Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-20

Glppon has given us superb exam
le OF patriotic faith 1t is in that
hapter* where he depicts the Roman
A ttltude of mind when the Carthagen-
ans pushed their invasion to the heart
the empire. Hannibal was within
hree miles of'Rome. The imperial city
Fas besieged. To express complete.
onfldence in their ability to throw off
3 he invader, the land upon which Han
ploal was encamped was offered at
luct1on and promtly purchased a fabu-
4 Gus price.
4 We are to consider an Identical ex-
ample of faith. In the case before us
y he Babylonians are encamped within
hree miles of Jerusalem. The inhabi-
ants are in a state of panic. At this
Hateful moment God directs jeremiah
70 buy the field that is in Anathoth."
Now, Anathoth was where the enemy
was encamped. Without a murmur the
prophet invests his meager saving in
the field. The transaction saved Jew
fish morale and steeled the heart of the
whole nation against an inevitable
sdisaster
Fellow citizens, I ask you in the
Squiet of this Thanksgiving Sabbath to
refelect upon the far-reaching influ-
Nence of such intrepid patriotism. This
a is the faith we sorely need as the ma
ton goes forth to meet the foe. A staff
correspondent at the front has likened
America to a spear. Mr., Wilson is the
spear point and the people are aligned
behind him as the steel rod. The fig
] ure is striking. 1t should be added
however that faith is the temper in the
Esteeel
We must and we shall keep up the
morale of the republic. This is more
fneedful than men, money or munitions
Important as was the Liberty Loan,
40 ~ hoo ta+ - l,,@ IL
that intangible something, is the SUI
bperlative Prerequisite of victory. Well
sdoes the enemy realize this fact
Wherefore every influence at at Ger
smany's command is being eXerted in
Ia supreme attack behind the lines. The
HbulletS of socialism, paCirism and an
karchy are more deadly than thirteen
4 inch shells, and pessimism than pois
on gases. The incessant blasting at the
Nominations of American confidence
Rand ardor with propaganda of one kind
FOR another reveals very clearly what
Germany thinks of the impOrtanC of
nations morale
recognize the voice of '76 in buy
thee the field in Anathoth,' This war
must be won behind the fighting lines
" Jeremiahs ready to invest heart,
Wpreme venture of faith that gathers to
Juself the very ground now occupied by
he enemy Belgian, French, Italian,
= <3alkan. Have you that faith? If so
Slsou are in a position to render the
ighest service possible in your coun~
81. RVS hour Of peril
HE The most unlikely man in Jerusalem
q. q Or such inspirational work was Jere-
allniah. He was a pessimist with ma
Htional reputation. THE weeping
prophet is his pseudonym. He pos
i sessed inside information (from JehO-
vah) that the impending attack would
be successful and that seventy years
must elapse before he would be per-
mitted to claim his property. Further
more, he was a prisoner at the time OF
the purchase. The King Of Judah had
locked him up for prophesying this
very INVASION, considering Jeremiah a
public nuisance a much raker and
scold And he was poor
liz None can dodge the manifest applt-
pi cation Of all this. l see in this bit OF
history my own unmisalIle duty as a
i citizen The issue is so clearly drawn
"a that evasion is impossible, inasmuch as
my every excuse has been anticipated
iii If am patriot at heart it is my duty
Ielto trust God and boost, circumstances
ITO the contrary Notwithstanding.
thrust God and Boost" line of
Thought suggested by an Illuminating
Rbook&% which | read last summer. Hav-
CcapabIe of self government" the auth
or found Americas mind so enshrouded
N clouds of pessimism and her pro-
gress so enmired in a slough of de-
spond that he could only guess at the
Lntanswer But after reviewing, with in
= side knowledge, the nation wide de-
'generacy of recent years and diagnos-
cling the insidious diseases Of the body
pSIitic, the body corporate and the
a body social the book closed with a
chapter in which hit the trail
Thanksgiving was suggested as pos
49,. BILE remedy. Mr.. Nixon urged the
hsi clergyman who is not above secular
, themes" to focus a stern eye on the
nan in the street (for the moment the
man in the pew and a@monish him
like this:
upon this day Of Thanksgiving I
ieeesgive you a piece Of counsel. part graf
to itude, part duty, part prudence Here
nit Isl Fear God and Boost"
ur That paragraph was like blow be-
tiftween the eyes. But, instead Of put