Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-21
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existed for them and them alonc--for
their proht. their pleasures. their
vices. and when Louis Nv said in
answer TO certain protests against the
usurpcd power OF the State: II am the
State"--the last vcstige OF reality had
vanished from tho government OF
France--li had become AN empty SHANK
hollow falschood before gods and
mon Then Gods plummet dropped.
the wall Of lies so sedulously nuilt up
with tho blood and tears Of the French
people began to totter and fall. and. on
tho lith day of July 1889. the citizens
or Paris marched on the Basti!le-and
before another dawn. that ancient
castle that had become the symbol of
an that Was meancst and cruelcSt in
the tyranny of the Bourbons had be-
come the symbol Of peoples IiDer-
ties To-day. not vestigc of The old
prison remains. while on it's ashes has
arisen that column familiar to ali
visitors to Paris in the Place dc la
Bistille. commemorative Of the great
oS, spiritual revolution In history So
once again had truth triumphed over
tho spccious falsehoods of men.
INSECURITY OF ALL
MAN MADE SYSTEMS
And 80 could go on indefinitely
turning over the pages Of history and
proving TO YOU how insecure arc all
systems. educntions. governments and
instUu'ions that arc not based on the
eternal realities Of the universe Eut
ley US pass on nov I" cnnsidcr iu,. i,",,.
tnis iaw OF truth works Itself out In
INC lives Of men aud nations
In thc frs: place its operation IL
s!o". We must never forget that /,
50 90 not wan, TO lose courage in the
race OF the lies and oppre sSiOns Of
men. IN" Wall j. ont Of plumb. hut
II may take years before the pull Or
sr"NNy ioo*ens II 20 its tctual fall
u. ~. = be-
Emperor 10 the fall o: Rome was (.
period Of five centuries From tn.
. forging Of tho Donation of Constantine
10 inc reformation was twelve ecu
,nrles. Inc Rourbons rciened in
+ france hv" hundred years before the
read OF Louis CYL fell under the -uiilo-
iirc Years elapsed between the frs.
protest of the American colonies AMI
The signing OF the Declaration, OF In
dependence Rome wa& not built In, :.
day. neither does II perish in :, dav
From frcdertck the Great. the fathzr
OF IN" PrusSian lie to William H.. thu
insane imi'ator OF his genius. lie loo
years Of intrigue. dcspo,iSm. interna-
Donal trcdch"ry. broken treaties. mann
featured wars, ana Nc need not los.
ncart because III four shor, years we
have been unable 10 cut tho tcntaclcs
.! tho German octopus that in the
darkncNS have through all these years
been winding themselves around the
civilization Of Tho world We will c,l
them Wo are cutting them: and
forged "ut Of The steel Of the hearts
Of American frccmen. there is prepar.
Ing hnif" Stat ere long viii sever Tho
LAST one or them from the body II tn,
hilcous beast,
For uu,h l. tr9,n I'D ,.@h is rt1l
And right the ia. wil vin.
4" donh. would 20 dl+lo -l,,.
To f-itcr would he sin
Ia tn oud place fal>ehood cor.
thIns Within ;tzclf the seeds .. IT'S own
0iaintc-rhiiou II needs no direct hama
~ God % Pail 'i"Wm tho Nails tt built
ihcy ; II y ;hc force az 0Jor,l .:-.,yi,y
'acs Geiori thcms Gives. 70 iIius;.a,c--
Non rem mh"r ;har suspension br.t..
across iar - Lawrence River that
Collapsed twice while in process of
constructions That did not fan be.
cause OF AN earthquakes. or by SOM;
icrrihc force from without some ham
mer Of Thor striking IL down. ii fc!!
because OF some falsrncss ia som. piece
OF mechanism used in it's construction
some 'arclcssness in The calculation
OF The engineers. /, contained within
Itself It's own destruction
RELGIiM III NISHED
IS EXAMPLE no WORLD
When the Germans entered Belgium.
II would have been easy for them To
nave marched directly on Paris am.
taken II before I'm gland Was over or
inc French armies were modified II
Is said that Won Moltke begged the
n'Gh command. almost on his knees. l..
90 SO. But they turned a deaf car
ihcy said; Belgium must lie puLished
as an example To the world" 80 tho
Kept two great German .rmlcs-Nol.
hl"ci and Won liausen's-husy TO
',,.la g..
tess population Of ths little k!nsdon.
an" while the i'russianS were goose
sirppin. through Brussels the Eel
gum arm! had escaped to the nm
mortal glory OF the User" and tn
golden oproEt"nity had passed TO march
Almost uninterrupted into Paris.
Wherein lies the significance OF that
eSres!ous blunder OF strategy? In tina,
II was the fruit Of that initial break
ing OF their pledged word when they
invaded the country. whose neutrality
they had soiemniy sworn to protect
one lie had given birth 10 another
The hideous lie Of the invasion had
produced tho ridiculous lie Of the
soosc-step-the solemn parade of an
already conquered army proclaiming it
self the conQueror. for. after BRUSSELS.
the legend Too late" was written by
an unseen hand-the hand of the God
OF truth ON In" banners of the invad-
ing hosts.
] had intended Il say nothing on the
other spiritual law referred 10 in our
tcAt-the law OF justice. ana TO show
how il. too. holds the elements OF its I
own dis.ntegration within itself. But /
time forbids. You can follow up the |
line OF thought for yourself, SO plainly |
marked is it in the eventual downfall |
OF all oppression and the rise OF human |
rights and liberties in the world JUS |
iicc. indeed. is just the practical side |
OF truth. What truth is 10 thought !
justice is to motive and action The |
victory OF truth means the victory OF |
justice.
LEAVE; NO ELEMENT OF
FALSEHOOD IN NATIONAL LIFE;
This only lei me say. 4, closing. that
even as We are now the instruments
OF Almighty God in the overthrow
or the most gigantic lie OF the cen
tGries so we must see to it that no
element of falsehood remains in our