A newspaper,
The Spirit of 'Seventy-Six, published in Washington, District of Columbia, near the beginning of the nineteenth century, had as its motto: "A frequent recurrence to fundamental principles is essential to the liberties of a republic.
The
universe of God's creating is constituted of spiritual realities; these we can understand as we are willing to give up our material beliefs and yield to the Christ, the spiritual idea of being.
The
early story of humanity's developing concept of God and of reliance by godly men on His mighty power to bless, save, and heal is to be found in the period covered by Biblical history.