Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-11-08

have unfailing confidence in his pro-
lection.
Righteousness. saws the Book Of
Proverbs 'exaltetb a nation. but sin is
reproaeh 10 The people. II our repub-
nc is 20 be perpetuated. If II is TO be
handed down unimpaired 20 future gem
erations, IL must rest on the eternal
principles Of Justice. truth and righte-
BUSINESS and downright honesty in our
dealings with other nations Il must
be sustained by the devout recogni-
ton u an overruling power. who gov
erns all things by his wisdom. whose
experimenting provIdences watches
over the affairs Of nations as well as Of
men. without whom not even bird
can fall 10 the ground
A SUPREME POWER.
'One Of the leaders of the convention
that assembled in Philadelphia to frame
the Constitution Of the United States
made the following sage remark to his
colleagues: We have spent many days
and weeks in our deliberations. and we
have been cropping in the dark because
we have not sought light from the Fa
Their OF Lights to illumine our under
standing. / have lived for many years
and the older 1 grow the more ! am
convinced that supreme power inter-
poses In the affairs of mankind For if
4 sparrow cannot fan to the ground
without his knowledge. how can an en-
Dire rise without his cooperation. And
We also know from the sacred volume
hat unless the Lord build the house.
le ladoreth in vain who buildeth
And happily for the nation this
tumble recognition of a superintend-
ng power has been upheld from the
avn Of the republic TO our own time. /
What striking contrast we present
D this respect to our sister republic !
cross the Atlantic. which once bore =
ne prond title of eldest daughter of +
ne church, the leaders of the French O
spublic are so far carried away by t
lie tide of unbelef that they studi- =
isly eliminated the name of God from T
leir official utterances. How different {
the conduct of our leaders and a
atesmenl They have all paid hom- y
se to the normal governor of the ~
orld All the presidents of the United il
ates from George Washington to
iliam Howard Taft, have invariably II
voked the aid OF our Heavenly 60
Lther in their inaugural proclama- a.
ms til
} OFFICIAL CHURCH AND STATE. 90
1t is true, indeed. that we have no il
icial union of church and state in Id
5 country. But we are not to infer co
m this fact that there is any an n,
'onism between the civil and re-
ous authorities, nor does it imply Sh
= Indifference to religious principles.
: from it. church and state move in
allei lines. The state throws over -
church the mantle of it's protec-
/. without interfering with the God
en- rights OF conscience; and the
rch ON her part renders valuable
to the state in upholding the civil r
5 by religious and moral sane
IS.
No man should be drone in the
al haahiva No man should h. IN
fferent spectator of the political NJ
economical questions which con- n
[ him. Indifference and apathy in
} and political life are as hurtful
he state as Indifference in religion Tn
urtful to the Christian common Cart
tn. Our Lord says to the bishop Nun
aoa,caa IT .,.,,,,a .ha. 4.a.. - burg
S"ouiced5 Wouiu tnat thou vert Zurit
or cold but because thou art Sout
warm. and art neither cold nor each
l win begin to vomit thee out APic
Y mouth. Cal
camp
sincere man who In attacking ing ,
stan faith honestly believes that YEAR
3 right, is less blameworthy than Usher
torpid. Iukewarm Christian who AS
: takes an interest in the religion
hrist- In like manner. a citizen, m
earnestly espouses a faulty poll '.
principle, Is less dangerous to 49,
itate than the supine citizen who "
takes an interest In the poiit- Y
elfare OF his country. q
AMERICAS ONE DANGER. A&l
is my profound conviction Mat
ar the republic is doomed to
II the future historian shall Tx
record the decline and fall Of the sh'.
can republic. its downfall will On A,
q, not to a hostile invas ion hut The XII
ers Us
: indifference, lethargy and poll noi0 In
none
Ipostacy OF her own s0rs. chain Z
d IL all citizens are bound to take ~ y
terest In public affairs, that No dspo
especiale devolves on those who sssl y o'
endowed with superior inteni- s 40
and education and who ought to si.o.oe :.
, leaders and exemplars OF the Snrs