The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-13

On yesterday / WAS in Baltimore al
the session ct the Federal Council Of
the Churches, and received teie-
gram from w. Nc Donald Ice ingistfn x
that be In Columbia today ut a han
qnet there, accompanied by the names
~ some local gcptie men whom knew
but about that time long distance
'rhonc call came and Mt the other end
Of tho line was Rnv. j. Sidney Peters
insisting that 7 be here tonight 7
thought them. and I arr sure now, that
II vaa rather . selfish thing in me TO
comA To Richmond instead OF going to
Columbia Yor know have been soma
what Of an ncciesia:ttcai tramp for thu
last two years- and evary time ] get
an excuse nowadays for stopping any
where In Virginia. am sfraad sesfsaa-
ness Eets the urrernost and ! stop.
0ne reason why Am naTn feit thai
would ee among body ~ men from
~ HON I vsdg&Axher fresh insriratinu
and courage FOR thfs great undertake
ing, which we have .hcfcre us.
do not understand how any man
IN theae days can be little Arr eriean.
10 not understSu3 saw any nan ca n
watch the progress of events in this
world Of ours. ana not realize that God
has brought America into the King
dom for such time as this, Indeed I
40 not understand now any man can
see how tNe nations Of the werld are
turning expeetanuw, hopefully and
pisa6inEfr 70 America for heir for lead
e~~hin without in HI. hart retotejn~
that his country j. to-day the lesdfne
country in all C+oSNc world. 7 have
said sometimes THAI 7 10 not know
any man that u,t~ more than thr
man to whom nobody goes for helm,
the man wh, has surrounded himsesf
be barriers. and whose SttngiDeea. II
il may be r raorsT matters. or whose
lack of generosity ard syrnpathv has
become 50 evident t1 his fellows
whether in the WORK 81 the church 81
the communities, That man r a neg
ltSihis quantity No matter what may be
his gifts. NJ matter what MAY ae hrs
money That man is a paupe~ IN this
world what man te he2pEer than the
man to wtsorr, ever body snstincffN CIV
turns and ~ whom they say in their
hearts that man IL KIND man. thar
mar is rwmosthetic '~ae he rti'
REIN me. ~ srrboav viii hsip me That
II the rIor~ ~ any waN.s life. that h~
50 live 10 his con,r nifty or state that
all his trienos I'd nstehbors whenever
anv matter Is brought forward feel
tina. he will give to the utmost IF his
power and rcsourcs.s.
And 80 II is with nations Ny
friends IL Us the glory of Asneyics
today that TIE whole world tnrns - uS
instfrctivsiv for he,r I have no fear
states seem 20 have that America vii,
DO too much. that America VIII cor
robc-ate the bounds. that we may h>
too sympathetic In our dealings with
the other nations ~ the world I can
nor understand how men can stand IN
public and talk little Americsnisrn. "
which would stcr this moral movement
of COR nation and prevent ms from
leading In any of the GREAT moral Issue
before the world today, Wherever ]
have touched PEOPLE from other coun-
tries and u has been my fortune 10
touch quite n number Of them IN the
Last two wears, 7 ave reioiced when
ever have been introduced as an
American citizen, and have realized AT
once the attitude ~ the men toward
me. not personally. but as representing,
the nation TO whom they turn ~
pectantfy at this time, We have
astonisied the world bv the greatness
Of our plans and hv the greatness Of
cur hbcralitv ana Of our sympathy. Our
aecertancc Of the setective draft act.
pouring out over 4,0fn.ent of our sons
into camps and across the ocean tn help
ether nations OF the world for freedom,
ana better living: the Npprorr iation OF
ever thirty billions OF our money to
carry out that great purpose. and the
way in which VIC rtocd with millions
behind the RED Cross to feed the starv-
ing and care for the wounded and tire
amount OF money that we put into
the hands OF our welfare organization
for our soldiers, not only millions. bn.
hundreds Of millions our people poured
out. and then the unlocking OF the
treasury houses OF orr Christian pAople
who having realized that they could dc
these things for war purposes, could
also do great things for tho Kingdom,
nf God. and the Methodists Eaptis.s
rreshyterians ana Tpiscopaiians are
pouring out tens and hundreds OF mil
lions for ths Masters work---whv Il
has been a manifestation ~ the powei
uf the Christian church. II has been a
raanifeststion to the other nations Of
the world ard has astcnished them
that we should have the vision ana the
liheraltty. And so is II any wonder that
in every great moral movement the
rest ct the world has turned to us for
helm and cooperation OF every kind