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ii null Mi in .jmn it a THE DAILY PUBLIC LEDGER Published Every Afternoon Except Sunday By ' THE LEDGER PUBLISHING COMPANV At the Public Ledger Building, East Third Street. ULABENOE MATHEWS kATES IN ADVANCE: By Carrier or Mail $3 per year; $1.75, Sii Months; 40 CenU per Month, tntered at tht Postoffice, Mayivilla, Ky, ai Second Class Mail Matte, OUR POLICY: To support sueh measures as are tmquesvionably for tue good ol Aiasou County as an entire community, rather than such proposition as ure in favor of the individual interest, or of one section as again another.. And likewise to earnestly and consistently oppose all things that are not for the good of the county as a whole. I SA RELIGIOUS REVIVAL DUE? A striking articles in the Manchester Guardiun deals with the question of a religious revival, which the writer believes is due. and of which he sees abundant signs. Beginning with th esignificant remark of Professor Sidgwiek, of Cambridge, who some twenty-five years ago, upon hearing a stu dent declare in an essay that a certain thing was "universally admit ted to be true," interjected the remark that it was then "almost cer tainly false," the writer says that while it is "universally admitted" that the churches are empty, that institutional Christianity is a dying force, and that religion has ceased to be an important factor in the lices of practical men, quite the contrary is the case. There was visible in England, ami many other counties a slow decay of religion during the latter part of the nineteenth century, and the causes which operated to produce this condition are nut difficult to enumerate. There was, first, the apparent impossibility of harmonizing the Bible doctrines and the theories of modern science. With the im mense prestige which it had gained through its remarkable triumphs in the practical sphere, serence gave its adhesion to a view of the universe which was determinist and mechanical, and which seemed to leave little if any room either for revealed religion or for moral and spiritual values. Not all scientists became skeptical, but science itself wan antag onist, in general, to the received truth of the Bible. Today a different situation exists. "If any one were to declare that the dominant school of philosophy in the near future would be definitely theistic, and even explicitly Christian, it would not appear too bold a phophecy to realize." Another cause that influenced many minds to relax, op relin quish, their hold on religion was the prevalent notion that Higher Criticism, brought to perfection in German critical circles, had definitely proved that the New Testament was not trustworthy, but rather was almost worthless. Now the pedulum has swung back, and the kenest minds even of the German school have so modified their position that no Christian has any reason to quarrel with the assured results and the New Testament has endured the fires of criticism without so much as being scorched. Perhaps the most important cause, however, of the decay of religious faith during the last two generations was the conviction that the present world, after all, is a very pleasant place, and that according to a law of progress which science calls evolution, things are moving always forward, and are getting better and better by force of some inward compulsion. The Great War forever smashed any such nothion. Civilization itself came to the verge of ruin, and has not yet passed beyond the danger zone. Men's minds have been shocked and appalled by the tragedy which came so suddenly, overthrew all our conceptions of progress, and revealed the structural fault which runs through mod ern civilization in spite of all that science, and education, and social and political philosophy have been able to do. Today men and statesmen, common people and leaders of thcught, are talking frankly of "spiritual forces" and "spiritual sanctions," and those who yesterday were indierent to religion now proclaim that the spirit of Christ is the hope of the world and that God is the invisible King upon whose wil land purpose all the fu ture of mankind depends. In spite of the Great War the world "has a second chance." Shall we again hew out broken cisterns that can hold no water, or turn to the living fountain of water? Lexington Leader. THE DEATH OF COLLINS If anything was needed to demonstrate with utter finality the witless and barbous characted of the guerilla warfare now being conducted by the Irish Republicans the murder of Michael Collins has provided it. Witless and barbarous, however, as it was, it was not committed in a wild rage but deliberately and with malice prepense, the avowed purpose being to weaken the Free state government as far as possible by the removal of the strongest man left since the tragic death of Griffith. Certainnly whatever sympathy any one may have felt for the irregulars must totally evaporate in the presence of the crimes against property and life which they have receitly committed in a desperate effort to thwart the expressed will of the Irish people. Such fanaticism.-as manifests itself in sacking, burning, and assassination, can awaken only feeling of abhorenee and aversion in the minds of all honest and reasonable men. Michael Collins had sacrificed and suffered as much on behalf of Irish freedom as any man alive. He had been for years a' hunted fugitive who, while hiding from the English military, conducted with postitive genius a campaign against them which compelled the ad lniraton of his most implacable foes, and at last resulted in a situa tion which convinced the British government of the wisdom of peaace negotiations. At the London conference, which ended with the treaty estab lishing the Free State, giving Ireland all the liberties and rights which belong to the freest people within the British Commonwealth of Nations, he displayed such skill in diplomacy, such firmness, and at the same time such rational and conciliatory views, that Lord Birkenhead, Winston Churchill, and Lloyd George regarded him with the greatest respect and admiration. . Michael Collins was a dreamer, but a builder, too; an orator full of imagination and fire, but the quiet, retiring in disposition, yet able power of leadership; a business man and a financier, and ut the same time a military genius. This educated and self-made, rising from obscurity and poverty to fame and authority in a few years, has been cut down by the hand of his own fanatical countrymen, All generous hearts, all who lirent the struggle of Inland for loss. But il U not h time tor despair. Other men will be raised up to "curry on," The future of Ireland has not been wrecked. A way will Lm found to rent ore peace and order and to go forward along the jath of prog-res. -Lexington Leader, Editor and Manager same time a practioal statesman; bold as a Hon and with a remark man, not much beyond thirty, self have watched with sympathetic iu freedom, will bti saddened bv his 5 They are GOOD! Bay thit Cigarette mi Save Money ooooooooo 0 ooooooooo o o O I'JiCI.E TED'S O O REP-TIME STOKIES. O o o ooooooooo O GOOOOOOOO Uncle Ted bad just returned from one of His frequent trips to Washing ton, nnd had suthered the children about him for the story that they al wnys expected after hU visits to the National Capital. "Did you see anything new this time?" asked Jack. "I suppose you lis tened to some of the date in Congress, and called at the Departments, but can't you tell us about something else that we haven't heard of before?" Yes," chimed In Ruth, "how about a soldier story? We haven't heard much about soldiers since the war ended. Have they all taken off their uniforms and gone home?" "N'o," said Uncle Ted. "we have more than a hundred thousand men still in the Regular Army, but what is 3veu more Important as a national de fense is the training that the govern ment is giving every year to our citi zens. It was Gen. Leonard Wood who conceived and organized the first cit izens' training camp at Plattsbure, New York. You remember that the late President Roosevelt thought very highly o fthe project, and paid a visit to the men at Plattsburg and compli mented them on the work they were doing. That was before the United States entered the Great War, and the men trained there were of tremendous aid In getting our draft army into shape. "The men at the Plattsburg camp had to pay their own expenses, but since then the Government has recog nized the benefit of citizens' military 'raining, and each year Congress ap propriates money fo rthe purpose. In all parts of the country camps are established every summer, some of the big cantonments built during the war being used fo rthc purpose. Regular Army officers and reserve officers are detailed to the camps as Instructor, ind the students receive an intensive course in drill and the science of war. This year the camps opened on July 27th and closed on August 26th. About 28,000 men were enrolled, many of them high school boys. They all vol untarily gave up a month's time and effort, without pay, In order that they might do their part toward a more effi cient national defense. Their expenses were paid by the Government. Hard work and long hours were their daily program, but a canvass of the men show that practically every one of them is willing and anxious to attend the camps again next year. "One of those big citizens' training camps is near Washington, at Camp Meade, Maryland, where many thou sands of men were tarined for over seas fighting. There were 1,058 stu dents at that camp, and while I was in Washington they all marched into the My and were reviewed by President Harding on the big Ellipse south of the White House. There was a batal lion of lnfantryq, a 12-gun battalion of artillery, and a battalion of cavalry, with three fine bands, one of them mounted. President Harding, Secre tary of War Weeks, Gen. Pershing, and many officers from the War De partment reviewed the boys as they marched past Their apeparauco would have done credit to any Reg ular Army organization, the infantry maintaining their lines with precision, and the artillery and cavalry execut- ng difficult maneuvers as though they had been accustomed to arm life for years. The sight made the blood tingle and I could easily understand ho wit is that the applications for the camps each year are far In excess of the num ber that can be accepted. 'After the review the artillerymen art dthe cavalrymen dismounted and gathered wit hthe other soldiers in a group near the President to receive bis congratulations on their splendid showing. Mr. Harding declared that the review bad furnished a most im pressive and reassuring spectacle. In the midst of peaco, and with the Reg ular army reduced In accordance with our ideals, be said he liked tlio assur ance of safety that came with the evl dence of military efficiency lie had Just utt&eaMd. "'It Is a fine thing for the young manhood of America,' declared the President, 'to turn from the ordinary engagements o fthe vacation season to a study of military service and tralnliiK for service. I am not sure, however, but you have profited quite as well as your country If my eye testifies correctly you have benefitted from the physical training which a! ways moan a higher state of Amur lean manhood. You have benefitted by learning discipline. You have bene Bled as all Anmrua might well bantflt, by learolug a little more Impressively T f" CAN I TRUST I 1 mailVthis ON HOME SWEET HOME W'WAY TO THE OFFICE ? SIHIII in ( HEREJSAM - r sx WHV MV DEAR, HAV CDUU GO MAILVTHIS 1 M3U THINK It) FORGET letter:quick! J & that? mdur lctter is .-J 1 on try ww f Organized under the provisions of the Federal Farm Loan Art The Loan That Never Comes Due Unless and until the borrower wishes to pay It Loans on farm property on the amortization plan tor a term of 40 years in amounts ranging from $1,000 to $45,000, at 6. $66.46 per year on each $1,000 of loan pays both principal nnd interest." Liberal prepayment prttilcges. ASK No commissions no renewals. JAMES B. KEY, For farther Information write or call Court House, Majsvllle, Ky. Kentucky Joint Stock Land Bank Security Trust Balldlng Lexington, Kentucky. OI'KKATED IMOtK tiOVERXMEXT SUPERVISION che obligations of the citizen to his country. "Mr. Harding told the men that last year there were only 11,000 men in the training camps, but that tills year the number had increased to 28.000, nnd that if he could have his wish annual provision would b made for 100,000 young students. The training camp idea has become a permanent policy of Congress, and it is probable that fu ture years ill see still large appro priations for the purpose. With a highly trained Regular Army to meet emergencies rb they arise ,and to form the nucleus of a larger force that may be needed for national defense, the cit izens' trainulg camps afford a means of keeping the country in a hit;h state o fmilltary preparedness at a mini mum expense. " 'There is new assuranre." con cluded President Harding In his ad dress to the students, 'there is new confidence, there is new belief in the perpetuity o fthis American Republic. when one can stand as I have stood this mornnig and noted such a com pany of ready volunteer defenders r- you have shown us In this review. -- The Outstanding Tire "Values JLX1 IJ.1C 3J " 11C1U NEVER before has the light car owner been offered such value as is now at your service in these two U. 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