The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-12
WAR is A SACRED DUTY
TO DEPEND OUR RfGHrS AND PRE-
SERVE Our LIBERTIES.
Rev. Dr. Hartley Carmichael Preached an
Instructive sermon 10 tho Blues ON
Their 1854 Anniversary.

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had been decided 90 Observe N'V '''"e ~
attending the services 40 ST.. Pauis Eps-
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was TO preach epeciH sti"i'" 90 ''''"''
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members of thc iiues Association were
awa.tlns the battalion. and PROMPTLY zen
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DIR. CARMICHAEL s. 81 MIN
rr Carmichael thDu preached ah 'i"-
,- ..I i..tr..Iivc sermon. selecting
. I'. t.,t D. Timothy 3D., is. "That tnou
,,......f y.tr fhr GOOD warfare lie
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.'. ,t..,. ,..,ycsf MAR the good war
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.',..-. .-..t writer " the early
.',,.-,,.,,Is "a hereto. wrote
,.I..0 ba denounced military
.......,,. to the teachings OF
,r.. u. Corona. as it is CALI
90. ..,..r.- ,e.ak work. ani ie-
''' ,t.r r.r,atasDl. WAY.
t,, >,o,, Testament on
,'' ..s.,..r ond those whose duty
40 tIrres to wage it. or
3" I'D ..,...ro thot war occupies
..., ~ tf. ofd Testament. and
' .t- ,.r.tio, of the New 90 The ola,
a. tl.s resr.ct. is like that OF the gos-
,..l it..If 90 fhe Jaw. boat some OF us are
an ID, conclude. as TerWluan did, that
p. ....,,. kind fs antagOnistic TO
M' "' t.t cha -,rofossiou OF
INii7 ''t..'.f' "'. .-,,,,,.tnre with the
t... ,r e..~lef u may be- well TO
te,."i'-- ,,,1,.. rin,-'.,r has NOT given
a.. .,,. .neh nation lie ala not
...,, o., f,,e any antpatly To- the soil
.ai.- as .r.h Take. for instance. the
,..e 0f Ia centurion. who begged OF
,,... b.. l'...t bal. servant. Christ. So far
fr..' r.,.rina him. admires his devotion
=. dtfv his strict military discipline and
1fs fef.h Do was a centurion. who
,..t.i..., 1- d.. cross. uttered the cry
of f,lf. "S.ralv this was "a SON OF Cod
,rbl name of Cornelius the centurion. Is
q nou..fo-I ,gotI iu tnc carly history or
~ .b.rrn ST. Peter ola not seem 10
object 90 tt4t good man because Of mis-
profession Indeed. Cornelius was the
means. under God. of teaching ST. feter
a lesson wl..t 10 TOOK aim long time
10 learn. and nIs. luler God. the human
means of committing the Gcnti-ei freely
into fIr arE CI the Church. So. fall 5
.n'lles ar. ful ~ military language
used lr f.c apostle freely, ana aPiaf-
eutlv wItl commentator. War is one
of tno GREAT symbols OF the Apocalypse
Of ST. J0lu-.he l1et great struggle ne-
tween good and cFU is known as inc
battle of Armae0lIou War; then, ls rec
oguizcd hy tle New Iesiaineh l la some
thing at times necessary ln inns Mo4ll'
ANA the warrior u.s. looked upon as nuch
o. having hls rights in the so7IeI as INC
man OF peace.
There are those MAo' ln '.'' "'T
utterly opposed To war on "" N-'.''
fueucel by diseased humanii allaIilaih
-uey cry peace peace not ON! ""0I0
tsere is no peace, hul Mh-'e, lDl 'i1 ''..V
f..ug peal, CANNOT n-' AiDN1F-.'
-1ay mourn over tHe i"l' .u"' N -.
estrain the murderer py leIaue9'o
means. We arc compelled 10 confess lhal
kul we can only defend human me 10y
HANGING him. However We may long
Cor fhe ideal when We can keep children
Am the right way by CXhortiug them, yet
yye know. as o. fact. that in many cases
s,lomon.s dictum suu holds eood. ole
that sparcth his rod, haten IBIS son. 10
u0,h humauitariau.sm 20 such AN cH-
tfeme is 90 sympathile with and ercolr-
axe crime. ana 10 socrince the Innocent
for the guilty. the righteous for the un-
iust but some sensible people nave oD-
ccted 90 war. AND ina Ia ~ elements
entirely contrary 90 Christianity. IL Us
generally admitted tnat sach olyec-oi7'
,t- Iule, belong 10 an age oi Ie-e1, "'i
a1e boo which no CLIQUE nts eve" uli.Ni.
lie clear quiet comfortable FNy' We
See things now, at least tho-r OH "7 ""p
are not absurd Jisces, lh peace" '
light We do SO. because tlt'e are i'o
gi,at causes crying To- as immeiitle'y
Tor yiliicauon, no great wrongs p'l'N-
ing foe redress. go great 4ifhta ana lNle'
ests demanding our defence we "o1'1
pee iools il we We're To- 4us" l"'' WI
uoW. Yet, as we wen hI'"' "''-9 '.'"s
como iu the history OF pe'p',' o'
pe0ple who believe iu the toapel "a
Christ when they must uc"F .r' ""o'"'
ave. and bear DC not in vain. Take Eng
land Iu the great war tha- resulted D" l-e
Commonwealth. IL was no 'lme 10 o'Sl
"Pcacr, peace. 10 was q Di'e 10 10"
ana lose one DIT, d. ... Ley, a.. me-,
10 submit 10 y'"' 10y I',,.,s ,.ers
OF that Time. DOT '''l' 49, ,e-
able 10 bear. anu 20 az -
suit, Cromw'lt anu Ll7 l's ,,.-' ia
power ana Acip Ed 'no ware "i ''D %"
Testament ana W We ",'o 17~'.'
which Almighty COD iolpi1' piuD5D' nv