The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-13

american politics; we've. got n gane
OF devils. We've got the devfl Of Of.
nce-secking. we've got the devil OF
fraud. we've got the devil of graft
we've got the devil OF injustice. we've
got the devil of wastefulness: we've
got no God; we've got plenty of rum
We've got plenty of rye, we've got
plenty OF beer, we've got plenty of
pork barrels. we've got plenty of
cry. plenty of state, plenty of ma
tional frauds---no God.
Church and State.
Il DO not believe In the union of
church and OF state. No. SIR. And
you never can unite. sir. and dictate
and run this government by any &C.
ciesiastical power on God Almighty S
) ai5s Never Neysr' =.
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friends. in blood to their brides FIRST!
/ don't believe in the union OF church
and OF state, but I'd like to see al
party recognize open and above
board without disguise, without cant
tile God in whose name Columbus
discovered America. the God in whose
name George Washington and the
continental armv won our victory in
the dark days of '76.
Ia like to see them come out open
~ and acknowledge the God who pro-
tected our armies of 70. OF 1912. Of
1S48. of 1861. of 1898, and the God
who hovers over the Stars and Stripes
today in the conflict of the world.
the God OF our happy homes. the
God OF our virtuous men and the God
or our virtuous women. the God OF
our little children and the God of
our bountiful harvests, the God OF
our prosperous nation.
oh said fellow to me in Tlli-
nois. "Bill. 1t wouldn't be fair to put
IN the plank Of political party the
recognition Of a God when we've got
n lot Of people IN this country that
don't believe in a God"
Oh. we've got a lot Of NUTS that
don't believe IN virtue: we've got
people that don't believe IN the sane
ffty of the marriage ties; we've got
people who don't believe In property
rights: we've got people who want
to rob, who want to steal; we've got
people that want to rape: we've got
parderers. white slavers that want to
seduce and sell the flower Of our
efrlhood into slavery; we've got men
that want to burn: we've got men
that want to kill: we've got men that
want to stick gun under your nose.
Would you refuse to make laws
against the criminal element because
we have got an element that don't
believe in God. don't believe in de-
cercy. don't believe in Jesus Christ?
l want to say to you. sir. would
YOU refuse TO be loyal to your coun-
try because some other fellow is
traitor? Would you refuse to be a
Christian because some other man is
an infdel? Would you refuse to be
true to your wife because some other
man is iiving'in sin with another wo-
MANI Oh All onNA ,n
women believe in God and in Jesus
Christ
tell you. there rs overwhelming
waiting for the party that's
got the grit TO make an acknowledge
ment Of God--the God of this nation,
the God that has blessed us as no
other nation. the God that's blessed
l's at our harvests blessed us in our
health, in our civilization. blessed us
n our protection against foreign
enemies
Therefore. we acknowledge his
goodness and we pray for his contin-
ued mercy and in the name of God
we unfurl our banner
This is Gods set time for this city.
and air, you've never seen Gods spirit
move and work upon the people of
this city as he's doing today, us
Gods set time to bless. and IL this
city viii fail on her knees before God,
IL this city will turn from her evil
WAYS II this city viii piedre her love
and her loyalty TO God, If this city
with her wealth. with her vigor and
with her power will yield to Jesus
Christ II this city will come oyer on
the side of the cross OF Jesus Christ.
fhcn not only this city hut the
country round about will follow SUIT
a nd the church will he Allied through
The influence OF this great city OPEN
ing her arms and her heart and say
ing, Jesus Christ, come in