The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-23

suit, ana submit 70 any injustice and
indignity, if we might only keep
out of war. How little they knew the
American people. Nowhere can be
found a people more passionately at
tached to noble ideals; and while
slow to wrath, yet never refusing to
defend the right. Every war in which
we have been engaged has been for
ideals; not one has been fought for
money or territorial ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
Deborah identified patriotism with
religion. True patriotism is reli-
gious, and no religion is complete
that does not include an unselfish
love of country. She made the cause
of the people the cause of God, be-
cause they put themselves on Gods
side, and turned against His enc
mics.
The highest patriotism will seek to
enlist men and women on t;e side of
Jehovah, under the banner of the
Cross. When we make Gods cause
our own; when we enlist our hearts,
our wills, our powers, to further His
holy purposes among men; then God
makes our cause His own; and all the
resources of the Infinite fight on
our side, even as ..the stars in their
courses fought against Sisera." We
best serve our country when we best
serve our God.
Sin Always Weakens.
Israel became weak when she de-
parted from the faith and morals of
Jehovah to follow the customs of the
Canaanites. Sin always weakens;
though it may fascinate, and array
itself in comely robes and have the
approval of the goddess world about
US to give it prestige; it ever ends
in the subjugation, slavery, and NOR
al impotence of the sinner. A deliv-
erer must be raised up for him. And
| not this time woman, but the Seed
| of the woman, who bruised the SER
| pent's heel, who took a whole world
to His heart, and gathered in His
| bosom the darts and arrows, the pains
and penalties, the guilt, disgrace and
/ punishment of all our sin, the Lamb
of God that taketh away the sin of
| the world.
There is fountain filled with blood,
Drawn from Immanuel's veins,
And sinners plunged beneath that
flood
Lose all their guilty stains"
Stamp Ont AutOcracy.
4 We will not rejoice that men are
slain, but when the world is delivered
from its present nightmare of slaugh-
ter; when the last drop of blood has
been shed, and the last soldier has
laid down his life; when the trenches
are filled in, and peaceful narvests
smile upon peaceful people, we will
rejoice that our hands have helped us
to give the death blow to autocracy
and tyranny and militarism and OBJ
preston; that nations that were in
servitude to ruling caste are free
that the highways of the worIc again
are safe for the humble, the weak
the unoffending.
But not for material warfare only
do we need men and women with the
thorough going spirit of Deborah
We want those who will drive out oul
spiritual foes; who will lead in break
ing off the letters of sin from PEG.
pie, who will make the streets of oul
cities, the highways of our country
the places where the people gather
for amusement, or where they resort
for their daily occupations; we want
to safeguard them, and Danish the
foes, the evils, the institutions. the
conditions that degrade, ruin, enslave
the young manhood and young wo,
manhood of our country in the letters
of sin.
! This can we do only as we are sat.
urated with the spirit of Him who
alone can break the power of can
celled sin, and set the prisoner kree;'
In His strength we may drive out ev-
cry spiritual enemy. Jesus has the
power to liberate the captives; tc
break the letters of habit; to redeem,
the life from destruction. At His
cross every burden of sin IS taker
away; in His blood every stain of sir
is washed and made as white as snow
Will we not come to Him for pardon
for cleansing, for power.
"Jesus keep me near the cross,
There a precious fountain,
Free to all, healing stream.
Flows from Calvary's mountain.
An illustrated Song.
At the conclusion Of the sermon, w
A. Perry sang an illustrated sacred