The times., 1898-04-26
FIGHTING PARSONS.
New York Preachers Show the Mar
tfnI Spirit.

tfal Spirit.
New York, April 25.-Echoes cf war
sounded in many pulpits yesterday; their
pastors and spiritual guides helped to
fire the patriotism of the people and
voiced their prayers for speedy victory.
"a Good Soldier was the subject on
preached to large congregation in the
First Baptist Church, Seventy ninth
Street and the Boulevard. His text was
from Timothy: Thou, therefore. endure
hardness as a good soldier of Jesus
Christ"
''At this time this country is on trial
before the other great nations of the
world, said DR.. Haldeman. 1T will soon
be known whether thirty years of peace
and the height of financial prosperity
have hurt us. We will know whether
we have degenerated. The United States
has taken a stand for high and noble
principles, and our men and women nave
responded patriotically TO the call of hon
or"
The Rev. Ezra S. Tipple. of the ST.
James NJ. Z. Church, Madison Avenue
and One Hundred and Twenty-sixth
Street, preached on "A Triumphant
Faith
The man who fears is wanting in
faith!' he exclaimed. when Abraham
Lincoln was called in the emergency of
the Rebellion, he had faith. ana from
the impetus thus received he did his duty.
God was behind it all.
Fear not in the present emergency.
God is with us in this war, which is the
fight for conscience and humanity"
An enthusiastic audience responded with
applause to the Rev. Thomas Dixon's
sermon on THE Battle Cry Of Freedom"
in the Academy of Music. Here arr some
of his utterances:
The order for the fleet to proceed
from Key West to Havana marked an
epoch not only in our nations. but in
the history of the world. For the first
time a great nation has accepted the
doctrine of Jesus Christ.
There have always been a few men
who We're great enough TO hear the
voice of freedom. Lafayette head it
123 years ago. Today our nation has
arisen to the level Lafayette. Today l
can stand and shout I am proud to be
an American citizen"
I'VE must stand together in sentiment
and public feeling, and 1 know of no
better example than that of the illus
trious citizen at the head of this nation,
who, as long as the Government could
be guided toward peace. held himself to
that course against all sorts of clamor
and remonstrance.
Now he has laid aside what we may
presume were his own purposes to act
with the evident decision of the major
ity moving with the people, not sep
arating himself from them
The War Cloud and the Battle Cry"
was the subject of the Rev. II. S. Stills
sermon at the Thirty-seventh Street
Methodist Church last night. He said in
part:
Our patience has been marvellous, our
forbearance great. No government or
ruler has been as tolerant as our Govern
ment and our President. 1t is right by
all the laws of justice and the laws of
God that we should teach Spain and the
world a lesson of respect TO our flag which
they will remember.
1--WE have the moral support of the
world on our side, at least of the pro-
gressive nations of the world. 1t is war
for right and justice and God, and there
can be but one outcome.
ST. Georges Day was commemorated
last night in the Church of st. John the
Evangelist, Eleventh Street and Way
erIev Place in special service which
was attended by the members of English
societies in New York city and by the
British consul general, Percy Sanderson,
and many Englishmen in this city.
The church was hung with American
and English flags draped together. the
white Cross of ST. George being draped
with the Stars and Stripes over the al
tar.
The Rev F. j. Clay Moran preached
a martial sermon in which the closer
union of America and England was
pleaded for.
1T is the duty of every descendant of
English ancestors in America" said the
preacher Ito work for a closer alliance
between the two countries bound to-
gether by a kinship of common blood.
THE cruelties OF the infamous Alba
years ago have been repeated down to
the infamous Weyler. The keeuest
sympathy of liberty-loving Enghshmen
will be with American during the struggle
for the freedom of a neighboring people
The war waged by America today is
the most justitiable war in the history
of the world, because ii is an unselhsh
war, fought for humanity's sake"
Spain is reapng what she has sown," ,"
he cried; such a nation cannot hope to
escape either by diplomacy or treachery.
Every method suggested by diplomacy
and patience has been exhausted. The