The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-27
Tsrss Comments on the Uniform
Prayer Meeting Topic Of the
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BY WILLIAM 7. ELLIS

The migratory hoods OF ciyiliIs-
ton sweep toward the west-even
when. paradoxically. the east turns
eastward TO ind the west. North
America has become the golden land
OF the dreams OF the older peoples
Here is the country OF the second
chance. the fresh start. On these
shores are being worked out great
experiments IN human liberty and
self-government. These ideals. no
less than the prospects OF material
advantage. lure the jewellers from
the places az poverty and oppres-
sion all over the globe. Sometimes
We forget that the ideals OF America
are Christian ideals. Here II was
that the faith OF great souls who
wanted 10 see the kingdom OF Geo
realized on earth came TO praeti-
cal expression. The foundation OF
the life OF North America was hewn
out OF the rock Of Calvary. All the
highest blessings tina, this western
land Is pouring upon mankind are
| essentially religious. The star OF
the west. which has lured the OLD
worlds myriads here. 10 the Star 81
Bethlehem
When there Is no vision the peo-
ple perish Pursuit OF ideals makes
nation great. Without the lofty
Christian aims OF religion. the nation
would not be the great company OF
creamers that Il Is. Old world stu
dents observe In North America
quality of Imagination and spiritual
ity. which springs from the faith OF
the fathers who hewed out nation
from the wilderness. The very char
Acter Of our people has its origin IN
religious impulses.
All over North America are geo
graphical names that enshrtne the
personality and the labors OF the
missionaries. Catholic and Protest
ant. who gave their lives 81 hostages
TO the countrys Christian future.
President Wilson has been preach
ing one missionary sermon over and
over again for the past two years.
although the newspapers call them
political and national addresses. His
text has been America should serve
the world" Not for his own nations
sake. but for the ideals OF interna-
tionalism and brotherhood which are
today the goal OF humanity. the
United States should shape its po-
lnical course. NO man liveth TO
himself. and no man dieth 10 him
SELF is the teaching OF Jesus which
the farthestsightec statesmen per
ceive TO be the basic principle OF
the new diplomacy Not since Cor
stahfine accepted the cross as the
symbol OF the New Rome have the
ideals OF Jesus been so real and
workable as now to nations.
II makes no difference 10 God
whether a man Is a jew or q Roman.
an American or Chinaman, white
or black r A. Torrey.
The kingdom OF God Is simply the
church of God al work IN the word
u. Ross Stevenson.
Whence comes these marvellous
new ideals of temperance which are
gripping the minds OF the people
From the church. of course. They
are straight out Of the gospel The
new Temperance legislation IS as
truly missionary as the preaching 20
the Chinese.
The child Jesus il being lifted up
In eli the new and benefcent legis-
lstion for the protection OF children
and women. More of the spirit OF
Christ 10 being written in the stat
ute books of the nation nowadays
than dreamers would have thought
possible a generation ago.