The daily times., 1921-09-13
LAW AND ORDER.

2Sth Wilson, n. c., at union ser
vice held in the Presbyterian church.
The lesson was from Isaiah 5Sth.
Chapter, Psalm 81.
The text from Jeremiah 81.
Run We to and fro through the
streets of Jerusalem, ana see now,
and know, and seek in the broad
places thereof, if ye can find MAN,
if there be any that doeth justly,
that seeketh TRUTH: and l will par
don her.
would like in the first place to
give a modern Interpretation to the
Hebrew here rendered justly and
truth. In the modern sense they are,
JUSTICE and GOOD-FAITH, and as
such are the fundamental social vir-
tues. Upon these even the ideals of
our Lord for society might be realiz-
ed. This definition of man places him
and redeemer
If we are justified in the above
Interpretation, our text is the an
swer to a question every man with
prophetic vision and love for human
ity is asking, What is the greatest
need of America and the world in
this good hour. We shall try to an
swer in the case of America with the
firm conviction that America must
lead the world. Americas need is
men, not physical beings, but divine
creations who love justice and and
embody good-faith
America holds a unique place in
the world to-day, such place as no
other nation in all time has had. Its
moral leadership is unquestioned
and there is no move on the world S
political checker board but there is
the question, asked or unspoken,
what will the reaction be in Wash
ington? A great churchman of Bel
gium is responsible for the statement
that "A whisper in America sounds
louder in Europe than the mightiest
thunderings of any nation on the
continent. Whether this be true or
not our power over them is so great
as to be appalling. They are our debt
would bankrupt the strongest. With
only fifteen percent of the worlds in
habitantS we have one third of the
worlds wealth. Millions upon mil
Of hnr hn; nh
life to US, and there will be domin-
ant figures in European political life
forty and fifty years from now who
will turn to America with the graft
tude Of the man who has received, at
her hand the bread necessary for ex-
istence. We are now pouring into
poverty stricken and misguided Rus
sia the food she cannot produce "
are staying the hand of famine and
throwing the only bow of promise
that breaks the awful monotony of
have turned from magnificent achi-
evement in a great war at terrible
cost with no reward save the consci-
BUSINESS of good deed nobly done.
Thus we have bought our place, or
better been led to it by a Divine
Hand
From this pinnacle of opportunity
America is called to advance. Well
may we pause to choose the way. We
can easily descend or retrace but the
call is onward and upward. The cha1-
fed atmosphere of the upper reaches
of real life. You can now understand
the opening statement of this ser
mon, that the text of the evening is
an answer to the question, what is
Americas greatest need in this hour
Beyond question, it is, that we need
men of vision and leadership, men
of heart and conservation, and fol
such as these the Lord will forgive
, sins and lead us into greater achi.
evement.
We are faced with the lamentable
fact that outside the industrial world
there IS no great leadership. There
is no leader upon whose words we
hang and at whose call we advance
There are none whom we feel have
come from the mount for no ligh
radiates from their faces and in thei
voices we do not catch the note O
holy purpose. When we look at tn,
political world we see a Democrac,
! without a purpose and not a singh
man of vision and we can only pra,
the Lord to help US when
!. Fordney undertakes to formulate ou
tax system. If Mr. Harding has got
ten together the best minds of tn
country then we fail to feel emanat
ing from this center of wisdom a sin