Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-01
NEED FEARLESS MEN
TO ADMINISTER LAWS
Rev. p. 4. Arthur breaches on Ones
Duty to God and
Nation.
PRESS HAS DONE ITS DUTY
Situation Has Been Exposed, and II
It Continues 1t Will BE the Fault
OF Law-Abidirg Citizens Who
Give Tacit Consent.

We need good government and men
to administer the laws iearleSsly and
without favoritism 'cstceming public
office public trust declared Rev.
Philip a. Arthur. rector Of the Church
of the Assertion. yesterday morning In
patriotic sermon in which he set
forth ones duty to God and the nation.
We who have the right OF franchise
must stand for civic righteousness. and
from municipal to national govern
ment see that laws were equitable and
just and that fraudulent practices per-
petrated by unscrupulous Individual.
or corporations shall receive not only
the disapproval of an outraged people.
but the strong hand of Abe law shall
be invoked and merited1 punishment
meted out to them.
II commend the press on this~ city"
continued the minister. FOR tho past
the newspapers have played In cn-N
tightening the people of Richmond
regarding the conditions that exist in
our city. and hereafter 1t will be the
fault OF the good and law abiding
citizens Of our community II they allow
these conditions to continue to exist.
The duties and obligations of all
public officials are outlined for them,
and when they take upon themselves
solemn obligations, II they are honest.
truthful. and conscientious, do they
need to be forced 10 perform their
sworn duty?
shall We tolerate those who NOT
only do not perform their known duty,
but become breakers OF the law they
arc sworn to uphold? II we stand for
pure democracy. those who hold public
offices arc our servants. paid employees
TO do their duty and TO give good
account OF their stcwa rdship.
TIMES CALL FoR
ACTIVE PATRIOTISM
Our nation needs patriotism. Pa
triotism means not simply being al
good citizen and being loyal te the
government, but the laying down Of
ones life, il need he. for the defense of
it's principles We turn back the pages
OF history and find in 1876 that the
people of this country would not
tolerate despo,ism. Patriotism fred
tho breast Of the high and Iowly: men
rallied TO tho call 10 arms. With in
adequate facilities. privation. and sur
ferinS they fought for the cause they
believed TO be right and just. They
were willing to lay down their lives
upon tho altar Of freedom.
The Declaration of Independence.
passed after thoughtful and serious
elaboration on July L. 1916. once and
forever set the example to the world
and set the stamp of its approval upon
this nation as one that stood for free
dom OF thought, freedom Of action
While war is TO be deprecated yet IN
the struggle in which We arc now en-
gagged there could lie no peace without
war. The time for action came when
diplomacy failed And IL We must h6ht
let IL be done in the fear of God and
may our prayer be that when war
shall cease and tranquility prevail.
that nations shall learn war no more
but that Righteousness shall cover the
earth as the waetsr cover the sea; then
harmony. peace and concord shall be
our heritage forever and the banner of
love shall be the flag of all nations"