The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-07-17
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it would, Then he said, "Theh l VIII
T A noted minister in Chicago preached
sermon on this text, ITO this end
was I born, and for this cause came l
into the world And his nephew was
so impressed that it meant service" some
in Chicago, where so many persons lost
their lives, this young man put plank
over the fire and saved eighteen persons.
And when he took out the nineteenth
one. the plank broke and he fell into
the fire, badly burned. He was taken
out and shortly died with these words
on his lips: "To this end was l born
and for this cause came l into me
later was travelling in Europe and in a
sanitarium he met an insane man who
constantly uttered these words, II saved
myS ,hf TaTed What it all Gmeant
and they told him that this man was
also in that same Chicago fire and he
mad escaped by running over the bodies
he found more life The other man
Thought he saved his life and he lost it.
And so I say that we, the american
nation, that we We're born FOR TINS very
pose and we who escaped from autocracy
and found freedom and liberty, we
should stand together, at this hour when
have leagued themselves together Tor a
final last effort to crush, out democracy
and liberty, | say that we should stand
to and dea win We ne aa not we GO ne
this war for land, nor do we want one
dollar back of all the billions that we
are spending. Nor do we want glory,
but we do want to stop that plundering,
that numbering and stop those atrocities
that shall cease to reach out for power
and dominion for once and for all time;
have a word for those f fathers ers.s and I'd
the training camps and to the front
and I say to you, Let not your heart
be troubled, be not afraid. You cannot
and your trust in God will be a life
preserver to that boy He cannot lose
BE grateful that you have. boy to
give for such cause, and II he should
not return, he cannot lose for his star
will shine even brighter and brighter
with glory all it's own. Be. strong
and courageous, fear not nor be dismayed
for the emperor of Germany nor all the
multitudes that are with him. There
are more with us than with him. with
him there is an arm Of flesh, but win
us is the Lord, our God, who Will help
shall Know that God saveth not with
submarines, nor cannon, nor poison gas
SEES, and he will deliver them into our
defeat was turned into victory. Re
member the, battle Of the Marine where
there were only $4,000 British, soldiers
and the French, and where, it has been
walk right through them. What was it
that stopped the German soldiers? 1t
was not the English and French soldiers
alone. 1t was the soldiers and the
French and English nations driven to
I ration in their extremity, driven
against the wall, crying out to the living
rod, and the German soldiers were stop
ped. So we have nothing to fear for i
is the principle that we stand for and
the German steam roller will not break
through. ... 0. =
Let us dedicate ourselves to this sa-
cred cause. for no more are we measured
by our wealth, nor what we have, nor
what we say, but by what we have done
and are doing for our country. Let
us strip ourselves of all that makes for
pride, greed and selfishness, IL all that
is mean and base, and let more noble
spirit work within us. Let US so live
that we may be worthy of the victory to
be achieved. In this hour of great trial
let us live and sacrifice for liberty and
humanity as others have done in time
past. Let us prove ourselves worthy
of those who have gone forth from
for liberty SO when they return, we can
say with them, 1--WE also We're in 1t,
we also did our full duty" @54l ~
I will close with the presidents words:
cate our lives and our fortunes,
everything we are. and everything
that we have, with the pride of
those who qnow that the day has
come in which America, is priv
might for the principle. that gave
her birth, happiness and the peace
that she has treasured. God help
her. She can do no other