The farmer and mechanic., 1914-05-19

usases are crumbiing and disappear
ing Righteousness. freedom and
fraternity are now the whole worlds
goal. And this means that the leaven
of the kingdom of heaven IS al WORK
throughout the earth.
tn acts Of men often reveal the
mind OF God. History IS His story
In the events Of time we may reao
the counsels OF eternity
Newspaper has become synonym
for neighborhood. II has enlarged
the circle in which men live, the area
of their interests Instead OF village
gossip We have the whole woriu
affairs to concern us All or eaTtn
and sea are lair under tribute every
twenty-four hours now that distance
has been annihilated by the wireless
telegraph, for the information OF
everybody The millionaire and the
laborer read the same newspaper. me
city man in his club and the farmer
hundreds of miles from the metro
polls scan the same columns daily.
All of us have entered into new
community OF interest and intelh-
gence. The first step toward brother
| hood is knowledge; we cannot long
and power in good part to the cur
rency given them by the daily press.
| be unsympathetic with anybody and
| any class if we have sufficient infor-
| nation about them. So that marvel
| Gus disSeminatOr of news, the daily
press, is one of the golden chains that
of God.
| The modern newspaper has discov-
cred the value of social service as
| news. All the vast prefecture for
| human betterment owe their vogue
bind the whole world about the feet
| Somebody is sure to ask, What Of
| the news from Mexico?" It symbo-
| Lies the growth Of the spirit of neigh
| borliness which Christ taught in the
| CO sorely needs help. Her national
life had become intolerable under the
| old order, other nations would have
passed her by in her plight with a
shrug Of the shoulders. Christian
merica has recognized her RESPONSE
bility for bringing justice, order and
common welfare out of the reign OF
anarchy in the republic below the
Rio Grande. AS in the case of Cuba
she is willing to wage war, if need
be, that peace and righteousness may
be brought to pass All the present
turmoil is but the bjrth-throes OF a
/ new national life in Mexico-and q
new spirit of mutual understanding
and fellowship among all the nations
in this western world.
| The historian Bancroft once said
| 1T is when theh our of conflict is ove1
that history comes to a right under
standing Of the strift, and is ready tt
excialm' 10: God is here and WI
knew it not.
History is the revelation of Proyi
dence-kossuth.
History is the revelationSTAOIN
, Sometimes we cannot distinguish
between waves and tide: we think th'
tide is rising merely because tn,
waves are high The danger of news
: paper history is that of distorted EN-
:, phasis. The near seems importan
{ merely because it is near. The wis,
: reader carries his own judgment Will
+ him through every column of his pa
a per-is his own editor, in Word-il
order that he may distinguish betwee1
| the really important and the intrinsic
ally insignificant.
; Seven Sentence Sermons.
Courtesy costs nothing and buy
!, everything-Old Proverb
. Labor to keep alive in your breas
: that little spark of celestial fire. calie
q conscience George Washington
: Every wish is like a prayer-witl
= God-E. 3. Browning.
And he said unto ALL If any ma
would come after me let him den
=, himself, and take up his cross dali
= and follow me.-Luke 1928
= Candor is the seal Of a noble rnine
= the ornament and pride of man th
:, - sweetest charm Of woman. the scor
;. of rascals, and the rarest virtue Of 50
- cia -Bentzel-Sernau
e Not myself. but the truth that in lf
/ have spoken,
- Not myself. but the seed that in If
~ | have SOwn,
Shall pass on to ages-al about m
II forgotten,
i Save the truth | have spoken. In
:, :, good ! have done.-Bonar.
Ia God never gave a man a thine /.
.e do concerning which it were irreyerer
y to ponder how the Son of God won.
: have done it-George Macdonald