The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-03-14
"WAR IS GODS SCOURGE"
SAYS DR.. KEIGWIN
Re Expects 1t But Admonishes Christians
to Not be Alarmed.
TRIBUTE TO THE PRESIDENT.
lie Is Safe Leader, War Lets Loose the
Passions OF the Human Heart to
Long Riot OF Evil.

| Passions OF the Human Heart to a
I Long Riot OF Evil.
| DR.. A. N. Keigwin talked to tho morn
! ing congregation at West Church yestG,
day on the hostilitieS that threaten tli
country. 1t was patriotic discourse sue
as has never before been heard in TIL
church The congregation was interested
| particularly when tho reverend doctor de
clured President Mckinley to be wis
| counsellor and safe leader. In his prayer
DR., Keigwin asked God to make men un.
falteripg at this time when their coun
try demands their service.
His subject was "rhe Sword Song" ant
his text from Ezekiel XXI 3, 9 and 27t h
"Behold, am against thee. and will draw
forth my sword out Of his sheath, ant
will cut off from thea the righteous ant
the wicked"
"A sword, sword Is sharpened, ant
also furbishcd."
II will overturn. overturn. overturn, 1t
and It shall be no more, until he come.
whose right it is"
In course of his remarks the doctor said
II will divide my discourse into three
parts, prelude, tnteriude and postlude.
Prelude, II will draw forth my sword out
of his sheath interlude, "A sword, q
overturn, overturn, etc." Never in the
history Of mankind hnvo there been such
prepara tionS of war as exist to day.
History furnishes no parallel II the
past thirty centuries were to be combined
they would show no greater equipment for
war than the nations Of the world to day
show. Last week $240 900, 900 were appro.
priated to the cause of war. There Is no
nation without apprehension and every
one Is alert. This nation does not know
how to escape it. No man knows what thc
issue will be, God who holds the dostinies
of the world In his hands alone knows He
is tho dispenser of tho whole. 1t Is like
casting fire brand into q magazine; the
result is terrible, but who shall escape the
consequence thought it proper to tax g
Chrst's version Of war and hope will not
stir up your hearts to bitterness.
The prelude to the Sword song is anti.
jingoisn. We are living in day when
men are courting war. They say it Will
develop manly virtues: that 1t will be
good for trade; create opportunities for
careers and that it will unity national
spirit. The greatest men who have been
the greatest warriors have not thought So
David. the greatest warrior of the Bible,
did not think so. so he chose pestilence
rather than fall into the hands Of his cue
mics. Washington, who sought no en-
taugling alliance did not think 1t so
Grant did not think it profitable, and left
his immortal legacy. Let US have peace
and may God let us have peace. England
prosperity was retarded generally by the
Napoleonic wars. 1t is a terrible tragedy.
Not pageant of drums and brass bands
gildcd uniforms, glory and successful
battle'felds, Of flying banners and hurrahs
CT beautiful dress parades and acquire.
ments.
1t Is tragedy of CORY and mangled
curpses of weeping widows and orphans,
burning homes, wasted wealth. lifelong
suffering of the nanged or tho dismem-
bcred who might have been the world S
greatest helpers, and worst Of all it let's
loosn tho bascst passions of tho human
heart to long riot Of evil, checks tho pro-
grass of those nober attributes Of gontlo-
ness and sobriety, purity and unseiiish-
ness and is the breeding ground for those
vip'rs of lust, revenge, hatred, drunken
ness, etc No wonder that in this prelude
we SEQ, Sigh therefore thou son OF man."
How evory God-fsaring man and woman
should sigh when there are threats of war.
"Tbis sword song is also song Of judg-
ment for sin when Gods time for war ar.
rivos, diplomacy cannot arrest the sword.
No nation now wants war. Israel did not
want 1t but 1t could not bo averted. The
God of war Is the God of peace. The God
of Bethlehem, Calvary, is the God OF Sod
ON and Gomorrah,
The God Of Antietam, Gotty burg and
Appomattox Is the God Of peace. God Is
always God and always right but ho is Do
termined that sin shall not 60 unscourged
and war is bis scourge. While always harsh
arousirg evil, It is ultimately good. Just
as the husbandman turns up the soil so
God with his plough share of war prepares
tho nation for the coming generation Neb.
ucha,lnczcr could nut have slain one Of the
children ofIsrael without Gods permits
sion Pilate had no power against our Lord
except us it was given him from above
II a,u glad IL war Is before us, we can
take optilnisti, views. We can lean on
God. ! hopo ho has not Issued he edict but
if it comes never had a nation moro Just
cause Optimistic AS we may DO it Is almost
as bad to wrld tie sword us to feel its
sharp wound.
''rhis Is no time for alarm but rather q
time for searching, self examination, hu.
initiation, repentance and prayer l thank
God he has put at the head Of the nation a
prUfesseu Christian man, an upright cii-
zen and n patriot. He Is a God-TCaiAg
st ateslnan and u safe counsellor. There $
is no question but that we have u noble
leader God has given us that assurance.
Every war of every age Is a trumpet of
Judgment. God has had and will have
with every milton and peace
societies cannot prevent Every time there
Is n ruinor Of war believe it Is the cry of
God to man to arise ard come 10 Judgment
The ruluor should lead every Christian to
fcrvil prayer for CIlvary's shelter undcr
which we may hide until the storm is
passed.
"ln c0ncl,;ion and MS my postludo tho
sword song is the song Of final glory of |
Jesus Christ and his people. So don't 10
alarmed. God is making everything move |
with steady rythfn and whether war or /
peace, Je us wears the crown 'Ho shall |
como whose right it is and although !
Jerusalem, Babylon, GrcHno and Rome |
Church has nothing to fear Every be-
lever is guarded, saved, They will ro.
tusn and come to Zion with song aud |
,very joy All mundane things ovcryurn.
Revolution Is the order of providence.
War is not accidental. The Most High
'ulcth in tho kingdom OF mon and giyeih
t to whomsocver lie will. His kingdom
'ucth over all. Remove the diadrm. take
If tho crown, exalt Him that is low and
Him that is high, 81 whether war or
peace, Jesus is to wear the crown, and un-
Ill our Lord shall reign just 50 long will
var continue"
" PRAYERS FOR NAMES DEAD.
Rev o. q. Buddington preached in
Bethany Baptist Church last night on tho
ubject "lhe Futility Of Praying for tho
Names dead" The text was from Lukr,
6-2j:
"And beside all this bntwcon us and you
here is a great gulf fixed: so that they
which would pass from hence to YOU can
rot; neither can they pass to u.s. that
would come from hence"
Among other things DR.. BuddingtOn
mid. Tho loss of thl MAine las hnnn