The Detroit times., 1917-09-14
en- William 7. ELLIS

BY WILLIAM 7. ELLIS
AZ sunset one evening a few
Years ago, ! stool upon th' highest
point in rho ruins OF the palace OF
Nehuohadnrzzar in old Baby lion. and
looked our over tho deSolcte Ncso
Unfamiliar desert that once was The
proud capital OF the whole world
The soil is rod within the city and
grey without and that is almost
tho only sign by which an observer
can tell where the city began or
ended Tho barrouncs- OF ihis waste
Be- 500 complete THAI only he Inspired
Waginuon OF The Hebrew scers
could picture if For when the
prophecies were penncd. thcs, dcat
ueid were teemmg with lie
Somewhere ouf ON lhis plain there
onco food 30 golden Image of "a god.
pooshi' Nafdukc. whose ruined
Temple is yonder hillock. IL rose
pe lrr high. shimmering beneath
fhe ranle-- sky. I tired 20 imagine
lhi. nov drcary lrctth % desert as
tic scene Of an imi eritl function
liae INTO a British coronation We
lail io got The setting ol this story
unless we conceive Of IL in some
such tclms n involved Che apex OF
ihc CARGO ~ wordconqueror All
thD resources ot The eprre were
drawn unon tu enhance fs mngniii'
cDnec Oriental love of pomp AN"
raGcsIlry actuatcd b. TIRE sNco-
phan,y of au autocrats court quick
eucd bands and brains TO do honor
lo Ono king AN m, varied officials
ui "a ardune dominion each with
iia own full rsphernalia and al
fcndaufs Of state adorned The occa-
sion
Men Who Stood Alone
Su unsuitable D. ihc vanity OF an
oriental monarch Ihat Nebuchad'
negzar d,creed universal. stimuli
fane0us rro.trtJon IN homer OF the
imalr which hc had .ot up. AZ
giver irral 'rho stopping OF all the
wheels of industry and traihc AZ "a
se' hour n ui"mory 20 President Nc
Knief was remarkable feat bus 81
ara MOI putoach Babylonian proper
uons That VAS a free Will express
slor az sorrowing people this was
a compulsory action. ar the behcsr
of an heolufe autoCrat. who wanted
~ look on fasf sea OF humanity
hillowing ia obctsance 10 ham and
DTS Image A nation on It's knees
ihe fhought WAS one 90 stir the
pulses ~ NchuChadnezzar
As p stab to his pride spiteful
rumor quickly brought 10 his ears
The sinister news that three Jews,
favoHtes who stood high before
him. had failed ~ make the requir-
"a obeisance. when others bent
low. they stood upright The vary
ing creeds Of the capital had ser
vicinity bent the knee 10 tho kings
favorite god But these stifr necked
Jews had endangered their jobs and
heir lives By standing rigid amid
The multitude OF prone worshipers.
Keeping Flags Flying
An uucoufh saying declares 4
Scriptural truth God Almighty
hates gutter" Stronger Language
chan that rs used by the Old Tesla
ment 10 characterize disloyal and
ungratefil persons. who 70 directly
back upon their allegiance When
n person deliberately flies a rag, he
should stand by u That f. he great
thing in life Dying Is small mat
ter as compared Win ueseI Aihh
ones post or principles. The three
young Hebrews. Shadrach, Meshach
and Abednego, may not. have done
the polite" thing that day, but
they did the princely thing The
mob that bowed 70 the image Is for
gotten II Is as lost As the image
itself But the three young men
are heritage Of herotsm for the
world
THAT spirit OF fearless independ-
encc is rarer than We like 10 think.
a few years ago the mad mob spirit
burst from its home in the lawless
Dit and seized upon the quiet
church going town OF Coatesville,
Pa In an hour the bulk OF the
American population had reverted TO
condition OF savagery. and the
foul and inexcusable staying they
committed remains as hideous
blot upon the name Of Pennsylva-
MIA and America II was only one
more instance OF the witless. willess
crowd weakly worshiping before the