Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-29

pOrtunlty ana even N1e TO carry the
war to q successful issue.
The day has gone by for terms.
! there can be no terms, no conditions
| made with devils, with mad beasts.
with soulless monsters. The only ar
gument they can understand is force
and death. We must fight. every
man Of us, every woman of US. to the
bitter end. Fight until we have
crushed and beaten to the ground
every Prussian. fight so fiercely and
with such purpose that for q thou
sand years German will fear to
| speak of war.
Third: We must lift with all the
stored power Of the ages. our nation
and all nations up to God. We must
make of all races. all forces and all
power fulcrum and with them &C
complish our purpose. The hour il
| come to ask not What can I save
| for myself" or What are the divi-
dends of this venture" but How
much can I save and give in defense
! of this great cause?" The demand Of
| the hour is for those who have but
one question: SHOW me where to
| take hold. teach me how to lift There
! is no place in America for the lean
ers, work or fight must be our slo-
/ gan.
! Fourth: We must stand together.
| Only by united action can we accom-
I plish the purpose we have set our
selves to accomplish. This is true
I for all classes of society. but it is
! GoublN true of the churches. Our
| object in standing together is that
with a single purpose we may go for
| Ward in the great task of achieving
| human liberty. For the task of the
church must ever mean the realiza-
ton of the Kingdom through the
! brotherhood of all races.
BY standing together tho United
States has come to be a powerful
nation. Under the influence Of this
idea. capital has united to build
railroads and steamship lines. to de
Nelop our natural resources. to
| build up our great industries. This
| idea has made America the might
! lest force in the new world This
ldea Will yet grip the minds Of the
american people and help then,
solve the big problems growing out
| OF the war
| The churches must put aside
prejudice and be ready to comprom-
Use on nom essentials They must
! unite on the fundamentals. Their
/ only contention must be, who can
love and sacrifice most. who can
serve most effectively Let us have
| done with argument and bitterness.
and standing together under the
/ Cross with Christ our leader go forth
TO save 4 Borrowing. stricken world
| Flfth; We must protect each 9TH
! er. This is fundamental principle
! or American life and government
rms lCea teaches us how to assume
/ NE responsibilities; it insists that
we are our brothers keepers This
! idea Will bring us together and unite
All Christian sects. and finally end
the age long contention between
! proteStants and Catholics.
| This idea has given us fraternal
soclelics. our great commercial
clubs and our labor unions. forces
that while they have within them
selves elements of danger IL un-
wisely used. at the same time are
the agents that are doing moro to
up-bulld American civilization than
any others except the home. the
, school and the church.
inns ldea has made possible our
educational Institutions, our social
+ service organizations and has made
out OF forty eiSh states a mighty
nation.
,amcs G. Blaine was the nrst
statesman to see and appreciate the
significance of this principle in mol.
tics. When he declared for recin-
focity he was putting the decaloeue
and the Sermon on the Moupt unlo.
meath the science OF government An
International relations. When Mr.
piaihe gave the nation this master.
lui pilhclpic he was making nos.
sloie an open door to the trade of
all the American Republics. and wa,
making it possible for us TO he inde-
, pendent of Europe Had we fol-
lowed his advice we would have lons
! ago won the confidence and trade n,
inc south American people.
| ms great Christian ideal of RI.
! operation and service at the heart
OF reciprocity offers the ONLY solr.
h ioh OF the international peace prob
! iem' The league for peace is the
( hrst step in this direction The pro-
posed union of the British Colonies
as Federated nation is another dc.
Velopment Of this idea. The hour
has come when the churches must
see and understand and put into
practice, as never before, this grea.
principle of her Lord. We mus+
form league, defensive and often
slve, with every soldier of Jesus
Chrlst. This is the hour when
christian unity must prevail Oh
Tor fiood-tide OF Christ love in
human hearts, great enough "a
sweep the world over the last sand.
bar Of indifference and opposition
These sim pie rules and PRINCIPLES
II adoped by the church. cannot but
/ contribute to the solution of her diff
ficuls problems. That the Church
must make new adjustments. both
now and at the close of the var. is
beyond question. The world to-
morrow will not be the world of YES
terday. The church that has the
spirit Of tho Master will not hesitate
to trust the principle he gave for
establishing his kingdom.
! Therefore. the church with the
courage and conviction to look until
( she sees all facts that orine ~,,;.L