The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-11-21

that German victory WIS
certain. But what is the result?
defeated and broken nation. facing
famine and the havoc of war--miilions
OF lives lost-billions OF dollars squars
dered-untold suffering inflicted upon
the oppressed peoples OF her domin-
ion. The Kaiser has been driven from
his throne. the object OF the worlds
righteous hatred Pride of poweA
which exhalts itself above righteous
ness goeth before destruction. and "A
vaunting spirit before a fall. Thus the
most presumptuous and coiiossiai
scheme for world dominion has come
to a tragic end for. he vexed God
Germanys tragedy. however. Is but
the tragedy of all nations that have
vexed and forgotten God. Let us not
permit this great event to pass with
out reading the great lesson which
God has been writing in capital letters
down through the ages-THAT Ma
T1ONS ARE SUBJECT TO THE WILL
or GOD AND WILL. RECEIVE HIS
BLESSING ONLY SO LONG AS
THEY RECOGNIZE AND OBEY HiM.
Call the roll OF fallen nafions -fhsy
have all ended In tragedy b.causs.
they forgot God. Pharaoh dared TO
defy the Lord saying. who Is Jehovah
that ! should obey his voice.. Hal
he recognized .sod and obeyed Him
his army would not have been over
thrown in the Red Sea.
Ninerch became a great pcsxe- ur..
der the leadership OF SennacherIb.
but their power was the fruit of un-
righteous robbery and oppression
which could not fail TO provoke the.
righteous wrath OF God 'RenoId. +
Qru araiugf xau IL.
hosts. Thou art vile. will nstels
thy grave. and they that look upon
thee shall say, Niueveh ir laid tsf1ste =
Two centuries later xenophon and hiw
ten thousand" passed over the ruins
OF Ninevah and found that God had
dus. o deep Wide grave for that proud
city and buried her In the sand.
Babylon enjoyed world domination nn.
der Se3uchadncxzar. but before tho
third generation had passed IN, mys-
terious hand wrote upor the walls OF
Belshaxzar's banqueting hall. -'rhou-
art weighed in the balances sni found
wanting. Thy kingdom is divided and
given TO the Medes and Pcrslans-" In
that night was Beishazzar the ding.
slain. In rapid succession Nedo-persls
was conquered by Greece; Greece by
Rome and Rome by the barbarian
sftsNt" W eht hOAttts
Over apostate Jerusalem and Judoa
Jesus wept. and said How I would
nave gathered you unto myself--hut
yc would not. Behold, Your hoaso IL
left unto you desoiate- Forty years
later the city OF Jerusalem was des.
troyed by the Roman Legions under
Titus and for nearly two thousand
years, The Wandering Jews" scatter
cd and persecuted among all nations.
testify to the terrible folly of forsak-
ing God.
Spain was once the greatest nation
In the world Her wealth was accu-
muiated through murder. robbery and
oppression. Spain did not honor God
In her past history and is OF little con
sequence today.
Napoleon. like meteor. had a bril-
liant but short career. He said God
Is on the side of the strongest bat
talon, but he learned TO his dismay.
that God was on the side OF the right.
eousness
And now another chapter has been
added In the tragedy OF nations. Ger
many has gone down In ruin ana
shame. In spite of her boasted
strength she has miserably failed.
and the reason IN evident She taught
in her schools that the Bible was not
a divine revelation from God there
fore not nm authoritative guide TO CON
duct She trampied under foot the Son
OF God. she brokek her international.
treaties: she violated ali the rights
of humanity Truly "Righteousncss
exhaiteth nation. but sin IL re.
proach to any people"
And now the moral is this. II AM
erica Is to long endure, she must. AZ
all costs. keep friendship with God.
for Blessed is that nation whose God
Is the Lord Victory Hugo said. .'Be-
hind all history is the shadow OF the
Great Right Hand A hand which /,
rules In Righteousness.
. After all. our national responsibility
Is an individual responsibility, for a
nation IL but group Of individuals.
Now. In peace as well as In war. Is the
time for pariotism--a patriotism TINT
leads US not only TO obey the laws Of
the land, but also to obey the laws OF