality have justified honest and co-u7e-
tent Judgments against them NCtTithstan5inE tbs
Is no- So much an age q corruption As i IS a.
age q exposIre, which. If the SEs fail not VII
Tzrge into ar age q refl1m- We are living ID
aHaa4 H~Hr NJ r~H-r1 ~E-s-
Ot Truth. obedience % lsw. ard the authority q
State This IL an age when justice is not bind /
snd where law IS sufcicntly strong 20 see thz- 10
g1lty nan dare put himsef above lRE.
Speaking for respect for law, Bishop
WOOdCOCk continued.
Respect for law takes 10 advantage q The MS
takes q law Il boasts q 70 skin % drive A
f1H1r-in-hand through any statute- 4 good citizen
IS u'Cre con-erned With observance than with 1-as-
tons q law He holds, with O'C1nneu. that
wrong"
Not with Gold.
II re would endow this courtrT. but not with
sOld; L We would make her strong but not win
aFzy and navy alone: # We would EfTs he- honor
n the syes q all the nations. but not because Of
her size her resources and he- material sllcsess.
then ist Us teach and I've and Illustrate al ale
Eance that IS not ashamed q obeliencs % and
respect Tor law. let this become larF v-bs-a
politics shall become a vocation: a land where pub
&c service shah be esteemed a personal bouo-.
land where al this IS tricky yeuecrel. and ,1.---
slal Be thrown 20 the Eoles and the bats: & Iar5
where the poorest nay have their fun ri-h-s ara
tie rch snck thereour no adrautace- 4 land urha-a
the life q man IS safe and the honor Of zr-ra-
rc7ered-and that land IS CuT lard. for. God bless
her Il Is America.
II the next place we tu-n from the tbi-rs tbst
sre CsesE-'s 70 the things that are Gods Vho is
Cod and what does God demand? SorzsthiDr more
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yet something which every nan owes God else
F0uid = not Be duty. You can satisfy Caesar
With what y0n have: yUu can satisfy Cod only
with what you ara CON for Caesar. a character
i9 Cod What does nan 0Te 20 Cody What IS
the nature q this Obigationl While i Is truly
DEBT, yet It reaches its perfection only when il
becoznes hee-EiH Offering. The image and ss77e--
scTIption OF Caessr are stamped on g CON. The
image and supersGiUti0n Ct God are stamped on
,hs sOuL
OF the Cathedral.
Speaking Of the national cathedral
which viii stand on Mount St. Alban. he (,
said:
The church. fer love o. God and as f7ss-zill I
Offering. is inspired 10 build here at the astio-'s
center temple 70 the glory Of God. Here. WHERE
men come 70 make the laws Of Caesar. shan daily
be hard the laws q God.
Il uen have earS 70 bezr then VIII the r,vra ~
Caesar require less amendment because Ct the
knowledge q The laws of God. which are ipcarshe
q restatensnt- The temple Of Caesar and the fsna
q God ever within sight, stand so- Two suarst,t
lrInclI es-u12n's duty 20 nan ard mans dv-v "a !
God ons Is not complete without the other: each
has its sphere without Clash OF co-t-asi-fso- {
Here, then, VII stand The city q Go5 a a .
bacon OF q hiI. not 20 look down upon tae thiars
d man. but - teach men 70 lock I'D into -
iacs q God; 70 teach them that humanity has 7
Is only tue Interpretation II Jesus Christ n - =
nouish then that "righteousness exaIteth ns
,ion-"
Bishop Woodcock paid a beautiful trib- Z
ute 10 the late Bishop Satterlee when he
said:
i Is not n parenthesis that We woad az this
Doint laud and commemorate The titanic labors ~ 7