The Dolores star., 1922-12-29

the Providence Of Almighty God. TO obey His will,
TO be grateful for His benefits and humbly i'm
plore His protection and favor
AS everybody knows, George Washington was
no liar. So that when he wrote these words he
wrote them because he believed them.
In short, the United States of America con
ceived and established In exactly the spirit set
forth in WHshingtOns words. The nation of his
time was Christian nation. Its sense of de
pendence upon God very real because of real
iZation Of perils past and difficulties to come. 1t
saw the guiding and protecting hand of Providence
in the past 1t hoped for n continuance of guild
nnce and protection of Providence in overcoming
the problems and difficulties of the future For
America was then a child among the nations and
its way to maturity looked long and perilous.
America has now come TO that maturity. And
he is dullard who cannot see the hand of Prov-
dence in our national history since the beginning.
In the 1873 years since George Washington's first
Thanksgiving proclamation America has accom-
plished much II has made Its maturity rich and
powerful To-day America stands the wealthies
and most favored nation Of the gobe-so rich and
so favored that pre-war prediction has come
true: America has emerged victorious and un-
harmed from the Great War and without friend
among the nations Of earth. America is too
wealthy, too powerful, too rcsourceful, too well
able to move toward its destiny without ZEN
tangling alliances to please the of the world
America is so favored that it must have care
lest in its compncency it thanks God it is not
other nations
1t is true America is as the Turk who is
pounding the gates of Europe, with all the as
surance of victor who asserts that he has wiped
out past defeat by present victory and demands
new opportunities for crimes against civilization.
1t is true America is not as the Bolshevists in
Russia who apparently are growing rather
stronger than weaker, seeming 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 Love one another" And
it needs n Twelfth commandment, Thou shalt
not profiteer" For the profteer, it has been snid
takes the Eighth commandment by the throat
knocks the Tenth commandment the head and
treads the golden rule under foot" And as for the
Ten commandments handed down from God at
Mount Slnai-it Is increasingly evident that It is
the task of the good citizen and the church and
the press to build up the moral manhood and
womanhood that is suffering alarming deteriora-
ton
There are many who believe that in acceptance
and practice Of practical Christianity lie Amer,.
cas- only hone of emergence from the greed and
lawlessness of 1923. Ammo Domini
In this connection the progress of n movement
begun in the United States by "Chrstiap Business
Men" will doubtless be watched with interest nv
the nation.
In some American city-probably Detroit-wiu
be held early in 1923 the first convention OF tbe
Federation of Christian Business Mems cIubs
Probably 100 clubs in the principal cities of tho
country will be represented. "ro search out ,,d
apply the laws of God in all commercial Relations
between ourselves and all mem Is the stated mr.
pose Of the federation. All members agree to mako
the golden rule fundamental In their commeroi,,
dealings The clubs reserve at all meetings n chair
for Jesus Christ. the unseen Guest" whom tbe
members acknowledge to be their directive beod ),
At II recent conference in Kansas City, Mo. dele
gates were present representing clubs In Knns,s
City New York. Philadelphia. Lincoln. Neb TuIso
Okla, st. Louis, Wheeling, W. Va. CbIcnpn
Rochester N Y. Cincinnati. Columbus O.. 81,
Paul, Mimi, jacksonville Fla Co,up,hi, No ,
Detroit. ~