Bisbee daily review., 1917-08-14
SERVICES ARE HELD AT FIRST
 CHRISTIAN CHURCH

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 The Rev. Dr. c. A Steepleton, of the Medical Unit of the First Arizona Infantry, stationed at Naco, preached acceptably to a large congregation at the Christian church Sunday. Special music rendered by Miss Marjoria Young, of Cananea, Mexico, and Mir. and Mrs. w. P. Williamson delighted the audience and was appreciated very much.
 Dr. Steepleton took as his text, l beseach you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present yourselves living sacrifice, holy and acceptable unto Gsd, which is your reasonable service"
 Dr. Steepleton said in part: The Church of State, with the family, are held by sociological writers to be the pillars of a society. Upon these rest all our social institutions. Each has, indeed a distinct sphere, but their CO., relations and interdependencies are of the closest character. They mutually support one another; and when either fails in its duty, violates it's oblisa- tions to the other, then society is in jured, deterioates, and civilization comes to a standstill or relapses to- ward barbarism. A distinct duty of
 he church is to make good citizens,- to inculcate a loyal support of the state It is on these grounds that the church has special mission to perform, with respect to the ent- rance of the United States in this great world battle
 Quoting from the first verse of the seventeenth chapter of the gospel ac- cording to Saint Luke, Then said he unto the disciples 1t is impossible but that offences will come; but woe un- to him through whom they come This war of ours is a righteous war. A fight for the truth, for the right, for the de mocracy that is our, for the wonderful republic founded by our fore-fathers, and to which We are heirs. But we must not let ourselves be carried away by hate; if this war we are in is a righteous war, then we must have love as the final aim. As President Wilson uttered, We are not fighting the German people, but the autocracy of the Prussian empire.' We love. but
 ny brethren we can fight as we'll"
 Tn concluding his sermon, Dr. Steep teton said, Because the America that we love and behold has in it worth immeasurable, and because we who love America know the saving benefit that our love and our service bring we are confident of the loyalty of the American people to our country in her Fay of crisis, of increasing attachment, ever-deepening sense of gratitude and devotion to the uttermost. We shall see to it that no weapon formed against her shall prosper; we pledge her our best endeavor and our highes prayer that in the immemorial morn ngs and evenings of coming time she map appear an even greater nation fairer in the light of approaching and lovelier in the glow of receding day; and when we must bid her farewell we shall leave her in the secret place of the Most High and under the sha- dow of the Almighty.
 "The Greater America must and shall live: it is of small mOmen' whether we survive or not. But Amer ican democracy must live on, and on and on; and give to the coming gen erations their rights, land for the free and home for the brave; land and a nation that recognizes the will of God. the Father
 Rev w. S. Deatherage, pastor of the church. in introducing Dr. Steepleton said, q take great pleasure in present ing to Dr. Steepleton, a congregation of Americans, of an entirely American City"