Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-20
WHAT WOULD JESUS DOB
Rev. Or. Clymer Answers the Questions FRO
pounded.


md demands an answer.
II Jesus Christ were king OF SPAN
Or President of the United states ne
would carry on all his diplomatic plans
under the inspiration OF redeemins
lovc. and not under the impulse OF
pride, prejudice or political 1ingoisrn
In other words, he would meet the ue-
mands of all law with supreme love TOT
T;od and universal love for man; anu
we would have no war. And the kins
mr. president who would operate TINS
principle would surely triumph.
He would do all that Presldent MI
Kiniey has done, that has been in mar
mony with this great law Of love. ne
would fulfil all righteousness. when
is the special province OF love, anu III
doing this He would avoid all retalla-
tion and revenge inspired by seli-seek-
ing and selfishness.
He would enforce His laws OF life ana
salvation laid down in Matthew v, So
as. which was His way of putting the
principles, THAT we must not do eVli
that good may come" and Ihat We
must rather suffer wrong than 40
wrong" THAT two wrongs never make
a right" THAT vengeance for wrong
doing belongs only to God" That the
spirit of revenge Is essentially the spirit
of the devil, and decentralization ana
destruction.
These principles given by Christ are
fundamental and eternal. and were
given by Him for the government and
growth OF all people in all ages. THESE
are the principles upon which He pro-
poses ito conquer this world, and HIS
conquest Is sure. THE Kingdoms OF
this world are to become the Kingdoms
OF our Lord and of His Christ
Four OF the mghtiest empires OF the
II la n
the Roman and the Egyptian-haVe
gone to pieces In the violation OF these
principles, and all individuals and ma
tions that follow their example Will
ind their fate.
Men and nations that do not live I'M
der the Inspirations of redeeming love,
know nothing about the infinite po-
tencies of this love to conquer enemies.
This love is fully of self-restraint,
self-conquest, self-sacrlfice for others,
0and is the only power that holds in Its
grasp the conquest of the world.
BY this love, II Jesus Christ were
king of Spain, He would call on the
Spanish troops and set the Cubens free,
''for He came to give freedom to all
mem" (John 8, 32).
BY this love. IL Jesus Christ were
President of the United States, He
would not advocate armed Intervention
to secure the independence Of Cuba, but
He would Insist upon 1t, and secure 1t
by the omnipotent diplomacy of love,
and any ruler adopting this principle
and working 1t would succeed.
II Christ were President of the
United States He would teach the
American people that war has no place
In Christian civilization: that it is
rampant animalism; aye, worse, for
animals would know better. He would
teach that a resort to brute force,
whether by individuals or nations.
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ossal murder, and that he who incltes
to such n crime shares morally In Its
guilt. That he who stimulates any peo-
pie TO war through the power OF the
press. by monumental lying. Is guilty
of a gigantic outrage, and Is an unmiti-
gated criminal. That the journalist who
kindles the flames of revenge and war.
under the false plea of patriotism Is an
incendiary of the vllest kind, and ought
to be dealt with legally as such.
Elizabeth Stewart Phelps Ward ar
raigns the yellow journalist as fol-
lows:
what should be said to the news
paper men who might he guilty OF
causing such an immeasurable woe
God only could forgive them. This
country never would. Let us remember
that civilized nations are no longel
thugs and pirates. 1t is out of date
to settle national differences by slaugh.
ter The incendlary editor raves hotly
over the loss Of three hundred men
But he coldly instigates the murder OF
three hundred thousand or three times
that He pours fiery rhetoric about tht
miseries consequent on the explosion
of one battleshlp. But he is laying the
topedoes which may blow up two
navies. He places the mine. He trails
the wire; he puts his finger on this
electric button. He Is the criminal. II,
is thousandfold more guilty thar
,l.. -.
might by any conceivable turn OF
events. be suspected to know NOR,
than he chose to tell about the des
truction OF the Maine"
Henry Wood, in the Boston Evening
Transcript says:
"The degradation of the yellow
journalism of the period Is burn
ing disgrace upon the American ma
tional character for the press of n,
other people on earth has ever wal
lowed In such mire. We talk of ma
tional honor. Dishonor Is possible onl,
from within.
There have been in Cuba thos,
things which are always a part of
war: cruelty. death. suffering and des
truction. Are these to be righted b,
multiplying them hundred fold
Weyler was brutal: therefore we viii
rs he did. To the million and n hal
OF Involved Cubans. we will add sevent!
millions of Americans who are now on
Joying the fruits OF peace and prosper
ity. How logical! The same press tina
properly expressed the deep grief of
whole city over the loss OF six gallan
firemen dilates upon the probable sac
riflce of a thousand times as many val
liable lives with a levity of spirit will
which they would contemplate a hoi
day celebration.
"'rhe logic of war is so normal tina
that II may truly be classed as a con
tagious and collective insanity. Reason
Is suspended and passion rules. TIL
arch enemy OF mankind, OF Christianity
of the home, of virtue and Industry 1
enthroned. decorated and clothed in
robe OF patriotism. A great socia
structure of national life, happiness
good will and civil and religious pros
perity reared with INFINITE pains ls to b
honeycombed and shaken by n lorna
do of prejudice an passion.
I'VE are rlghtfully shocked at bull
fights. disguised with pugihsm. worre
over dog fight, indignant at vivisec
tion and pained at cruelty to animals
hut roll these all together and multipl,
them by a million and they are no
yet war. Is II this which Is yet sane
toned by Christian (?) nations
1.-THE President so far, has calml,
and firmly stemmed the deluge of base
less sensationalism that IL daily tele
graphed from Key West and Havana
but he sorely needs the moral supper
OF all the saving elements OF the ma
tion. The generation which has com
upon the stage since the great civil con
rirt knows NJ ba pnot,,, .,