The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-06-15
It 10 The TRUTH.

The worlds destiny does not
stand on constitutions or the
League Of Nations, so what is GO
ing to settle It? Congress conld
not settle a cup Of coffee. The
destiny Of the world hangs on the
Gospel Of Jesus OF Nazareth.-Vice-
President Marshall in an address to
the Presbyterian Assembly in Phil
adelphia-
It is the truth.
This excerpt and comment are taken
from the Manufacturers Record. The
four words, which are the only ex-
preston following the words Of Vice
President Marshall, give to the world
a thought that is fast taking hold OF
the most practical men Of affairs.
For twenty centuries they have heard
preached the Gospel of Christ, but it is
only within recent years that the real
ization has come to the business men
|of this country that the principles Of
Christianity are good business princi-
pies.
vice-President Marshall is right in
his conclusion. but is he not wrong In
his statement? Let US see. II the
destiny Of the world hangs on the gos-
pei of Jesus of Nazareth. how can we
divorce ourselves from the League OF
Nations, for is not that league found
ed upon the very principles on which
e-President Marshall declares
hangs the destiny Of the world?"
The fourteen points OF President
Wilson and the treaty OF peace and
League Of Nations covenant come
nearer being the platform OF Christian
ity than any other platform that has
ever been promulgated.
The senate OF the United States have
disclaimed the covenant of the league
of nations because they do not believe
that it would work out to make per-
feet international government. Bur IL
we admit this we have to admit that
the gospel of Jesus of Nazareth also is
a failure, because. after twenty CEN
turtles Of trial, it has not worked out
SO as to make a perfect government of
heaven.
Will any man be so bold as to say
that the principles embodied in the
gospel Of Christ are a failure because
it has taken twenty centuries for the
people to come to an understanding Of
these principles, and will take, posi-
bly,. centuries more before those prin-
iples can be fully realized and applied
in such way as to make the destiny
OF the world secure?
There is no man. however, bigoted or
blind he may be, who viii! deny that
the principles of Christianity are above
and beyond any principles ever given
to- the children of men for their sup
port and guidance.
The League OF Nations covenant may
not be a perfect instrument, but it is
sound in principle. 1t cannot fail to be
so. Because it is founded on the prin-
ciples can be fully realized and applied
to his people. Where the principle Of
anything is sound, 1t can never fail. If
faulty applied at first, in that same
will lie the correction of
those failures.
If the people of the United States be- #
ieve that the destiny Of the world
hangs on the gospel of Jesus OF Naza- {
reth, how do they believe that this
gospel is to demonstrate it's truth, ex-
,ept though just such instruments as
he covenant which these men have at +
empted to tear to tatters?
But the covenant Of the League of
Nations will not die. 1t may evolve
tself into something better and broad
n, after it has been tried and has
allied many times, just as the gospel
# Christ has failed many times, APP
in its mission. But the
league of Nations will not fail any
more than the Gospel Of Christ can
all. Truth cannot fail. It may grow,
{ may become stronger, it may strike
is roots deeper and reach out to touch
more hearts. but truth cannot fail.
Ind the covenant Of the League OF Ma
ions and the fourteen principles set
own by Presidept Wilson will yet
writes themselves into the government
( all peoples. because these principles
eternal truth, which will most
urely become a party of every ma
ion, IL as we all as Christian nation
nust believe IL we believe anything.
hat ''the destiny of the world hangs