The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-14
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ing the principles of- heathenism. no
matter what professions ne may make
in words. The worldswill very prop
erly Judge his true character BY hin
deeds. & S
Christianity u kindness; it is pity; !,
lit is gentleness; il is helpfulnesK
This was well illustrated in our coun.
try in 1868. by the orders issued w
Gen. Robt. E, Lee to his army at the
beginning Of his invasion of the
North. Instead OF urging his soldiers
to practice the heather principles Of
frightfulness. as the kaiser has done.
the rebel Gen. Robt. E. Lee, q true
christian msn. though on the wrong
side in. the war, issued these orders.
to his soldiers The commanding
general has observed with marked
satisfacton the conduct Of the troops
on the march. and confidently antici-
pates results Commensurate with the
high spirit they have manifested.
No troops could have displayed great
er fortitude or better have performed
the arduous marches Of the past ten
days. Their conduct in other respects
has. with few exceptions. been in
keeping with their character as sol-
diers, and entities them to approba-
ton aud praise. They have, in keep
ing, the yet unsullied reputation Of
the army and the fact that the duties,
exacted of us by civilization and Chri
stianity are not less obligatory in the
country of the enemy than in our. own:
The commanding general, there
fore, earnestly exhorts the tr oops to
abstain with most scrupulous care,
from unnecessary or wanton injury
to private property. " These words of
Gen. Lee to his army also remind as
of the address of Gen. Pershing to
our men in France the other day, when
he said: To the American Soldier:
Aroused against a nation waging war
in violation of all Christian princi-
pies, our people are fighting in the
cause of Liberty. Hardship will. be
your lot but trust in God will give you
comfort; temptation will befall you.
but the teachings of our Savior will
give you strength. L. your valori as
a soldier and your conduct as man
be an inspiration to your comrades and
an honor to Jour country. !"
You have no doubt noticed that ore
of the most popular songs of these
times is keep the Home Fires Burn
ing. !" We who remain at home must
be faithful to those who represent US
on the firing line. Many Of you
must remember to write them letters
often, to keep up their spirits in dark
and dreadful days; and we must re-
member to pray for them often.
But in a great crisis like the pres
ent, individuals are not able I'd do
everything. So the great American
Red Cross society is at work. SOur
American people gladly gave a bum
dred millions to the Red Cross. That
is how we keep the home fires burn
ing. But our men soon to be In the
trenches need more than physical com
forts. Men in hospitals need more
than surgery and medicine. lhe
deepest wounds of war are tn ose, of
the spirit. Temptations of camp life
are numerous and strong. SO the
Young Mems Christian Association
has undertaken task which the Red
Cross could not undertake. The Y.
NJ. c. A. asked for thirty-fve mill
lions, and the country gave them fifty
millions. These are some of the
ways in which we keep the home fires
burning. We believe that this war
is in behalf of a great and worthy
cause. and thus believing, we of the
church propose to keep the home fires
burning, the fires of faith in God. and
prayer. of faith that Christ is the
Heavenly helper of everyone who
offers up his life for worthy cause.
Says our Ambassador Jas. w. &C.
rard in the closing pages Of his wide
ly read new book my Four Years in
Germany When l returned to A
merica freed from the round of daily
work, felt for the first time the Ut
ter horror and uselessnesa of all the
misery these Prussian military auto
Gratis had brought UPON the world
and what reckoning there will be in
Germany some day when the, plain
people realize the truth. when they
learn what base motives actuated their
rulers in condemning whole genera
ton of the earth to war and death.