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THE COMMUNITY CHEST.
The success of the Community Chest plan in
Omaha, and in many other cities where given a fair
trial, has been so overwhelming as to demand its
continuance. We are told in the Good Book that
the poor we always have with us, and with that
thought in mind it might be well to look up First
Corinthians and read;
"Though I speak with the tongues of men and
of angels, and have not charity, I am become as
sounding brass, or tinkling cymbal.
"And though I have the gift of prophecy, and
understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and
though I have all faith, so that I could remove
mountains, and have not charity. It profiteth me
nothing.
“And though I bestow all my goods to feed the
poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and
have not charity. It profiteth me nothing.
"Charity suffereth long and Is kind; charity en
vieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed
up.
"Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her
own, Is not easily provoked, thlnketh no evil.
"And now abideth Faith, Hope and Charity,
these three, but the greatest of these Is Charity.”
Charity, translated into terms of love, of self-sac
rifice, is the greatest thing in the world. Not
"skimped and Iced,
In the name of a cautious, statistical Christ.”
■—but open-handed charity that seeks the best
method of service to suffering humanity; the charity
that seems to enlarge its scope by making sure that
Its ministrations reach the really needy.
That is the aim and purpose of the Community
Chest program. To save duplication of work and
thereby increase the results. To prevent selfishness
that results in the starvation of those who really
need. To make haste when suffering is revealed,
and to make sure that those who give are not de
ceived.
“Give once for all" is the Community Chest
“logan. Not give once for all time, but give once
for all to the charitable purposes of the year, and
put the agencies of distribution into competent
hands.
No greater work will be, or can be, undertaken
in Omaha than the work of raising the required
$402,000 to fill Omaha’s Community Chest. Men
and women could not dedicate a few days of their
time to a more worthy purpose. The right sort of
spirit, the right sort of love as examplified in good
Works, will put the Community Chest over the top
within the time limit set by the committee. Omaha
has never yet failed when fronted with opportunity
to serve or achieve. No greater opportunity offers
than to alleviate human pain and suffering, to
clothe the naked, to feed the hungry, to visit the
fatherless and the widows.
Give of your money, then give of your time to
the work of making the Community Chest plan a
glorious success.
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THE SMALL COLLEGES.
The good work of the smaller colleges, and es
pecially of the colleges that make a specialty of
Christian education, is recognized by all far-seeing
citizens. Nebraska has several such colleges, and
• they have for many years been doing constructive
*ork.
Unaided by appropriations derived from tax
money, they must depend upon private contribu
tions, and it speaks well for the devotion of Chris
tian men and women that these colleges have not
only been kept alive, but have been enlarging their
fields of usefulness. Among these Christian colleges
Cotner university, located at Bethany, a suburb of
Lincoln, may be cited as a noteworthy example. Es
tablished thirty-seven years ago by the Christian
church, it has weathered many a financial storm be
cause it has had the support of a devoted brother
hood. Today it is not only doing the best work in
its career, but is preparing to do a much greater
work.
A campaign is now on to secure for Cotner uni
versity an endowment of a million dollars. Natur
ally the Christian churches of the country will be
called upon to contribute by far the greater part
of this endowment. But an opportunity is offered
to supporxcrs of Christian education, of whatever
church affiliation, or no affiliation at all, who have
a desire to further the kind of work that Cotner has
been doing so well for so many years. Omaha should
have a generous part in this endowment campaign
because the university was named after a former
Omahan, Samuel Cotner, whose Christian zeal im
pelled him to devote the best years of his life and
considerable money to its creation and support.
HEAD IT OFF NOW.
If any member-elect of the legislature Is think
ing about incubating a bill to censor the movies, or
has one already incubated, will such a one stand
up! Such a one should be located as quickly as
possible so that steps may be taken to head him off.
Of course the movies need censoring. No one
will deny that unless it be a few movie magnates.
But state censorship by commission should not be
tolerated, and for many reasons. The chief reason
Is that real censorship should be executed in the
home. The best censorship is refusal to patronize
the motion picture houses that persist in offering
pictures that arc an offense to decency. There are
such scattered all over the country. The parents who
demand state censorship in order to protect their
children are self-confessed failures as parents. What
they need is not a law establishing a censorship but
a law compelling them to accept their parental re
sponsibility.
Another reason for opposition to censorship is
the fact that there are already too many laws upon
the statute books put there by those who pose as
the doers of good merely to give themselves excuse
for “letting George do it.”
And still another reason is that the enactment
of such a law would he an entering wedge for the
enactment of laws censoring the public press, cen
soring public speech, censoring the spoken drama,
censoring music, and censoring everything that a
vociferous class of professional fault-finders might
see fit to oppose.
Wouldn’t it be great and grand if we could
have, for once, a session of the legislature that con
fined its activities to amending and repealing, ut
terly refusing to further clutter up the books with
a lot of new laws?
PECULIAR ELECTION FEATURES.
There was more complaints, more whining, more
denunciation, indulged in during the recent national
campaign than ever before in history. But despite
all this the total vote in 1924 is no greater than it
was four years ago, and many millions short of the
total predicted by campaign managers.
Every possible effort was made to interest the
voters and induce them to go to the polls, but more
than 14,000,000 eligible voters failed to exercise
the right of franchise. Get-out-the-vote clubs were
organized all over the country, and it was hoped that
not less than thirty million of the forty million eligi
ble voters would go to the polls. The total was only
twenty-six million.
President Coolidge ran ahead of Harding in 17
states and behind Harding in 31 states. Davis car
ried more states than Cox, but ran a million votes
behind the democratic candidate of 1920. And
while Davis ran ahead of Cox in 19 states he ran
behind him in 29 states.
La Follette ran ahead of Coolidge in one state,
but he ran ahead of Cox in 11 states.
Coolidge beat Davis worse than Harding beat
Cox, yet Coolidge ran behind Harding*
The returns of the election of 1924 will furnish
ample opportunity for research and discussion for
several years to come. But the queerest thing about
it all is that with so much discontent, so much dis
satisfaction, so much grumbling, more than 35 per
cent of the voters remain away from the polls and
take no part in the election of officers to transact
the business of government.
PROSPERITY FACTS.
Prosperity is a fact, not a promise, in Nebraska.
The figures prove it while disproving the whines and
plaints of the pessimists.
Bank deposits in Omaha alone have increased
more than $25,000,000 during the first ten months
of the year, an increase of $2,600,000 a month. A
proportionate increase is reported by out-state
banks.
More grain has been marketed in Omaha during
the first ten months of this year than was mar
keted during the entire twelve months of 1923, and
13,000,000 more bushels than were marketed during
the corresponding ten months of last year. And
the increased price per bushel must be taken into
consideration.
During the first ten months of this year the
Union Stock Yards received 145,349 more head of
livestock than during the corresponding period of
last year, with an average increased price per head
over the former period.
Building permits in Omaha show an increase
over the first ten months of 1923, and the same re
ports come from all over the state.
Wholesalers and manufacturers report an in
creased volume of business. Banks report the liqui
dation of heretofore frozen assets. Retail mer
chants everywhere report better business, more cash
purchases and rapid decrease in the volume of book
accounts.
The predictions of the calamity howlers have
been set at naught. A new and greater prosperity
has dawned in Nebraska. The facts are the best
proof.
There was considerable lifting up of eyes to the
hills under the Wilson administration, which ac
counts for the ease with which such gigantic raids
were made upon the nation’s cash register during
that period. The hills will be there for all time
and ample opportunity therefore afforded for look
ing at them occasionally, when there is no possible
chance of further democratic fooling with the re
ceptacle for the nation’s cash.
Secretary Shumway of the Nebraska department
of agriculture indignantly denies that Nebraska
chickens are afflicted with necrotic enteritis. This
is indeed good news, but what about lipstickitis,
rougerotic applicitis and eyebrow pluckitis?
The Scientific American wasted a lot of time
trying to find a ghost. Now it is looking for artifi
cial gold, seemingly unaware of the fact that most of
us have seen as many ghosts as we have gold pieces.
A scientist is trying to discover why women
close their eyes when they are kissed. Maybe they
do it for the purpose of trying to make themselves
think it is the other fellow they are kissing.
An eastern man is suing for divorce because his
wife persists in driving from the back seat. It isn’t
a divorce he needs; it is a pair of earmuffs six or
eight inches long.
The Norfolk Press speaks of the "inarticulate
public.’’ Suffering cats! Did the Norfolk Press
fail to hear the voice of the people on November 4?
Mr. McAdoo says he prefers California to the
White House as a place of residence. The acidity
of California grapes must be on the increase.
An eastern scientist urges us to sleep less and
more efficiently. A lot of people would use the two
hours thus saved to worry more.
Representative Hill’s victory in his home-brew
case will not help much unless there is a decided im
provement in the recipes.
An Atlantic (la.) woman captured a deer in her
front yard. Many women have captured ’em in the
front rooms, too.
Those arrow votes in Iowa clearly pointed to
the voters’ desire to throw Brookhart into the po
litical discard.
Bryan says the democratic party must be reor
ganized. It will have to be resurrected first.
Brookhart’s expense account is small, but bis
suspense account must be something awful.
I.a Follette says he will carry on, but picking up
the pieces will delay the start indefinitely.
The election returns indicate that the people in
tended to knock the blocs off’n congress.
Another Father and Son question Is how big is
the Thanksgiving turkey going to b<^
Over the Hill and On Our Way
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Now that the counting of the
election ballots is out of the "ay,
the people of the country have set
about making preparations for the
new and better days ahead.
This preparation Is based upon
sound principles—the people have
given an unmistakable mandate to
the new administration. It is on
the foundation of tills mandate
that the new plans are being built.
Nothing could he clearer than
the instructions given by the peo
ple. It "as emphatic notice to
lawmakers, present and elect, that
there shall not be any blind ex
cursions into tlie realm of experi
ment. The program outlined by
President Coolidge in his messages
and speeches shall he tlie sign
posts by which the course shall lie
steered. It is notice, too, as em
phatic as an overwhelming ma
jority can make it, that there must
not be any excursions Into the
realms of radicalism. The people
are well content with the present
system of three branches of gov
ernment. There must be no tinker
ing with laws calculated to hinder
the onward march of restored
prosperity.
There was a rebuke also in the
instructions—a rebuke to those
who sought to advance themselves
by betraying their party and
blocking wisely considered legisla
tion. It was emphatic. It cannot
be misunderstood.
President Coolldge's tremendous
majority is notice to the impatient
and the contrary minded that the
people prefer going along with the
president. They have confidence
in his judgment rather than in the
judgment of members of the op
posite party aided and abetted by
a few radicals -of his own party.
The taunt so often heard from the
Ups of those who opposed the
president, that he was an acci
dent, has been hurled back Into
the teeth of those who uttered It.
In a few days congress, that re
fused so often to listen to the wise
counsel of the president, will again
meet. It is to be hoped that it
will pay due heed to the mandate
of the people. Here is an opportu
nity for representatives and sena
tors to realize that they are the
servants of the people, elected to
write the will of the people into
statutory enactment.
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Nothing could be clearer than
that the people want neither laws
nor prolonged discussion calculat
ed to put obstacles in the way of
a return to better business activity.
They want constructive things, no
retarding, no hindering, no delay.
The people want the economy de
manded by President Coolidge. They
want assurance of safety to pri
vate Industry and private initiative.
They want justice and security for
honest business, big and little. They
want a continuation of the tariff
policy that, guarantees protection
to American industry. They have
again emphatically announced that
they will have no part or parcel In
the complications of European na
tions.
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They want a revenue law that
will bear evenly upon all, a law that
will bring hidden capital to the sur
face and set it to work in produc
tive industry.
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The people endorse the plan pro
posed by President Coolidge, and
which Is now under way, for solv
ing the problem of the farmer.
Tills commission will study the
problem In all of Its ramifications
and submit a report outlining their
mature judgment as to the best
way to bring about a betterment of
agricultural conditions. It Is not
temporary relief that is wanted, but
a well considered plan that contem
plates putting agriculture upon the
same plane as other basic Industries
of the country. There must be no
hasty action. The commission Is
made up of men who may be de
pended upon to act wisely and for
the best Interests of the whole
people.
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The people are not In favor of
radical railroad legislation, but they
are In favor of giving the great
transportation Interests a fair op
portunity to work out their own
program. They can thus demon
strate what they hold to be the
Justice of their position. The peo
ple do not want the Howell-Bark
ley bill. Whatever the merits or
demerits of that bill, the people
are not In favor of It at this time.
No one Is more Interested than the
farmer In a proper solution of trans
portatlon problems. That solution
Is not to be arrived at, however, by
hasty or ill-advised legislation. The
present railroad labor board Is en
titled to further trial. It is now up
to the railroad managers. If they
cannot work out their program the
people will compel a change. They '
are entitled to their fair chance to
work out their own destiny. The
elections make sure they will have
their chance.
Above all the people have ex
pressed their confidence in Presi
dent Coolidge as a leader. If con
gress Is wise It will give heed to
that expression. President Coolidge
and the new congress will be front
ed by a grave responsibility, per
haps the gravest that has faced
any Incoming president and con
gress within the present generation.
So long as they carry out the wishes
of the people as expressed at the
polls they will hold the confidence
of the people.
There will he no room for playing
politics. Coolidge has shown that
he has the courage to push such
things aside. Building Is always the
more difficult job; there is little
of the spectacular In building. It
takes hard work, hard work and
courage.
President Coolidge has shown
that he knows how to work. That
Is why the mandate of the elections
has put us over the hill, on the
way to better days.
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“From State and Nation”
—Editorials from Other Newspapers—
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The Spiritual Side of Coolldge.
From the Kansas City Star.
Those who have attempted to
analyze the popular strength of Presi
dent Coolldge probably will set about
their task anew, now that this
strength has been measured in the
election returns. If they do, they
should not overlook the spiritual side
of the practical economist, verbal and
otherwise, who calmly pursued his of
ficial course In Washington while the
great campaign of which he was the
central figure raged about him.
The country never has had an Ir
religious president, although the be
liefs and standards and practices of
the men In this Illustrious line varied
greatly. But there Is a vast differ
ence between being nominally relig
ious and consistently religious. There
is a difference between being religious
and being an exponent of religion.
President Coolldge Is a consistent
Christian. A man of his birth, his
early environment and his philosophy
could not be otherwise. He Is not
sanctimonious. There Is nothing In
his life. In his character, In his habit
or taste or practice, that makes for
display. No other president has been
less assuming. But through his life,
his dealing with men and things and
In his official utterances there is the
note of a consistent Christian. He
believes In a guiding Providence, and
he publicly asks such guidance. There
Is that about President Coolldge that
denotes profound sincerity.
With all their shortcomings, the
American people are essentially re
ligious. Even those who do not pro
fess a faith or observe Its forms re
spect thoso who do. and they want
religious men In exalted places. Is
not this one of the reasons President
Coolldge nppeals to the people? Is
not the advent of a man of his type
In the presidency timely? The
churches generally recognize a loos
ening of the spiritual restraints.
There are signs that license Is slowly
superseding liberty. Churches sre
seeking means to combat the tenden
cy, and to a large extent they have
the co-operation of those who are not
of the churches, but believe In high
moral standards.
The force of President Coolldge Is
obvious In certain results, but the ele
ments of that strength sre hard to de
fine hecatise of the nature of the man. ]
But If the truth were known, perhaps
religious consistency and Its relation
to the office he holds and to the tend
ency of the period of his leadership
have had more effect than has been
suspected.
Foreign Trade.
From ths I.o« Anselm Times.
We are not obtaining the expected
trade with South America. During
, the first seven months of this year
our exports to Brazil amounted to
J35.000.000 in value. This, of course,
is an advance, hut It Is relatively
slight. Brazil Is a vast country, com
paratively convenient to our shippers
and needing most of our manufactur
ed products. Yet our exports to Bra
zil are hnrely one fifteenth of the
value of our shipments to England.
We are already exporting twice as
much to China ns to Brazil, and the
Chinese are not particularly friendly
with us at this moment.
A Cheerful Winter rrospeet.
From ths St. Taiil Dispatch.
The United States weather bureau
office In New York predicts an open
winter. The prediction la based on
1li« record of more than half a cen
lory which shows that twteo out of
three times a warm October presage
a mild winter. Bet us enjoy the
hope that a pleasant winter spreads
out before us. one such ns, while It
makes ns tingle pleasantly to the
touch of Its bright chill, withholds
the harshness of Its bitter wind anil
the pelting drive of snow.
It should match up with our other
prospects and bring ua back to that
good content we have lost a little
while, since that fatal platol shot In
'the Balkans. We are having a fore
tssts of what Is returning to us—with
a rush. As it was In Great Britain,
after the election, when confidence
returned, business resumed, stocks
rose In value and that which seemed
of dubious worth before, became de
•treble.
Pn It 1s happening with the United
States, Our business winter Is to be
an enjoyable one. Since election
wheat lias risen 12 cents Rail and
Industrial stocks, following renewed
faith In the government and that is
In the judgment of the is-nple, rose In
value as buyers came forward from
nil parts of tin- United .Stales It was
lust one landslide after another- and
the republican landslide came first
"The public is buying," New York
brokers report, and back It with the
fact that the total sales in one day
were $24,329,000 and the volume of
business was greater than at any
time since November 12, 1917, follow
ing a liquidation after the armistice.
Nor Is that the only Indication of
coming fair weather. The mills Rnd
factories of the east which have been
running on part time give notice that
they will resume on full time on Mon
day, November 10. Farmers sure ofi
their price are going to be consum
ers; wage earners sure of steady em
ployment buy freely, happy In the se
curity of Industry—the gears mesh
neatly and the great motive power of
confidence has set them flying. The
weather forecast flag of fair weather
is nailed to the mast.
Cancel Each Other,
From th« Tork Evening Pont.
Rear Admiral Mayo. retired,
mourns over what Amertca surrender
ed in the Washington arms confer
ence. He believes we relinquished
command of the Pacific He voices
one American opinion. However, In
Great Britain there Is a considerable
group which holds that Britain sur
rendered more than any other power
and has weakened her prestige. There
is a considerable segment of Japanese
public opinion that would denounce
all the treaties of Washington. Many
Nipponese hold that they have sur
rendered forever the strength that
might have made them supreme In
the far east and the Pacific. Since
three parttea almost at Interest In the
Washington settlement are all find
ing that they have surrendered too
much. It Is apparent that not one of
them actually yielded more than they
should. These criticisms cancel one
another.
Trne Public Opinion.
From the Waahlngtoa Post.
A New Tork cleric declares that
public opinion Is no longer a com-1
petent guide In morals. He Is wrong.
When It comes to the real things of
life, In America at leaat, public opin
ion holds fast to the standards that
have been maintained through the
ages. It still rises In righteous wrath
against corruption in public office. It
still demands Justice for all elements
of the population. It still resents ex
ploitation by profiteers. It still con
demns Indecency. Public opinion Is
the champion of the virtues, and can
he counted on to maintain thnt cham
pionship against all attack.
The trouble with the New Tork
cleric is that ho mistakes the chatter
of New Tork for the deep voice of
the American people.
Corrected.
"Betty attends nesrly every foot
ball game. She must have some end
In view."
"He Isn't an end, he's a halfback.”
—Boston Transcript,
EAIiVKKTINKMEVT.
frrandmother kept her hair beauti
fully darkened, glossy and attractive
with a brew of Sage
Tea and Sulphur.
Whenever her hair
took on that dull,
faded or streaked
ippesrance, this
simple mixture was
applied with won
derful effect. By
asking at any drug
store for "Wyeth’*
Sage and Sulphur
Compound,” you will got a large bot
tle of this old-time recipe, Improved
by the addition of other Ingredients,
h 11 ready to use, at very little cost.
This simple mixture ran he depended
upon to restore natural color and
beauty to the linlr.
Well known druggists say every
body uses Wveth's Sage and Sulphur
Compound now because It darkens ao
naturally amt evenly that nobody can
tell It has been applied—It's so easy
to use, too. Von simply dampen h
Comb or soft brush and draw it
through your hair, taking one strand
at n time. By morning the gray hair
disappears; nfler another application
or two, ll t* restored to its natural
color and looks gloaay, soft and beau
tlful.i
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When You Gaze
Within Your Mirror
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When you gaze within your mirror,
Can you see reflected there
A countenance, fine and lovely.
And a soul that's pure and fair?
Is there shining 'neath the eurface—
Dove, courage and unselfishness?
And is there strength of character?
Is there poise and fine address?
And do you allot the rice*
To the weaker Intellect?
Do you cling to manly virtues
From a love of self respect?
Does the thought of vile deception
Bring the ruddy blush of shame?
Is each motive kind and loving?
Are you honest in life's game?
If aught but truth and honor
Mark your cherished goal.
Your ambition you've defeated
And you're cheating your own soul.
Does the stamp of true sincerity
Mark the features that you scan?
Is there shining truth and honor—
Then you’re a lucky man.
You've a right to self esteem, sir,
And there's Inspiration, too.
There's a Joy to your achievement
To thrill the soul of you.
For you've kept your temple cleanly.
And you're a God-like man;
Naught can rob you of your treas
ures.
For there Is no power than can.
—Carolyn Bells Adams,
War.
The trouble with the visionaries and
Idealist* who have such pretty dreams
about the way to end war is that
they overlook the fact that war is the
result of human failings. Dreamers
think a few resolutions properly
adopted would put a stop to it. They
are Just as far off the track as the
people who think legislation can
make people (food or make people
rich, or hrinjf happiness and prosper
ity.—Buffalo Commercial.
SUNNYSIDE UP ||'
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Dearly beloved, let us turn to the 12th chapter of the Gos
pel according to St. John, the 32d verse, for our text, the same j
reading as follows:
"And I, If I be lifted up from the earth, will
draw all men unto Me."
It was the Carpenter of Nazareth who spake these words.
For centuries crusaders fared forth lifting Him on high and
preaching His word with holy zeal. No sacrifice too great, no
way too long, no night too dark for these Inspired men of God
to go forth to lift up the Savior of men. And men thus drawn !
to Him were strengthened and saved.
The work of the Church began losing its hold upon the
hearts of men coincident with the increasing belief in tha
efficacy of legislative enactment in the work of making men
moral. As "be 1t enacted" was lifted higher and higher, tha
attention of men was turned from Him who assured us that
all that was needed was to lift Him up to have all drawn
unto Him.
The religion of the Master was a religion of "thou shalt,’*
not a religion of "thou shalt not." He led by love: He did not
drive by fear or force. His appeal was to the hearts of men,
riot to their fears. He wielded the sword of the spirit, not tha
sword of finite law.
Beloved, have we not been making the mistake of trusting
too little In the regeneration of mankind by pointing them to
the Cross of Calvary, and trusting too much in man-made laws
that seek to rule by force and not by love? Christian men and
women refrain from evil because they are Christians. Men and
women who refrain from evil because they fear the law's pun*
ishment are law-breakers In spirit and may not claim the re
wards of the truly righteous.
If man made laws are to save the world from sin and Judg- i
ment to come, why waste time and money on building
churches? Why sacrifice men and women in foreign fields?
Why continue in the work of lifting Him up who said: "And I,
if I be lifted up from the earth will draw’ all men unto Me?" v
Why not call the legislature Into extraordinary session and >
save mankind by Passing a Daw?
But, dearly beloved, mankind Is not to be saved that way.
The one and only way, the one and only plan of salvation, la
plainly laid down In the teaching and preaching of the Man
who walked and talked In Galilee. There Is no short Cut to
the redemption of the race. If legislative enactment would
suffice we might save time and worry by worshiping the legis
lature and forgetting the Man of Galilee.
The Great Commission, given 2,000 years ago to the chosen
few. Is the same great commission that is given to each on#
of us. That commission was to go into all the world and
preach the gospel to every creature. It was not to go out into
the world and enact laws to make men moral. Man made laws
may restrain, but they can not regenerate.
Beloved, the thought we would impress upon your minds
and hearts Is that we must look to the regenerating power of
the holy spirit for the salvation of humanity, not to finite laws
and legal restraints. And that regenerating power come# in
greatest measure a# He is lifted up from the earth that He may
draw all men unto Him.
In conclusion, let ua sing that triumphant song of ths
church militant:
"Onward. Christian soldier, i
Marching as to war: J
With the Cross of Jesus
Going on before.”
And, singing, let us dedicate our hearts and our lives anew
to lifting higher Him who died upon the tree, higher and still
higher, that all men may see, and, seeing, believing, and be
lieving be saved.
Det us stand and sing. WILL M. MAUFIN.
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