WAKE UP AMERICA BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE!
The following exercepts have been taken from "This Apocalyptic Age" by Robert Bergin.
When General Douglas MacArthur died a thought-provoking speech made by him aboard the U.S. battleship Missouri at the time of the Japanese surrender was not reported in most of the biographies. Part of it is given hereunder:
"Men," the General said, "since the beginning of time have sought peace. Various methods through the ages have been attempted to devise an international process to prevent or settle disputes between nations. From the very start, workable methods were found insofar as individual citizens were concerned, but the mechanics of an instrumentality of larger international scope have never been successful. Military alliances, balances of power, leagues of nations, all in turn failed, leaving the only path to be by way of the crucible of war. The utter destructiveness of war now blots out this alternative. We have had our last chance. If we will not devise some greater and more equitable system, Armageddon will be at our door. The problem basically is theological and involves a spiritual recrudenscence and improvement of human character that will synchronize with our almost matchless advances in science, art, literature, and all material and cultural developments of the past 2000 years. It must be of the spirit if we are to save the flesh."
And on another occasion this is the manner in which he described our present crisis and prayed for our preservation:
"There are those who seek to convert us to a form of socialistic endeavor leading directly to the path of Communist slavery. As a counterbalance to those forces is the deep spiritual urge in the hearts of our people--a spiritual urge capable of arousing and directing a decisive and impelling public opinion. This, indeed, is the great safeguard and resource of America. So long as it exists we are secure, for it holds us to the path of reason. It is an infallible reminder that our greatest hope and faith rests upon two mighty symbols---the cross and the flag; the one based upon those immutable teachings which provide the spiritual strength to persevere along the course which is just and right---the other based upon the invincible will that human freedom shall not perish from the earth. These are the mighty bulwarks against the advance of those atheistic predatory forces which seek to destroy the spirituality of the human mind and to enslave the human body. Let us pray for the spiritual strength and innate wisdom to keep the Nation to the course of freedom charted by our fathers; to preserve it as the mighty instrument on earth to bring universal order out of existing chaos; to restore liberty where liberty has perished; and to reestablish human dignity where dignity has been suppressed."
The strength of General MacArthur's moral fiber was especially indicated when in 1942, while accepting an award as outstanding father of the year, he said: "My hope is that my son, when I am gone, will remember me not from the battle but from the home repeating with him our simple daily prayer, 'Our Father who art in heaven......' "
The author, Robert Bergin, followed these words with the following:
"By their fruits you shall know them." Our Lord said: "Do men gather grapes from thorns or figs from thistles? Every good tree bringeth forth good fruit and the evil tree bringeth forth evil fruit", (Matt. 7.16)
The fruits of the doctrine of Christian love are peace.
The fruits of the doctrine of atheistic hatred are wars, and yet more wars.
The bottom line folks is that without the help of Our Lord and Savior we are going nowhere fast. St. Paul wrote "Now the Lord is a spirit; and where the spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty." (2 Cor. 3.17).
In the Old Testament Isaias cried out: "Woe to the sinful nation, they have blasphemed the Holy One of Israel. If you be willing and hearken to me, you shall eat the good things of the land. But if you will not.....the sword shall devour you. Because the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it." (Isaias 1.4.;19.20).
WAKE UP AMERICA BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE!
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