The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-26


Prudence and eIpediency and self
interest have 50 lous dominated pc
counsel Of our safe and serene laid
hat there has been real danger that
ne nooler moral qualities would be
atrophled. Business. which Is a.
WAYS timid and craven and a COM
promissr. has 50 long been our chief
interest that Il has threatened Us
With A worse form OF paralysis than
that about which the press said so
much last summer. Now. IN The
high Gmeliness OF Providence, there
has Been Apporuoned 20 as this In
ternauon2l sunday school Lesson
which shows Jesus. with a scourge
u cords In HIS hand, flaming with
holy wrath, discretion cast 70 the
winds. and uttering the biting words
Il nan virile enough 20 SHOW In
dignatior.
Gea,Ie a, she who nursed Thee At
re, VIA; a ash % ilsh'ninss once
= seourse ~ hypocrite ard Phar-
New. Tss :. .. q q.I am o meek o
cn.-pion = ali who sai ~ 20
Thee
caste s -. virginia. lhy On hsr
Yet Ia e. Is sot suu pulss each troP.
No. aH-d ri,A feeling taAn Tie
70 anehor!;s.-hsie =, aae~y war;
cor. in yoa,a's high tide - oiss
-F~ederick Law-enc. Knowles
This sublime figure ~ the angry
Christ il needed 20 put spine and
spirit into a land sn4 day threatened
with nervelessness Only This morn
ing friend Who has just ended 4
slow. careful and painstakins quest
from the Atlantic "a ne psci3c and
back again snd from Mexico to the
Canadian border gave Il 20 M as
peopie IN America are nor greatly
Interested IN .hr war. or in he ~.
preme moral Issues involved IN g..
Their chief concern Is that he Unit
"A States should De kept out Of the
var. and the aes-. he added, IS
biz resentfGi tha; Il has not shared
in the var profts which have be- =
sc richly harvested bv the cas- OF
deep passion over anything connect
ed with the rsr--'-- Staying % the
Armenians for instaace-this man
found none
In social and polirical and con-.
mercial life We confess 20 aHdinr q
cynical Indifference 70 moral con~id-
erstions. The political corruption
IS clpbfe,low and personal friend
II n eminent chu-chman. and slre
othis vote. The notorious roue nnds
few men refusing his hand. IN MANY
+ocial circles D. IS ~ impediment 90
have had 4 chez kered career OF scan
del and divorce TIE fn ncial crook
and he Industrial opprpsso~ lose
ro1e cf their lustre a. leading ti-t
1ens Politics OF disrepu.aole
Aind may ensconce itsel( even IL DE
highest place o. ,he church hg no.
oody minds enough tc a't7ck Z
openly
Wsrted--The Mar Win scourse
All Of which implies thaf there
need today tor yi-i' ~ The spirit
81 he Chris with whip Of cords
our ,outh SHOULD b. taught ths
Chnstlikeuess Of righteous utigna
ton. No1ody is following IN III
train ~ me Sfrpng son OF God vhf
u not able and quick 10 express AZ
horrsnce 81 evii--erer concrete eyi
tha, would menace "a own welfare
Gods cause calls fcr good haiers, =
1hom sin and injustice and oDpres
sion are odious r. Is said Of 2 cog
itin New England Christian tha
wren notorious apostle of free
love appeared a. his door one das h'
cried cot. BE gone I aohor you
aohor Won Nop ztays W voUlt
call that shocking bad form. ever
a. all the correct Jews or our Lord |
day stood ashast End reproying a
KS outburst OF indignation aga.ns
the temple grafters, when He oroyt
them from The sa1fed courts.
Sot long ago a printed criticism
a Philadelphia men Of the old fam
lilies and select social circles va:
made TO the effect that they posses'
the most charming manners IL
America and count for least in th'
lie Of their community. They have
polish. but no punch Their famoui
urbanity is not disturbed By the fac
that they live In = city and STATE
notorious for is shameless politics
+ corruption and deosuchery Some
thing ~ tie same sort Of rndforma
+ ton 81 the moral motors arlicts I
multitude % other persons. irrespsc
I've OF geographical lines Breache,
Of form Offend them more deeply
than breaches OF Gods law
4 We talk about the Tentieness o
Jesus and we pas over The fac
that lie va l,od's great Champion
% Right, Vho batued for truth cles
up 10 Tie crest o. Calvary. He va
a perfect genteman-snd showed b,
HIS dauntlcss daring amid the traf
lckers in he temple that He pos
sesssd the courage which Is a Ars
( quality - every gentleman
in tails spectacle u the blazing
/ eyed Jcrus. driving before Him III
sacriles ious merchants like brighten
ed sheep. mere is no varran' for tn
inranuie practice Of "getiing mad