The Arizona copper camp., 1919-11-15

met while in the camp, on the battle
field, at the front, and while they
were engaged in any of the duties
that were assigned to them. They
were doing that which their country
called them to do, and that which
God had called them to do; because
God is back of government: that is
made plain in the scriptures; and the
call of their country that is based on
right principles and stands for hu-
manity and the glory of God, is a
call from God; and duty that is rem
dered to our country under those con-
ditions is service rendered to God.
when Sergeant Alvin C. York
stood there in prayer and shot down
every one of those eight German SOL
diers who were coming at him with
bayonets set from a distance of about
twenty yards, he was doing the duty
which was laid upon him by God, as
well as by humanity. What was true
of him has been true of all the others.
great work that has been accom-
plished. It goes to show what men
can do when they rise up as one man
in the defence of the right. They
drove back the cloud that over
shadowed our country, and meant the
destruction of our country as we be-
neved. What would there have been
for America if we had had to live
under the domination of the kaiser, or
the principles for which autocracy in
Europe stood? These men have driven
back the cloud that o'ershadowed and
meant the destruction of our country
had it been victorious. They have
also struck tyranny heavy blow. A
blow from which may it never re-
covert 1t seems to me that it is time.
and Jelieve it is a thing people of
the nation realize, for emperors and
crowned heads and royalty to be put
aside, and for the people to govern
themselves. Our soldiers have done
a great deal to overthrow those peo-
pie by whom the nations of Europe
were being dominated and ruled.
They have helped to lift the burdens
and relieve the suffering of these peo.
pie and have brought hope to them.
When l speak of our soldiers 1 speak
of those who were at the front and
over there. They have helped to make
the world safe for democracy. That,
you know, was the great cry. They
have helped to bring in new era.
This world never will be the same
as it has been in the past / hardly
think the nations of this earth will
ever be the same, although some ma
tions are affected more than others.
What of the Victory?
"The question now is: What will
we do with this great victory and
these conditions that our soldiers have
helped to bring US into? What will
they do with it? They have helped
to fulfill Gods plans and purposes con-
cerning the nations of the earth and
concerning humanity. We read from
the Prophet Isaiah: They shall beat
their swords into plowshares and
their spears into pruning hooks Ma
tion shall not life up sword against
nation, neither shall they learn war
any more 1t is prophecy. 1 can
nat say how near the time is when
oil fIO r,slS k< sN,k1
plowshares and all the spears into
pruning hooks, when the nations shall
not rise up against nation / say |
do not know how near that period is,
but it is coming; that is the word of
God; and these men, our soldiers
have helped to fulfill the plans of
God by opening up the way for this
glorious age to come upon this earth.
AS an illustration of it, we know that
as result of this war, the victories
that have been won, the Holy Land of
Palestine is now being rid of the
Turks, and. Mohammedan religion,
and the way is being prepared for
the ancient chosen people of God to
return to their own country again and
establish themselves there Some say
that this will be the age that is
spoken Of there by Isaiah. The Jews
will be reestablished and when that
time comes they are going to turn 20
the Lord and Him who they have re-
jected in the past they are going to
accept. Something is going to be
brought to bear upon them to show
them that they were in error in OF
accepting Him. Wien they do accept
Him they will accept Him with all
their hearts and then they will be the
greatest missionaries in the world. In
that glorious age when the swords
have been beaten into plowshares and
all tho spears into pruning hooks and
there lall be no war any more, in
that time, in that glorious age, the