The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-17

Der children to the schoolhou e." and
"a virtuous woman is a crown to her
husband" "She stretcheth fCl tn her
hands 70 the needy. She is not afraid
of the snow for her household; for
all her household are clothed with
scarlet" Although we are inherit
ors Of this glorious past, il is ne.er-
theless incumbent upon children to
stand at the command of their PAR
ents and emulate the example OF
the rabbi of old, who, when hearing
ihe footsteps of his mother, eXclaim-
ed, 81 arise before the hallowed p es-
eEce that approaches May the ii ne
hastily dawn when children shall real
the true love of a parent and by
service and sacrifice rise up at tar
presence, eXclaiming as Abraham did
OF old Behold, here am |.
AS great a role as service has
played in the home, equally as great
service has been elucidated in and
dlhohS VIC ihNlOiSs W Nl lllt J-N
has wandered and taken up his abode
his loyalty to his country has been
unsurpassed. Children of a brighte"
day, they have felt that loya,ty ard
service to their nation was incuG.
bent upon them. Seek says, Jere-
miah, seek the peace of the city
whittier | have caused you to be cuf.
ried away captive and pray unto tle
Lord for it, for in the peace Jhere)
shall ye have peace" Gedelilh lik.'.
wise spoke to his brethren, "FCau
not to serve the Chaldean4; ser
the king of Babylon, and it snail We
well with you He who rebel,
against his sovereign deserves 10 {.
say the rabbs. And so throughCut
our vast accumulation of literature.
service and sacrifice are demanded
of the Jew towards his state. Is not
this present war symbolic of ,he
Jews loyalty? Living within the
pale of the Russian government. tn
during the prosecutions and embit er
ment Of Russian nobility, sacrificed
at the altar of mammon, of iealousy,
and of hatred, held in suppression by
the iron hand OF an olgarchical Rus
sia, belten and fogged by individual
members of Unciyilized and baiDacic
despotism, the Jew of today is sac.
rificing his life for a country IN
worthy of his blessings. Tho sands
Of Jews are dying on the bHC,.a'ield
or are living in famine and in itsti-
lcnce-all for whom? For a ration
that has not yet learned the si'"ple
fundamentals of everyday moral'ry to
the end that its conditions Of poverty
and soc,al injustice may be alleviated.
All friends Russia will never learn
tie lesson of equal respect to her
denizens. She may with lavish hand
promise blessings to her Jewish bre'h-
ren, but as soon as peace reigns
again among those maddened nations,
Russia's pogroms will continue to
darken her map. But what can we
do? Innately born with hatred for
Jew she will still cherish this DIS.
like and not until the dawn Of a new
creation, shall we hope to behold the
promised land for the Jew. And just
as the Israelite is sacrificing ne for
this nation, similarly is he doing in
the other belligerent nations. Be
hold here we are at thy command
we fight, at thy behest we die.
The failure of sacrifice on the part
OF higher officials has been g. hat
actor in molding the events of this
war. These men have not yet real
lied the horror attached to that
simple word Eight" The obstinate
nations at war would rather see their
, last citizen dying on the battlefield
than compromise. Their selfishness
causes misfortune, and the sad thing
OF it all is the suffering Of the chill
dren for the sins of the fathers. Wild
owed women must struggle for a
livelihood, fatherless children must
grow up into manhood and woman
hood without the guiding hand of a
fa ther, all because the few will not
sacrifice their opinions and eXcldim
among the nations, Behold, here we
are. Let us strive for peace, let our
motto he Compromise"
And, friends. the result of service
/ in the home and sacrifice and loyalty
/ II the nations produces a marvellous
/ love for God, for without love for
home and humanity, We cannot love
God. "In order to serve our creator,
we must serve mankind first" eX-
claims our Judaism. We must ever
listen to the beck and call of Grd
as portrayed in man, Gods earthly
mouthpiece. And like Abraham, we
must not withhold our blessings TO-
wards mankind. We must 'avish'y
bestow where need is sought. We
eacb nossess a resDOnsibility as .nGi-