The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-12
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, UNCLE DAWES LETTER. o
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Our country is known throughout
the word as q Christian Nation, for
he majority Of our people are fol-
lowers or professeI followers o9
Christ. If there fs hne thing that
our Lord teaches most explicitly, and
with tremendous power, 1t is that we
should not resist evil with evil, or fight
hate with hate or wrong with wrong.
he tells us, without any Ifs or Ults;
that while 1t was held in the old time
to be proper to love your neishbor and
hate your enemy, those who take Him
for their teacher must love their en-
Gihies. This. 7 say, is the plain teach.
ing OF Christ. Strange as 1t NAV
seem to us. ChrIstendom has not ;.a
yet embraced these teachings of the
Master. During her. entire ,ldatory She
has been at liberty to hate Jew. Moor
and hereto. and her march down the
ages has been specially marked with
bioodshed. In name, accepting the
teaching OF Jesp$ In fact findingt all
sorts OF excuses; or reasons for eyad-
ing that authority.
der our president hesitated to declare
WI. .hoAtCo.: aus 1e1SnpOrHig
republic Is afflicted with internal
strife: is poor in numbers and produc-
tive industries; lacking in widespread
knowledge ,and public institutions, the
possession ;of which makes our couh-
try one OF the greatest OF nations.
We must remember that among the
nations Mexico has failed to make
gccd.
1t was colonized a country before
our Republic by the noblest spirits of
Spain In her Augustan aga, and poss-
esEes all the advantages OF climate,
soil and production enjoyed by our
country: yet, side. by side. these two
nations have moved down the stream
of time the one cursed with poverty,
ignorance and superstition, led by
handits fighting among themselves. for,
leadership. while the other ranks with.
the worlds greatest powers.
We cannot afford to urge war with
Mexico, because a self-constituted ban
dit has insulted our flag. depreeaae
with all the power OF my soul Ai5e
spirit manifested In the cry. "Rrmem-
ter the insult to our flag"
The real sufferers In Mexico have
pcthipg to do with the insult TO ,anr
flag. The kreatl tfoabte With Ithis
rough and brutal method called war Is
that the right people rarely get kill
cd. Though the Mexicans may be
misguided and fighting against the best
interests OF their country. yet they
mny be In condition to call out not
righteous anger on our paGts-halt rashss
cr tendc-rst pity and care. C.nce we
cannot win glory In the httsn fact 81
wI.rping so small and weak air auumy,
let us win l.igher glory that conner
feom rohlc and humane spirit In
tie tonf::ct. not only for the welfare
CT America. but for the higher and NO.
bier welfare Of Mexico.
We must show to all 'he world thet
this great nation with one hundred
million people and uaSounGed ".
sources is not seeking revenge, nor
Mexican possessions. but that we
have bay entered this scNHatat to, 7Jqaeay1e.
pes gisrss land ..piRHsS Skl eH / bSS1S!
sbsdpag sahal sthosess L ii ssa aia asfbiSkI
who settle In Mexico, and to establish
,thanprlneiples, OF .rights .tns~.
tice for all through the coming years.
'N Hnt'ts 1870. N71-'>- ,ttt.ijS,2 x..- n
- IL is' the narrow man who makes
all our trouble. AIt Is this narrow.
ness which ls creeping into our re-.
Ngious life, making us fanatcsooYt 'is1
this element that makes the crankyll
~ f. Z i>aN --; -i%tl.-c Es.I3
Too many modern preachers know
men better tAan they know God. Some
ie~ may know God better than they
know men. .6l5el -.
knowledge 81 both is ESQ a,,af.t,, The
highest success.
Too many of. US see the world ouly
through q narrow slit.
Many OF us can get 'dowtis on our
knees and look through the koyhoIe
with both eyes wiea open. The world
needs today broad minded mon and
women. a ~.
We need today patriots who, by .wiss'
legislation and theenforcement Of just;
law shall protectsa burts youth T. From,
greedy Vice. our commerce from sell