Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-07-27
A CHRISTIAN AND WAR
Rev. 7. D. GarVin Gives His Flock
His Views.
Never For Territorial AsSrandizement
Always For the Good Of
Gods Kingdom.

oOihoh iOOChbiy Ill WhiOh hO oe-
tempted to answer from the stand
point of the Christian pulpit the
pertinent question "May a Chris
tan go to War;"
The pastors we'll known reputa-
ton for pronounced views on all
questions affecting Christian citi
zenship, was we'll sustained in his
PREDATORY statement that, while a
man might be patriotic without
being a Christian, he could not be
Christian without being patrio
tic, for loyal support OF proper
ly constituted authority,-"The
Powers that be,"-which are
"Ordained of God" is not only in
keeping with the Divine injunc-
ton voiced by the Apostle Paul,
but of the spirit and essence
of the highest type of earthly
citizenship and in perfect accord
with the genius of the Christian
religion and citizenship in the
Kingdom of Christ.
May a Christian go to war ?
the very question propounded by
a disciple of the One who came to
earth in the role of the Prince of
Peace, suggests anomaly, but the
peerless teaching of Jesus as to the
relations of man with man as in
dividuals, notably in "the Sermon
on the Mount" cannot rightfully
be construed into a reason for
allowing tyranical power to per-
petrate with impunity long con-
tinued system of cruel and bar
barous outrages on its helpless de-
tendencies, such as has been the
cause of the present Spanish
American conflict. Into such war
and with the high and holy end of
bringing liberty to the down trod.
den the Christian may, nay, more,
it is his duty to go. Personally he
could aud should turn to the
smiter of one cheek, the other also,
but doing duty as guardsman in
the service of the God ordained
power governing his country, he
should call out in Jehovah's name
shalt" to the aggressor against
human liberty and the oppressor
of the meek and the helpless, and
if disregarded then let the power
necessary to compel respect for the
rights of those too meek to demand
them themselves be brought to bear
and the blessing of the God who
delivered Israel from her oppres-
sors may be expected.
May a Christian 60 to WARP If
it be for the purpose of securing
God given rights and liberty to
those who cannot obtain them
otherwise, yes! If it be for the
acquisition of territory, the ex-
tension of national domain and
sovereignty, never! L believe that
God intends to open Manila to
the reception of the gospel and
that not only will the political
bondage OF the people be broken
but the ecclesiastical despotism
that has gone hand in hand
with, and fostered and ia
thered such misrule will
receive rebuke, from which in
the light of American freedom ii
cannot recover. l believe further,
that before this all ends China
will be open to the reception OF
the gospel of Christ, which alone
can bring deliverance to her mil.
lions of souls now in the bondage
of superstition and ignorance.
would, that the world was full OF
Christian warriors ready to do and
to die if a need be for the truth
that truth of God which, to know
Jesus says makes men free, and
when that day comes there will bt
no more war for the principles Of
the Kingdom of our Lord Jesus
Christ known and lived by al
men as we believe they will ye
be, will for ever Danish the spiri
of strife from the son of men
Then shall be the glad time wher
the spear shall be beaten into the
pruning hook and the sword into
a plowshare.