The Washington herald., 1918-01-03
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infant republic was organized In
prayer. The declaration of Inde-
pendence was signed in prayer. The
ship OF state was launched In pray
er. And not alone was the Declara-
| ton Of Independence signed. my
$friends, in prayer. but at Valley
/ Forge. Washington waded armpit
deep in the snow and soldiers In the
Continental army wrote their names
in blood upon the snow white pages
of q nations manuscript, sir, and
when the guns of Gettysburg thumb
cred on the plains of Pennsylvania.
Abraham Lincoln with Bishop simp-
son were on their knees all night In
the White House, praying God TO
overthrow slavery and to preserve the
Union which God Almighty did.
And not alone that. The Tree Of
Life has borne no choicer fruit than
the late William Mckinley. and that
gentleman OF the West our own
citizen Roosevelt. Isn't ashamed to
put the Bible under his arm and 90
to church.
And then my friend. William Jen-
nings Bryan. Is as clean as a hounds
tooth. though don't agree with him
on the peace proposition. He is a
good praying friend. President Will
son reads the Bible twice q day.
My big-hearted. big-framed friend.
Champ Clark, Of Missouri, kneels in
prayer. My friend. Cooper, Of the
that he had the names OF seventy
Senators and Cabinet officers wA
are ready to go out any time and
preach the Gospel OF Jesus Christ,
the Son of God.
The manhood Of the Senate, the
House of Representatives.. and the
Cabinet are men OF prayer. and SO.
therefore. you have power when you
see religion makes you happy.
plead, In closing. for a happy. full
moon-faced religion. One reason why
you have lost your hold on your
children Is that your prayers are
cold. They are stereotyped. Like a
man who always asked the blessing
when he didn't have company. One
day they had company. They start
ed to eat. and the little boy said
to his ma. 'Ain't pa going to make
that funny noiyse in his throat?"
When some men pray to God they
look like a jack rabbit eating al
falfa- He can get out and yell like
a Comanche Indian, and when In
church be just ike bump on a log.
Picture Swfndle.
Like boy and girl who were go
ing to school. They had to cross a
pasture. An cid ram got after them
and the little boy said. "oh, sis,
let's get down and pray" She said.
NO. you little fool Get up and
run. and pray while you're running
And he couldn't think of anything
but that stereotyped prayer he heard
at home. "oh, God. help US to be
thankful for what We are about TO
receive"
One day Mrs. Sunday was out with
a little girl in Chicago giving her an
airlng-walking. She rounded a cor
ner and saw a crowd. Fourteen
photographs and a panel for a dol
lar. She was never known to pass
anything like that and she went in
right straight She said, ''Is the order
still in force? Or is 1t too late?'
NO. he said. lit expires tomorrow
noon. Do you want your picture
taken? She said. mo, my little
girls" Your little girls? Sit right
mere, little girl Like that. Look
right here, please"
What is the name and address 80
"410 Monroe street" Very well. the
proofs will be up tomorrow" And
MIS- sunday said, Fourteen photo
graphs and a panel for a dollar?
snow me, I'm from Missouri II they
are good We will get Helen's."
A day or two later I went over
and the little girl said. "Oh. uncle
DON'T you want to see my pieture7-
said. 'AIl right" She went ana
brought it out and 1 said. "Wby.
they are not pictures OF you" Mama
said. Yes. we had them taken on.
Paulina street" I said, That fel-
low can AFFORD, from a business
standpoint. to pay the price OF the
picture Nobody looking at the pic
him."
Ny friends. the world Is asking
God for picture OF Jesus Christ,
ana IN response he points to The
photographs of the people whose
names are on the church record, Oh.
what sad reproduction No won
der the world isn't crowding around
Goos photograph gallery. No won-
DER Is II standing there with a lonely
sign hanging out. It makes a sad
reproduction of Jesus Christ and his
truth. - MS
think a man is a fool who thinks
ne can gain anything by growing
and finding fault at home and maxi
Ing He'll on earth. If some people
growled over what they get to eat
at hotel like they do about the
things they get to eat at home,
they'd be kicked out in 1--WE minutes
ana be without a tooth in their
head
Word for the Wives.
Henry Ward Beecher said a man
had a menagerie, and in it a lion, a
bear. and wolf. and a fellow Jump
ed up and said, Henry, add a hog to
the collection" And saw just a
word Try praising your wife even
IL It does frighten her at first. May
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