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Show s Time To Gleam House aiadl Ff epsurd Things That Tend to Break Down Our Power There is a front line to this war which is more important than many realize. That front line is the moral and spiritual fiber of the people and it, as much as the guns, may determine determ-ine the success of the war. Anything that interferes with, or breaks down this moral and spiritual force is an enemy to be reckoned with. Here are some of the factors that work for weakness in the national effort: Dishonesty in business. Excessive greed for profits Graft and corruption in politics. Gangsterism and the crime wave. Licentiousness and gross immorality, which is the festering cancer on the life of today. Liquor and the saloon and all the hangouts and hideouts and dens of iniquity resulting therefrom there-from Infidelity and atheism. These are the sign posts of the grave dangers that are weakening the nation's power, and which, if not repented of may cause breakdown and defeat. And remembjr this: All these things can only aet as shutouts for us when the great dav of peace shall come. A writer in the Christian Science Monitor says, on the subject of spiritual power: "Finding spiritual strenght, we will be betterable to serve anywhere, in this great war, and to keep on serving despite setback, discouragement or grief; better prepared also, for the tas-s that will follow after the job of rebuilding a world that man has devastated, and the bigger and more important job of restoring and improving our democraey, and of establishing estab-lishing here and everywhere, a way of life that will be just, and Deautiful, and secure in accord with God's principles. ' ... |
