The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-05-31

Now, for an answer, that the soldier
may not blush to wear his uniform nor
hide his battle flag, nor strive TO forget
the names of the engagements in which
he participated; that his hating gait or
Scared body may not be regarded as a
pitiable deformity, or his children be
taught TO reckon him in the ranks of
robbers, murderers and assassins.
1t is not necessary TO assert, in opposi-
ton to the advocates of peace at any
price, that war in itself or peace in it
self is right. War is a contest between
nations or states or between parts Of
the same state waged for various pur~
poses. 1t is sometimes right and some
times wrong; that is, one party to the
controversy may be in the right, and
the other in the wrong, or hat each
party may be partly in the right and
partly in the wrong. The commandment
of God on which all the reasoning of ex-
IRENE peace men is based is: "Thou shalt
do no murder" 1t was certainly never
intended by the great Law Giver that
human life should never be taken; for
in thousands of instances the same Giver
of Law sanctioned and directed the TAX
ing Of human Life And l believe 1t is a
mistake to assert that the principles of
law were changed by our Lord He ex-
pressly states that he came not to de-
stroy the law or the prophets, but to
fulfill The everlasting principle was
always the same as given by Moses,
when he says: ''Thou shalt not avenge
nor bear any grudge against the chill
dren Of thy people, but thou shalt love
thy people as thyself." Our Lords sum
mary puts the whole in brief and COM
prehensive terms: Love the Lord thy
God with all thy heart and thy neighbor
as thyself." The taking of human
life is not necessarily contrary
to this principle - this eternal
law. A man may take life in
self-defense. He may strike the thief
creeping into his house by night or the
savage COMMUNICATING his wife and chill
dren or attempting to burn his home.
Society may institute a police force for
its protection-be 1T army or navy, mill
tia or uniformed police, the principle is
ever the same. The exercise of extreme
force often becomes absolutely neces-
sary to existence. The men who exc
cute the extreme sentence of the law,
and take human life, almost never do it
IN hate. They are not murderers 1t
Is the final and the solemn act of self
preservation on the part of human So
! ciety.
Senator Summer anSreT8 himself.
Notice how thoroughly Mr.. Sumner
reversed his wheels In the senate Of the
United States, May 10, 1902, and how
clearly and forcibly he states my views
of the rights of war, lie says; "Harsh
and rePulsive as these rights unqnes-
tionably are, they are derived from the
~overruling instructive laws Of self-de-
Tense; common TO nations as they are to
individuals, Every community having
the form and character of sovereignty
has a right TO national life, and in do
Tense of such life may put forth all its
energies. Any other principle would
leave 1t the wretched prey to wicked
men abroad and at home"
IT, -A&~-sRan of Udr Tiohaa.
This is all we aSK-rU1Is 10 Utilities
Summers maturer thought, wrought out
in the glory of that fearful struggle for
national existence, and indeed my whole
heart says to him a glad GNen as he adds
the following noble words, half in rem.
iniscence: Il rejoice 70 believe that
civilization has already done much &c
mitigate the rights of war, and Is among
long-cherished visions, which present
events cannot make me renounce, that
the time is coming when ell these rights
will be further softened to the mood cd
permanent peace" Yes, indeed, more
and more do the ministrations of love
follow close upon the rights Of war
The minister of religion enters the dun
geon of the criminal condemned to die.
the missionary precedes and often pre-
vents the warlike savage from making
his meditated forays and attacks;
the Christian commissions follow the
armies to refresh and succor the
sick and the wounded and towards
those plowshares of permanent peace
civilized Christian IN en- are seriously
and actively projecting methods
of settling controversies betw eer
themselves without the use of tn,
sword.
The settlement Of our recent difficulty
with England, as ono before in 1885,
and go, without war, is a wonderful
fact 10 lisa stepping stone to q broadel
platform OF international law, a genuine
tribute to the moral courage, quie
f1rmess and clear-sighted wisdom o.
our statesmen. Gen. Grant, successful
soldier as he was, nevertheless wrote
peace higher than war. He preferred
right doing to punishment, and mercy
30 sacrifice.
Sherman and the citizens of Atlanta.
You cannot forget the words Of oul
beloved Sherman in "a to the citizen
of Atlantal "But, my dear sirs, whe1
that peace does come you may call upol
me for anything. Then will / shar,
with you the last cracker, and watcl
{ with you TO shield your home and fami
lies against danger from any quarter
. . = once admit the union, once NOR,
acknowledge the authority Of the gen
eral government, and instead of de