The Arvada enterprise., 1922-12-28

the Provideoce Of Almighty God to obey His win
70 b sEatsfal for His bsnsnta. and humbly to I'm.
p'oss His pretsettoa and favoe."
A. svssybody knows. George Washington wsa
10 liar 30 that when b wrote these words be
wrote them because - believed them.
In short, the United States Of America was con
cs'vsd and establishsd In exactly the spirit set
forth 10 washinstoa's words. The nation Of his
o0s was Christian natioa Its sense Of de-
psnde1es upon God Vas vssy real because Of real.
i1atien oe pseils past snd diAeultiss to come. II
Aw the guiding end peotscting hand Of Providence
In the past. II hoped for q Continuance Of guild.
anee end protection Of Providence In overcoming
tls problems and diMcultiss Of the future For
America vas then . child among the nations and
Id way b maturity looked long and perilous.
10 u dullard who cannot ~ the hand Of Provi-
dsncs b our natioaal history since the beginning
In the 1S3 ysers since George Washnston's irst
Thankss1vinS proclamation America has accom-.
plished much. It has made it, maturity rich and
powerful. Today America stands the wealthiest
and most favored nation Of the giobe-so rich and
% favored that q prewar prediction has come
true: America has emerged victorious and un.
harmed from the Great War and without friend
amoa9 the nations Of earth. America 10 too
wealthy too powerful too resourceful. too well
able to move on toward IT. destiny without "en-
tansing alliances to please the rest Of the world
America 10 % favored that It must have care
~ other nations are.
II II true America 10 not a. the Turk. who 10
poundng On ths gates Of Europe. with oil the
surance Of = victor who asserts that he has wiped
cot past defeat By present victory and demands
new opportunities for crimes against civilization.
II is true America ID not - the Bo'shevlsts In
Russia. who apparently are growing rather
stronger than weaker. sseping to gain strength
from the ruin they have wrought. and parade their
Red Army - an object lesson to the nations. Of
earth.
Yet America sadly needs to take heed Of the
Eleventh commandment. "Lovs one another" And
Il needa . Twelfth commandment, '~Thou shalt
not pronteer" For the proftssr. II has been said.
.takes the Eighth commandment By the throat.
knocks the Tenth Commandment on the head and
treads the golden rule under foot" And a. for the
Ten commandments handed down from God at
Mount sinai-tt Il increasingly evident that b
the task Of the good citisen and the church and
the press 70 build up The moral manhood and
womsnhood that % suffering alarming dstsrioea.
tion. n. Il
There are many who believe that in acceptance
and practice of practical Chhstianity lie Ameri.
cas- only hope Of emereencs from the greed and
lawiesanesa Of io2a. Ammo Domini.
In this counectioa the progress Of . movement
tesun In the Unitsd STATES BY "Christian Business
Men" will doubtless b watched with interest by
the nation
In soms American city-probably Detroit-wiil
10 held early in 1923 the nrst convention Of the
Federation Of Christian Business Mems clubs.
Probably 100 clubs In he principal cities Of the
country wilt b repssesassd. TO search out and
spply the laws Of God II ali eonmsrciai relations
between ourselves and al n,sn" y the stated Dur.
pose Of the fsdseatioo. All members agree to make
ths golden rule fundamsntal u their commercial
dsalings The clubs rssseve at an meetings chair
for Jesus Chr.st. "ths unseen Quest" whom the
nssmbsss aeksewIsdGs 70 b. thslr "dlrsctivs head.
AZ . recent ennfsrsaes u Kanaas City. No.. dsss.
satss wsre peessat Fspesssotins ciubs Ia Kansas
City. New YORK; Philadelphia. Lincoln, Neb., Tuisa.
Okla. II. LouiA wheeling. ". va- Chicago.
noehsster. y. r. C.ncinaati. Cs,umbus O. 81.
l'sul. Mlnn- Jacksonville. via. Csasmbia. Ne, and
DoerOlt.