The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-12-26
THE ChERGYMEN OF NEW YORK
CITY AND ELSEWHERE
SPEAK THEREON.
AAINTAIA PEACE BY EVERY MEANS
The Ministers are Almost Unanimous on
This Point -Caustic Comment From
Loud1n--Ihe Tory Party a Land
Grabbing One.

New York, Dec. 22.-Ministers in near
ly all of the churches in this city made
references il their sermons to the Vene-
zuela boundary dispute and the possi-
bility of war between the United States
and England.
DIR. Parkhurst, in the course of his
sermon in the Madison Square Presby-
terian church, said:
"Unless we utterly misconceive the
sentiments Of the Christianized Masses
both here aud on the other side of the
water, such an issue will be morally i'm
possible There will be no constitution
that viii go beyond the point of mes
sages AND pronunciamentos on either
side if the church of the Bethlehem
Christ comes out and records its veto.
Il have wished for two weeks that it
was a States prison offense to print
larger than small capitals. If England
and the United States would join hands
in the rather more gospel-like action OF
rescuing pillaged and outraged Ar
menians from the dirty, bloody grip of
the Turh, these two brother nations
would soon find themselves in good,
Christian condition of spirit, probably to
settle that little question of civil engl-
neeriug down in Venezuela in a way
chat would leave both parties, not only
their pride and their heads, but their
Christian repute."
Rev. Charles Heaton, pastor of the
church Of the Divine Paternity, preached
Il sermon 0I the wickedness of war. he
believed The people would visit upon the
head Of any statesman or the leader who
dared to bring about war, without first
irving to arbitrate, swift and terrible
vengeance. ~ -,
In The course of his sermon on Civil
zation's Debt TO Christianity" Rev. Or.
Madison G. Peters of the Bloomingdale
Reformed church, said:
"War is hateful and wrong. War Is
hell. The political demagogues who, at
this Christmas tlde are voting for war,
will be branded by the second sober
thought of the American people as the
criminals of the Nineteenth century.
When these men had an opportunity
TO fght for their land, when the stars
and strires were traied in the dust, they
sont substitutes. A war between Eng
lnnd and America could never be deter
mined until one or the other went into
bankruptcy.
Rev. DR.. Wm. S. Rainford preached a
sermon before a meeting of the Young
Mems Christian association at Associa-
tion hall today ON the misunderstandlngs
Of Christ Towards the close. of his ser
mon ne said hat the misunderstanding
Of Christ was evidenced by the war talk
that had been INDUCED in by the Nation
dnrinr he last few days. Nothing could
he In more direct conflict with Christi
+nachinrs than two Christian nations
should ily ut each others throats for a
tride.
The members of the Young Mems
Christian association were numerous
across the sea, and it would be an evil
spirit truly that would put them at the
throats of their brethren here. 1t would
be fratricidal 1t was a false and ailur-
ing conception Of the rules that the peo-
ple of both nations owed to each other.
There could be no war if the Christian
peCple of both nations had anything to
, sav about it, aud he believed the Chris
tie n spirit in this instance would triumph.
WARLIKE BRETHREN.
Chicago. Dec. 22.-The Militant church
rf Chicago 0f which DR.. Rusk is pas
! or, is preparing for war with Great
| Britain. Today after divine service was
concluded attention was turned to al
| fairs military, and the National Defense
association was formed. 1000 -.
John p. Lynn, who in 1888 was identl,
1 fed with the torpedo service of Great
Britain, is at the head of the movement
| 1t is designed to call soon a National con
ventivu of representatives from the cit
les exposed 10 coast attack, and arrange;
ments Will be made for the instruction OF
recruits ia torpedo work.
OF all the auti-war sermons preached
! tho Hnrcnct was that