Show BE SINCE HE AS WELL AS A FRIEND upon being ask asked ed as to his church affiliations answered 1 I am a baptist but I 1 am not working it very diligently this brings out a point of more than ordinary importance the thing ot of posing as a church member a business man a lodge member an american or any other thing and not being able to qualify Is a matter of serious jm import it if there is anything that would make us bristle up and want to fight it would be that some one had classed us as being un american the inhabitants of 0 the united states pride themselves of being americans it means a great deal it is worthy pride but being an american carries with it a great responsibility Onee One cannot annot simply exist in america and claim the distinction of being an american ile he may not be un american he be may be just a passive american entitled to the distinction by reason ot of living under the american lag flag it is true that the american lag flag protects many people not wholly or its exalted standard and to be fully juliy entitled to the name american one must square his living with alth high ghigli principles of 0 citizenship that imbued the fathers who founded this republic these principles govern the man man deserving the title they reach into his bla business and are a part ot of his social activities his his every thought and act A true red blooded american cannot conduct his buil business ness in a dishonest manner he cannot stand off an and d criticize the government without doing his part to correct real or imaginary faults hempst he must stand upon the principles that mate make americans it is the faithful observance of principles and not the fact that one lives under the american flag that makes a real american |