Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1922-02-07
COOPERATION.

Whenever great movement stlrs
the deeper passions OF men a common
soul is born, and all VINO feel the
tnrob of the new age have such
unity of thought, aim and feeling,
that the utJerance Oh one man may
In measure, be the voice OF all.
II the moral demands OF our high
er social thought could ind adequate
expression IN prayer 1t would have a
profound influence on the Social
Movement. prayer IN the past, has
often dlsslpated moral energy. But
prayer before battle is another thing.
Ali our bravesI desires stlHen into
temper when they are amrmed be-
lore God. When Men are III the
presence of God the best that is in
Them has breathing space.
ii the effect OF our prayers goes
beyond our own personality, ii there
: Is a center OF the spiritual universe
IN whom our Spirits JOIN and bave
their being; and If the mysterious
call of our Souls somehow reaches
and moves God, so that our longlngs
come back to US from him IN a wave
OF divine assent which assures their
mean more tnan any man knows TO
set Chrlstendom praying on our
social problem"
The Coming Trial.
In this day If human turmoil when
strikes are ever recurring, when
every man aches for self ADVANCE
ment, believing because another is
not allied in thought with him, he
must be against him, might not pray
er, such a prayer uttered on the
battle field, turn this hatred into
love?
We are soon to assemble in our
midst for trial, men who have helped
TO shake our nation. is their coming
nothing to US people of Charles
Town! In our days gone by crime
punished, here and now again crime
has Knocked at our doors. The
safety OF our state, our country,
may depend on the justice these men
receive, but we should pray day and
night, that no matter what the out
come of this trial means, that these
men both employers and employees,
receive larger vision of personal
responsibility, and go to their homes
with better sense of law and an
awakened bond of sympathy.
Are We not face to face with the
enemy, prejudice, and shold we not
pray as one soul that God may bring
a great good to our nation through
the united prayer of this community?
Let US pray for each man who brings
n n r1Cr hoo tsf, x,tN Il I.
can weigh the power of good as
pitted against the evil, breathing its
poison into our town. We are on the
eve of battle and we cannot sit by
smuggly satisfied to await results. 1t
is for US to meet this crisis with q
courage born of a Christian sense of
justice to ALL Think what these
men would feel if they knew that our
town was praying tor them, not to
escape punishment but that they
might be turned to higher sense of
citizenship. How pitiful are their
lives, far from the sunshine. Do we
realize that with every malignant
soul there comes also a host of evil
spirits to help him to do battle also?
Is 1t nothing to the people of
Charles Town that this war of Good
and Evil will come within it's halls
of Justice?
20 thou strong Father of all
nations, draw all thy great family
together with an increasing sense of
our common blood and destiny, that
peace may come on earth at last and
thy sun may shed its light rejoicing
on holy brotherhood of peoples"
Marian p. Duval.
Notes-Being an ardent believer
in the power of prayer, especially
united prayer, and possessing a won
derful collection of forceful petitions
for social problems am passing
these along to the town as kindred
thoughts arise subjects for united
effort and united good. We must
think and all together.
NJ. P. d.