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y ou will have to obey the laws then, and it is important to learn obedience now.— Calvin Coolidge. In a speech not long before the war Abraham Lincoln said: “This legalized liquor traffic, as carried on in the saloons and grog shops, is the tragedy of civili zation. Good citizenship demands and requires that what is right should not only be made known, but be made preva lent ; that what is evil' should not only be detected and defeated, but destroyed. The saloon has proved itself to be the great est foe, the most blighting curse, of our modern civilization, and this is the reason why I am a practical prohibitionist. We must not be satisfied until the public sen timent and the individual conscience shall be instructed to look upon the saloon keeper and the liquor seller, with all the license earth can give them, as simply and only a privileged malefactor—a criminal.” That much from the Great Emancipator! Yet the liquor element are today malign ing his memory by calling him a “bar tender”—but when did the truth ever emanate from distilleries, breweries, or saloons ? “A liar from the beginning.” “To die for your country is noble; The grandest of heroes have laid Their lives on their native land’s altar, Their sacrifice freely was made. It calls forth our truest, best tribute, Its pathos must make our hearts ache, Yet surely ’tis equally worthy To live for our dear country’s sake. “To honor her flag and her statutes, To ever be loyal and true, And live so the whole land is better Because of the good we may do. To help make our country the finest And best ever patriot trod, To make our lives part of its heart life, That’s worthy of it—and of God.” Governor Folk told of a St. Louis cit izen who joined in singing “America” at a banquet, and who at the close said, “I could die for my country.” Three weeks afterward he was before the bar of jus tice for having bribed the municipal as- sembly_ to grant a railroad franchise. What is needed is men who are willing to live for their country—honestly, and with only the same chance to make money that every other man has. The true patriots are not the politicians who talk loudly about the flag and then rob the coffers of the nation. Those citi zens are the real patriots who quietly and faithfully do their duty by the state and their fellow men, holding in reverence the laws and institutions of the land. The best patriotism is loyal service. There are so many ways every citizen may serve his country. The first thing is to be law-abiding. No nation has more right eous laws than ours. They‘are based on the decalogue, and we are serving God best when we obey the laws most faith fully and are happiest ourselves. Where begin? At home with yourself, and then see that all over whom you have any in fluence do the same thing. Example goes a great way in influencing others and establishing our own authority.
July 24. By its Transforming P o we r . Rom. 12:1, 2. July 25. By its Faith. Rom. 10:12-18. July 26. By its Benevolences. 2Gor. 8:1-5. July 27. By its Inspiration. 2 Cor. 5:14-21. — o — C hoice N uggets Present-day civilization came through the Church, and is upheld by the Church. Compare the nations of the world, and you will find that only those that have Christian churches are leaders in the world’s life.— Lord. I know that with consecration on the part of believers, separation from the world, disentanglement from enslaving sins, and a mighty baptism of the Holy Spirit, the Church would become a con quering power in the world, not by its constructed theology, not by its Sabbath services, not by its arguments to con vince the intellect, but by its simple story of Jesus’ love, by the cross, the c ro ss- God’s hammer, God’s fire.— A. E. Kit- tredge. When I go to the house of God I do not want amusement; I want the doctrine which is according to godliness. I want to hear the remedy against the harassing of my guilt and the disorder of my affec tions. I want to be led from weariness and disappointment to that goodness which filleth the hungry soul. I want to have light upon the mystery of Provi dence; to be taught how the judgments of the Lord are right; how I shall be pre pared for duty and for trial; how I may fear God all the days of my life, and close them in peace.— John M. Mason. The Church itself has got to go out side of its own borders and carry the! Gospel to every creature, or it is no church of Christ; and any mutual im provement club which thinks that by reading its Shakespeare, or by acting its pretty tableaux, or by having this or that little reading from Spenser and from Chaucer, it is going to lift itself up into any higher order of culture or life, is wholly mistaken, unless, as an essential part of its duty, it goes opt into the world, finds those that are falling down, and lifts them up to the majesty of freemen, who are sons of God —Edward E. Hale. The following unique notice was fixed to a church door recently in England: M issin g . —Last Sunday, some families from church. S tolen — Several hours from the Lord’s day, by a number of people of different ages, dressed in their Sunday clothes. S trayed . —Half a score of lambs, be lieved to have gone in the direction of “No Sunday School.” M isla id .— A quantity of silver and cop per coins on the counter of a public house, the owner being in a state of great ex citement at the time. W anted .— Several young people. When last seen were walking in pairs up Sab bath-Breaking Lane, which leads to the city of No Good. L ost .— A lad, carefully reared; not long from home, and for a time very promis ing. Supposed to have gone with one or two older companions to Prodigal Town, Husk Lane. Any person assisting in the recovery of the above shall in no wise lose his reward. The proper place for the ship to be is in the water, but if the water gets into the ship, the ship will sink. The proper place for the Church is in the world, but if the “world” gets into the Church, the Church
will go down in disgrace— W e s t e r n Christian Union. The world’s obligation to the Church is great. Dr. Bushnell answered a rich worldling who questioned the value of thè Church and refused to contribute to a new church in Hartford : ' “My friend, I want you to think of something ; what was real estate worth in Sodom?” . I heard a little anecdote the other day which may not be true, but it illustrates our blindness to God’s providences. It was said that a farmer was. looking at his: young, springing crop of oats, which promised well. Some one stepped up to him and said, “That is a fine crop,” and the farmer said, “Yes, if God Almighty will only let it alone, it will be a fine crop.” And, so the story goes, the crop stopped where it was. God Almighty had let it alone. I say that is a parable to us. The great bulk of the people are pro posing that this Empire should be car ried on without God, "without thought of God; and their idea seems to be that if God will let us alone we shall flourish. If God lets us alone we shall perish.— R. F. Horton. — o — August 4, 1929 Je su s’ T eaching on God’s Loving Care Matt. 6:26-32 (Consecration Meeting) D aily R eadings July 29. Immortal Love. John 3 :16. July 30. Minute Care. Luke 12:4-7. July 31. Absolute Confidence. John 19:8- 11 . Aug. 1. Conscious of God. John 8:16, 29. Aug. 2. Praying for Care. John 17:13-17. Aug. 3. Trusting to the End. Luke 23:46. — o — C hoice N uggets A father was nursing his little blind daughter on his knee. Just then a friend came in, and, picking her up, walked off with her down the garden. The little one expressed neither surprise nor fear, so her father said, “Aren’t you afraid, dar ling?” “No,” she said. “But you don’t know who has you.” “No,” was the prompt reply, “but you do, father.” That was enough. She was in “the sight of” her father, and faith in her father’s lov ing care banished fear.— W. Hethering- ton. A French Prime Minister once sent for an eminent surgeon to perform upon him a serious operation. Said the Prime Minister : “You will not, of course, treat me in the same rough manner as you would treat your poor miserable wretches at the hospital.” “Sir,” replied the surgeon with dignty, “every one of those miser able wretches, as your Eminence is pleased to call them, is a Prime Minister in my eyes.” Said a father one day: “There is a lit tle lad who is more than all the world to me, and now and then he looks up and pleadingly says, ‘Father, won’t you please look at me?’ It is just the child’s desire to be sure of companionship arid thought. Blessed is the child of God who realizes that the Father’s face is always turned to ward him. T will guide thee with mine eye.’” A dear old saint who had seen much trouble, and was in dire need, was asked if she ever felt like murmuring. She re plied, “When I do, I just ask the Lord to
July 28, 1929 C h u rch a n d N ation Matt. 13:31-33; Luke 4:18, 19 D a ily R eadings
July 22. By its Gospel. 1 Cor. 2:1-5. July 23. By its Ideals. 2 Cor. 6:14-18.
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