The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-02-15
is NEEDED
IN COURTS AND CIVIL LIFE

Last Sunday evening the Methodist
church pastor, Rev. b. r. Meredith.
spoke on the subject. The Great
est Blessing That Could Come TO the
Nation" Ii We were asked to give an
opinion on such subject. our an.
swers would be colored by our ayo.
cations in life. There are MANY
things that are greatly needed. such
as: new social passion to translate
Christianity into actions that the
nation might live up to the golden
rule; for Americans to cease making
money their God and learn To live
sanely; better training for our chill
dren; but to my mind the greatest
need of the nation may be expresses
in these words, "A clear vision of
right thinking. national hunger and
thirst for Righteousness" The psalm.
list has expressed it thus: Blessed il
the nation whose God is Jehovah. !.
righteousness exalteth a nation. but
sin Is reproach to any people. In
the words of the Master we are told
to Seek first the Kingdom of God
and His Righteousness" Could we but
realize this all other needful things
would soon be added unto us.
We need this righteousness in our
civic life. Our courts of justice are
often dominated her politics. The sa-
credness of the oath is frequently vi
clated bv jurors. Instead of giving a
verdict based upon the evidence ju-
rors too often are influenced by their
prejudices either for or against the
law supposed to have been violated.
This is particularly true of Violators
of the liquor laws. The difficulty In
obtaining verdict of guilty in such
cases as bootlegging shows the need
of deeper sense of righteousness
and justice. Failing that there should
be a reduction of the number neces-
sary to convict At all events Justice
must be meted out to the violators
of the law if we would inspire res
pect for our courts of Justice.
There is need for ? baptism of
in onr social life. The
extravagances of the idle rich, the
great INEQUALITIES of wealth, the vast
army of little children in mine and
factory. the underpaid girls in de-
partment stores who are tempted to
make unholy affiliations in order to
live. the unsanitary conditions of the
class-these and MANY 9th.
er Ike conditions have shocked so,
ciety and made us see the need of a
that will internertitself
in the social life of the nation. We
must help answer the prayer. "Thy
Kingdom Come" and put into eco
nomic and social relations the teach
lngs of the golden rule, in fact the
entire sermon on the mount When ,
Jehovah is indeed placed upon the
throne of our lives. we shall cease to
worship the almighty dollar and viii
not long permit the liquor octopus 80
fatten upon the blood and sinew of
an outraged humanity
The need of Righteousness is seen |
also in the moral and spiritual life |
Df the nation. With 10000 murders a /
year. with one divorce for every Z or
marriages, with t''e reeking social |!
vice of our great cities. with crimes /
out of greed and inter. ner
anc", there is occasion for alarm. We /
iced to get down on our knees ard /
1rav for q revival of righteousness
hat will sweep away this moral t1Ih /
md leave us pure and clean once /
pore
This revival of righteousness is
needed. There is not p
nan in Salmon who does nor need
he helm of Jesus Christ to enable
him to he at his hest. God has p won
lerful destiny for this nation but il
an only be realized as we interpert
he mind of the Master in our own
ives, and weave it into our laws. and
'xemplify 1t in all our social rela-
ions.