Roasted The Solons

The approaching conflict between the United States and Spain is demanding the attention of the pulpit as well as press. Sunday morning Rev. . Wm. Gardam in closing hls sermón upon 'Let your moderation be known unto all men," gave utterance to the following patriotic and Christian sentiments: "In a larger way have we not a national illustration of the opportunity for the working and the application of this Christian law of moderation in this awful crisis through which we a;-e passing? The moderation, self-restraint and fairness of a people after all are but the grouping of these same qualities as you flnd thein in you and me and all the individuals who maka up the nation. Never since the war has there been such a cali fur these tempers. The American people have believed themselves and do believe themselves to be the apostles of righteousness and the defenders of suffering, oppressed humanity. The mind of ihe people is as flxed in 'the belief of the rightness and justice of our eontroversy witii Spain as though an angel from Heaven had burned it in the heart.s of every American. Never has a people in all history found itself to be more of one mind than we today. Ancl yet there is danger that the very unanimity and strength of ihis conviction, the majestic sense of right, and the righteousness of our cause, should lead us lnto an unjust use of our power. The cause we have championed eannot be questioned - it is the cause of humanity. Four hundred thousand new made graves in Cuba offieiaüy recorded since this war began, besides the thousands who have died and found their graves in the bush and by the roadside, surely ought lo speak to the heart of the nations. Spain has earned the righteous indignation of every nation that loves justice and truth and humanity. Yet this nation eannot afford to be unfair, eannot afford to lose its head in the very intensity of its righteous indignation. Our noble legislators, few of whom would carry sword and gun to sacrifice life, should the sword be drawn in this cause, in their ambition to stand before the country as the great verbal champions of the oppressed, the verbose auctioneers for the public eye and ear, forget that a cause that is mighty and a pecple that are mighty eannot fail even if the counsels of moderation govern them. While the country has bee.n calm and intelligent - yet determined - our legislative bodies have been suffering1 from excessive. temperature and the invariablb ramblings and ravirgs of fever. Thank God in this great crisis for our president'; calmness and strength and intelligence. He represents the sober sense of a sober, thoughtful and intelligent people and has won for America the unquestioned sympathy of the world. Let us learn from this lesson of mod eration, fairness, self-restri'int- learn i for ourselves so tnat in temper and lif we may show forth the praises of Him who hath called us out of darkness int His marvelous light - learn it for ou behavior in all the relations of life, th family, the church, the community, s that all shall take knowledge of u that we have been with Jesus and hav learned of Him - learn it for our cuun try so that our patriotism shall nevc run riot but shalT ever be governed b the precepts of the gospel of peace anc love and good will to men.