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

Do you say that this whole move
ment is the propaganda of munition
makers? Undoubtedly they are help
ing as are all awakened men. But it
doesn't make the movement any the
less wise. When a physician urges
medicine for your child do you say.
The druggist has put you up to it7..
Because preach on the value Of edu
cation do you say | am subsidized by
the school teachers?
Where Will z oil end? Must we al
ways go armed to the teeth? God for
bid. In this early western country
armed men spread the beginnings of
civilization started schools, built
churches. established laws: and when
at last safe civilization had come.
then, and not till then. did they disarm
Military preparedness is only tempo
rary expedient, until such time as the
Kingdoms of this world shall indeed be-
come the Kingdoms OF Christ. 1t is
an admission of the worlds barbarism
Ia challenge to the worlds civiliza-
tion. Military preparedness need not
mean national arrogance and Prus-
sian militarism; il need not mean ma
terialism. Imperialism and love OF con
quest Material destruction of our
beloved country would be better than
that. l had rather We went dow II into
history as a Belgium than as Ger
many. Military preparedness for de-
tivation of peaceful ambitions and
ideals. II il is a whole-hearted pre-
paredness-of body. mind and soul. IL
is not the development Of muscles
that makes a brute. but the neglect of
mind and soul. II is the love OF mill
tarism that Is the root OF all evil
II our country stands for arrog-
snee. IL is country not worth defend
ing. But the ideals of our national
life are ideals of service That great
patriot, Abraham Lincoln. standing
on a terrible battlefield of our coun-
Try said. 1T is for us to be here dedi-
Gated to the great task remaining he
fore us-that we may here highly re-
solve that these dead shall not have
died in vain. that this nation under
God shall have a new birth OF free
dom. and that government of the peo-
isle by the PEOPLE. for the people. shall
not perish from the earth"
Rrlefy these duties lie before us:
To support our local militia. and to
pin il II we can: TO support our cadet
company in the schools; to care for
our health that We may be ready to
serve II we are needed: To write to
our Representative. the Hon. Edward
Ke,ting House OF Representatives.
Washington. D. C.. urging him to fav-
fense against war; TO rekindie our
patriotism; to deveiop discipline in
ourselves and our children. 10 work
for missions which will help more
than anything else TO make the king
doms OF this world the Kingdoms of
Christ: and to pray that we enter
not into the temptation OF arrogance
So. finally. my brehren, while we
build a stronger navy and a better
army and stronger armament. let us
be strong in the Lord and put on the
whole armor OF God; while we draw
the sword OF steel. let us not neglect
the sword of the Spirit, which is
the Word Of God; let us put on the
as the breastplate OF preparedness:
for we wrestle not only against big
guns. submarines and armored aero
planes. but against evil influences. the
rulers OF the darkness OF this world.
against love OF arroeance. of greed.
of selfish power in ourselves and in
others.