When
nearing the time for an election, the outcome of which may rightly be regarded as having not only national importance, but possible consequences of an international nature, the thought of the electorate is likely to become considerably stirred.
Nothing
was ever more truly spoken than the oft-quoted words of Jesus, "The kingdom of God cometh not with observation: neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.
What
a humble petition is that of the Psalmist given in the nineteenth Psalm: "Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer"! Turning to God as his protector and the source of his strength, he prayed that his thoughts and his words might be in accord with the divine will.
