Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-01-22
SPIRES OF THE SPIRIT
.Americonism
BY DIR. FREDERICK BROWN HARRIS
Chaplain Of the United States Senate
Americanism, tn

AmerlcanlSm, the dlcCl0n-
airy tells us, is loyalty to
American ideals. It follows
that. to be un-American is
to be disloyal to the princi-
Piles which have made Amer
lea "the torch Of the world"
Opposed to Americanism in
today's world is a sinister
system whose fitting symbol,
as it hovers over the earths
misery, is a vulture. The one
force totalitarianjsrn most
hates and fears is the United
States Of America. To &C
complish its avowed world
wide goals, atheistic commu-
nism knows that the bulwark
Of freedom which Lincoln
called "humanity's last best
hope" must ultimately be
destroyed. It's liberties must
be infiltrated by this diaboli-
cal conspiracy which, wher-
ever it prevails and whatever
else it brings, strips the in
dividual Of his God-given
dignity.
Materialistic Recommendation
with its slavish letters is the
opposite Of Americanisnl,
which Is founded on the
spiritual verities which COM
munism blasphemes and de-
rides.
The first thing that Amer
lea needs to be told as a new
administration takes the helm
Is that we are at war. That
Is the grim reality. All the
precious things Of which
spires are symbols are i'm
periled. We are in war up to
the hilt now. It is significant
that the National Planning
Association in its report urges
that the American people
ought to be told "the stark.
the unvarnished truth about
the national emergency"
created by the challenge Of
Soviet communism. The
Great Galilean could not have
described our own time more
exactly when 1000 years ago
He declared: while men
slept the enemy sowed tares. "
The enemy vowing to de-
stroy US is here, entrenched
and maneuvering with his
espionage cohorts within this
Sweet Land Of Liberty. The
foes strategy Of subversion
is invading every phase Of
American life.
Words which are worthy
to be written on the door
posts Of our homes, our
schools, and our churches
have been penned by Dorothy
L. Sayers. as she senses the
issues Of this raging conflict:
"Christendom and heathen-
dom now stand face to face
as they have not done since
the days Of Charlemagne.
The people who say that
this Is q war Of economics,
or Of power politics, are only
dabbling about on the sur
face Of things. At bottom
1t Is q violent and irreconcil-
able quarrel about the nature
Of God and the nature OF
man. and the ultimate nature
Of the universe; it is q war
Of dogma" With such
issues of life and death at
stake there are coward souls
even under the Stars and
Stripes who quakingly whine
better Red than dead
Shame on them! They are
q disgrace to Americanism.
Let 1t be made crysta.
clear that we are not al
war against the great Rus.
sian and Chinese people
Always there is a waiting
reservoir Of good will fol
them and q belief In theil
ultimate emancipation from
the letters by which they arr
bound by tyrants.
The religious institution.
Of America and the Nation.
youth are two Of the mos
vital and vulnerable target.
Of those who would destroy
us. Sincere but gullible
citizens. especially immature
students, are being deceived
by the plausible sophistrie.
Of wolfish cheer-leaders ir
sleeps clothing who trair
them to chant Peace
peace" when there is M
peace. and to demonstrate
against the Paul ReYereS Of