The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-03
WHAT PART AMERICA | IS
TO PLAY N the WAR
HIS Mary virginia Omohmdro, In
Tennessee School. Reads Ccmpro-
hcnave Paper Before Her Class.
THE WAR Is PROPHETIC.
After Conflict VIII Come Peace, But
Only When America Rises In Might
70 Strike the Tyrant Who Is OPP
pressing World.


Ct the United States in the Present
War" was prepared and delivered by
: Miss Mary Virginia Omohundro, at
Schwab High school. Nashville, Tenn.
Miss Omohundro Is niece of NJ. II.
Omohundro. 1903 East Main street
The paper follows:
Ladies'. Gentlemen, Teachers and
Fellow-Pupils:
! hope that you will realize with
me the magnitude Of my subject and
extend to me both your charity and
!. sympathy
In order to logically reach reason
able appreciation of the part we are
to play In this great world drama,
pitted on the stage of tragedy. we
must recall our national ancestry and
know our nations genealogy so TO
speak. that we may have a higher
conception of our calling by divinity
In this fiery test of mankind.
In Gods great plan of creation 1t
seems that He uses ages to develop
the higher principles and natures OF
the human family, created for His
own glory. not from necessity but
for the education and betterment,
through bitter experience and great
sacrifice required of man himself, In
order that the world may be properly
fitted for each successfully higher
finally 1t shall reach its zenith and
again be merged into that eternal
b1issful existence from which 1t fell
through mans error and transgres-
sion by disobedience soon after hts
own creation.
Christian Supplants Mosaic.
Just as the Mosaic dispensadon.
directed by God, though perfect in
its application TO its followers then.
was imperfect and had TO be SUB
planted by that which was perfect,
or more 20, the Christian dispense
ton: and as both these dispensatiol,s
or blessings were only 10 be mad by
the blood Of sacrifice, just so, God
requires that sacrifice for each and
every higher blessing
Under the Mosaic law II was the
sacrifice of the blood of bulls and
rams for spiritual purposes, but when
humanity came to approach near the
promise of eternal redemption 1t re-
ouired the blood OF man. and 30 God
Joined with him by suffering His only
herotten Son. Jesus in the human
body, to shed His blood on the cross
that the penalty should be paid for
all. for the CRIME OF disobedience and
its punishment-death, in order that
all should have. through obedience.
the promise OF eternal life again.
Gp hS k4ts hcEdi1 improvisation
served Its full purpose. and was dis
placed by Christs suffering on the
cross and the great Christian dfspen-
sation. which embraced all the bless
fngs OF the frs, and the greater bless
tnGs OF It's own promises. which has
About served its purpose. the gospel
i Of salvation having been preached
unto all nations. So also the next
higher dispensation, embracing all the
- t.s.tt tfxa S.x>xA a
i stfiI more and greater blessings than
either. which shall reach the hearts
OF every man, kindred and tongue. and
bring about the true brotherhood OF
man on earth. In period OF training
and preparation for a still higher
sph. re yet to come. say that In
order that this higher disnensation
shall be ushered In, and npon the
threshold of which we are now stand
+ Ing. It too shall require the blood OF
every nation as, VI sacrifice and ex.
ample that all mankind shall learn
by universal experience at the same
time that might does not make right
and therefore having paid the PEN
atty. the great and supreme golden
erM of a t.aee years OF peace and
training for eternal life here shall he
ushered in the great and longed for
millennium.
God MouIds Our Destiny.
Just as God In all natures wisdom
does with patience mould our des-
tiny. '1et us rough hew them as we
may" we find His great Spirit OF good
and right coming on down through
zach aisnenSatinn,- !n-H mighty con-
xrast with that OF wrong and might
These can be traced through all
history, and even we learn of them
IN prehistorical times through the
Scriptures and relics Of civilization.
and nnd tho seeds Of right and peace
developing nationally In some, and
OF wrong and might predominating
IN others.
Good and evil. right and might
have ever been anita gonistic from be-
fore the creation of the earth and
will be 30 until we have a new heaven
and q new earth.
Tho spirit Of evil caused every war
Tho hrst Of record was the rebellion
N heaven itself. and even peace there
was had only after victory OF good
cver evil, and the spirit of satan was
driven out and immediately de-
scended to mother earth. where he