The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-06-28

ing for when the call to arms come'
Patriotism never thrfves in the sol
Of selfishneSs.
Patriotism is a holy passion. 1t i
diyinely implanted and is bound vi
with two other great human passions
love Of Cod and love Of nome ant
family. The deepest sentiments o
the heart are evoked by the claims o
the and is is fitting that tn
nations welfare should have a plac
in every Christians prayers. The sub
ject is a proper to introduce int
the most sacred Of occasions.
ringing through the land.
Whatever is rue service of countr,
is also service Of God.
The grace of standing is one of the
eminent virtues. The person who
throughout all his life, in stormy
weather and fair, in good report anc
i'll. simply stands ~outspokenly 1o'
whatsoever things are true, Whatso'
ever things are pure, whatsoever
things are honest, is thereby SERVING
his country with a difectnesS, an i'm
Indebtedness, and an effectiveness tha'
can scarcely be surpassed by am
other form of service. A noble life
is Hottest patriotism. The hope OF
the State is the character of its citl-
zens. There cannot be a good ma
ton made up Of bad men. nor a great
nation whose people are small, selhsh
and sordid. Just to be good is to be
patriotic.
A pure life is an acceptable offering
IN the altar Of patriotism.
Whoever dedicates his life to ends
OF human service is most effectively
consecrating himself to his country.
Dream not of noble service elsewhere
wrought,
The simple duty that awaits thy hand
Is Gods voice uttering a divine com
mand;
LIES mmon deeds build all that
saints nave thought
One OF the white mans burdens" is
the tetterment Of the whole world.
A Christian greeting to the bewild-
cred, lonely and sensitive immigrant
is a testimony to religion lndellDiy
craven on his heart.
Patriotism joins With religion in
constraining the churches to care Tor
me incoming dIiSIS- Ills fStJ SS1iA1
Of the nation is imperiled by this in
Nadiag army Of foreigners, except they
be led into an acceptance Of III Chris
tian ideals Of this western world.
In the enjoyment of liberty's prizes
men are tempted to shrink iberty's
pain. For the great rights which this
Western world possesses under the law
may be maintained only at the cosl
re ofcbfr11roc q nd service The Da1 II
Of self government is the Indifference
Of the majority to the obligations OF
citizenship. Men who would be
among the first to leap to the de-
Tense Of the lane against foreign in
vasion view the usurpation Of their
rights by professional politicians and
by INSCRIPTIONS CORPORATIONS with in
credible equanimity.
No party can count on the vote OF
Sxty-fiye thousand dollars were
h best citizen.
raised at one session Of the Worlds
Sunday School Convention which was
recently held In Washington, for work
in Moslem lands.
A Summer School for Country
Clergymen will be hello in Amherst,
Mass, at the Agricultural College, to
acQaint ministers with the problems
OF the rural community.
The million dollar re-
Gently raised for Cnicago's Y. M. G. a.
is the largest endowment Of any as4o-
ctaton in the world.
No country in the world sends pro-
portienately 20 many pilgrims to
Mecca as the Dutch East Indies.
Love Of liberty and loyalty to God
viii keep any nation safe.
Love Of country is born Of God.
Christians nave always been patriots.
Jesus loved his nation we'll enough
to die for it. We are only fulfilling
the law of the Lord when we give to
our own country the deep. intelligent.
and answering devotion Of our hearts.
We could not be traitors to our ma
tons highest interests without also
being traitors to God.