Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-19

vote for a president. To cast a ba1~ lot widely, we must discriminate size a modern tendency that is de- structixe and decidedly unchristian. It is that of divorcing religion from politics. Since our citzeniship is in governments of this world. If a mans religion doesn't make him a better man in politics, in business, in his personal every day life, then it isn't worth having. Christ said: s'Ye are the salt of the earth" "Ye are the light of the world" Assuming then we recognize our responsibility to Thine and present, let me ask this one question; Have we been true to our ideals, have we measured up to our responsibility?
 am not tonight making a political speech but I'm going to puncture the present administration in just one place-What seems to me to be an tnexcusable weakness. The daring and heroic have been conspicuously lack ing in this administration It has
 been negative in it's attitude and re-
 suits. We have not preserved. We
 have not flooded the earth with the light of impartial justice. Senator l Lodge in a speech in Concord at the graduating exercises said 1t was one thing to keep the peace" and another to keep the faith" He said: 'SWe want peace almost above everything else, but we want more than that, | the maintenance of the republics an- cient idealism-thus taking a courage
 ous part in the worlds moral uplift." !" i Whatever the past has been, our pa- | tion is big enough to establish a pre-
 cedent when a crisis demands 1t.
 Want to Travel in Old Ruts.
 l People want to travel in the old ruts and this is just the opposition ev- | cry reformer encounters. But some | man must come on the scene and l plough new furrow and blaze a new trail When God makes a nation great he intends that nation to take lead- ing part in emancipating men of ev- cry race from the shack1es of every known form of servitude- The nation
 without any dare in it's system must I descend the ladder of honor and use- fulness. The New Americanism must recognize this principle and must have the daring spirit.
 Hughes to Lead the Way.
 Some man who has already exempli- fled in his own life this daring spirit must be summoned to lead the way.
 Hughes. One of the sanest and brain lest men in our country today. His-
 tory will give him place with Wash.
 ington and Lincoln. In a peculiar
 sense Mr. Hughes has always beer
 the peoples man. The people believt |, | ku anu nC4CS QcIldnOS0 IuSLL u'
 lead them out of darkness into light
 Tn a time of great danger the cal
 came to Cincinnatus who was the sol
 hope of the Roman people. He wa 1 at work on his farm but responded
 and led the citizens against their foes ! He returned victorious. MT. Hughe has left the bench at the call of hi |. fellow citizens. I confidently expec him to lead his forces on to victory The glory of Christianity has bee ! | this daring spirit. Jesus was nc s afraid of a dare. He never urged hi s disciples to get away from the storr
 his life shall lose it; but he wh toseth his life for My sake shall fin it." Better to live and live danger
 ously in the heat Of the battle, tha P to exist tngloriously secure. To a always planning for one's safety is t ! be forever damned. When Jesus lei . Nazareth he had some dare in hi
 system. He waS not going on an ex f cursion trip. He summoned men to ! conflict. Unless they meant business ' he could not use them His darint { heroic life was destined to effect . tremendous change not only locan ! but world wide.
 Unlike Confucianism of China < Shintsism of Japan and BrahmanisI < Of India, Christianity must mak worldwide conquest Christ died. bt
 tonight he lives. And Christianity
 | winning because it is daring and he . roic. And the New Americanism mui : have the same daring and heroic qua r lties if we are to occupy a pla6 : among the nations of the world com mensurate with our vast resource Q and our exalted privileges.