The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-05-18

ed, transcendent and triumphant over
all the sufferings Of the flesh. No
mother ever sacrificed her son for her
country that did she not catch a
glimpse OF the Savior's love on cal
vary that otherwise would have been
forever denied her human vision.
This nation is at war Every citi-
zen of this republic is at war. Do not
console yourself with the fallacy that
any citizen is exempt from the duties
or free from the burdens of the war.
This war is very near to me. II is
ever present with me. Already three
OF the brightest cleanest and most
honorable young men have ever
known, boys whom | trained in nay
own profession, and each made good
in every sense Of the word, have Of
fered their services. They are all
bound to me by the strongest ties Of
human affection. Then my first born
the pride Of my life, is already in the
nations first line of defense, ready
If necessary, to offer the full measure
OF life's devotion that the world may
be made safe for democracy" When
think Of these things, of how these
md thousands or others like them, are
going to meet the supreme test in
devotion to country, ] realize, no mat
every call, no matter how many sacri.
tlces | may make to aid education, to
unable to help themselves, after all
how small is my sacrifice, how little
my Offering upon the sacred altar of
liberty as compared with those who
) offer life itself for country! My
friends, | appeal to you, to each of
you, to every mother and father, to
every citizen of this glorious republic,
in this it's hour of trial, to forget self
to cruelty self, to think not of your
, own comfort and your own prosperity
but of the burdens that must be borne
Z and of the fiery sacrifices that must
be made.
Those who remain far from the bat
tle's front have duty no less sacred
no less imperative than those who
charge at the cannon's mouth. 1t is
! your solemn duty, if you are to meas
urt up to the true test Of patriotism
to aid and assist in every way posi-
BE your less fortunate neighbor, moi
wish the expectation of repayment
| but because you owe it TO your coun
try: it is your sacred duty to use
9 very resource with which God has
A .endOWed you to encourage your poor
1 neiehbor to make the largest possible
, yield of food stuffs. 1t is an equally
= solemn obligation that you respond tC
: every call for the support of your gov
/ eminent, its valiant soldiers and it,
1 heroic seamen; that you give gener
? Ously to the point of actual sacrifice
2 to the Red Cross, to army and navy
l comforts: that you pay the added bur
/ dens of taxation to meet the cost OF
| this war without complaint but as 6
l patriotic duty to buy the bonds of youl
government that money may be OBJ
, aiend to prosecute this war, not as ar
, Investment that you may spend YOU
!, days in the easy and pleasant task Of
/ dipping coupons, but because your
9 country needs the money. Do this
p even if it is necessary to borrow mon
, ey al higher rate of interest 10 pay
+. for them God forbid that there
o should be a citizen within the soun(
+ Of my voice who would use the war az
the means or the excuse to make {
. cellar that he would not otherwise
q have made. The citizen who is able
4 and who refuses to do all of these
q things, who on the contrary. hordes
A his grain and his provisions, requlr
/. ing the last dollar in payment there
+ for, regardless of their intrinsic
=. worth, is not less traitor to his coun
try than he would be were he to give
g open aid and comfort to the enemy
l. For the food Spectator is not better
e than the German spy.
I Now | am not asking you to do any
hing that | am not doing or will no
s DO for my country. In the words o
n our President and with all sincerity
o let us say to this task we can ded
icate our lives and our fortunes, every
q thing that we are and everything tina
!. We have, with the pride of those whC
v know that the day has come wher
America is privileged to spend he
o blood and her might for the principle.
g that gave her birth and happiness ant
=. the peace which she has treasured
i God being my helper, | expect to d.
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