The Cordova daily times., 1917-07-25

Shriyer, pastor of the Presbyterian church preached a sermon on the Seven Crises in Our Government, |" one of the series of the Sunday ev- ening sermons on, "The signs of the Times. The text was taken from Rs. 59;9 "The Lord is our Defense" He said in part: Probably there ne- yer was time in the history of the world when so many nations are op- posing one another, pointing at each other the finger of scorn. Former foes are now friends and old friends are now bitter enemies. War is a met ing pot into which are thrown the racial, political commercial and re- ligious differences of each nation with the one hope that they may win
 Moses desired to lead the children of Isreal out of bondage 40 years be- fore God was ready for him to do it, so the statesmen felt that the spirit of democracy 50 years ago would ov- erthrow the thrones of Europe's mon- archs and establish republics, but the people were not ready for it; now the time seems ripe for this action.
 Every nation has it's crises, when we mention the names of Waterloo, Heights of Quebec, Yorktown and Gettsburg, they signify turning points in history of that nation Thought ful men feel the issue if democracy is hanging in a balance and we need cool heads, strong faith in God and keep the powder dry.
 If the early settlers determine the King of civilization a nation is to own, surely our land was blessed for IL mdS MdCduly WnO sdlu tndL IHe Puritans were the most remarkable men that ever planted a colony They were as strong as oak, firm as a rock and tender as vine. Brewster, Bradford, Elliott and Harvard were select men. The proof of their great ness is found in the birth of free schools, church, markets, and ballots l. Need of strong men.
 II. The second crisis in our history was the need of some form of gov ment to meet the local conditions; then it was that these strong men in vented the New England Towns meeting. It was a protest agains the beureaucacy of Europe. At the close of the first century the people of New England had accustomed them selves to self control and could not brook the idea of external authority When Wolfe defeated Montcalm at Quebec feudalism was overthrown in the new continent The invention of the Town-meeting was greater dis covery than that of the locomotive III. Need of representative govern ment.
 With the growth of the colonies and only the one form of government which was the towns meeting to meet local conditions, the colonists faced a new crisis. Then came the inven- ton of representative government when Main sent her representatives and South Carolina sent hers to com mon point where in due time the ma tion was born.
 ". Will the Union stand.
 Was the government controlled by representative from different states able to stand the shock of disputes New England was dissatisfied with tariff. The South produced raw ma terial and brought her goods from England against this, the North ob jccted Calhoun said the state hat a right to secede and Webster sait no. At Appomattox Lee and Gran upheld Webster's opinion.
 V. Pass on Liberties.
 Should the white man retain all thu blessings of democracy with its neV laws, reforms, and new institutions or shall he pass them on to the blacl man? The South defended shaver. Biblically and biologically, while tn North said the skilled white labo was better and the Civil war sus