The Cordova daily times., 1919-04-05

tory will ever give account. There they might perceive the real meaning of sacrifice. There they could see what human heroism endured for the liberty of the race here and the wide world over. Standing on a gentle knoll this historic town of Ypres, with no strategic or real military value, was seemingly the symbol of that for which Britain and her com rade nations fought From its ruins one looks out and around upon miles and miles of dead level plain. There is not shrub to shield from view the body of a single brave man whose valor illumines the history of the tre- mendous conflict there. Directly to the north is Paschaendale ridge, and stituting the only high ground any where to be seen, taking Ypres in front and flank. These heights were held by veteran Prussian legions, who from their summits could see the cov- eted waters of the English channel. Spread out in the plains below, with out shelter from enfilading fire of great guns, was the army of our Brit i ish ally. The only protection the men could get was from the multitude of shell holes, nearly every one half
 filled with water. Here by night and
 day, in fair weather and foul, fighting their way step by step, waist deep in
 mud and mire, chilled to the bone,
 these incomparable heroes, these cru saders in the cause of liberty, fought
 their way through inconceivable ob-
 stacles and drove the enemy off the heights from which the hun had liter
 ally viewed the Promised Land!
 Great God! What moment was that
 for civilization! And how beyond the
 imagination of man to picture hu- man endurance and courage so ever-
 lastingly sublime!
 We call this last the Victory Lib
 erty Loan. It is that and more; it is
 Thanksgiving Loan. stood upon the
 battleship New York with Admiral
 Rodman when the wireless news came
 that Germany had capitulated, and
 from the Grand Fleet l went down to | Edinburgh to accept an invitation | from the lord provost to a service of | thanksgiving in the cathedral of St.
 Giles. There, under the nave, heard l the great organ peal forth it's sweet | thanksgiving strains and heard the great choir sing psalm of praise to God for the victory over common | foe. It was the one hundred and twenty-fourth psalm that was rend- cred, and it sounded like a 6,OOO-year- old prophecy, so well adapted was it to the moment, acclaiming the good ness of God for sustaining the spirit and stirring the valor of the allied troops until they had overcome the enemy when the hour seemed darkest. And when l come home and hear gentlemen say that we must suppress all sentiment and approach this Lib erty Loan on cold-blooded business basis, I wonder if 1 was too easily moved by the thanksgiving strains that went up from the cathedral in Edinburth on the 18th of last Novem Der.
 Men in this great exigency of war have been transformed We think to- day of the Transfguration as if it were altogether and finally super natural We speak of it as if it were miles away in space, among the hills of Palestine; but it is my belief that in every great trial of humanity the Transiguration is ever present and that men and women with spirit to sacrifice and with courage to conquer, mount to it's highest peaks and bring heaven down upon earth. It is my be- lief that Edith Cavell among women, and Albert among kings and Mercier among churchman and Burgomaster Max among the lesser councillors, have their type in every nation of this earth; have their type among the humble and private citizens of this land; have their type here in Pitts- burgh tonight. While the best among us may presently witness in our own minds and hearts a singular contest between avarice and that better ele- ment of human nature which makes us willing to believe that man was created in the image of God, the right eventually will prevail. We are not going to approach the last Liberty Loan strictly in commercial spirit. We are not going to float it strictly | on commercial basis. It is impos-