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Show Faith to Attempt the Impossible Were it not for the faith which our forefathers brought to the task of winning independence for this nation, there would never have been an Independence Day. Certainly this supreme national observance should be an occasion to recall the debt we all owe to their spiritual strength in the face of seemingly overwhelming difficulty. In this year of the 100th anniversary of the birth of William Jennings Bryan, who was Secretary of State during the first administration of President Woodrow Wilson, the famed Bryan essay on "Faith" bears repetition, for it strikingly sums up the feelings of all true patriots in thinking about the future of our country. This is what Bryan said: "Faith is the spiritual extension of the vision; it is the moral sense which reaches out toward the throne of God and takes hold upon those verities which the mind cannot grasp. "The great things of the world have been accomplished by men and women who, had faith enough to attempt the seemingly seem-ingly impossible and to trust to God to open the way. "Faith is a heart virtue; doubts of the mind will not disturb it if there is faith in the heart. "Faith in the triumph of truth, because it is truth, has ever been an unfailing source of courage and power. Faith leads us to trust the omnipotence of the Ruler of the Universe, and to put God's promises to the test. "Faith is as necessary to the heart of the individual as it is necessary to world vide peace. What can equal the consolation (Continued on Page Four) Faith to Attempt the Impossible (Continued from Page 1) that comes from reliance upon the care of Him who gives beauty to the lily, food to the fowls of the air, and direction to all ?" There is no better place to find this faith which strengthens all our days than in the House of God. As the Religion in American Life Program urges, let us "Worship together this week" as we remember the sacrifice of those who envisioned "one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." |