Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1917-08-02

REV mr. NEWELL lie Is pastor OF
nw,our u,,,s Plymouth Church,
Brookly n, a
church made famous by Henry Ward
Beecher, and his church Is all too small
to seat the crowds that flock to hear
him. His books have been read by
hundreds of thousands and he is the
organizer and president of Arbuckle
institute, the object of which is TO help
worthy young people. The first sermon
of this great series follows:
Text-There is no discharge from
this war,-Eccl. viii. S.
Great words and great acticns,"
said Daniel Webster, create new
epochs:" Our president bss spoken the
great words, our congress gave forth
the great action, and, 10, already the
new epoch is upon the republic. The
response Of the American people to
their rulers was as instant and fruit.
full as the response Of seed and root to
the overture of the sun when warm
May days come. Within a single week
the commerce and trade, the thought
and life Of the American people have
swung from the activities Of peace to-
ward the activities Of defense and war.
The very aspect Of our cities has been
changed. Witness the soldiers guard.
ing the railway depots and freight
houses! Witness the men with hnes
standing at the entrance Of all great
bridges! Witness the guards protect.
Ing the cargOes carried In and out Of
the ships at tho wharf! Fascinated
crowds on the sidewalks watch the
soldiers march BY. From time to tins
tho stiffness Of the night Ia interrupt.
ed by the tread Of armed patrols. Ev.
cry activity IL being speeded up. Bust.
ness % being organized upon the b.
sis Of military efficiency. shipyards
are cleared for the keels Of new ships.
The Farmsrv ceatsibvtlen to libsrty.
Each train brings to the city agents
seeking men to work on the farms,
that the burrows may be opened, the
seed sown. the harvests resped and
the wheat converted into bread. The
whole land Is throbbing with new
life. Food Is needed for the peasants
u Belgium struggling TO recover their
iavaged land. Bread must be found
for the French. who In l777 sent sol.
diers. with Lafayette and Rocham.
beau. to fight our battles. Supplies
must be forwarded to England. from
whom We had the seed corn for our
harvest OF liberty. In this hour, when
all civilization Is threatened and the
flames Of the conHagration In Europe
have leaped across the ocean and kin.
died the beginnings Of destruction In
Mexico. In Canada and the United
States. the national emergency has
been met by the uprising Of American
men. Young soldiers have come for.
ward to defend the state; American
nurses and physicians are here to heal
the soldiers wounds; prophets and
teachers have risen up to inspire men
with the love Of liberty; woman has
redoubsed the beauty OF the home that
the tiresde may be worth fighting for
and dying for.
Our Republic 10 Fighting For inds.
psndsnes and Salt Government.
Young soldiers aud sailors, young
nurses, physicians aud engineers,
should be able to state exactly what
they are lighting for. First OF all.
Americans are lighting t. preserve
their own independence, liberty and
saf government, won by their fore.
fathers in lI7G. and also for the free.
dom Of the nations that have gone over
to the democracy OF the United States
Russia. the new republic; France,
which copied our Institutions In 100,
and England. the motherland.
Germany, that sinks our ships. kills
our citizens. denies us the use Of the
ocean. Is today the stronghold OF au.
tocracy. She stands for that citadel
Of iniquity, the doctrine OF the divine
right Of kings. A hatfiful OF German
aristOcrats, who claim 10 be patriclans,
have dIgged great gulf between
themselves and the mnltitudcs whom
they call plebelnus. The kaiser, the
Austrian emperor and the sultan fke
Dives. say to the under classes, ne.
tween you and us a grpnt gulf ~ DIG.