The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-07
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT AND PROGRESS
An EpitOme of Sermons Of the Week
Throughout the Land.


States and Canada by the leading clergy.
men, priests, prelates, religious teachers
and professors of the Christian faith. In
every instance the full text has been care
| fully read and abbreviated.
The expressions from the American pull
pit upon the Venezuelan boundary dis
pute and possible war with Great Brit
ian are herein produced, showing a variety
of opinions on the subject. There appear
to be as many clergymen favoring patriot
ism and the Monroe doctrine as there are
! those who cry for peace and arbitration.
England fears war, for she is the bully OF
small nations-Rev. w. w. Landrum, Baptist,
| Richmond, Va.
! The message of the President shows him to
! be possessed of the typical American spirit OF
| hrmness, which we must all admire.-Rev. Ar
| thur Thompson, Methodist Baltimore, Md.
There will be no more war. 1t is an impossi-
Bile event, tor believe most profoundly in the
! good sense and the Christian thought of the
! American people.-Rev. E. A. Kittredge, Re-
| formed, New York.
So fer as can see, no open grounds have been
LETT on which 10 compromise. II the question
| means anything, it means surrender or fight. -
! Rev. Lewis Lampman, Presbyterian, Newark,
| n. j.
We cannot look with unconeern when a weak
! South American republic is engaged in dis
| pute with one of the greatest powers in the
world. We should see that there Is fair play
! Rev. w. L. Barton, Cengregatlonalist, Boston,
Mass. Hl
| Christianity both here and in England is too
! thoroughly a part of the National life for
! armies and navies to clash in warfare at the
same moment that the churches of the two
countries are laundering for peace.-Dr. C. S.
Parkhurst, Presbyterian, New York.
No grander spectacle could be presented to the
world than to see this great country stretching
out her strong right arm to help weak Ven
| ezuels in the hour of her distress. Our navy
would sweep the ocean. Our resources are in
! exhaustible.-ReY j. D. Sands, Presbyterian,
PitGsburg, Pa.
All Europe looks to US. 1t is our mission to
lead humanity. We need urgent measures and
at once. George Washington was the American
of Americans. He carried the revolution in
himself, and the Republic in himself and the
great American future in himself-Rey David
| Gregg, Presbyterian, Brooklyn, n. Y.
So often Eas National injustice, selishness
and party dishoner hid under the cloak of love
OF country that Johnson defined patriotism
as 1.-THE resort OF a scoundrel." Desire for peace
on earth is higher than patriotism that desires
war. The peace movement is spreading
throughout the world.-Rev. E. A. Tuck New
burgh, n. Y.
The masses viii be guided, not by the merits
of the case, but blindly by patriotism 1t is
easy TO excite the people by crying out to rally
around the old flag. The churcn must counsel
elaboration and peace. War is a relic of bar
barism and the power of Satan.-ReY. joseph
SHERMAN, Hebrew, New York.
We should say to the European countries
"Do not NEEDLE with affairs on this side of the
water" as America has interests separate and
distinct. We should say to Great Britain:
You have some territory, but you cannot ex-
tend ii. Submit to arbitration and keep your
hands off until settled."-Rev. F. W Parsons
MarshalltoWn, Iowa.
We are threatened vaguely, indeed, but
really threatened, by the specter of civil war
OF all the caIamities that can befall mankind
the worst. Ii ever the church had clearly laid
upon her the duty of sounding out, in her most
persuasive tones, words OF protest and remon-
STRANGE, 1t is to-day.-ReY. W. r. Huntington,
Episcopalian, New York.
War is an unmitigated curse, wicked waste
and colossal crime, unless employed as last
resort to secure the rights OF men. A great
Anglo-American conflict, based on this i'm
petuous controversy, would be the most in
iquitous event of the nineteenth century. 1t
would be disastrous to both nations-Rey
John l.. Scudder, Jersey City, n. j.
The conviction is general, and seemingly
correct, that President Cleveland has been ae-
tuated by sincere patriotism. During the
war we were combating against secret ally
and thus the struggle was prolonged. On more
than one occasion the active though not Off.
claI action OF Great Britain had almost turned
the scale.-Rev. II. C. McCook, Philadelphia,
Pa.
The Monroe doctrine is simply formulated
statement of great principle. The time will
come when the American people must stand by
the integrity of that doctrine. The syndicate
of powers which maintains the political eonil-
1brlum OF Europe must be made to understand
that they must keep their hands off the west
ern world:-Rev. David J. Burrell, Reformed
Church, New York.
A nations honor must be maintained. but
TINS Is consonant with peace in the light of the
CHRISTIAN principles by which our nations are
guided. We want no cries of jingoism We
need prudent councils, calm and deliberate
temper and a craftsmanship solid with true
patriotism and heavenly wisdom-Rey, s. Fl
Virgin Congregationalist, New York.
1t is easy to talk al bout war and to blow the
trumpet that would cali the soldiers to hattIe
but when once those same persons are called
upon to take arms they are among the first To
want substitute and cry for peace There
may be some things better than peace vet let
US not be too speedy to Cry for war.-Rey &, M.
Zimmerman, Lutheran, Baltimore, Md
War between the United States and England
is as Impossible as war between Russia and
the planet Mars. Let us not encourage the
barbarous war spirit and especially toward
England. The two nations are practically one.
one even in government, however the names
and outward forms may differ; still more in
race, one in language and literature one in the
love OF justice and work for humanity-Rev
ii. M. Simmons, Unitarian, Minneapolis, MINI.
The Monroe doctrine must be upheld. Mr..
has simply demonstrated to the
he desires 10 see justice done to sister repu b.
lie. We're Venezuela to pay the indemnity
that Great Britain demands, it would be tacit
affirma ton of Britain's boundary line She
therefore refuses. The Monroe doctrine OF
seventy years standing is attacked We do. |
fend II; that is all.-ReV. Lyman Ward, Uniyer-
salist, New York.
The whole of Venezuela is not worth the sac |
rifce that would be brought about by a war |
Christian England will, no doubt, although she |
knows we are in the wrong, submit the cues
ton to arbitration. If the United States wants
TO show her power on the seas, let her send her
aid to Cuba. If England wants to show the |
strength of her ironclads let her send them IN |
the shining Bosphorus.-Rev. Robert Mac |
Donald, Baptist, Boston, Mass
There are times when war is unavoidable. 7 |
am not so sure but that 1t is high time that |
England should be taught that there are other
people TO be thought OF save alone the subjects
Of her Government. England is mighty on |
sea, the United States is mighty on land and |
yet our resources in the past have always
made us strong enough to successfully cope
With her. either upon land or sea.-Rey, NJ J.
Sloppy, Methodist, Allegheny, Pa.
Every act by which nation is precipitated
nto fatricidal slaughter, where declaration
II war is made without exhausting every other
possible measure of adjusting the difficulties.
IS contrary to the teaching of Christianity / |
believe that war is most horrible crime and !
would cry from the housetops. aPeacei
'eacel Peacep' To make war is to omen the
rates of hell and pour on us a storm OF iniority
ma wrath.-Rev. Charles Eaton, Episcopalian.
New York
whole nation is ready to leap to arms and