The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-02
PRESIDENT MUST BE
SUSTAINED

What President Wilson has to say
concerning present disturbed world
conditions is always of absorbing IN
terest to all Americans. In an ad-
dress a few days ago in Baltimore be-
fore a religious body he gave utter
ance to the following, which is calcu-
lated to calm the nerves and bring
to a realizing sense of duty, those
who should assist in making neutral
ity vital condition and not theory.
1t sounds a note indicating that the
President is as strong in his power
to accomplish desired ends only as
the moral force of all the people be-
hind him; that his voice is but the
voice of united citizenship, desiring
right and determined only upon the
observance of conditions which are
best for America.
Said President Wilson, in part:
81 have the feeling, as l look upon
you, that / have had in many church
conferences, that l am looking in the
faces of men and women who are not
interested in the temporary things,
but are interested in the permanent
things; who give very little thought,
1 hope and believe, to the things that
separate us and give a great deal of
thought to the things that unite US
things that are good for the healing,
not only of this nation, but for the
healing of all the nations.
This is a council of peace, not to
form plans of peace, for 1t is not our
privilege to form such, but to pro-
claim the single supreme plan of
peace. the revelation of our Lord and
Savior, Jesus Christ.
Because wars never will have any
ending until men cease to hate one
another; cease to be jealous of one
another; get that feeling of reality in
the brotherhood of mankind which is
the only bond than can make us
think justly of one another and act
righteously before God himself.
"I value the churhes of this coun-
try as l would value everything else
that makes for the stability of our
moral processes. There are great
many people-not so many that they
give me any particular concern-but
nevertheless, great many people,
who, in the language of the day, are
trying hard to rock the boat
"The boat is too big for them to
rock. They are of such light mater
ial that they cannot rock 1t very
much, but they are going through the |
motions, and it is just as well for
them to look around once in a while
and see the great, steadfast bady OF
self-pOssessed Americans not to be
hurried into any unconsidered line OF
action. It is sure that when you are
right you can be calm; 1t is sure that
when the quarrel is none of yours
you can be impartial, and it is sure
that the men who spend their passion
most will move the body polite the
boast and that the reaction will not
be upon the great body of American
citizens but upon themselves.
$50 / look upon you in the present
circumstances as a great part of the
stabilizer of the nation. You know
that sombody has just invented a
thing called stabilizer that is used
in connection with aeroplanes, and
by some process the mechanics OF
which / have not had explained to
me, and perhaps could not under
stand IL had, this corrects the errat-
ic movements of the machine so that
it. when adjusted, determines the
plane upon which the machine is to
move, and the machine cannot de-
part from it. Something like that is
the function of the great moral for
ces of the world, to act as stabilizers
even when we go up in the air.
II need not tell you that the Pres
ident by himself, is absolutely moth
ing. The President is what the
American nation sustains, and if it
does not sustain him, then his power
is contemplate and insignificant. If
/ can speak for you and represent
YOU and the moral forces that you
then / am indeed power
full. If cannot, then am, indeed,
weak. shall hope and believe that
/ go away from here sustained, as
Bishop Chandler has so generously
said, by your prayers. / hope / shall
feel that / am also sustained by your