The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-03

II
No MANNED or worthless sacrifice.
ssTeach us to look, in all our ends,
That we, with Thee, may walk uncowed
By fear or favor Of the crowd.
Teach us the Strength that cannot seek
By deed or thought to hurt the weak;
That, under Thee, We may possess
Mans strength to comfort mans distress.
A Call to Patriots.
1t is not yet generally known that
both the Worlds Sunday School as
ISOLATION and the International Sun
day School association have appointed
committees to seek the cooperation
of the daily newspapers in safeguard
ing the historic ideals of our national
life against the insidiouS propaganda
Of Bolshevism. Thus public interest,
and all other available forces, are to
be brought to bear to intensity the
tea ching of Christian patriotism. The
elaborate machinery of Sunday school
organization, which runs down to al
most every community, will be util-
lied to quicken public solicitude for
the character of the teaching that is
going into the making of our citizens.
This is a new sort of civic-religious re-
vival, and the effects may be far
reaching.
Obviously, the reason for all this
special solicitude and activity at the
present time is the fear lest either
radicalism or reaction sweep the pub
lie mind off into extremes of I'M
Christian bitterness and unbrotherli-
ness. We do not want either the
reds or the blacks to dominate
our country; we want the teachings
and spirit of Jesus. the only adequate
Leader for the new time. to be domi-
nant.
Always the Bible has made good cit
liens. There never was red ter
| ror'' among people who had the Book;
and there never will be. Changes in
| the social order will come-have come
and are coming-but so long as they
are changes in fulfilment of Holy
Writ they will bring blessing and not
bane to everybody. The Scripture-in1-
pregnated men and women who first
| fixed the character of this new land
are our warrant for calling upon all
patriots to help US get back to the
| faith of our fathers in things of the
nation as well as in the things of the
individual life.
An Anti-Anarchy Recipe.
A Mississippi newspaper man has
compiled a series of platforms"
American" The impressive documents
are exclusively quotations from the
| Bible. Following out his thought, the
assigned lesson for today might be
| hung in every home, in every legisla-
| tive hall, and in the meeting place of
/
of a Patriot" The Apostle Paul ar
CUES the case for the Sunday School
| lessons position better than any COM
mentator can do:
LET every soul be in subsection to
the higher powers: for there is no
power but of God; and the powers
that are ordained of God. Therefore
he that resisteth the power. with
standeth the ordinance of God; and
they that Withstand shall receive to
themselves judgment. For rulers are
not a terror to the good work, but to
the evil. And wouldest thou have no
fear of the power? Do that which is
goods and thou shalt have praise from
/ the same: for he is minister of God
TO thee for good. But If thou do that
which is evil, be afraid; for he bear
eth not the sword in vain: for he is a
minister of God. an avenger for wrath
/ to him that doeth evil. Wherefore we
4 must needs be in subsection, not only
because of the wrath, but also for con-
science sake. For for this cause we
4 pay tribute also; for they are ministers
of Gods service, attending continually
upon this very thing. Render to all
their dues: tribute to whom tribute is
due; custom to whom custom; fear to
whom fear, honor to wlfom honor.
"Owe~ no man anything. save TO love
one another: for he that loyeth his
Ineighbor hath fulfilled the law. For
this, Thou shalt not commit adultery
Thou shalt not steal. Thou shalt not
covet, and if there be any other COM
Imandment, it is summed up in this
word, namely, Thou shalt love thy
neighbor as thyself. Love worketh nc
ill to his neighbor: love therefore is
the fulfillment of the law