Omaha-lDhere the IDest is at its Best
GIVE HONEST VOTERS JUSTICE.
The “word of mouth” voting bill has been saved
by the senate, which has reversed the recommenda
tion for indefinite postponement, by the committee
on elections and privileges. A majority of the com
mittee was ready to perpetuate an injustice to a
large class of Douglas county voters for a doubtful
advantage to a partisan faction. To this the senate
will not agree. If the provision of the law were of
general application, it might not be regarded as oner
ousi Limited as it is in its application to Douglas
county voters only, the law is unjustly discriminatory
in its operations.
One of the purposes of the Australian ballot law
was to provide as nearly as possible absolute protec
tion for the voter. His choice of candidates is sacred
to himself. No judge or clerk or other election of
ficial has a right to know for what candidate any
elector has voted. This is fundamental. In every
county in the state, save Douglas, the voter who can
not read or write English has the privilege of bring
ing to the polls a prepared list of candidates for
whom he wishes to vote. This list must be respected
by the judges.
When the voter so incapacitated In Douglas county
asks for assistance in preparing his ballot, he Is re
quired to openly and audibly pronounce the name
of the candidate of his choice. This discloses not
only to the judges but to any one who may be near
Mie choice, and so effectually destroys the element of
:ecreey. So far as giving any protection to the
• anetity of the ballot Is concerned, the effect Is jus£
the opposite. It Is no trouble for the venal voter to
learn by rote a list of candidates, or to memorize
<he name of a single one who Is to be especially fa
vored. So the law does not, and can not, achieve
the end sought.
A considerable number of respectable citizens of
Douglas county do not read or writ® English- They
are of foreign birth, but have been admitted to citi
zenship, and wear honorably and worthily the duties
as well as the privileges. To regard these as de
serving of the special treatment provided by the
statute tnat affects thctn only in Douglas county is
too Unfair to require argument. If one of them
crosses the ilne Into another county, he Is removed
from tne effect 'of the law. Why not fully emanci
pate mm In this county as well?
Anally, the dispute is between two factions,
neither of which is truly representative of Omaha or
Douglas county. We hope the senate will take a
broad and sensible view of the situation and pass the
bill. By undoing the work of the committee a good
start-is made. By relieving the voters of this county
from an onerous and unjust discrimination, senators
can serve the public well.
SAVING TIME BUT LOSING LIVES.
What do they do with all the time they save—
the people who are always in a hurry? They dive
through revolving doors on the dead run. They
thrust past others to get Into elevators. Disregard
the rights of others to enter street cars In orderly
fashion. Dart ahead of pedestrians on ths side
walks. Worst of all, they drive motor cars.
Sometimes a few seconds of time may be gained
at this risk of a dire, mishap. Several times of late
Omaha has had sad illustrations of this fact. Driv
ers have explained after the accident that they
'hought they had plenty of time to get ahead of the
other fellow. Beds at hospitals are filled with vle
lims of the desire to beat somebody to a crossing.
Some seconds of time are hazarded against hours
or days or weeks of suffering, frequently death.
And the time so “saved" is generally wasted in
the end.- It is no gain to anybody. No impulse of
human nature is less worthy, none so fraught with
danger. A moment risked against eternity is folly,
even though it may be gained. No bnslness, no en
gagement of any sort, is Important enough to war
rant it. Carelessness alone can explain it.
When men and women take the lesson to them
selves, think of the risk they run, as well as the
rights and eomforts of others, they will contribute
largely to the safety of others, themselves included.
Just now we are “saving" time, hut at a terrible
cost of life and limb.
SPEAKING Or FAULTS.
I
Recent earthquake ehoeks in New York City
have Impelled the Herald-Tribune of that city to
discuss the situation. In so doing it talks learnedly
of rock formations, faults and seismic disturbances.
An earthquake, the Herald-Tribune informs us, is
due to a fault, or weak place In the earth, when na
ture tries to take up the slack.
From a western point of view the greatest fault
in New York City is not a possible weak place in the
earth, hut the fault of failing to recognize the fact
that there is quite a bit of this country south and
west of the Jersey Flats. ‘ Out west" to the average
New Yorker means any d nee on the sundown side
of Buffalo, and anythin* i t of the Wahash river
Is primeval forest and staked plain. Financially
speaking, the average New > orker bounds the United
States by the streets in the immediate vicinity of
Fourth and Broadway, and his conception of politics
is a mayoralty campaign and an occasional hurried
trip to Washington to head off legislation.
A majority of New Yorkers thought that. Governor
At Smith had already been elected president the mo
%
ment his name was offered In nomination In the
democratic national convention. Many of the minor
ity, too, believed that Governor Smith would have an
immortal cinch on the presidency if once nominated,
merely because he was Governor Smith.
It Is not possible for New Yorkers to correct the
faults of Mother Nature, but it would be easily pos
sible to correct a lot of other and different faults.'
Getting acquainted with the United States would
correct the worst of them.
MITCHELL WINS HIS BATTLE.
When “Billy” Mitchell doffs the star and dons
the eagle, which will denote that he has stepped
down from brigadier general to colonel in the line,
he will carry with him a sense of victory that is more
than the apparent defeat. Whether the general staff
is ready to admit the fact, the course pursued by
Mitchell must have its effect on the air force of the
United States. Walls of army and navy tradition,
the creation of all the year* of the nation's life, do
not crumble as did those of Jericho, but they may
be surmounted. And Mitchell rode his airplane over
them.
Colonel Fechet, who succeeds to the post of as
sistant chief of the air service of the army, conies
not only as a soldier but as an airman. He is thor
oughly grounded in the science of aviation, and none
is more devoted to its development than he. There
fore he will certainly carry on where Mitchell left
off. Using different tactics, maybe, but driving at
the same objective, the incoming assistant may be
relied upon to advance the service wherever he can.
We feel sure that both the president and the sec
retary of war are impressed, as the general staff and
the public certainly are, with the arguments pre
sented in behalf of the cause of aviation for the
army. Immediate needs for the air service will be
met. Equipment and personnel will be cared for.
The case for unification may be left open for the
time being, for the important point is the bringing
of the air force up to a standard of efficiency that
now exists on paper only. Our fliers are the su
periors of any in the world, but they are few in num
ber and handicapped for want of machines. Supply
this need, and the main action of General Mitchell’s
battle is won.
; A GOOD PLACE TO STOP.
Instead of further legislation calculated to ham
per railroad development and service, right now Is
a good time to stop. Congress and forty-eight state
legislatures and as many state commissions are
enough bosses for the railroads to have, without
adding thereto by giving city councils power to tell
them what they must do. There was introduced
into the Nebraska senate a bill, since withdrawn, for
tunately, that was away beyond the limit of outside
interference. This bill applied only to Lincoln, but
had It been enacted into law it would have set a
tremendously dangerous precedent.
Ths bill in question provided that in any city of
more than 40,000 and less than 100,000, the city
council could compel the railroads entering therein
to build a station of the size and cost determined
upon by the council, and located on a site selected by
the same authority. Admitting that Lincoln needs a
new union station, the enactment of that bill Into
law would soon be followed by similar bills to favor
lesser cities, and In time every railroad village and
hamlet with two or more lines In the state
would be empowered to force its railroad* to
build ornate railroad stations. There ere many euch
railroad towns in the state, among them York, Grand
Island, Kearney, Harvard, Hastings, Beatrice, Falls
City, Nebraska City, Crawford, Fremont, Havelock,
Wahoo, Seward, and others too numerous to men
tion. Union stations at these places would be very
convenient and ornamental to the towns and cities,
but to permit the councils thereof to set the price
and fix the location would add mlllione to the ex
pense of the railroads, an added expense that would
need be borne by increased rates.
The introduction of the bill In question merely
emphasizes the extremes to which the country has
gone in this matter of railroad control and railroad
baiting. What the country needs now is not more
control and restriction, hut a loosening up all along
the line to the end that the railroads may he enabled
to secure new investment capital, extend lines Into
new territory and make needed improvements. No
one, least of all the railroad executives, favora re
turning to the old days when no control was exer
cised and regulation a mere theory. But regulation
that borders closely upon strangulation is not good
for either the railroads or the country.
"T told my daughter she could make It,” admits
an aged man whose auto stood to Jose the race with
the locomotive. The freight train was stopped tn
time. “That is a noble crew,” the old man goea on.
"It will he a great lesson to me.” Even at four
score one may learn.
It took 860 employes to r.arry on a trade of
$8,000,000 a year, hut that pay-roll Is wiped out,
and we are asked to console ourselves by the state
ment that It amounts to hut 1 ’i per cent of the
city's total. A few more bites like that and there
will he no total.
Probably the senate picked Moses for president
pro tempore because Its members wanted to be sure
of having a man who could keep them wandering
around in a wilderness of red tape rules for forty
3 ears.
"Bless the canning factories; they make It possi
ble for us to have spinach the year 'round I” sbouls
ih« paragraphrr of the Columbus Pispatch. How
very religious; to be so thankful for so little.
Even If It did no more lhan the Volstead limit,
that, is one-half of 1 per cent, of the total lobbing
trade of the city, that is no reason for killing an in
stitution needed for the good of everybody.
The senate now has a Moses ss its own selected
head, and folks will hope that he leads I he mem
bers out of the wilderness into which they hnv* wan
dered. .
Charley Pawes may not ha able to tame the
present seriate, but the country can provida an en
tirely new senate In a short spare of time.
department do not regard Pershing as fit to he any
thing hut a captain, and made a terrible fuss when
b'unston whs given « “star.”
Every time wheat declines a cent a bushel the
i bird party leaders take on new hope lhat it will
Keep right on going down.
It will be remembered lhat a lot of officials de
clared that they could not conform to tha Pawes
budget -hut they did.
The League of Nations has tackled calendar re
form, evidently believing that to he all In the day's
work.
It will be noticed that Gloria Swanson recovered
in ample time to chhIi in on all that free publicity.
The people may not he able to change the «enale
rules, but they can change sen tee.
Moonshine in (he driver is not enough tllumina
| Uoa tat a midnight Jojridt,
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The Country Sides With Dawes
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The sympathy of the nation at large will he With
the new vice president. The people realize that Mr.
Dawes faces a difficult task. According to accepted
precedent, as vice president of the United States he
should dig down Into Ills official hole and slay there for
four years, coming out at Intervals to sit as a figure
head as presiding officer of the senate.—Fremont (Neb.)
Tribune.
Vice President Dawes will have the backing of all
good citizens In his hypothesis that whereas It is the
duty of the presiding officer to call attention to defective
methods of conducting business, It also becomes the duty
of the members of the senate to correct them. That
declaration will stand. Also his assertion that under
present rules “the rights of the nation and of the Amer
ican people have been overlooked.” The proof of this
assertion lies In the fact that the rules have permitted
filibustering to kill Important leglslallon In the session
just closed.—Kearney (Neb.) Hub.
AVe have a hunch that there will be plenty of ap
plause out over (he country for the Dewes suggestion .
t hat it is time for a radkal reform of rules In the sen
ate. It Is not necessary that any member of the senate
should he denied his fair, constitutional and reasonble
1 Iglit to be heard. The abuse of this right, not Its use,
Is what Mr. Daw es complains about. His complaint Is
made In the name of the country, which has suffered a
good deal more than It has gained through the practical
working of senate rules and senatorial courtesy.—
Minneapolis Tribune.
Mr. Dawes Is right, of course, but that only adds
another to the sufficient reasons the senate will have
for disciplining him. The vice president says the senate
rule which permits one or a minority of senators to
block all business puts power In the hands of Individuals
that can be used In legislative barter. Exactly. That's
why the senate has the rule. Mr. Dawes ran hardly
expect the senate will abolish the rule after he has con
firmed It by hi* own testimony In the confidence that
the rule will do what the senate means and expects it
to do. The senate Is jealous ot Its powers, Its traditions.
- Kansas City Star.
The senate Is a static body, tending to resist all
change, especially when change contemplates any sur
render of power or privilege; but the senate is now
more directly responsibly to the people than In the days
when state legislatures intervened between the toga and
the electorate. In any quarrels which may develop l>e»
tween the senate and Mr. Dawes public support will
I robably be un the side of Mr. Dawes.—St. Joseph News
Press. • m
Vice President Dawes knows perfectly that as pre
siding officer lie will have no opportunity to tell the sen
ulors what he thinks they ought to do. The inaugura
tion speech was his only opportunity. He filled It eo
completely that not a single senator slumbered during
the j2 or 14 minutes of his address. Naturally there Is
much Indignation, but It seems to be confined mainly to
the senate chamber. Outside of these sacred precincts
the Interest Is acute. There Is also some expectancy
that the future has a circus in store. This is too much
to hope. The show Is over for the present.—Lincoln
(Neb.) Journal.
The senate rises with passionate calm to denounce
the new vice president. In low, even tones, sometimes
Interrupted by a squeak, it says he doesn't know what
he is talking about. Surveying his address Impartially,
while trembling with Indignation, It tells the world he Is
, an Ignorant upstart not versed In the constitution. In
view of these facts thus dispassionately set forth, It In
vites all good citizens to rally to its defense and put the
vice president in his place. The only trouble from the
senate's standpoint about getting popular support In
the impending battle with the gentleman with the upside
down pips la that the pubTlc Is disposed to side with the
vice president.—Kansas City Times.___
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What Omaha Really Needs
W. A. Fraser Sums Up for Home Industry and
Points Way to Permanent Prosperity for the
State and Its Greatest Business Center.
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A short time ago W. A. Fraser,
president of the Woodmen of the
World Life Insurance company, was
guest of honor at a dinner given by
the Chamber of Commerce. His ad
dress on that occasion has been dis
cussed more than any publio utter
ance in Omaha in a decade. While
we printed his words very fully at the
time, we deem the sentiments then
expressed by Mr. Fraser good enough
to repeat. Therefore the following ex
cerpts are offered, with the augges
tlon that they be read and pondered.
Here is the Fraser remedy for what
ails Omaha:
"Our meeting here tonight, how
ever, should not be confined to
eulogizing one institution In Omaha
because one institution does not make
a city. Alt institutions in the city
are not or have not been as success
ful as our own. Their condition cam
not be attributed to any one cause.
We could stretch back over a period
of years and discuss and blama the
national situation for all our troubles,
but my idea is that w* should look
closer to home and try to find the
reason for the unfortunate financial
disaster* which have overcome cer
tain of our business Institutions; find,
if possible, why other institutions are
reported as in financial straits, and
then try to find a remedy that will
prevent th# occurrences of the past,
strengthen th# Institutions that are
weak, and then apply tha remedy or
remedies that wa bellev# will put busi
ness on a more substantial basis.
"I am not going to attempt to fool
myself by saying that either national
or state condition* brought disaster
in our midst; neither am I prepared
to say that it waa lack of business
vision, lack of knowledge or a reckless
desire to speculate or gamble on the
future. But I am prepared to say
that those unfortunate occurrence# in
th# past have caused a feeling of
pessimism to com# over cur people
and, in my Judgment, pessimism is the
most fatal of all business diseases.
An expert physician should be rushed
into line to apply th* specialized
medicines that will remove th# coat
ing from our tongues and cause it* to
walk erect with smiles upon our faces
caused by the spirit of optimism with
in our minds. Ton men her# are the
doctors. We are here in oonsultatlon,
and while I believe th# medicine may
taste unpleasant to some, If it la
handed out in large enough doses,
even those who do not like th# taste
will yet awaken to th# realization of
th# fact that it wsa not only bene
ficial to them, but to the entire city
and slate.
* * *
“A few weeks slue# several gentle
man representing a corn product com
pany came to Omaha, presumably look
ing for a sits on which to Install a
factory. In discussing th# proposl
tion with th# Greater Omaha commit
tee, on* of th# first questions asked
by the chairman of the visitor! waa.
‘How are the people In this state re
garding patronizing home Institu
tion!,’ and that is the flret question
that will be asked by those who come
looking for new locations or those who
are solicited to come end establish
themselvea and their enterprises In
our midst. it Is ths all-important
question— if the citizens of Nebraska
are not going to patronize home In
stitutions, then why should th# insti
tutions locate In Omaha? Why should
t he United Stales Rubber company,
ihe Pittsburgh Plat# Glass company,
ih# John Peer# Dow company, the
.Moline now company, and many
other large manufacturing Instltit
Hons erect warehouse* In Omaha If
the people prefer to send their oi decs
to some other state, f'ert*tnlv those
enterprises would have saved a
tremendous amount of monev which
they Invested in the acquisition of
ichI estate, th# erection of building! ,
uid the maintenance of for,* in tide
,-lty to transact their business. It h
not enough to hull* new enterprise*
within our city. They must lie sup
ported, or failure will eventually come
and the city will be damaged more
Ilian If the enterprise never located
here.
• • # i
"Ruppoalng th# cattle talaeieln tilts
and adjacent cities shipped all of
i heir livestock to Kansas «Tty, Uhl
cago, Hannibal, fit. Joseph or other
centers where slock maikdx ai,» to
ho found Instead of shipping to t*n,n
ho? There would he no necessity fin
our stockv an1s here nor for our pack
Ing plum*. Supposing Hie grain rala
are In our slats concluded to ship ill
of tlialr grain to other markets, there
would lie no elevator* lining our rail
road tracks. A letter was received a
few day* slnra by an official of the
Typographical union complaining that
much of Ih# printing used in Omaha
was being dope In oilier slates and
that he knew fevers I families were
compelled to move from Omaha he
causa the bread owner was unable to
secure employment In Ihe pi luting
line. Other Inttcis were received cn
■ losing labels taken from fruit nml
vegetable cans now being used by s
Is t ge Institution In Ihe ,-ltv Which Is
practically being supported by Ihe
city, and tho*e l/ihels showed that th*
canned g"uds bad been purchased
through a wall aids* hvusg and
•
shipped Into Omaha from the. city of
Chicago. What need would there be
for wholesale or retail grocery estab
lishments. if our homes, hotels and
restaurants prefer to send their or
ders out of the state. Almost every
day our good wives receive beauti
fully engraved Invitations to call at
some leading hotel to Inspect and pur
chase every kind of ladles’ wear from
hats to ahoee, and It would astonish
many men to know the tremendous
business which Is being done by the
trunk merchant coming from far
away state*, paying no taxes, putting
forth no effort to build up the city,
simply reaping where they do not
sow.
• • •
“An Incident was related to me a
few days alnce where an Institution In
Des Moines. Is., advertised for bids
on ever $200,000 worth of new fix
ture*. An Omaha Institution had the
loweat bid, and whlla this Omaha con
tractor wa* discussing the contract
with the buyer, a delegation from
the Greater Dee Molnee committee en
tered Ihe establishment and inv
medtately started In to convince the
proposed buyer that hie contract,
should be let to a Des Molne# Instltu-'
tlon, even If they were higher than
the Omaha bidder. They went on to'
show how many men would be given
employment and for how long a time,
how many families would be supported
and the material that would be pur
chased, and the general good that
would be done the city by having hla
work done at homa The argument
was ao conclusive that the Omaha
contractor agreed without further dis
cussion that the work should be given
to the Dee Moines firm, stating at the
same time: ‘I wish to God the same
leyalty wae shown by the Omaha
business men.’
* * •
“I do not mean to Infer that a
stone wall should be built around Oma
ha and that our entire business should
he confined to this city or even to the
state, but I do say that all things
being equal, our homa tratltutlons
should be given due consideration
when good* ar* to be purchased by
Omaha or Nebraska cltlzena. and tha
only way to bring Institution* to Oma
ha Is to Impress upon the outsider
that we are loyal to our home inatl
tutlona, and if they want our patron
age they had batter establish them
selves bare, become part of our great
administration and help carry the bur
den Incident to the rnaluteance of a
city such a a ours, tv* have wonder
ful newspaper* In this town. They
have been wonderfully loyal to Oma
ha. hut T believe their vision could be
extended somewhat ao that they would
be even more egres«lv# In their de
mands for patronage to home Insti
tution*. Tha Chicago, New Tork,
Poston, Cleveland, and even Dondon
Institutions who come her* after our
trade do not advertise In the dally
press. Even their Invitation cards,
printing and postage stamps are all
purchased outside of Omaha. Th*
more Omaha Institutions we have,
the greater field for advertising and,
after ail, newspapers must have lib
eral advertising patronage for them
to maintain their present high class
standard.
• • •
"Omaha is no longer a one-horse
town, neither is it a one-man town.
Omaha is a town for all the people
and prosperity must be divided as
equally as possible. I have talked
to business men who object to the re
opening of some of our failed Institu
tions, and they have sstonlshed me
by opposing those institutions being
rehabilitated because U might Inter
fere In a competitive way with their
business. This is certainly a con
tracted vision. The greater the mar
ket In any line and In any town, th#
greater the number of customers who
will come to patronize that market.
No customer Is going to walk Into a
city where he cannot trade, but must
be confined to one establishment to
make his purchases, and we as citi
zens should let it be known that we
want all the wholesale houses and all
the retail houses, and all the manu
facturing institutions In and near
Omaha that can possibly be located
here. Especially do I emphasize the
manufacturing Institutions. This Is
an agricultural country. When crops
fail, the farmer la not the only on#
who suffers. His failuf# extend# into
every community, into every business
center, large or email, and we must
all suffer together. If w# had fac
tories with large payrolls, when agri
culture relied our factory owners and
employes would be distributing and
collecting money which would tide
over th# stringent agricultural period.
Many men have become pessimistic
over th# financial conditions of the
past few years and they talk about
th# town In the same tones they
would talk about some dear friend .
who had Just started on his long last
Journey. The tow n probably has been
a little sick, and what we need is
expert physicians to prescribe and see
that the patient takes th* medicine
that they know will do him good. Tou
are the physicians her# tonight; there
for* let the medicine for all of our
Ilia be a simple word of three let
ters- -PEP.
"Let us resolve tonight to have ss
our watch-word; ‘All things being
equal, we will patronize home Insti
tutions; ail things being equal, we
will keep the Nebraska dollar In Ne
braska; w# will boost our city; w* will
make It better because w# have been
privileged to live In It, and by the
time the host* of th# great American
Legion gather In our midst, let'* hope
that there will be few If any vacant
stores, and If there are any vacant
•tores, let It he th* business of the
t'Ttamber of Commerce to see that th#
windows are clean and goods are dls
played so sa to give the appearance
of occupancy, a# has been so wonder
fully demonstrated by the Orchard
\V II helm company In turning th#
great structure left vacant by Bur-,
geas-Nash Into an attractive, well
lighted exposition.’ ”
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Beloved, this morning we turn to Pauls epistle to the
Komans, 14:14, for our text:
I know, and ant persuaded it) the Lord Jesus, that
there is nothing unclean of Itself: bill to him that e*
leemeth anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean.
God never created an eiil. nor did He ever create nnv un
clean thing. .411 that the Father created Is for some purpose,
and that purpose is for good.
The wrongs and evils that exist in the world today are the
result of man's abuse of the good tilings Hod created. And
one of the greatest abuses that lias grown up In this world la
that of esteeming to be unclean for everybody else that which
is to us unclean. Hence the unscriptural attempt to reform
men by legislation Instead of teaching them righteousness and
. of the Judgment to coine.
There Is entirety too much of effort to make God a glorified
policeman Instead of looking up to Him as a loving and kindly
father. There Is so much of effort to curb abuses that we have
too little time to point out the right way to use the good things
so lavishly showered upon us by a wise Creator. It Is not use,
hut abuse, that is wrong. And my use. brethren, of a thing
may be wholly right, while your use of the same thing may be
abuse, and therefore wrong for you. But are we not tree moral
agents, each permitted to decide?
"There is nothing unclean of Itself." says Paul. It depends
upon the use made thereof. We have a pestiferous bunch run
ning loose forever looking for something to denominate as
abuses, always forgetful that there is so much more of good
to praise and foster. The man with the muck rake never see*
the glories of the skies, the wonders of the sunrise. All he
sees Is muck.
The parable of the mote and the beam lias peculiar applica
tion these days of reformation by law and not by conviction and
desire. The Chinese have a proverb, "Sweep before your own
doorstep, and consider not the frost on thy neighbor a tiles."
Paul. In Komans 10:3, says: "For I bear them record that
thfey have a zeal of God. but not according to knowledge. For
they, being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to
establish their own righteousness, have not submitted them
selves to the righteousness of God."
Paul clearly had in mind the Moral Vplifters of his day who
went bout seeking to enforce their opinions upon others, and
to enforce a moral code of their own creation upon all others.
Such have been existent In all generations, and never more
numerously than today. They seek not to convict of righteous
ness and of the Judgment to corne, but to convict of the wisdom
of their own pet moral standards. If the world Is to be won to
righteousness and peace It will not be by repressive legisla
tion. by the setting up of finite moral standards, but by appeal
ing to the minds and hearts of men: by pointing the better wa; ;
yes, by pointing the better way; by desire for good.
Men are brought closer to their Heavenly Father by reach
ing up. not by being driven. "To him that overcometh” Is ae
true today as It was In times past. Physical muscles grow
flaccid from lack of use. Moral stamina weakens when not
brought Into play. Temptations in our way are not for our
downfall, but for our overcoming.
Put en tha whole armor ef righteousness, not ttA soul
compressing armor of restrictive law. Use for good those
thlnge which God hase created. Step up, without waiting to
be lifted up. By the time we have removed the beam from
our own eye the mote will have disappeared from the nelgh
bor’a eye. Men can onlw be saved by repentance and faith,
not by legal enactment or being made to conform to finite
standards.
Let us stand on tha promises, yielding no*. "He that be
lleveth In Me shall have eternal life."
In conclusion let us turn to that good old song
■lust as I am, without one plea.
But that Thy blood was slied for ins,
And that Thou bidst me come to Thee.
O Lamb of God. I come. I come.
And, as we sing, let us understand that salvation is for
them that overcome, and that the plan of salvation Is not laid
down by man or woman, but bv Him who walked and taught In *
Galilee. WILL M. MAUPIN.
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