Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-05-03
STIRRING! |! A. APPEAL p
FOR PATRIOTISM
MADE BY RECTOR
Rev. Richard RowIey Calls Upon
the People to. Face War With
Spirit of Sacrifice

10 q daughter OF MT. dHu MIS. w. H.
Porter and the rector is well known
here. The Democrat says:
The Rev. Rowley, ID. D., rector OF
the st. Pauts Episcopal church,
preached q stirring sermon Sunday
morning, calling upon the people to
face the war with a, spirit of sacrifice
and devotion to their country. He
took an optimistic view Of the wars
results. declaring the hand Of God
was guiding the nation and that the
United States had entered the war
with a clear conscience to battle for
principle.
The nations situation was COM
pared with the cup offered Christ.
For Christ this was the supreme
test" said DR.. Rowley, in part. "This
war is the supreme test. In what
spirit are you going to face it? Can
we do better than study the way
Christ himself faced it?
Christ prayed that the cup might
pass from him. The same prayer has
been going up from thousands Of lips
for more than two years. The Chris
tian people know what war means.
The cup is bitter one. It contains
death for many loved ones, immense
material loss. It means poverty to
all, for the rich and poor must suffer
alike; it means dead and dying men,
broken-hearted women, fatherless
children.
"To my mind there is unspeakable
comfort in the. situation. Just as
Christ recognized that his Fathers
hand held the cup to his lips, we
recognize the guiding. hand of God
today. Almighty God has allowed
the supreme test for American IA
therhOod and motherhood. With no
personal bitterness and with no un-
charitable word. we shall drain to the
dregs the cup with honor to the eter-
nal power of His name.
II ask you to drink the same cup
as our Saviour drank it.
LET us look at the cup and see
what it contains.
cit contains death. Is death the
supreme tragedy? Have not the ter
rors of death been exaggerated? 1t is
not well for a man to know too soon
the lovely secrets kept for them that
die. There is worse thing than
death. That is dishonor.
But with death goes poverty.
Thank God, uhfess the unforeseen
happens in this country we need not
case starvation with all eur tremen-
aous wealth, and with the trade
routes opened, in spite Of the sub
marine, there is no reason for dire
extremity nor even a necessity for in
creased prices. 1t is we'll that we de-
velop and encourage the resources of
the nation.
This war may be the best lesson
for everyone of u.s.. To drain the cup
to the dregs may be just the draught
the nation needs. Has there not been
a tendency toward softness over the
land? We have developed a passion
for amusement to the negligence of
God and Christ spirit in the world.
Are we such a nation as laid the fOun-
dation for this great republic? This
draught may bring. back the old spirit.
"The want of sacrifice lies at the
bottom of all our national evils.
This. however, is not the moment to
denounce the sins. of the nation, but
to call forth the sacrifice. 1 offer
myself It is these. words that make
the nation great The nation that
has learned to serve, has learned to
live. e.>@>sf,..s> >.
cat the bottom of the cup is Joy.
Joy with sternness of sacrifice. Joy
over the independence Of small states;
Joy over the restoration of a lasting
peace. It is this joy that makes en-
durable the thought. of poverty and
privation. .at.s, IS @v..-
"The cup contains "a mixture of
death, poverty, sacrifice and joy.
How are we going to drink it? Calm
Iy. The great spirit of self-control
has spread over the nation. With
calm courage. the president and his
advisors are facing the great trial.
Why should we not share his calm
ness? .5..e.
Christ drank the cup bravely.
There was no finching, no hesita-
ton. The men Of this nation will do
the same. Undying courage is the
mark of the Christian soldier. There
is no doubt of the bravery of our
soldiers and sailors. But the same
courage must be shown here at
home. When the lists of the killed
and wounded come, in the moments
of supreme suspense we must pray
for that undimmed and undying
courage shown on Calvary.
"And cur nation passes to meet
the supreme test of its manhood and
it's womanhood. 1t has glorious ira
G.tions to inspire it. May its present
be worthy of it's past" y..F
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