Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-08-10
The Way to Peace

ACllOl VI tl4S ASSiNA
UnItcu States in setting aside Sun
day, September ., DIS day OF prayer
strikes at the very taproot Ol The
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III an. ~ U.Srvguru Vi lnc Way "
ana =. u Providence mas
brought u},H Ilun, ulty the nlseile'
when NOM ;rl;..e,. II eEcryWnere'
And it Is only q / :ognillon OF thaI
.act anu Il rrvvr5,"n to u!tsG pre-
ceDts that VIII ATTAIN end perpelualt
pernans J md lasting peace between
II. 'ic.>
i ,.crr arc those VINO would
aScribr political motives to MI
Roosevelt as the hidden purpose thai
INSPIRED his call TO prayer, we can
not 60 along with them on that. We
simply refuse to believe that the
President has in his soul 50 little
Of the faith oI the Lord Us to trll!t
thus with the sacred vcrilicS OF llIt
and eternity. This time we accept
his move as Sprlnging from sincere
heart and purpose.
A few months ago the governor GI
North Carolina set aside L Sunday
Tor prayers for peace on the part ol
tie people OF this State. Little al
,eulion was paid to ii, and not cvcl
all OF the preachers took note OF Il
in their churches. While it was not
Univ erSal for the nation Us whole,
as the governors authority was not
50 extensive us that, it WAS not taken
to heart by our own citizens as It
should have been.
Al that time this newspaper mace
he observation that the President
,nDuld follow the example and call
upon all the people of the entire
country. He has now done that. And
the " vii be more generally Do
seyye,. Is is intended than was the
case y. ocr only d single state was
involve.
Already we have expressed our
own convictio,iS on the question, 50
that perhaps there is no need TO re-
late them now. But there Is this
thought hat can be repeated, and
then re, 1ted again. Ii Americans
as a nation will assemble themselves
in their laceS OF worship, or elS"-
where ~ that matter. and mpiorc
divine blessings Ito grant to this lana
and to the troubled world a right
eous. enduring peace" 70 use the
Presidents own words, and Will
show their sincerity by ordering their
own pe.sonal lives and conduct ac-
coraingly, they will forthwith come
to realize that the arm OF the Lord
has not been shortened, nor his
mercies restricted, that he will re-
fuse to hear their entreatleS. They
will see, as Israel OF old saw and
learned. that the promises Of GOO
are eternal and unfailing,
Whatever Of sacrifices may be nee
essary, whatever Of change may be
required, and whatever Of conse-
Grafton may be in order in the lives
of individuals and Of the whole peo-
pie, these things must be accepted
before i, +" enduring peace, hap
pines. n.- spcrity in the world.
And uut.i ....' 81, be accomplish
ed. trouble VII! aunt our paths
and plague OF footsteps.
AS has often u~cn said, we have
pu. or MS; in false gods. We
hi"2 q" / Upon mans ways and
ny Co.,. md upon material devices
whic. &C.. re seen and to which we
have become accustomed. These
may be likencd to the man who built
his house upon the sand, which in
the time Of testing failed utterly
and brought ruin and destruction. All
the world is today witnessing the
counterpart Of that fallacy.
The way to peace is to have an
abiding faith in God, and to set our
feet in His paths. The President
has pointed us to that way. Ii
America fails and refuses to follow,
it's future will be one Of pain and
misery, and America will deserve
| nothing better.