The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-11-25

IcTtllc SOIL alreaoN cultivated. Tne
Waldeness and the Paulcians were
ilourlshing before the day Of Luther.
Savonarola had broken with the old
order and had gyne to his death be-
fore these. Athanasius had dared to
differ with high church plutocracy.
John Chrysostom felt the throbbing in
his Heart and he taught liberty. st.
Paul the father of ecclesiastical poll
ty who could go deepest into the
Interpretation of the teaching of Jes-
us was an advocate of the principles
of Christian democracy.
Jesus himself became the fountain
which having collected the hidden
streams of Divine injunction from
Abraham issuing forth in new form
and with new emphasis the doctrine
of Christian brotherhood. No heroic
struggle, no battle for freedom has
failed to land its encouragement and
helpfulness in the establishment of
this Christian civilization.
Courage, high endurance and noble
deeds together with strong and ten-
der efection, have Deen the founoa-
ton rock upon which our nation Is
built. stephen the first martyr could
give his life for the cause of Christian
brotherhood. History makes no eff
fort to tabulate the long lists of those
giving their lives in living sacrifice
for this. Men walking hand In hand
into the flames. Women singing songs
OF triumph until the grave diggers
had covered them alive in their
graves.
The endurance and courage of the
Hollanders under the leadership of
William of orange in their victor
ious fight for liberty; destroying
homes and crops by cutting the dikes
and turning the ocean floods upon
their enemy. Nothing was of too
great a cost while struggling for lib
erty from the cruel Phillip, the Sc
cond, and the church Tyranny
With the first football of civiliza-
tlon by Columbus and his companions
on American soil. ny prayer and sup
plication. this land was dedicated to
God. on Plymouth Rock the Pilgrim
fathers dedicated this land as DOM
icile for those oppressed. Every step
in the opening of this country was as
by n Providence that would preserve
for the world a Christian citizenship
permitting all men to he free and
equal. 1t Is not to be wondered at
that Washington with so small an
army, half fed, poorly clothed and
even more poorly paid could combat
with the proud armies Of England and
drive them into the sea. The Amerl-
had found elimination in them.
the courage and endurance for liberty
had found culimination in them.
The soldiers or the civil war did
not fight for the love of war. not for
the black mans liberty as such. not
alone for the preservation of the un-
ion. IT was with a conviction that
this was a land of Providential des-
tiny for the nation born, for the
strangers who might and had come In
such large numbers within our gates,
A land from which should go forth
over the seas and land not war ships
not marauding armies but fraternity
In Christian democracy which shall
make the world one great brother
hood.
The strong ard tender affection that
shows itself in our Christian COM
has led into deeds OF gener-
osity which opens floods OF new light
and uplift like the irrigation streams.
turning floods of water In the desert
places of our lands. Marion is a
little tardy in catching the new
awakening abroad In the land that Is
arousing the men to more systematic
and thus more efficient helpfulness.
The missionary movement Is being
cInnIp m pntpd nv mass ponyQntiOuQ at
home, next door in the home city.
This is the story of the march of
Professionalism. 1t Is also the story of
Christian Democracy There has been
coming from the nations of the earth
into our citizenship the best blood the
best intellects, those lovers of homes.
the bravest soldiers, the greatest Pat
riots, until our nation Is gathering
into their communions these the best
of other lands and assisting them to
catch our broad Christian spirit that
will preserve at all hazard, their own
land as home for the free and
place for the brave, but will make a
plea for and offer the helping hand
to humanity everywhere, that they
may too realize the best for them
selves and posterity.-
What of the future when all this
can be said of the past? Noble sons
and daughters of noble sires, inheri-
ters of such mighty spirits of the
brave and the true, can do nothing
less than press on the beautiful
claims Of our Christian democracy.
Long live our fair nation.