Encouragement for Washington Religious Liberty Work
FROM across the continent there come to us from our fellow workers, words expressive of their hearty interest in the work now being done in Washington, and of their purpose to co-operate with us in bringing before the people the issues involved. The last number of The Signs of the Times to reach our table contains two articles dealing with the movement to introduce religious instruction into the public schools of this city, and announces its purpose to deal fully with the question in future issues. The closing paragraphs of one of its articles are as follows:— To meet the perverted principles of truth, which would put man in the place of God, and dethrone Divinity, the Master sends to Washington, to America, to the world, his simple message of protest against error, his glorious, uplifting truth, mighty to save. God keep the heart, and nerve the mind, and strengthen the physical man, of all who are engaged in this struggle for liberty, by whatever name called. We bid them Godspeed. We say to them, “The battle is not yours, but God’s.” May your burning words and ardent work melt hard hearts and win souls to God. We greatly appreciate these earnest words of encouragement, and we are confident that the many readers of Signs will be both interested in, and benefited by, its future articles upon this movement. If this effort to unite church and state in Washington, the capital of the nation, should be successful, its influence would be made to extend to all parts of the country. It is therefore, in a very proper sense, a national question, and the Signs does well to deal with it.