Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-23
MINISTER'S BACK CIVIC
DRIVE FROM PULPITS

had fallen in the streets.
20. 1t was also full of robbery.
Where falsehood is practised, injustice
will be wrought-the two cannot be
divorced.
80. Full of witchcraft-thati is to
say, she acknowledged no abiding
moral sovereignty. Her moral world
was a world of chance and caprice
and everything would be as luck
would have it.
a. Filth. In the eyes of God,
Ninevah was unclean. Therefore her
doom was inevitable. The prophet
announced, she hath met her doom.
Pointing The Way Here
How such doom for Americas may
be averted.
Righteousness eXalteth a nation,
but sin is a reproach to any people.
If Americas is exalted and promoted
as she should be, we must lay the
rock foundation of righteousness. This
righteousness must be civic, social and
personal. Civic righteousness is right
relations of the citizens to the gov
eminent, and of the government to
the citizens.
Social righteousness is right be-
tween individuals. Personal right
eousness is the right relation between
the individual and his God.
This brings US to the supreme
command of God: Seek we first the
kingdom of God and his righteousness
and all these things will be added
unto you
'tWhat significance has all this for
you and me? Even this: /. To re-
tain the friendship of God. 2. That
clean hearts and pure lives are a
stronger defense for city than great
walls 3. To warn us to erect the
plumb line in the home and in the
city and to build by it's counsel. 4. To
warn US to be real men and true
women of God, if we ever build a city
that shall abide mistaken.
L" The tumult and the shouting dies;
The captains and the kings depart;
Still stands their ancient sacrifice,
An humble and a contrite heart.
Lord God of hosts, be with US yet,
Lets we forget, lest we forget"
Christian Requirements.
Rev. F. P. Anderson, of the Pres.
byterian church, spoke as follows on
the civic revival now in progress:
eff a citizen is honest and pays
both his taxes and all his debts, he
has not even then measured up to the
Bible conception Of Christian Citizen.
ship The old decalogue had -four
commandments of duty to God, and
six commandments of duty to our fel.
low men. These were put negatively
Jesus stated them positively and
then summed them up thus: Thou
shalt love the Lord thy God with all
thy heart, etc, and thy neighbor as
myself Paul remembers the posi-.
tive statement of the Lord, and in
Romans - $40 lays this positive so.
cial and spiritual obligation upon the
Christian citizen, The command.
ments, in other words, have not only
their forbidden fruits, but also Their
requirements. Christian citizens
shooting the commandments through
and through with love, will endeavol
to protect the life of others, whether
it be in taking the gun of the assassin
from the temple of the endangered
or positive steps in an organized com.
munity to stamp out those things
which breed disease and death; they
will endeavor in every possible way
to protect the chastity and purity Of
the homes of our city; they will en-
deavor not solely to try to catch the
thief which breaks into the window
of their neighbours store, but will posi-
lively try to do all they can to help
him build up his business so that he
may better succeed as they themselves
would like to succeed; they will en-
deavor to promote truth between mer
whether it be by honesty of mouth OF
by seeking to make all advertising
etc, honest; they will endeavor not
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