The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1895-12-27
.lrduous Journey to South America aud
privations Incident to 1t that he was MOI
physically able to endure.
OPPOSED TO WAR.
Miniaters In All Parts Of the Country
vehamently Denounce the Present
Attitude of England and
Americn.

Vohemently DenOunce the Present
Attitude of England and
America.
New York, Dec. 22.-Minlsters In
nearly all OF the churches In this city
made references In their sermons to-
day to the Venezuela boundary dispute
and the possibility of war between the
United States and England
or all the antl-war sermons preached.
the fiercest was that preached In the
Central Metropolitan church by the
Rev. s. P. Cadman. DR.. Cadman Is an
Amerlcanized Englishman, and his Ian.
guage was directed with equal vehe-
fnence again the war advocates of both
countries.
Beneath the thin veneer of religion, he
said there was much Of the barbarian
In ALI Of us, when the howlings Of the
war dogs could bring us so near the
threats Of our neighbors. II war was
averted, he said, 1t would only be be-
cause Of the Intervention of the relig-
ious organizations. DIR. Cadman then
Denounced the chaplain of the House of
Representatives because Of the prayer
which he recently offered.
Continuing. he said: 1.-THE English
people and newspapers, am sorry to
say, are no better than those ON this
side The whole thing is characterized
by q species of hydrophobla."
. DR.. Parkhurst, in the course Of his
aatI. o1V OF
is..e..s ia --thene-was providence In IA ,
way in which these Christmas days
synchronize the year with events that
are just now filling our hearts with dis
turbance, and throwing an uncomfort-
able shadow across the track of the
near future. Now we do not care to
beat about the bush In this matter.
but prefer to go straight to the mark
by saying that II Christendom wants
TO make the religion Of Jesus, with its
Bethelehem. Its angelic choir and Its
anthem of Peace on Earth laughing
stock to the ungodly and a contempt to
the heather. the best thing 1t can do
will be to set the foremost Christian
nations of the earth to work blowing
up one another's cities and blowing
out one another's brains"
DIR. Lyman Abbott ut Plymouth
church, Brooklyn, said:
There is reason for our prejudices
against Great Britain. Wherever she
has gone she has gone brusque and
bold and defiant. But wherever she
has gone she has carried n higher life
with her. No nation has ever been
worse for her presence. A war with
England IL like civil war. We are
of the same blood and kin. We have
the same history. II we must imperil
our trade and commerce, II we must
sacrifice our manufactures. II we must
call our farmers from the plow, we
have done 1t twice before and we
would do II again In n good cause.
War Is Just ms shameful when aggres-
sivc and unnecessary rs 1t Is glorious
when II is the last resource of n people
who have exhausted every effort at
peace. II we are to follow Abraham
Lincoln we shall fire no shot until the
first shot is fired at U.S. Let us have
peace"
Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 22.-Itev.
Washington GLADDEN. In sermon to-
day strongly deprecated the talk of
war following the presidents message
on the Venezuela matter. He said he
did not thank President Cleveland for
intmating that such thing was pos
sible. He shamcd the British minis
try for refusing TO arbitrate the Vene-
zucla boundary dispute and said:
Where Is that petition signed by n
majority of the members OF Parlia-
ment and addressed to our govern
ment asking them to join In perpet-
ual treaty OF peace by which all dis
putes shall be submitted to arbitra-
ton"
Resolutions were adopted by DR.
Gladden's congregation declaring for
arbitration and copies OF the same and
DIR. Gladden's sermon will be sent to
President Cleveland. the British am
bassador and Ohio's senators and con.
grcssmen.
Washington, Dec. PIN n number
OF pulpits OF Washington to-day allu-
sions were made to the possibility OF
war with Great Britain. The minis
ters In their prayers invoked the divine
aid that such calamity might be
avcrted.
London, Dec. 22.-At st. Paul's ca
the1iral. mt Westminster Abbey and ut
numerous churches In London and the
provinces the sermons today referred
to the Venezuelan crisis. At Wolver-
hampton. the Congregational church,
where DIR. Charles Berry IL pastor. re
solved To cable to the Brooklyn Con
grcgational church message OF sym
patty with Its efforts to preserve the
peace.
Salisbury. Personal Views.
New York, Dec. GA special to the
World from London says: Lord Sails