New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-02
WORSE THINGS THAN WAR.

TING TIE EYES TO MANIFEST DUTY IN
CUBA WOULD BE ONE
| The Rev Dr. william Rains.ord rector ot
ST Georges Church, in East Sxteenth-st preached
to crowded congregation yesterday morning
sermon on The Justification OF the Present War q"
Dr Rainsiord took the ground that the present war
with spain was justified. and for good cause
For his text he took Luke x. rs: who Is my
neighbour"
| pr Rainsford began by reading the parable OF
the Good Samaritan. He went on to point out
that the lesson Of the parabl. the central idea
OF Christianity That religion or church which dii
not embody the large idea OF neishborliness and
care for the wea! OF others decayed and passed
away. DR.. Ransford went on to say
Many protest against these widening ob.lga tons
me easy HE. ne natural penitude Of wealth
! eyes TO God and Cod behests There is de-
the paths Of suffering a good many raise Their
voices IN protest against war. falling - see the
at the 1 Root nS Of var ar IS no t arv n? dES
with rifles War is the selfish antagonism between
these influencing human actions ia violation OF
Gods command very large part OF comm .rce
Some men say let us have war Il teaches SEX:
They say that war ciariaeS the atmospherc and
tones Up tho Nation qun!ne does the ind-
ignorant are r and Know no; the rem Causes
that bring about war These statements should
revolving and Is to be deprecated. War leads to
| all manner az human suffering and sacrifice and
is at best but the surgeons knife remove the evil
latent behind 1t NO man can justly war for these
Yet there worse things than Compliance
with evl SURROUNDINGS shutting our eyes 10 mani
demands Of humanity-an these are worse than
caused %ar bS e Is ke Disease hs
rots the souls o. men prompts the stabb.ns o! A
OF men.
DR. Rains,ord proceeded TO describe the conditions
prior to the Civil War. declaring that slavery led
to war in that lie proceeded
War springs from the condonins 0: ar evil. the
some o i say Yonr ' parallel doesn apply Tho suffer
!. say 10 them. Turn 70 the Master and SEQ what
| He has 10 say about Il.
Or Rainsford then repeated the parable o. the
! Good Samaritan. whose suffering he compared 70
| the anguish 0. the Cubans He then alluded 10 the
! European Powers who. pledged - protect the
! Armenans dessted because afraid o, each other
swords He spoke OF the shame tor this inacton.
/ and proceeded:
Here we hay. 7eopl. 81 our very door-our
/ ne.ghhors-in pitiahe plight pleading patA"iically
! for our assisianee nai are oar .naKa'ii9Is me
! them. Has the religion o. Jesus Christ become so
! great obligations? We cannot escape our oollga-
! ions and dutie, suppos!rt a man should say az
| years and had successfully evadei al, obligations
| What would the answer be God IN MS gpoluess
reap real pros Prosperity and srea,9ess fut rh al 'hese
sdyantsse' COTE sS 6etbii no, saaS NH ca,so .so
!
/ Nation % cease 10 achieve further greatness
/ Some rnople say that this Nation has no business
interfering with the affairs n, other nations They
/ NAV be homes but they make great N take ard
they have not read deeply tho history o. clFili11-
| ton Men who think that wealth and elrllzfUon
! mean the same thing have no comprehension *
| what civilization Is
Then Dr. Rains.ord referred 70 the shock which
! the country received three years ago from Tho
/ Prer!deni. Venezuelan message II" 'oN ~ the
| protcsrs % the clergy and -af that the sam"
clergvrnen PRAYING ior the success o, 'Ais
! country in n. present struggle 10 said Ia
| closing
| In thi, struggle l-' ~ things a. they are
| LEI us attack all this tax Of revenge Every
| Christian must consider the crisls quietly. ana.
| al ove all we should not become hys'crlrl ana
| shou, when some vessel Is captured which an
| and denonnce al this talk about F"nember the
| Maine who shall speak o! vengeance IN TIE hoy
| cause FOR which this war - being "agedf Let
us Ike a great Nation. he tolerant. snail -" not
| think Of the two hundred thousand spanish lais
torn away from their sunny mountains IN spain
! 10 become the victims % horrible diseases The
cpanish conscripis have IN manv cases been torn
from their mothers arms. harsh.y dealt "iih and
forced TO many crUcltics th"v have no NklnS 20!
| IL, us Try have by the power ~ Cod rum. a
| isrge spirit o. liberation and Christian neghbor-
| liness and IN Gods good time there VIII soon re-
urn nc HIGHT o. prosperity and peace
y,u, /. we shall prove caous 70 CRY ,or help
so eorrowfu and pi,i:ul made by our ne!ghbor. God
OIL Give us a sign that free government ~ the
reone and FOR the people is Passing from the