Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-02
SWALLOWING THE FLOOD.

lator have been so numerous and di-
vergent that II looks very much like
springing n chestnut" to add a new
mite to the number Yet II anyone
will read the latter part OF the twelfth
chapter Of Revelations in the light OF
present developments OF history he
can easily find startling parallel.
The woman prosecuted by the dragon
| Is easily identified as the cause Of
! Christian civilization and the dragon
\ the powers Of traditional selfishness
and godlessness. When the woman
was too closely prosecuted she was
given the wings Of an eagle and flew
to the wilderness where for time
she was immune from the pursuit OF
old world, when denied freedom Of
thot and liberty Of conscience in their
own homes. crossed the ocean and es-
tablishcd new nation with new ideals
I'm the western hemisphere. The SER
pent, finding his prey escaped. sent
out after her n flood 10 drown out the
new freedom by smothering II under
II load OF old-time prejudice and ig-
norance. just as Europe has spewed
out her millions OF outcasts and refu-
goes thru Castle Garden 10 dilute the
ideals OF the new nation and finally
overwhem them with the predomi-
nance OF citizens whose sympathies
and habits Of thot were those OF the
dark ages.
These things have already happened
10 a large extent. as we have found
10 our sorrow when the time came
for America TO meet the test of liv-
ing up to her mission as liberator Of
all peoples. The weight OF adverse
sentiment that has come to us in n
flood Of emigration, together with the
influence upon our own people of ef-
fete IDEAS has been great impedi-
ment to quick and decisive action.
But the remaining verses OF the
prophecy hold out hope. THE earth
opened her mouth and swallowed up
the flood which the dragon cast out
OF his mouth. And the dragon was
wroth with the woman and went to
make war with the remnant Of her
seed. which keep the commandments
of God, and have the testimony Of
Jesus Christ" We have seen that the
processes OF assimilation have TO a
large extent defeated the adverse in
fluences which the flood of immigra-
tion has brought TO bear upon us.
The earth has literally opened up her
mouth and swallowed the flood, or at
least so much of II that 1t has not
smothered the patriotism and love OF
liberty OF our people, and they are
still ready to stand up for their Cod
given privileges and TO help the rest
OF humanity to free itself from the
grasp OF the dragon.
But the contest is "a bitter and long
one The dragon is making war upon
the remnant of the faithful and has
shown himself powerful adversary.
1t is upon those with whom the princi-
pies of human liberty and righteous
ness are still preserved in a measure
that this enemy is crushing down with
all his might II is not. as many of
us that in the beginning, n quarrel
between nations of equal right to con-
sideration and respect, but it has de-
veloped into conflict between the
forces of evil and those which stand
for the right us taught by the Man OF
Galilee. 1t is trial of strength be-
tween the heather war gods of the
= north and the Prince of Peace-a tre-
= mendous effort of paganism and athe-
ism TO wipe out forever the gentle
teaching of him who came to redeem
humanity and free it from the power
of the evil one.
2 We can no longer pretend to be-
, lieve that Germany. as an entity, car
be considered a Christian nation. The
kaiser makes many appeals to God
but the kind OF god he invokcs /.
= more like the god of the Norsemer
q than the Jehovah OF Abraham and
Moses. The kind of religion which
5 holds sway there is the religion of tn,
divinity of might. the Justification oi
brute power, and the right of the
, strong to overpower the weak. There
T. is nothing in 1t OF the brotherhood OF
humanity, of loving kindness OF
. mercy, OF good will toward all men;
' 1t Is a gospel of the destiny of things
and people of German extraction
only to permeate and overcome the
5 whole world, and that do TO so II Is
, right to slay, torture. destroy and raw
| ish--not for the glory of Jehovah. .but
for the glory OF Germany and a Ger
D man conception of deity. Civilization
not alone is on trial today-the very
principles will lay back of the prog.
{ ress and redemption of the entire hu'
. man race are imperiled by the tre'
mendous onslaught of this resuscia'
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