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make the supreme sacrifice that democracy may live
And under his guiding inspiration the year closing
has seen crushed by triumphant democracy the latest
land greatest of the hydraheaded autocraces that denied
the rights of man.
But the autocratic spirit has not been obterated
trey from the hearts of men, and among those who
profess belief in the doctrines of Jesus there are those
who are just as autocratic in spirit the exKaser Will
helm Even he processes belief in the doctrines OF the
divine Master The telegraphic of yesterday in
formed the world that at Amerognen Castle, in Holland
the former KAISER today will preach Christmas ser
mon Just think of it. the ravesty the utterly abhorren
action the brute will take! That wild BEAST in the form OF
la man. who has brought upon the entire world untold
suffering and misery, who through his heathensh br
tish followers manned and tortured helpless children
(such as Jesus said et them unto me and forbid
them not, for of such are the Kingdom OF Heaven"
standing up in pulpit and morazlng upon the LIE and
character of the Savior of manknd The very thought OF
his doing so is repeent Famine stricken Russia and hun
gering Austria Servia Belgium with other nations fee
ing the pinch Of scanty nutrition suffer today from the
Vaccinations and ferocty of that and his british
followers Yet he has the unparalleled gall to arise oe
fore the altar of just God and prate about the meek
and owy Nazarene who gave his life in protest against
the deviltry rapacity and cruelty OF men beside whom
he rises to colossal height of horror The very justice
of God he has outraged SO frghtu mas sent IorGn MS
sons of Democracy, followers of the meek and loWly
whose he desecrtes today and they have
crushed forever it is hoped the spirit that can raise to
power SO great such Wilhelm II former Kaiser OF
the Empire OF Germany.
But there among us in every day life IN this
republic men with souls just autocrac as is that OF
Wilhelm of Germany. And many such will kneel today at
the altar of the meek and owy Nazarene acclamng his
Divine Nature who will get off from their knees and go
out into the world tomorrow to upon those weaker
than they and to do all they to crush them out OF ex
stence The spirit against which Jesus of Nazareth gave
his life is not existent among military despots and their
blood stained cohorts alone; does it reside exclusively
in the breasts of proud nobility may be found in the
hearts of purse proud arstocrats of other lands seated
in the synagogue under the drppngs of the sanctuary
But time passes there grows upon the minds OF
men and more their Christian responsibility toward
and to their fellow The Christ like spirit grows and
spreads. Every generation mankind little higher
and little more noble The self sacrifice that all men
have had to make to beat down the fghu power of the
former Kaiser has put into many the spirit of intro
specon They will be better it is hoped for the example
of millions of bright young lives sacrificed to make the
world safe for democracy They have died that the sac
flee made upon the Cross of Calvary should not have been
made in vain. An obation tremendous and far reach
ing should give pause to the most graspng and avarcous
of mankind.
Were it not for an earnest belief in what is fore
shadowed in the conclusions of this articles there are
thousands of deeply religious people who would find it
hard to give the greetings of the me Peace on Earth
Good Will to Alp