Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-07-26
WHEE, 81 '.oO Stand?

oohcu SO many time
"iial caused this great war and thor,
nave !, " heen as many answers as th,
olllerent minds could muster IN
AS Ada sinned we all in Adam
u'eo anc sin and Satan have been q,
WORK IN the hearts of men eva,
Slnnce; al from that d2v ur+;1
now, when the devil would get such
hold on a man that ruled a nation
until ne thought like Paul. when he
was on his way to Damascus that
ail ere wrong except himself and
dill must bow down to his rule; then
you Will see disconted people and
they VIII fight and lie for their
rights and liberty, S, nv answer
would be: lie devil is the whole
cause of this great war IS he was
the hrst ever to ra; se wa f,r we ara
told in Gods Word lat H.. raised uor
III ileaVen' then he was bound and
Cast into the pit that burns forever
ana ne should be loosed on earth
lor d season. Now, | think he has
oeen loosed in the form of the Kajs-
er OF Germany, for he began making
preparation over forty years aeo
that ne might bring war and trouble
ana brlng the world under his hellish
RUE and terror; so he gathered TO-
eether his allies and swooped down
On little, weak Belgium and begun
MS cruel wo:l by killing the men
ill-treatine the .1nocent girls and
murderiHs ,,,e children, until France
could stand it no LONGER. Nation
alter nation saw the great yc..e and
burden ne was trying to place upon
the world until we, lie the other
nations, could stand it no LONGER
linen, our great President, with his
heart upllfted to God in PRAYER
asking His guidance and our bows
listening to the groans of mothers
ana the cries of babes that the cruel
Kaiser, by his U-boats, had sent to
the bottom of the briny deep; with
thelr hearts bleeding in sorrow thew
answered our great Woodrow Will
son: We ar ready to stand at YOUR
back until We hear no more cries
and groans ii the nigh. : deep and
the world has her liberty md the
people are free After due consid-
Grafton and much study and PRAYER
and long forbearance, our country
called and our noble boys answered.
Here am |; send mel and our noble
sons begun to rally around the flag
pole of the old stars and stripes
Many of our boys are in the strue-
gle until she shall come futterine
IN the air to her native land with
her stripes brigi.c and her stars elit-
terlnS and our boys, with a smile on
their faces. shouting: I'VE never let
ner 80 down in defeat, nor drag in
the dust; no, neither did she get wet
III the sea-" Then, aa she enters
our harbors she Will f itter in the
air and say, in whisp rig tones to
our mothers: Glory to God; honor
to your sons; peace on earth and
liberty to the world"
On which side are you? The dev-
lis, for war, or Gods, for liberty and
peace? We, who stay at home are
allied with one or the other; now
now are you going to show which
side you are on? Are you going to
show our boys you are allied with
them, by buying Liberty Bonds and
War Savings Stamps and helping
the Red Cross, or are going to show
that you are allied with the Kaiser
by keeping your money in banks or
loaned out at big interest to some
private trust, and not doing any
thing except standing around talk
ing hard times, riding around in an
automobile and stabbing your bows
in the back? Let us ask ourselves
where do I stand?
j. S. LEOPARD.
Cateechee, S. c..
-W. S. S.-