Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-03-15
NO CAUSE FOR WAR
Rev. {. T. Wexford Pleads
for Peace.
CUBA ILLUSTRATES 1T.
Kew. NJ. ). Colonnn BRAVE IL Picture OF the
Suffering In the Island in a, Dis
course on the Parable or
the Good Samaritan.
shall We Have War 2"

shall We Have War p
Is1is was the subject Of Rev. T.. r..
NeLW.rd' morning discourse at the
fIrst esDy tsriun church sunday. MI.
Me.Ffvrd took his text from Itomans
Nll:lS-"lG it be possible, Us much as
leth I'M YOU, live peacab.y with II.
mhen'-and discussed the crisis through
"tf.ch the country is passing, IlIlwlnG
vivid p:ctuues of THE hNrlOrs Of i t.uo-y
conflict He sad in part:
AT the present time under the pre-
sent circumstances the text is an atp.i-
cu'ole lesson for the church, .ctuntr
and the world While there has been
WIZ from the beginning OF the world,
Yet. II there be one, .et its caISe- not be
traced to amy act Of our hand ur be-
cause Gf any influence you may nave.
FOR it IS GUlSs command that you live
peaceably with all mankind. There ulp
Times when wal is a necessity, and the
iSWt!e recognizes legitimate wal aie.
h5ut mar is ~niy eNcusable when driven
to war to protect his God-given r!ghts
and privileges.
"Iheie is no doubt that there is and
has been intense Sy7nplathy th1St1ghi san
the country for Cuba. and .atelv, by am
Unfortunate chain OF c.l> unlstaulces tais
fr'e h"S almost been famed inup a
iiaIlnt. Spain GEslikes tho n thy
and moral and other support given 10y
the Citizens of the United States to the
Cubans. while. on the either hand, the
behring's on the people have been
wrought ito an intense heat because Of
TIE disaster to the bettleship Maine.
As Il result tine relations of the two ma
lions are strained. When a certain ct
ter fell into the haIids of the govern
ment, the feelings of the people We're
a!oused to such an extent that ii was
almost impoSs ir.e to control them.
The position Of Spain owards her sub
1ects. aElR towards the United States.
is peculiar: This citizens of the United
States are crying for the freedom OF
CUBA, wbie f Spain declared Cuba free
At would mean an internal revolution.
AZ the present. time one in1udictrus
step would bring ahaut a war; and per-
maps pre-ipitate the whole world in
war. tnder such circu instances ard
rn such times of trial IT is our duty 70
lock to a higher power for advice. Con-
gress has appropriated $50. 600. 600 for
national defense: Great Brlt;an has an
propriase'N S120. GOO, coo and Russia 500
too,tUo-thuS We finIl tina $50 90. 500
nave peen appropriated by three ma
irons TO make preparations FOR war.
IL Hrlst be remembered that the cost OF
Preparat!cn is n2t to be compared with
the cost of actCat war-it is only an in
deS to the evils of war. W. can hay We
war, but We must pay for it. War is
always costly and dlstruct ive. a good
eNafrp.e is Cuba. a i%bountifui ar.iS pro
dlictive country in time OF peace. now
deN. stated ani leSH!ate With ~ usart,1s
or pe"pha cry'1g for the No .*ss.:4s of
h~e-su1erhrG Al .ht r"ls f war. w,
can have war. but we mus a.Sa have
country we can tinj n .Ae iat. clv.l wa
where $1,000 mon Were Killed III two
Gays ard AZ anpt.er time where %. OuU
wt-re Killed n one day In the face IF
~Ipssihly be avoided? If WI won't wi
doWs and orphans, Suffering ana s,r-
TOW. homes DIES late,l-a far ian,l Irso-
l.:i'ed, let US have war. Shnu 4 this ma
ton rise n arms and be INV victor. 30
not tlF.clk we viii not ray Tor it. Ger
tain things belong Ia war, and thesc
are true thu void over.
We should stan! first as a natic&r Of
peace. Our borders 80 not bound upon
II hostile country. The ,ce.ns are at
each SIDE II lis ani frirrl nat 9.nS
border our hauriiaries. We are tar re
mhovrd from those things which ara 4
source of :" mu.h trot:ble 10 other
countries Our surroundings are such
As make Tor peace. and We have the
res, u!ces to feed mi.El rSa The i.mnnGn-
Slty o. our na.iCn has made other ma
tfrns fear liS The foreign policy OF
our government mas alwars been foc
peace and the avol:hnce NJ @ntang-
ling alliances would no longer ba OURS
should We go TO war under the present
circumstances. We have patace and can
keep It or lose ii as we wish. Shall We
nave ieace?
LAT the time of the estab ishfng of
iIS ElSpl lhl!t II IL IL CRY llpi
a M maichy was the onty successful
form of government; that under n re
publican form of government there was
TOO mutih STANDARDIZATION of power. while
under a Democratic form, ut was .mrlS-
Sinie to control the people. We stand as
a great mailman commissioning
that the masses chr he cant.Ollt;, We
are THE greatest pEWCr on cnr:h. and
have demonstrated to k'EGdCms and
mGnarch:es that a representative pao-
no is sIEINts,ar "a iva NJ. In, ". DC n no
ton, repeatedly demanded ana de-
ciared n Gav2r of arEttrati&a. claiming
this as the 1*st methGd ~ settling no,
ttonal differences: arii have eN;en2eL
the FRIENDLY hand or arbitration to save
wtar between nations. Shall e, who
have besn demanding and advocating
arbitrator, rush iendlOng into a war?
Viii! not o!l.er natl ms lock upon us as
hyp!pcritS? On the other kand, woui!'
it not He better fcr us to demonstrate
the principle by a living less4n? Should
We. nGit. therefore. ni2ve more slowly?
while Sitin is but a poor natt<n. a
fe5hle c!,fd. and this government has
WV guns =. her one. we shou'd rot he
frn confd ut. Over .onfl-aace of s1l-
perior power has repeatedly cause the
fail TT nations. Before GID ard the
world We hive no cause for war: and
should We rush head!bng into war we
may have the blodf II the" world On CIR
hands. You ask why! The whole VI
Europe s in a restless store. Have We
not heard of the immVgfsa var appro-
plfLatRons of 0ti.e" countries? Ffarce is
watching Sratn: Germany is watching
France; England is watching Russian
t-ncrnachments in the East. and so is
Japan In case of a CONFLICT Nrfl. wacn
the ITrited states and Spain. we WIZ
NIT only lose OFT present peare, but are
confro"re6 with tbs possibilities a,rti
prENrairilities that it vi u!d prscipita ate
n war ~ the whole world.
TT" dsEmar1 of i~m'emnittes e~d ar
b1trati"n cone EeA re a declaration of
war. And WREN :he itly <0rYay- trat
WAR is a n'acysSity. those who aae lmav-
est rtrw will lo the teCdarest, nTa the
cNvvords who have cours1=iIcd peaat,a.
viii be mt the front. Let us stard Tor
peace. according to the policy and deb
larntion Of thTs court v ~ the worth
and Tot hvracritictal. Let ,!s stand Wy
ol,r rn~cnr.tp'aS."
SERMON TO YOUNG LADIES.
AT the Second RarHest church Sunday
evening Rev. r. J. MacKay. the pastor.
preached "a speGs:al sermon to young la
dies. He took his text from THE book of