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comes from faith it is impossible to
please God for unafdeG human ener-
gy IS incapable Of rising to the height
Of the divine requirements for life.
Men talk much Of having high
ideals, but high ideal without the
Bower Of attaining to its fulaflment
is torture to the soul So ST. Paul
laugh when he cried: 20 wretchad
man that am. who shall deliver me
from the body Of this DEATH eRo-
mans VII: 24l. His Indebtedness
would have been incurabIe and in
tplerable if he could not have ex-
claimed in the same breath, Il thank
God through Jesus Christ our Lord z
tRomans VII: z5l.
Some Striking Advice
In Washington's Farewell Address,
which he characterized as the scoun
sells OF an old and affectionate friend
to his eountrynen. is the striking and
profound advice:
@Of all the dispositions and habits
which lead to political prosperity. re
Hgi0n and morality are indispensable
supports Z In vain Mould that man
claim the tribute of patriotism who
should labor to subyert these great
pillars Of human happiness, these
tirmest props Of the duties Of men and
citizens The mere politician equally
with the pious man. ought 70 respect
and TO cherish them 4 volume could
not trace all their connections with
private and public felicity Let it
simply be asked. Where is the securi-
ty OF property, for reputation. for life,
if the sense of religious obligation de-
sert the oaths. which are thus instru-
ments Of investigation in the courts
of justIce2 And let US with caution
indulge the supposition that morality
can be maintained without religion
Whatever may be conceded TO the in
ffuence of refined education on minds
of peculiar structure. reason and ex-
perience. both forbid us to expect that
national morality can prevail in the
exclusion of religious liberty
Words of Wisdom From 4 Great Man
These words of the iIlustrious faith.
er of our country are not an express
sion of shallow sentimentality, but
the deep and sober wisdom OF the
greatest Of men 1t is thousand
pities that all the citizens of the
United States do not lay them to
heart.
In every department of life in our
country at this time we see the evil
effects OF a superficial sentimentality
which rejects sane creeds and directs
conduct by degenerate emotional
ism.
Socialism. being without faith in.
God. obscures the right of property
and pirates of human rights as being
superior to property rights another
absurd epigrafn of dangerous ten
dency.
Property has no rights. but one Of
the sacred rights of men is the pos
session Of property This is very
high human right which is being sub
verted in the minds Of many who hold
the creedless views of a rampant COW
etousness which is ever ready to claim
the property of others for the fnduI-
gence of its own selfish desires A
return TO scriptural belief in God.
who says to all. Thou shalt not COW
eft and Thou shalt not steal would
wither the noxious growths of social
ism, communism and other like isms.
and return to scriptural belief in
God.
Religious Belief is indispensable
Life can not be safely left to the dir
rection of an emotional sentimental
/ ty. Right living must rest on con
science and judgment. and religious
belief is indispensable for the enIight-
eminent of the understanding and the
Quickening of conscience.
Prevalent Iawlessness is the natural
I product of ereedless emOtionaIism
The deeds of multitudes are bad be-
cause their creeds are false
This has been perceived by wise
publicfsts Of late, who have called for
q revival of religion as the only cure
for social and political disorder.
Grand iuries in several counties in
Georgia have made similar utterances
in their presentments. and their words
have been strongly approved by chiefs
of police throughout the country.
Doubt is destroying some of the
hottest and best interest of the coun-
try. and the restoration of scriptural
belief is our only relief for the peril
which besets the nation.