The Winslow mail., 1924-06-20

show to the world government of
theocratic order but this nation, fired
with the worldly, materialistic splen-
doris, going off after other gods, sought
and found for its own life the mon
archical, like the pagan nations found
it. The sentiments and demands of
the heavenly-inspired prophets of
IsraeFs god have indicated that a
spirit for humanity's inherent, God
given freedom has been asserting it
self till such cause has found it's full
expression in the symbol of ma
tion's flag that calls for equal rights
to all and special privileges to none
If we rightly interpret the signific-
ance of our flag, symbolizing the
purely, the honor and the courage
that come only from our God Him
self, our patriotism is well placed
close to our souls leli6 iona patriot
ism, that stands for 20 earthly royal
line or the propagation of dynasty
composed of selfish njorarchs or pow
ers prompted with selfish ends but
which stands for :he God-revealed
purposes to bring mankind into his
own, through representative govern
ment where the sentiments of free
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Call reforms of history have had
their extremes and reactions. In this
modern era when so many changes to-
ward the realization of freedom have
come there have been many radical
elements and reactionary forces that
tend to destroy the real liberty that
man has ever sought. These late years
have seen kings and queens and kim
dred governments totter and fall;
along with this the reactions are on
and houses, lines and dynasties would
restore their thrones and stop the evO-
luton in the affairs of men to bring
them to their own, and, too, the other
extremes succeeding with it's accom-
panying chaos, confusion, lawlessness
and ruin, must give the student of af-
fairs much concern. With the world
so much at sea, with these extremes
and antagonisms with their deadly
thruSts at the heart of governments
for men, surely our American stability
is nightly needed to help steady the
pulse of this confused world.
Looked to so much as the big
brother of the struggling nations and
governments our own America must
Zens and subjects as to verify that
she is indeed the champion of the
rights of others, as we'll as her own,
the champion that is willing not only
to die for it's own rights and that of
others, but one that will also die rath-
er than trespass upon the rights OF
others. In raising the Cuban flag
and lowering our own when Cuban in
dependence was recognized, one of our
American representatives said: 'It is
better that the stars and stripes
should be indeiibly impressed upon
your hearts than that they should
float above your heads
"If the principles of our flag are
needed for our own life and for the
world, how can we be other than
whole-hearted and loyal to our ma
tion's purpose and missions to the
sons of men? 1t is difficult to con-
ceive of one wishing the blessings and
protection of our flag and yet indif-
ferent or antagonistic to 1t.
"That there are forces within that
would destroy our country's purpose
and mission we cannot deny. Others
we hear are trying to gain admittance
with destructive intent. With know
ledge of these things and with convic-
ton that no earthly allegiance should
come between US and our fidelity to
our flag and government, and it's con-
stitution-with allegiance to our God
between whom and our flags purpose
surely that is no conflict-we can re-
new our conservation to our country
and its flag.