The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-11-21

mother wife ana daughter. sonlego Of the ideaiisn
that surrounds the Christian home was consde ID
pagan times as tho exclusive privilege 5of the
perial family Of the Caesars The Church
thatthe rights and privileges of q Caesars
regard to the family, belonged also q
humblest; home and were inalienable.
Trend TowudS Standardization. n Ss
The present dispositionsof no small portion OF
public seeking the OF
State may easily be carried To- the extreme ana
trend toward the secularzaticn Of every
human endeavor may 30 TO excess wheeler It
asquesicn OF education. charity, economies or
laticn modern State needs the old time sleayen
Of religion The ideal IS absolutely
tialsto tie existence and development sof ~
ciety with It's present complex and disturbing prob
lens. The Church which tanned the ferccty Of the
savage barbarian IN ages past has still d message
and power, divine and compelling for a n,enacing
multitude embittered against society as at present
constituted The last resort of the State Is the sword
IN which there Is healing. The Church raises
Cross bearing the figure OF the Saviour, who Is the
embodiment of Gods infinite love for men and the
pledge Of peace ana happiness eternal.
Religion has been the Inspiration Of nearly every
ADMINISTRATION. Of mercy and humanity that We pride
ourselves In this our day The sweet ana gentle
figure of the nurse on the battlefield bearing on
her arm symbol Of the red Cross was
centuries ago by the brave and holy Of
Christian days in Rome, who sought at the risk Of
therlives. sands of the arena and In the
ons, the dying and dead who had made holiday for
pagan The Sister Of Charity and the
Of Mercy modern times have faced the
mons mouth. Uttered the hardships of field ana
camp and succumbed to pestn ence ana death. our
modern hospital was figured in the Good samari
tan, who cared for am enemy, whose wounds Sha&
ssoothed with oil and wine and whom he bore 10 an
inn OF warmth and comfort. Religious faith moved
men to offer themselves for the redemption OF pris
oners and captives. Saints have sat in the palleys
that slaves might breathe the air Of freedom
The present age enjoys the fruitage Of such inspr
ing ideals and deeds II is sconsolng to know that
they have not been entirely lost on hard and
.teria generation. No will venture to contend
that the State was the source Of such Inspiration
To-day, in our land monuments and foundations have
been erected to charity, mercy and benevolence by
peoples Of diverse religious creeds that the
and helpless OF their own might have the bene
fits, not merely Of bodily care but at the same time
the consultations Of their religion. In comparfso to
what religious endeavor and sacrifice have accom-
plished in this direction the State makes a poor
showing I ssl
R The NatioEs Best Friends. ~. " sslsS
There more thar: one hundred and fifty privata
charitable institutions In the city Of York found
ed and conducted under igious anspices 1913
these institutions expended nearly $4,000 900: the
municipal authorities contributed about $500 600
The value OF the real estate purchased by
funds sof these institutions amounts to- about
100000 a; va ~. S ss M
Many Of these charitable foundations began 9be.
cause OF the urgent need that the public
The State either unwilling unable to- meet thai
situation Religious sentiment came to the relefs
the State. "a
Truly, the nations best citizens are the men and
women whose hearts are aglow with gious fervot
and whose lives are guided by upernatnral faith
In serving God they best serve the
because you cannot love God without at the same
time loving your eighbor The State can i'll ford ia
do without such citiz whose constan
is one Of answering loyalty and ven INTO
the sacrifice Of personal means and comfor Nhe
nation may well up its heart In
Heaven that the land has been blessed with men al,
women. noble and generous whose motto ii ssfSor
God and Country r, ~; VI iS