Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-07-19
GUMPTION, -aa~
Which is plain Common Sense, in United States
language, without Educational Furbelows.
BY L. II. EOVERMALE.
"Here Am |; Send Me."-Isaiah 6:S.

to be done Tor GOd-WOrk ClaC was naru ave. Work II
entaed even danger and persecution promptly, will
inglv come forward and said: Lord here am send me.
To-day when there is work to do that is the mper-
alive duty of the Christian people to perform we are met
by the cry et George do it," Proesssd Christians are
either too Indifferent too cowardy to stand forth bold
ly and say: "Lord, here am |, send me-"
Suppose that Isaiah had stopped to consider the con-
sequences to HIMSELF had looked about him and saw that
his truly serving God would have affected the the poti-
cal financial affairs of his frends Can you conceive OF
any of the grand characters of sacred history Tor of pro-
fame history either stopping to weigh the consequences
to themselves and friends when deciding upon course OF
right?
There an effort being made in this county to prevent
the use OF money and whisky in elections This move
ment is charge of the ministers and Christian people Of
the county, and they asking the active cooperation of
ALL Christians and all good citizens in making the fight
success All that needed to make it complete and alb
soute success for the Christian voters to say with the
prophet Isaiah: Lord here am |; send me-"
Your Christian duty don't direct you to say that be-
cause you have relative close friend who is candi
date who may resort to corrupt practices in the election
that you Christian will not join this lest it might
niure his chances to wn If candidate is willing to use
money and whisky to corrupt votes is that not of itself
sufficient why you should oppose him? Why not
help create state of public opinion that will prevent any
candidate from using these corrupt methods.
Frequently we hear criticism of the management of
the affairs of our county, and enquiry to why there
lack of intelligent direction of the counys business It
a easy problem solved. You Christian people, are to-
blame for it, You go ahead, year after year, voting for
and eectng who corrupt in securing their election
and try to expect that they will not be corrupt in office
Frequently we hear churchmembes say: 81 am going to-
lay aside my religion for awhile and do things in this
election that not just right The utterance of such
words is instructed energy, Such man has religion
to aside Christian WOuld think delihnr-
atey parting with his faith for second for any price,
1t seems to me that few of the fundamental truths
ought to be recognized in electing to office In bust
ness affairs always expect the who is crooked in
part of his dealings to be crooked at every favorable op
portuny But in politics apparently expect the man
who is crooked in elections to be honorable as officer
And in voting for who willing to use corrupt
means to his election become particeps crmns
not only in that corruption but in any official misconduct
that he may be guilty of as an officer
Now when the very foundations of Christian freedom
are being assaed by autocrac maeriasm in the great
est struggle that the world has known when Christ
ian civilization is fighting desperately to maintain itsel
against the ncroachments of unrghteousness Christians
are Indifferent and careless We are yielding to the devi
in the things that closest home and he takes the things
more remote Suppose that every Christian voter in Nor
gan county should the vision with Isaiah and feel con
strained to cry out Uncean! uncean and then feel
his duty to say: Lord, here am send me- do you thnl
that there would be candidate who would dare try b.
corrupt in the coming election?
Christian has no right to withhold his support il
in this fight to eliminate booze and Doodle from elections
To stand aoof to be recreant to your professions
and is deliberate, premedtated sin. Can you beevingy
ask God bless your community and county at the
time by your vote aid in the corruption of the people
Show your faith and courage by coming out boldly for thu
right Write to one of the preachers that you will help tt
purify our elections Don't wait to who else will hell
in the matter Do it now because you ought to do it
There should be nothing sis right" considered il
deciding upon any of action Consequences ever
to yourself ought not to weigh in your deciding. Nor
the probable failure to be considered in the de
ciding nor is the outlook basis to form opinion
as to when it will succeed. Clean elections will come
Christian people get behind the movement and do thei
duty in the matter.
Are you going to stand aoo and refuse God your ser
vice in this righteous work. you willing to answe
your God in these words; Lord here am l. send me?"
Remember much depends upon YOU