The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-04-15
MINISTERS ON WAR CRISIS
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not endorse, nothing in his conduct that
we, as Christian citizens and ministers,
cannot endorse, and certainly we can
pledge to him our hearty sympathy in
the continued performance of his Chris
tian duty and our prayers that God
will guide him in the affairs he has yet
to meet and that he may yet be success
full in establishing peace on that I'M
happy island.
s'If in the providence OF. God we stand
on the very verge of war with foreign
power, it will not be Americas war. 1t
will be God Almighty's war, and we
will not be there for self ggrandizement
or any selfish purpose, but for the sake
of five hundred thousand starving fellow
creatures that lie at our feet. This war,
l say, in the language of the President.
must stop. and who, sir, shall stop it but
this mighty Christian nation"
The resolutions were promptly second
ed by Rev. James M. Ludlow, D. D., of
Orange, who said that a prominent
man of this state had recently told him
that the danger was mot through Spain,
but through our Congressman, " who did
know what their constituents were think
ing about in this matter, that they would
get together in groups and talk among
themselves, and herein lay the danger.
This friend had made it his business to
speak to the representatives from this
State and had declared he found them
entirely ignorant of the home sentiment.
One representative had received from an
organization in his district numerously
signed petition asking him to side with
the President, but he said concerning it,
eThose people don't know" DR.. Lud-
low thought the Congressman needed to
hear the home sentiment.
Rev. J.. Macnaughtan, D. D., of Nor
ristown, then stepped forward and said:
ssThe Congressman from the Fourth
District of New Jersey is a member of
my church and he was feeling the ire
mendous responsibility of this crisis and
last week telegraphed to the counties that
he represents, saying, Send me your
views Every man of these counties
has been asked to make frank state
ment of the position in which he stands
in regard to this great matter. Well, [
as a belligerant Scotchman, tele-
graphed back to him, The brutalities of
Spain must STOP LET us fight And
while don't think that this motion that
is being presented will avail much, mas
much as the matter is already out Of the
hands of the President and he has laid
the responsibility before Congress and
the people are standing behind Congress,
yet l am ready to vote for it though
don't see its wisdom, simply to register
my own views in regard to this matter.
1t is delicate business for country to
step in and interfere with the rights of
another government, but the rights of
man are above the rights of any state or
government, and we must uphold the
rights of men as against governments.
Rev. F. S. Cougar of Wyoming, also
endorsing the resolutions, said that they
could in no way be construed as cry for
peace: that righteous and lasting peace
| in Cuba could not be secured without
the adoption of very strong measures.
All who spoke on the resolutions both
on the floor and in general discussion ex-
pressed the opinion that war in the
present crisis would be just and
righteous.
The stated clerk was instructed to
send copies of the resolution to the Presi-
dent, and Congressman from New Jer-
sey, and to the New York, Newark,
Orange and Morristown newspapers.
Other Important Business.
Later, in the afternoon session, the
Rev. Horace D. Sasserman was received
into Presbytery from the Presbytery of
New Brunswick, having been called as
pastor to the church at Parsippany,
which was promptly endorsed by Pres
bytery and formally accepted by Mr..
Sasserman. Committee was appointed
to conduct the installation services on
Wednesday, May IS, at 2 pm: Moder-
ator Townsend to preside; alternate,
Rev. Mr.. Reeves of Rockaway; sermon
by Rev. w. H. Wolverton, Boonton; al
ternate, Rev. A. Erdman, D. D., Norris
town; charge to pastor, Rev. I. Gam
mond, New Brunswick; alternate, Rev.
S. Parry, Elizabeth; charge to the peo-
pie, Rev, James A. Ferguson, Hanover;
alternate. Rev. I. A. White.
The June meeting will be held at Nor