The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-02-17

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walls of jail and penitentiary. for God
will protect. Obviously Gods power
and wisdom are given to guide us in
our labors. not to take the place of
our labors And If we use material
resources against disease. hunger and
| ignorance, why not use them TO pre-
vent invasion. II we believe in civic
police why not believe in national
police. Physical force is in itself
neither Christian nor un-Christian. ]
article in the Churchman by Rev. }.
T. Addison: When resistance
means trying to save ourselves at the
cost of some greater cause. then it is
selfishly un-Christian; and when non
resistance means trying to save our
selves at the cost OF some greater
cause. then IL is selfshly un Christian.
In these times of soft living and
cloudy thinking. let us lie intensely
careful that when we cry for non re-
sluggish timidity precious lives that
can look to us only for defence. and
great causes to which God demands
our allegiance. During the dark year
that has just passed. we. as a nation.
have Witnessed the murder and dis
honor OF those committed to our care.
We have been watching at the same
time a gigantic attempt to crush every
ideal upon which our nation was
founded. II we have stood by inact-
i've because. though strong OF arm and
high OF spirit. we still held ourselves
in leash. through deep desire TO
spend ourselves In the service of
others. then trust tina; God will one
and so rare. But II We have stood by
inactive because We dreaded the pain
OF sacrifice and effort. because We
wanted TO be comfortable at the ex.
pense OF the lives committed to our
CHARGE and of the ideals that for gen
eraiions we have proclaimed. then in
the name of the Christ who fouzht the
traders for the honor OF the temple.
and equally In the name OF the Christ
who went 10 his death for the cause
He held dear. let as not try TO glorify
our lttieness by calling il Christian
Some believe in preparedness but
see no need for IL because nobody
will attack US. Two years aro We
all thought that big nations would no
longer lift up the sword against ma
tion. and the time had come to beat
the swords into pioughshares. But
~e have awakened 10 the fart that
large. We lived for n time like
man in small VILLAGE where all are
supposedly honest and doors are not
locked But suddenly some OF the
neighbors have developed criminal
tendencies. SO this country lies with
its wealth piled hish before the greedy
eyes OF enemies who need that wealth
The President recently said I'VE live
in world on fire. and our house is not
fireproof.- But We are neatrai, So
was Servia. Luxembourg and Belgium.
In that compelling moving picture.
The Battle Cry of Peace" experts
have shown how easy II would be for
n powerful enemy TO conquer New
out and grasp the neishboring coun.
try. Within two hundred miles of New
York City lies practically all the muni
ton plants and the larger part of the
industrial and manufacturing wealth
OF the country. The West would fall
next before the greed and brutality Of
an invading army. acquisitions would
be made not only in the East. but in
the West too. reauisitions of money.
OF property. OF lives. Of the honor of
our wives and children would be
made. The following order of Ger
man general In Russia is copied from
an editorial in The churchman: I'll
have therefore ordered that every
In the course OF the reuuisition. such
as food stuffs, blankets. warm cloth
es. cattle. horses, etc. be conhscated.
No prayers of the population that even
part OF such things should be left
to them are to be regarded. No sort
OF humanitarian considerations have
longer any value Note carefully that
last sentence. and remember the Sc
verify OF Russian winter during
which this order was executed. How
would you like that to happen TO those
dear to you.
Are we well enough protected, Wen
enough for what To win In n wnrf