Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-20
IUR WORST ENEMIES CONTRIBUTING TO FUND
imelv and Practical Sermon Preach
ed by Rev. VIM J., Morton Of Christ
charlottesville Facts Cited.

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Churcl,-Fcrcible Facts Cited.
In his sermon delivered at Chris
Iurch in this city on Sunday morn
&. the Rev. Vim. j. Morton SPOKE
ON the text found in Psalms 56:2--
they be many that fight cgainst
T. Q Thou most Highest" In dealing
TIL his subject Rev. Morton took
casion to cite some very forcib'e
It's concerning existing conditions,
II the Gazette takes pleasure "
irving his excellent discourse mo
homes Throughout: he entire city.
The mind of the thinking world %
\ is largely conferred ON the battle
Ids of Europe. At every turn NC
!. feel or hear reminders OF the
ghtful struggle now in progress.
" after day we see flaming head
rs calling attention to soma new
/. tragedy or world disaster. We
IL read again and again of stories
4 skirmishes, of deafenmg bonn
dments and bloody bayonet
l,.ges. of weary days and more
ghtful nights spent in muddy
inches, and never 4 moments rest
relaxation from enemy attacks in
Especially since our own American
Hers entered the trenches has oof
pyest been heightened, and OF.
.iety intensified. The war is De
brought very closely home 60. US
tho person Of our loved ones o.
,nds now at the bate front.
.ach morning we scan the papers
tilings of how they are fighting
far of foreign lands. We know
/ they arc heset by fierce ana
sntless enemies 1T every ttTn; To-
icrn warfare strikes by land and
places its devastating mines IN
the earth. sends its death deal
battle planes soaring high aoorc
and by the use of poison gases
les deadly the very air that the
Ter breathcs.
Many they be tina; fight against
and in new and most cruel wa.
they fight against rs.
ut is not this worldly warfare no"
:ng against oar nation. and she
sr civilized nations Of the wori,:,
c.,,,;!h: !!:a.::naa&.;: g cc&ai.! inst IS
z and inst aS fraugnt with pos
litlss 9sssangel, and death which
lives Of AT! these individuals
oarc 10 resist the forces OF evil
and around themselves?
is far flung battle line that
are facing in this world WIZ
than thousand miles IA
II. and -,c-a than forty million
engaged il ali the armies. Every
':rcmt ;n"c!"ca and al the larger
It's Gr the seas, practically every
sending it's contingent of fgh;-
Teuton and Slav, Greek and
IAN, Turk and .krao,an, French
Italian. 3s.iton and Scot and
Russian and japanese. Chinaman
.imerican-th toll Of the worlds
Ions and races engaged In the
Sc..l... aid vclIluie val o. a..
centuries. New and undrcamei
,oarccs of Danger ard new and
/, terrible engines OF destruction
be earth and Under the earth and
h. heavens above the earth.
pw these things are fearful facts
lGr life IN the world today, they
alarming and sad realities, but
are more, they are parallels as
Not al the dangers nor al! the
IS nor al ihc temptations are
l." on the soldiers who are
ally li@h;inG-no. We here
orne IN Il land not rs yet manac
- invasion. we are facing and!
f.ght very real AID, very dan:
us enerias here in our own
try and in our own no:1es ana
own hearts: for we fight not a:GneI
Inst T~uton and Hun. pit against
cipali;ies and powers ana MI the
is a. evil which arc ever ready
rray themselves against al that is
ana rue and lovely and Of
report. Oftimes it happens
a mans most dangerous enc
are .hey Of his own household
lie o. things or circumstances or
htasiyns near at hand which rise
hgainst him and which unless ne
K them rcsolurely and promptly
lie sure 70 wo-k his ruin.
rcrerorr it is fitting that we in
t.ica today should ask ourselves
people, and as individuals hos
We facing in Ill these matters?
ot all the fiery darts Of the
ted are flying against our sol
boys in France and Flanders.
lied people in orr own land are
g Us MUCH hurt by arson and
tage and nscndiarism and the
s,2g of strikes and class an2ag.
Pr . every, KIND
is none 10 soon for America
all true Americans to arouse
Esclves from dreams Of q Sc
iy which is false. and to take
Int, decisive and elective means
beet and defeat these dangers.
be enemies within our gates are
possible. more damaging than
. who are without. An open nnt
H.