St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-23

tunity to fight for their land, when
the stars and stripes We're trailed in
the dust, they sent substitutes. A war
between England and America could
never be determined until one or the
other went into bankruptcy, or had
no more men to fill the ranks. AS the
preacher of the gospel of peace and
universal brotherhood, l call for arbi-
tration. Blessed are the peacemakers. ,
| pray that England and America may
look across the centuries and hear the
angel proclaim: Peace on earth, good
will toward man. f"
Rev. DR.. Silverman, of the Temple
Emanuel, preached a sermon entitled,
~"On What Lines Can Christians and
Jews Unite?" He said that since he
had announced his subject the nations
were plunged into what might become
deadly dispute over a boundary line
subject and delay all legislation at
Washington. 1t was the chief topic
discussed on the streets; its influence
was felt in the business world, and
had absorbed consideration to the ex-
clusion of everything else. There were,
he said, some things on which Jews
and Christians could unite and work
in harmony. That was by working on
parallel lines, inculcate respect for
each others convictions and strive to
do the most good without interfering
with the works of each other. They
also could, by uniting against unnec-
eSSdiS wars, DS d potent HlGanS OF
preserving the peace of the world
when that peace was threatened.
THE CHRISTIAN SPIRIT.
Rev. DR.. w. S. Rainsford preached
sermon before the Y NJ. c. A at
Association hall today on The Mis-
understandings of Christ Towards
the close of his sermon he sad that
the misunderstanding of Christ was
evidenced by the war talk that had
hPGn n ha i'm
the last few days. Nothing could be
in more direct conflict with Christ 9
teachings than that two Christian ma
tlons should fly at each others throats
for trif1e. The members of the Y. NJ.
Z. A. We're numerous across the sea,
and 1t would be an evil spirit truly that
would put them at the throats of their
brethren here. 1t was a false and
allur.ng conception of the duties the
people of both nations owed to each
other. There could be no war if the
Christian people of both nations had
anything to say about it, and he be-
lieved the Christian spirit in this in
stance would triumph.
OF all the anti-war sermons preached
in this city today the fiercest was that
preached in the Central Metropolitan
church, by the Rev. S. P. Cademan.
DR.. Cadenan is an Englishman, and
his language was directed with equal
vehemence against the war advocates
of both countries.
Beneath the thin veil 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 our neighbors. If war was
averted he said it would only be be-
cause of the intervention Of the r5lig-
ious organizations.
DR.. Cademan then applauded the
chaplain of the house of representa-
tives because of the prayer which he
recently offered. Continuing he said:
1.-THE English newspapers, 1 am very
sorry to see, are no better than those
on this side. The whole thing is char
acteriZed by species of Hypocrisy
At the threat of Berlin, England Of
fered to take care of the Christians
How she has done so, the slaughter of
1,OOO,0G0 Christians in the time that has
elapsed sufficiently testifes. Her pre-
tensions We're the bloodiest kind of a
farce. The slaughter now going on in
Armenia is the aftermath of British
jingoism. Lord Salisbury inherits
some of the qualities of his great an
cestor, the warlike Cecil, who scattered
the Spanish Armada. He is the great
est foreign minister since the days of
Lord PalmerSton. He Will fight. IT
Gladstone was at Downing street
there would be no danger of war, but
the grand old man, whose magnani-
nifty was responsible for the withdraw
a: of British troops from Boerland in
spite of the proteStations of his coun-
trymen. is now over eighty years old.
almost blind, and out of power, and
the Tories-the Tories. whose history
is one of land grabbing, are in the
saddle. Yes, the grim Lord Salisbury
is hard to move, but when once moved,
immovable. He will not back down un-
less the Christian sentiment of both
nations steps in and says.
When it comes to fighting for our
homes, our country, our God, we will
fight; not until then"
in his sermon today, the Rev. Thomas
Dixon Jr. said:
"In my opinion the very thought of a.
war between the United States and
Great Britain is a crime. When there
is war there is something to fight for.
If there is a great principle or any
great issue involved, there may be oc-
caSion for one great nation to stand
on the platform that Great Britain
occupies and the platform that our ma
ton occupies now. A war between
would be crime, because we are the
same people; same blood; we have the
same principles"
Mr. Dixon then asked If the Monroe
principle was really involved in the
dispute, and said:
"It is simply said to be n question
of boundary lines of two countries.
What issues are involved in this ques-