The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-14


patriotic. red-hlooded citizen Of
THIS glorious land that would be
playing game % sppeasement
with the enemy. We would be
AMERICANS. first. last and all
the time. But why wat for q war
10 show our loyalty.
Recalls Jesus Words
There Is no middle ground for
the out-and-out. born-agsin child
Of God. We are either Christians
or We are not. We can't be half
and half in the kingdom Of God
The Lord Jesus Christ never made
any provisions for a divided heart
among His followers. They were
either with Him or against Him.
We can hear His searching words
ringing out like = buele call on 4
still night 'Nhosoever therefore
shall confess me before men. him
will ! confess also before NV
Father which is in heaven But
whatsoever shall deny me before
men. him will I also deny before
Ny Father which is in heaven
The word here rendered con-
Tess is much stronger word in
the original language than 1t Is
in our language. II meant identi-
fication with person because one
IS in harmony with him.
Can Re No Reserve
There is no sppeasement here
We are either with Christ. without
reservations. or We are q source Of
comfort to the devil. There is no
selling Of the cause down the river
when we are one hundred per cent
for 1t at all costs
when we play fast and
loose with the matters Of the
Kingdom of God. We are sim
ply doing the Chamberlain act
In spiritual matters.
I'VE cant cure wildcat Of its
blood-lust by feeding II fresh meat.
There is but one way 10 deal with
rattlesnake. and that Is 10 kill
II. ! once knew ranoher in west
Texas who had a rattlesnake for
pet around the place. ! have
never had any respect for his
judgment since.
There are many things We can
never play with We have to he
clear-cut and positive for or
against some matters.
Remembers Lot
There is wonderful story in
the book of Genesis. II tells us OF
man who played the appease-
ment game with hell. and lost.
They always do. His name was
Lot He and his uncle. whose name
was Abraham. We're in the cattle
business They had some difficulty
getting enough grazing territory
for all of their herds, consequently
there was strife among the men
who took care Of the stock.
Abraham said TO lot. You make
your choice Of territory and ! will
take what is left There was a
very corrupt city in a rch valley
to the east n them.
Lot decided ne would settle
near this city He came IN like
me place so well that he got 10
be one Of them, and was doubtless
elected mayor
Questions Asked
High officials in cities where
extreme wiokedness abounds often
sell their souls for the rewards Of
wickedness. OF course that could
not happen TO US here in this per-
fectly ordered city Of righteous
ness, could it There are no wide
open gambling houses here. are
there? There are no well-to-do
officials here resping a rich har-
vest OF graft. We are sure -. We
understood that the policemen and
their chieftain are all perfectly
enforcing the laws that is, the
traffic laws. al least
Corruption was clearly sppsr-
ent in the wicked city o. Sodom
Of long ago. but certainly not here
in this enlightened cultured rifv
of Tacoma 90. Prostitution o.
the oasest sort was carried on
openly in the city where Lot
moved his family. A rancher has
hard time living in a city and
running hss rercb IT.. -. -.