The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-01-01

Father who art in Heaven" there is the germ
of revolution The natural addition to it is
our brother upon earth. Wherever these
words, Our Father and our brother, are spoken
In sincerity there can be no wars, no child
labor no more strife. Because of this, theolo-
gy was rewritten. The Great Ruler was
Father, not Judge Man had been created IN
His image. His chastisements were prompted
by love and must therefore be merciful. "Ihy
kingdom come. Thy will be DONE" The only
familiar kingdom was that ruled by Roman
soldiers and the only will that of the oppressor.
Herod. The world knew no joyous obedience;
here again was revolution. Reform is possible
wherever these two sentences are breathed
sincerely. "Give US this day our daily bread
For the lower animals there is provision for
food and shelter. Man alone must pray
and work for sustenance. We live only
by the earth's increase, yielded in the
varying climates. Let the distance of the
earth and sun be changed even slightly and
famine would result. Truly we move and
have our being through Gods care. "For-
give US our trespasses." Sin must be rec
ognized and dealt with. Binding oneself
to it is like ignoring some disease until it has
eaten life away. "As we forgive them that
trespass against u.s." There is no hope with
out Gods forgiveness; yet only as we have
forgiven will He forgive US. When mans
heart is cleansed from hate, then will he re-
ceive the deep, sweet peace of Divine pardon.
The world is school of discipline and charac-
ter must be struggled for. The tempter was
let into the Garden and man put upon his met
tie. Parents must prepare their children for
the battle that each must wage. Sheltered
goodness is not durable and innocence must
not be made ignorance. The child of today is
the boy or girl of tomorrow, going alone into
the world. His only safeguard is knowledge
of the evils that exist. Grim facts these; but
he must not be allowed to go forth blindly.
True parents tremble when the youth, no mat
ter how well prepared, goes into the thick of
the fight. All there is left for the father and
m other to do is pray, LEAD them not into
temptation. Deliver them from evil" This
is true prayer. The man or woman who leads
one of these sons or daughters astray has
never offered this prayer in sincerity. The
property holder who rents buildings for any
amusement that can mar the freshness of
youth has not made it mis- petition. The bust
ness employing them at wages SO low
that they must exc their living by sinful prac-
tt ces has never made true suppicaton to
his God Sincerely prayed these seven petit
tions would accomplish quiet industry, con-
tie nted workingmen, pure hearts, happy homes,
protected childhood Surely such day will
come, for was it not Christ who gave this
prayer? 1t was His ideal of the eternal love
of God and He knew the possibility of its full
fillment. Announcement was made of par
ish meeting at the vestry on Saturday after
noon at two. This is the annual meeting and
it is important that all members of the parish
be present. Next Sunday afternoon the
Communion Service and New Years Covenant
will be obeerved The evening service will be
the Y. P. S. c. E. conservation meeting.