The herald., 1895-12-23

tories, II we must call our farmers from
the plow. we have done 1t twice before and
we would do 1t again in good cause War
Is just as shameful when aggressive and
unnecessary as It is glorious when it is the
last resource of people who have ex-
hausted every effort at peace. If we are
to follow Abraham Lincoln, we shall fire
no shots until the first shot is fired at us.
Let us have peace"
REV. S. p. CApMAN
NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-Of all the ant-war
sermons preached in this city today the
fercest was that preached in the Central
Metropolitan church by the Rev. S. P. Cad
man. DR.. Cadman is an Americanized
Englishman, and his language was directed
with equal vehemence against the war adj
vocates of both countries. Beneath the
thin veneer OF religion, he said, there was
much of the barbarian in all of us, when
the howlings of the war dogs could bring
us SO near the throats of near neighbors.
If war was averted, it would only be be-
cause of the Intervention of the religious
organizations.
Continuing he said: 1.-THE English peo.
pie and newspapers are no better than
characterized by species of hydrophobia.
At The treaty of Berlin England offered to
take care of the Christians within the ter
ritories of the Sultan. How she has done
So, the slaughter of 100000 Christians
in tile time that has elapsed, sufficiently
testifies. Her pretensions were the
bloodiest kind of farce. The slaughter
now going on in Armenia is the aftermath
of British jlngoism.
"Lord Salisbury inherits some of the
qualities OF his great ancestor, the wariike
Cecil, who scattered the Spanish armada.
He is the greatest foreign minister since
the days of Palmerston. He will fight.
r.
street there would be no danger of war,
but the grand old man, whose magnanim.
ity was responsible for the withdrawal of
British troops from Boerland in spite of
the protestations of his countrymen, is
now over eighty years of age, almost blind
and cut of power, and the Tories-Tories,
whose history is one of land grabbing-are
in the saddle"
REV. THOMAS DIXON, JR.
Discussing the Venezuelan question in
his sermon today the Rev. Thomas Dixon,
Jr.. said: I'm my opinion, the very thought
of war between the United States and
Great Britain is a crime. Where there is
war there is something to fight for. If
there is any great people or any great issue
involved, there may be occasion for one
great nation TO stand on the platform that
Great Britain occupies and the platform
that our nation now occupies. A war
between Great Britain and the United
States would be q crime because we are
the same people, same blood and same
ton5ue; our fathers are the same fathers
and we have the same principles"
DIR. CHARLES BROWN
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 22.-Dr. Charles
o. Brown, pastor of the Congregational
church, in his sermon today expressed the
opinion that President Cleveland in his
message had assumed an impregnable po-
sition, and that there could only be one
opinion on the part of all loyal Americans
as to the need for the justice of the Monroe
doctrine. While not of the same political
party with the president, Mr.. Brown thought
the message showed that he was acting with
moment believe Cleveland was uttering
jingo sentiment. The highest conception
of American liberty and independence de.
manded that this country should see to it
that European countries do not encroach
upon the smaller states of the New World
and involve this country in difficulties in
the future.
For this reason the Monroe doctrine
should be upheld at any sacrifice.
IT IS VERY EASY TO TALK
BALTIMORE, Dec. 22.-Rev. l.. M. Zim-
norman, in his sermon at the Lutheran
church tonight, said:
''It is very easy to talk about war, and to
blow the trumpet that would call forth
soldiers to battle, but when once those very
same persons are themselves called upon
to take up arms and fight, they are often
among the first to want a substitute and
cry for peace, when there is no peace.''