New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-23
A PEACEFUL OUTCOME POSSIBLE.

DR. RAMSAY DOUBTS IF THE QUESTION AT ISSUE
Is WORTH THE COST OF WAR.
The Rev James S. Ramsay pastor Of the Harlem
Presbyterian Church, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
hfh-st and Madson-ave., in the course OF his ser
mon yesterday morning said, concerning the Nenezu-
elan dispute:
The Prince of Peace is Christ and this title Is given
to Him because by Him peace came into the world
rhe peace He givesis OF three kinds-frs peace WIN
God. second mans peace with nlnlSeh lhlu
peace between man and man. Men OF cVery rae anu
color have found they could I'VE toge, h6ri
This spirit worked wider until II TOOK IN nations
h in seaIng DISPUTES between them So many
of war have been thus disposed OF by the great ma
tons of the earth that some enthusiastic phiiah-
thropist had already began to dream OF the Mes
slanc meridian ,..,.o, -. ,ho dou,r,re Of
n threat ening day. 1t is needless to say that tne
message OF our worthy President has startled inns
country and stirred ii nothing else has done since
the firing Fort Sumter. 1t has evoked "a, burst
Of I'm syeTy OF gu" sponan
its promptness, its marvellous unifylng Iotce but
is this magnificent torrent of natural enthusiasm
only 10 be used to sweep us on 20 an awful war!
Must fight whether the cause be great or trViai'
merely to show our patriotism and courage? ,,..
love true to it's nature. seek to gain the best FOR
ainIomacv Without the death and desolaton pro,
dced Is not that the proper course n as w eW
country can pay any desired object is war ana II
to EVEN R Rddr ne sns n the Of
an ignoble cause is clouded for all time .,,,,,,,
those with Indians, and measured by the standard
that the object and gains must be worthy the sac
the desired result only two Of them stand the test
the of the Revolution and the iate Celi W ar
its preservation. But posterity has stubborny re-
fused to ndorse fully the Mexican war VINE IN o, ne
glory but graves. and after all peacelu meth-
in the appointment of commissioners TO adjust the
In the light of history we must ask have all
Unsuitable measures for peace been used in this
issue? Is the object that looms before us as the prize
foremost Christian nations Of the earth which may nay
lead to the CONFUSION of The eivzed woridr ~, we
venture to assert that even with the seeming rebut
OF England. diplomacy might have continued its
effort Tstse5 nP eD again is the
object one that should of itself make us willing and
the best blood and treasure this country
strip of land to petty Spanish kepubhc or niue
Admitting the Importance of the political doctrine
there may honest doubts on both sides OF the At
It's sad Il e" M ans
years to settle our own boundary question by
OF war to adj the boundary line of another
try LOO miles from our nearest point?
TO our country's highest interest but let the
same time pray. and hope. and believe that Ameri-
patriotism and that Providence Will guide it to
peaceful settlement of these questions that now
costly blood.
WAR WOULD BE CRIMINAL. DIR. DIXON SAYS
The Rev. DR.. Thomas Dixon. jr., in the prel-
ude 10 his sermon yesterday in the Academy OF
Music spoke the Venezuelan matter Mr. Dixon
said that. in his opinion. the very Thought OF war
between the United States and Great Britain
criminal. ITO go to there must be some
thing 10 igh; for" said DR.. Dixon III there is in
volved any great principles any great issues.
then there may be occasion for great nation
to stand on the platform that Great Britain occu-
pies and on the platform that Nation occupies.
Ii is exceedingly improbable. In my opinion. for
any condition 10 arise that would call for hostlties
between Great Britain and America. OF all the
nations In Gods world Great Britain and the
United States should be the two tnat should lead
10 the ways Of peace and liberty and happiness. A
war between Great Britain and the United States
would be crime because the same people,
the same blood and the same tongue Our fathers are
the same fathers and our ideals the same idea Is
and our home principles the same" DR.. Dixon
then asked n the Monroe Doctrine was really in
volved in the dispute.
at Is simply" said he. "a question % the two
boundary lines OF two countries Now. what great
issue Is involved In this question OF landlordlsm
to cause two grea; Countries to 30 TO war?
ut seems 10 me that II IL the duty OF this Nation
to 20 exceedingly SLOW and to have due Difference
! to the rights Of that country from whom we
sprang."