The Robesonian., 1918-02-28
SADDLETREE TOPICS.
Planting Garden Truck-The War,
Prohibition and What is Needed
TO Win-Personal.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.

correspondence Vi l. Ilc hOUcoOliloA.
SaddIetree (Lumberton, R. p Feb
25.-Rev and Mrs. J. L. Humphrey
are on a visit to friends at Wingate
They will be away for several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Baxley Of
near Red Springs attended church
here Sunday.
Mr.. S. A. Humphrey of Orrum, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Jasper Humphrey and
their little daughter, Martha, were
visitors here Saturday and Sunday
They came through the country ii
their car.
Mrs. J. A. Hursey of Dillon, S. c..
visited her brothers in this community
last week. She returned home Sun.
day.
Rev. R. E. Sentelle preached to &
large congregation Sunday. His sub
ject-"The Kingdom of God Set up ii
the Hearts of Men"-was the basis
for a very helpful message. Mrs
Sentelle and their son and master
Robert Allen came with Mr. Sentelle
Mr.. Archie Britt and Miss Mary
Humphrey were in Fayetteville Sun
day afternoon. They made the trip
in Mr.. Britt's car. He is home fol-
few days from a cantonment in Ken
lucky. He will return Monday.
Several people have planted pota.
will be a greater effort than ever to
live at home this year.
Mrs. E. j. Biggs spent some time
visiting in Lumberton last week.
We hear a great deal said these
days as to how to win the war. If
we had to give the best way TO help
we would say let this nation cut out
the awful sins which are sapping the
very left of the nation, and humble
ourselves before God and pray to
him If we would do this in all sin
cerity, l doubt if the war would last
thirty days. But as long as we allow
the curse of drink, worse enemy
than the German army, to win our
manhood under the sanction Of the
law, and other wrongs in the nation,
we need not expect peace, which must
come alone from God. The Christian
people have been asking for prohibi-
tion for many years. Congress can
pass law in a single day that will
give it to us, and thereby save mil
lions Of bushels of grain, thousands of
tons Of coal, thousands of tons of
car space, and, best of all, save our
boys and men for the army an. for
the industries of the natiol.
Let this Christian nation, this ma
tion Of liberty, set an example before
the world that will be worthy Of what
we claim for ourselves.
The Christian part of this nation
studied only last year where Jerusa-
lem was besieged with an immense
srmy with no hope of escape, but
when they hurbled themselves before
God the Assyrian army went to pieces
in a day. The conviction is forced
on me that God will never give us
victory until there are changes in
this nation; in fact, it would be a
misfortune to gain victory without
reformation. / believe we are going
to win in this war but first we must
win the victory over ourselves. Sc
long as churches and Sunday schools
are closed to save coal and saloons
and theatres are left open, we need
not expect peace. II am God and
fnefe is none other" must be recoe.
hized: Then why wait until our ma.
tlon is bankrupt and millions of oul
boys are killed or ruined for life be-
fore we make these changes?
Where and when shall these
changes start? The surest way is fol
them to begin in the heart of ever,
man and woman that believes in God
then in the home, church, State, ant
nation. We may not be able TO reacl
members of Congress direct, out w,
can reach God and he can and viii
reach those who have the power t.
make our laws. Let us not stop I.
criticize what has been done in get
ing ready for the war but do thes,
other things and help win the war, an,
then we will be ready to enjoy am
help others enjoy this universal peac,
we have heard so much about. LIE
no man say that we are a Stacker o
that we are in sympathy with Ger
many in her inhuman warfare O,
her greed for power, but let us en-
trust God on our side and forever pu
an end to the ideals of the German
leadars.
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