Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-01-06

the doctrine Of science; the doctrine
Of government and many other doe
trines. The chronic kicker simply is
the man who knows no better. Go
out on the corner and YOU will find
thousands who will kick on how the
government is run, and they cannot
run their own affairs we'll enough to
meet the rent bill each month.
There are day laborers in this mill
who overWork their tongues talking
about how the bosses ought to run
their jobs, and if they had a mill as
big as a kitchen coffee mill, they
could not keep it in order. I tell you
ignorance is the cause of grumbling.
The BOlshevik movement is fostered
by ignorance and gets its followers
from the ignorant. The troubles we
had in Bogalusa during the last two
years was not because the kickers
were bad men. They were not.
Many of them were members of this
church, and some of them were Of
ficers in this church. What were
they? They were men who had been
caught up by Encouragement be-
cause they did not know. l tell you
the hope of this age is knowledge.
Parents must keep their boys and
girls in school if they expect them to
succeed. Bogalusa must let the peo-
pie know what she does with her
money; when streets are to be kept
in order; what the actual conditions
are in the industrial and commercial
markets. A people taught and made
to understand viii suffer anything
without a murmur, but when suffer-
ing comes and a number think that
they are being abused, no matter
how untrue it is, you will hear MUIR
muring. The Israelites murmured in
the wilderness because they were I'M |
able to understand the purpose of !
God in taking them through that long
course. The Revolutionary patriots |
of 1776 were glad to leave their |
blood on the snow as they tramped |
and fought for freedom, because they |
knew for what they fought. I ask !
for an open forum IN Bogalusa. not |
for the Chamber of Commerce alone,
but for all of our people, that they
may know our town and know the |
works of our churches and our places
Of business.
Let 1921 bring understanding and
doctrine to our city and we will have
a city from North to South and from
East to West that will work in har-
nony. and work all the time for a
bigger and better Bogalusa.
Now that we may get at the be-
ginning for the new Bogalusa, let
Us embrace the New Year in a new
way. First, remember that David
prayed $50 teach US to number our
lays that we may apply our hearts
unto wisdom Time is racing along
and we have no hopes of holding
pack day. We have no promise of
/ minute, and it is necessary that we
the eternal now. if we would
latch the opportunity that presents
tself. Again, David prayed "Search
ne, o God, and know my heart try
ne and know my thoughts; and if
here be any wicked way in me and
cad me to the way everlasting
Such a prayer fron. our heart, if an
gwered and regarded, will put us in
he right way. For the fashion of
his world passeth away says St.
Paul, and unless we are patterned
lfter what God designs we will be
most unfortunate of all. Many a
,ers0n is trying to keep in style here
Who viii be 5000 years behind time
It eternity. because they will be
haped in sin just like the Devil pat
erned for Adam End Eve in the
1arden of Eden. There is a pattern
or life. God gave it to US in Jesus
Jhrist and we should shape our lives
fter his example.
But remember on this New Year
nd forget that prayer is not all
hat is needed. Wherefore cryest
hou to me?' God asked when Israel
vas unwilling to obey the command
1ents, do their duty and get into ac-
ion. Prayer availeth much, but pray
r must be accompanied by ODE
fence, by the discharge Of duty and
sacrificial service for loves sake.
1od grant that we will do even these
cry things this year. Give me a !