Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-20

Now, faith is the moral equivalent
for the sWagger stick. I wish | might
drive home this fact Mighty effectual
Faith is as a braCer scientist, inven-
tor, promoter, patriot ands saint must
have it before he can "mdlle good" 1t
would pay you some fine day to take
walk through the pricipal thorough
fares of scripture ana note the swag-
ger sticks. For instance, turn into
Fifth Avenue (Hebrews 113, where real
aristOcracy resides, Abel, Enoch,
Noah, Abraham, Sara, Moses. Or wend
your way through American history
and note how the fathers kept braced
up. Beneath evry superficial and
transitory event the real history of
humanity goes forward guided and
controlled by those who walk with
God and boost.
American democracy is the admire
ton and inspiration of her friends 1t
is the beWilderment of the foe. The
world has been on top-toe of expec-
fancy since we entered the war. The
mood of our W,r-WOrn allies is
breathless to respond to your braCing,
optimism When you subscribed to the
Liberty Loan so handsomely the eff
feet was electrical The French franc
jumped high on the international ex-
change. What a chance to make ones
life count for something real and no.
BILE. Who can resist the witchery of
the hour?
1t comes, then, to this-the whole of
the nations morale is the sum of all
it's daily individual activities. Live
your normal life think victory and
talk it lend a hand when called upon
In word, be an American or be still.
A chapter in a recent war books at
fords graphic example of the thought
have in mind. 1t was early morning.
The soldiers awaited the command to
go over the top. With them was a
detachment of Royal Engineers whose
duty was to follow the fighting men
and prepare defenCes against the in
eVitable counter attack.
AS the command rang out a flood of
yalor rolled over the top sweeping
down DER the foe. The first to answer
the advance was an Engineer He
Ieapt upon the parapet, and stood like
a lightning conductor amid the raging
storm. With one hand pointing in the
direction of the enemy and the other
extended ncouragingly to the soldiers
behind him. his voice rang out above
the tumult, "On, Scottish, on! On,
Scottish ont"
When the action was over the en-
gineer, nervous wreck, collapsed in
the arms of an officer amid glorious
cheering. And the Colonel in making
up his report, did not forget to men
ton in his list of heroes the name of
the "Inspirer of the Parapet"
The point of the story in the mind of
the narrator is this: 1.-THE engineer, in
private life, is a modest Christian, and
an ardent worker in London church.
Week by week he had, amid the drab-
ness of civil lif, sought to guide and
inspire the youth to deeds of noble
ness, and when the blaze of battle
burst upon him it found him UNI
changed-an ispirer still The bayonet
and it's glory had been denied him. On
ly the shovel was his. He could not be
warrior but he could be a warriors
inspiratiOn.''
Friends in the dull gray of everyday
life. what are you doing for your ma
tive Cor adopted) land? What is your
attitude of mind and heart at this
moment of public anxiety? l invoke
the blessing Of Morris, Revere, Betsy
Ross and a thousand other noble
hearted private citizens of the past
that you and [ may become imbued
with thir spirit and be in our day and
genel ttion inspirers upon the para
pet. If you cannot inspire in citizen
dress, it is most unlikely that YOU
would do better in khaki
The Kingdom of God is on the way.
Stake out claim for yourself and buy
the field that is in Anathoth.
*Gibbon's Rome, Chapter 81.
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