Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-15

ions of royalty he had said 10 the
king: 1T isn't lawful for you tc
have your brother Philips wife
He said to her: You're an old
bag, robed in royalty aad scintil-
lating in diamonds" And she was
mad, and her hands twitched tC
get at the throat of the man Of God
who dared tell her she was an Old
bag.
So She smiled blandly and said
You go back and tell Herod thai
you want the head of John the
Baptist on 4 charger"
Old Herod turned pale, but he
had to make good II it took his
skin off And he gave orders and
they beheaded John. So at the
next royal banquet they served W
the CORY. bleeding head of John
the Baptist on a charger because
of the oath's sake, the public, un-
relenting. binding oath He had
taken a vow that he would give her
anything she wanted, even TO the
half OF the kingdom, my friends
for the oath's sake.
Now, what a man publicly prom
Uses he invariably tries to fulfill, II
he is decent, but il he isn't a four
fiusher, excess baggage or a false
alarm. If young girl is gay.
frivolous, coquettish, she will go
down the line with any Tom, Dick
or Harry that will come across
with the price of a joy ride or \
cabaret show, a porterhOuse steak.
coffee with whipped cream. apple
pie with cheese-good night But
when she centers her affections
upon some young fellow and he
asks her hand IN marriage and she
gives her consent and the cere-
mony is performed, she feels the
frail robes Of maternity thrown
around her shoulders. Now she
lives for one, now she seeks to
please one, the man whose name
she bears and whose image is
woven into the fibers OF her heart,
and she will be true as long as the
sky and waves are blue, for the
oath's sake. the public, unrelent-
ing, binding oath.
Marriage Built on 0aths.
Our marriage system and or
homes are all built, my friends,
upon oath We see in it the life
of a volunteer when the call rings
out, ITO arms! to arms!" He
hears the call. He hears the cries
Of his mother and OF his children
who are dependent upon him. He
says. What will l do? Who will
take care of them If l am killed
If l am wounded, what will they
do?" He fights the battle over in
his own mind. He steps up before
the recruiting officer. He is eK-
amined. He is accepted. He stands
out, lifts his hand. takes the oath
of allegiance to defend the flag and
the constitution against all inter
nal or external enemies. He goes
on the firing line. He. becomes
bullet meat for $50 a month, eats
sow-belly and hard tack. sleeps in
the snowdrifts or on deck of tho
battleship, and he will fight until
she sinks beneath his feet and he
becomes food for fish. What for?
Oh, the oath's sake, the public, un-
binding oath.
What a man promises he invar-
iably tries TO fulfill. and you have
promised to forsake houses and
lands and children for the gospels
sake.
And then we believe in our
Commander-in-Chief's ultimate tri-
umph. Faith is the mightiest limb
ed colossus that ever walked across
the land or waded into the sea.
To;tb SC . oiaD+ that nouar 6rac a
distress signal nor flashes a S. o.
S. Never! Never! Faith never al
lows the cancers of doubt to eat
and gnaw into your heart. Faith
is a quick-eyed. lynX-eared. thin
Tipped subordinate waiting to catch
the command from the Command
ar-in-Chief, and to do it If it takes
every drop of blood or every dol
lar in your pocket. Faith is war
riOr invading the enemy's country
and burning every bridge behind,
Tor it expects TO live there. Faith
makes no provision for a relapse.
Faith is going to the goal for
Faith will put the ball
over the fence in the last half of
he ninth inning, score 3 TO o.
against you, bases full. two men
1ut and two strikes and three balls
called on you.
Faith in Joseph's brothers
sheaves, falling down in obeisance
% Joseph's sheaves. Faith in Da-
lids sling making the giant bite
he dust as he hLrls the rock into /
lis bean.
Faith Scales All.
There is nothing too high for |
aith TO scale, no circumference too |
great for it to 60 round, nothing !
90 deep for it to fathom. If un- /
Ter the inspiration Of our human I
eaders men can be inspired to |
light until they leave their bones |
o bleach on the sand hills and rot |
n the swamps, or they will dye |
he snowdrifts of Russia red with |
heir blood, and make the crags 1
md the peaks of the Alps stepping |
tones to invading glory; If they |
will climb the rocky sides OF Look !
nut and fight among the clouds, If /
hey will fight unt.. the ship sinks |
,eneath their feet and their bodies /
,ecome food for fishes and for |
what ought We not be |
bile TO do with Jesus Christ, my |
riends, as our leader.
Yank some of the groans and |
offerings and pessimisms out of
our prayers: shove in some accla-
nations Of triumph and salute the /
ictor in advance and believe that !!
iod still lives and is on the job.
It last, when we reach the bar
acks of heaven, the choir win /
hant unceasing praise, and when
re lift our eyes we will see Him
ace to face and hear His voice.