Evening star., 1915-03-27
us, that was a prominent factor in the
molding of their life.
Moral Power.

Moral Power.
Throughout the lessons one great
message has been heard ringing the
death knell of sin and proclaiming the
triumph Of morality. 1t is the golden
text of the lesson today, Righteous
ness exalteth a nation; but sin is a re-
proach to any people," The greatest
weakness of Israel was sin. The most
serious enemy the nation had to con-
tend against was not the Philistines,
Canaanites and Amorites. but the deep
seated tendency In her own life to
follow some pagan god. The failures
of their leaders were due, as we fire.
Quent1y have observed, to their depar-
ture from the law of Jehovah. The fail
ures Of Eli, Samson and Saul were due
to their sins. The success that crowned
the efforts of the Judges who freed
them from the expressions Of their
enemies was a close relation to God and
desire to do His will. God selected
them SO that they might first receive.
then realize and then reproduce His life
among men and nations. Gods grace
provided the nation in its crucial
hours with men who had caught His
plan, carry out His program and
achieve victory through His power.
Prosperity can well be spelled spirit
uality, for the secret Of Israers success
ligious life that united the nation and
demonstrated. the superiority Of its
religious life
United Nation.
Israel purchased her union by a
| series OF bitter experiences that finally
| brought her into a state Of working
unity based upon its oneness of faith
in the power. purpose and program OF
Jehovah. The source OF the power of
every public leader who left his i'm
preston for good upon Israel was due
to his confidence in Jehovah, constant
communion and loyal cooperation with
Him in the great movements of His
| love that saved Israel when in peril and
protected her from her enemies. SO that
she might become a factor for right
eousness among the nations of the
earth
Welding units into unity is not the
task Of an hour. 1t takes months to
round out the rockies of an army into
a united fighting force. 1t takes years
/, to secure an organization that is effec-
tive, efficient and executes without con-
stant supervision the leaders will Our
own nation had it's task to develop a
united nation. In fact, 1t is not COM
pleted in all things yet, but when we
consider all of the different elements
| that have gone into the making Of
! thank God for the excellent progress
that has beep achieved. We, like Israel
have had combinationof forces that
has led to the subordination of the sec
est effort to advance the public well
fare and unite the nation in the ties
Of liberty. justice and fraternity.
Religion was the basis of 1sraers
unity. 1t is 20 with our nation. only here
we have a unity of faith in God with a
] diversity Of expression. We have seen
| in the recent reforms that have swept
over America the religious and moral
| power Of our nation demonstrate itself.
No political party can win that would
declare against righteousness. The
| parties whose platforms have presented
great moral issues have usually won in
our land. It Is the united religious
| force of America that Is against the
unjust shedding of blood that gives to
President Wilson a united nation at
| his back In the desire for neutrality.
| 1t has only been our high moral stand
! that has kept US in these crucial hours
| at peace
| We are living in an hour that de-
| mands from all our citizens tne riehI.
/ eousness that exalteth the nation. II
we as a people shall allow, In our
struggle for supremacy. the moral prin-
| ciples that call for our devotion to God
| and duty to our fellow-man to be sub
+, ordinated by the desire for wealth
| luxury or the power Of dominion, we
too, will fnd not only that sin is a re-
proach to any people. but the germs OF
decay destroying the national life
| Against this we have been summoned
| by KiplinE who has seen the danger
| signals Of our age which God placed as
| a warning to all ages in the period we
! have been studying of Israers history
The poet sounds the note of alarum
in q single stanza:
| II drunk with lust Of power. We loose
1 Wild tongues that have not Thee In awe
/ Such Boosting the Gentiles use
4 Or lesser breeds, without the law
Lord God OF Hosts, b with Us yet,
j Lest We foryst[est We forget
8, May America never forget. may it b<
burned into the thought OF every child
i citizen and creed Of men, the MESA g
Of the golden text that summaries tbs
lessons of the quarter: "Righteousnes,
exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproacf
to any people," so that we as a people
may servo the Lord at all times and ir
all ways all the days of our life hell
to promote the progress, prosperit!
and power Of our nation by life thai
honors and giorifles Christ. our coming
King, who wants to make of Americs
what Israel was. q blessing to the ma