The Washington herald., 1917-04-22
"Our Nation's Real strength" )"

Text-"God Is our refuge and Strsngth. q Fefy
present help IN trCuhls. "-Ps. 4s1 =
"our Nations Real Strength"
among men. In forgone ages He chose
the Hebrew nation to teach an idolatrous
world the knowledge of the one true God.
to conserve all that was best and good
in religion and to present to mankind
the blessed Saviour. The conditions Of
the world in those times were such. that
1t was necessary for Israel to be a
warning nation. and to resort to force TO
fulfill her divine commission. God stood
by her In all her national struggles. She
prayed nightly to God for deliversnce
from her enemies. and for victory over
those that rose up against her, and God
heard her prayers and answered in such
a way that the psalmist truthfully said.
God Is our refuge and strength, a very
present help in trouble"
Every nation has a part in shaping the
life and destiny OF the human race. but
upon some nations God has laid a heavier
responsibility than upon others. A de-
pendent world has always loSed to some
particular nation to safeguard human
progress and defend the rights of men.
Today, beyond question. the mighty task
has fallen upon the United States of
America. Civilization, craddled In the far
East. has travelled around the world. and
today makes her final abode on the
western continent. and here on our
shores. Christianity is to solve the
worlds problems.
Almighty God has honored US with. the
greatest responsibility ever committed to
nation. In a few wears we have be-
come a world power, the greatest Of all
world powers, the final world power. and
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snail elevate the lives of all peoples and
defend the rights and liberties Of men
and women everywhere. The United
States of America Is the Divine Apostle
that God Almighty has commissioned TO
take the high ideals OF life given US by
his son. and carry them TO the earth $
four corners. and see that they are put
into practice.
A nation with such a mission must
accomplish her task at any cost, resort
ing, to force II necessary. II we worship
God and deal justly with our fellow men,
and teach other nations to do the same
we. as a nation. shall live and prosper;
but, IL we fail to do so. God will bio:
US out as He has other great nations that
disappointed Him.
We have come to a time in our national
life when we must stand uhfalteringly
for right and Justice, to a period in the
career OF our repuoic When we must de-
fend with our lives, II need be, the in
terests or those weaker than ourselves.
Under the circumstances, not even Israel
of old was more justified In looking to
God for help than are the American
people today. We are Gods champions
Of the welfare Of the human race. and
so looked upon by mankind. and because
Of the righteousness Of the cause for
which We stand, our people have a right
to expect God not only to defend US. but
to lead US to final triumph over our
enemies.
The God who caused Israel to triumph
over her enemies will lead our nation to
victory over the brutal. formidable for
eign foe with which we are at war. He
who smiled upon the banners OF Israel,
will carry our nag to victory on land and
sea.
Our national resources today are prac-
tically inexhaustible. and they are as
varied as they are limltless, but they will
avail US nothing in this awful conflict
unless God is within and helps US. After
all, He alone Is the source OF our ma
tional strength. Napoleon said that God
is on the side of the heaviest artillery,
but that great military genius learned to
his sorrow that he was mistaken. God
may. or may not, be on the side of the
heaviest artillery, but It is certain that
he Is always on the side that is right
We are going to conquer in this war.