Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-27

lows the war has maze still stranger
trench fellows. The Ghurka from
India and the Arab, the Algerian and
the HOttentot from central Africa
have spilled their blood along with
the New Zealander, the Canadian and
the Belgian in che cause of freedom
The American airman fought with a
British gun from French flying
plane. The Figi SANDER has gone
over the top with his French ana
American brothers, each in mis- own
tongue repeating that glorious watch
word OF France, They shall not pass
The war has given a mighty EN-
phasis 10 President Wilson's words
The world no longer consists Of
neiehborhoods. The whole is linked
together into common life and in
teIeSt such as humanity never saw
before AMI the starting OF wars can
never again be a private and indivtd
ual matter for nations.
Even though ours was the last ma
ton to enter the conflict, we have
been touched to the last man in Amer /
lea with the truth Of our great Prcsi
dents declaration. In common with
all of our allies we have all been
brought to the altar of our country to
present our Offering OF men and
money, time and tears, sympathy ard
sacrifice, yielding willingly and gladly
to the terms Cf our government, whiil
they should organize US even TO the
last ounce Of -four and die last umpI
Of sugar. Two striking slogans of the
Third Liberty Loan come to us with
eyer-expanding significance One was
Halt the Hun. The other was, To
make the world a decen. place to live
in The first objective has been
achieved with Gods help. The battle
is done and the day is won Most
our soldiers will soon hear the com
mand, AS you We're, and Break
ranks Thus will terminate the war !,
time activities. and they will have dis
charged their patriotic duties with
high honors
The Church.
THE gospel OF Christ and the
church which proclaims it are the =
of freedom in America =,
Other foundation for democracy can :,
no man lay than that which has been :
laid in Christ 1t came from Him.
That was fine and unconventional t
tribute paid to Christ by Decker. The /,
first true gentleman that eyerI 81
breathed He was also, as Lowell,
points out the first true democrat -'
that ever lived The world knew .
nothing OF the right of the common -
man until Christ brought to earth the s.
revelation OF the infinite value Of y
every soul, The democracies Of 81
Greece and Rome were for the few.
resting on the slavery Of the many.
and soon persisted No one before "a
ever voiced the value and unspoken IL
hopes OF common humanity. The
Bible has been woven into the tex.
-ure OF American life. The existing
government OF TINS country said VII
lam II. Seward, could never have had
existence bul for the Bible
tt Home.
The home has played an meal.
,ulable part in the building and the
Of free institutions: in
America and everywhere it has -four
shed. Home is the training school
# reverence, of sympathy. of ODE
Hence and self-control, without which
N widespread sca.e a republic is
nockery. The home as we know il.
With its reverence for womanhoaa. its
olicitude for childhood, its ideals. has
ever appeared apart from Christian ia
ty. In his Cotter's Saturday Night
iobert Burns gives us more than a
eautiful picture of a Christian home
D the highlands OF Scotland. Il is
profound piece of philosophy:
From scenes like these old Scotia's
grandeur springs,
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