The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-11-22

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WHY NOT A BILL OF RIGHTS
for nations
In one of his final speeches Mr..
Nixon subscribed to the doctrine
of natural law, of Gods given
rights which men cannot take
away. Correctly he spoke of
these as the philosophy of the
Founding Fathers.
In sense of them the Fathers
were at pains to protect indi-
vldualS and minorities from the
sometime tyranny of majorities.
The Constitution is full of re-
straints upon majority, nominal
ing things 81 per cent of us can
not do to 40 per cent, or 80 per
cent. or Is or single individual
or state.
The Bill of Rights is recog-
milton that there are these God
given. nor majority made, prin-
ciples.
Are there natural or God-given
laws and rights of nations, too?
Rule by majority is more and
more exposed as nonexistent and
incapable of existing within the
United lions. Totalitarian
members give SO little voice to
their people, small nations vote
equally with giant ones, and now
each of Is small nations of more
or less primitive Africa with their
LIE, 100000 total of people vote
equally with the United States
which has us 100000 all its own.
The future of this body is deep
ly in doubt.
Nobody approves the setup as
of now. but nobody can see any
possibility Of agreement on a new
setup. SO deep are the differences
between communist and free. But
we need a United Nations, never
theless. It's usefulness in small
wars or disorders. and as place
for meeting of minds, for public
appearing. for airing differences
and for the personal contacts that
weigh so much against national
conflicts, is sure.
Is it possible that here could
be agreement on Bill of Rights
of Nations, on that at least, pro-
tecting individual nations and
minority groups of them against
tyrannies of power? The benefi-
cerce of that would be in its ex-
iStence as a standard and guide
to world opinion not in enforce
ment.
THERE CAN BE NO WORLD
Bill of Human Rights as some
thought possible when the United
Nations was mooted. Differences
i'll conceptions of man and state
are too vast and vital.
But a Bill of Rights for Ma
tons. as against each other.
would involve no concepts as to
rights of humans within nations.
1t would concern only the re-
lation of nation to nation. based
on the international history and
experience to which all nations
have been party as observers or
participants through the centu-
ries.
They could be thought of as the
natural laws or rights of nations.
WHAT A THIN FOR
AMERICA. under its new presi-
dent. to move in the General AS
sembly when it meets.
He walks with me and He talks
with me
And He tells me ! am His own"
May the Baptist Education and
Music Association. in session
here with the Baptist Pastors
Conference Of my state, post SEN
tries over its songs. AS reported
earlier. meddlers have attacked
the hymn books of many a
Protestant church, abolshing all
that are suspected of ring.
rhythm or elan, or otherwise in
ducing "foot-tingling.' Are they
the same who have rewritten the
Holy Book itself to make it
"social-minded')
MOT GUILTY." Pastor Edgar
M. Arendall. Of Birmingham S
Dawson M m orlal Baptist
Church. reports for his denOmi-
nation in the matter of loved
hymns eliminated. Still in the
new Baptist hymnal. he says, are
IN the Garden, The Old
Rugged Cross. What a Friend
We Have in Jesus. ! Sweet Hour
of Prayer Showers of Bless
ings. Throw Out the Lifeline. ="
and Bringing in the Sheaves. ("
Waterman. what of There Is
a Fountain Filled With Blood"
Too sanguine. l fear.
Is there hope for 1.-The dawning
of the morning
I'VE shall know as we are
known
Never more - to walk alone
In the daWning Of the morning
of that bright and happy day
We shall know each other better
When the mists have rolled
away -