Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-28
THOSE MILITANT PREACHERS.
One Suggests that the U. S. Tackle Both
Spain and Tukey.
Others Tell of the Christian Duty of
Fighting-stili Others Refer to the
Patriotism to Maintain the Country.

New York, Feb. 2S.--In the course
of his sermon, the Rev. DR. Charles Fl.
Parkhurst, pastor of Madison Square
Presbyterian church, referring to the
Maine disaster said:
80 far as relates to the deiinle as
certainment of facts, that, of course,
is duty incumbent upon the general
government in way that 1t can de-
volve on no one else, and that duty the
general government is conscientiously
and digninedly discharging. But as to
the kind uf moral reception that is to
be accorded to those facts when ascer-
tanned, and as to the moral tone in
which the music faction Is 10 be played,
that is a thing that is proper To be
determined, not by the President, not
by the cabinet, not by Congress, hut
by the moral sentiment of the church of
Jesus Christ in these United States.
1T would be wise to remind our
selves that there are two distinct ques-
tions involved in the prseHt situa--
ton:
First, what is our righteous duty
toward Spain In view of SPANS atti-
tude toward the Cubans?
Second. what is our righteous duty
toward Spain in view of Spain's atti-
tude toward us?
IF the situation is such between
Spain and Cuba that We ought, as
Christians, to go to the relief of the
Cubans. why, then let us go. If the
words of the Hebrew epistle, 'Remem-
Der them that are in bonds as bound
with them means American Christians
ought to fight for oppressed Cubans
and murdered Armenians, then let us
send an equipped fleet to Havana and
dispatch another fleet of the same kind
to the Bosphorus.
Another pertinent thought under
present circumstances is that every
little while we find ourselves in fric-
tional relations with some existing
national power or other Not great
while ago 1t was England that we
thought had committed an affont, and
If the sentiment of earnest and self
contented people had not promptly and
very emphatically asserted itself, we
might in few days have become
committed and involved to n degree
that withdrawal and pacific adjustment
would have been impossible. War would
have been declared II the country had
yielded to the solicitations of some of
the same mentors that have declared
themselves in war paint now"
In the church OF st, Peters and st.
Paul, Father Sylester Malone spoke to
large congregation on the possibilities
of a war between the United States
and Spain. He said in part:
Il am for war, II war Is declared
not only as an American but as Il
Catholic priest. If your country, $
honor is at stake. give your life If
necessary to sustain it. That Is the
true American and Catholic principle.
| do not desire to see war, but II II
comes we must abide by the govern
ment's decision and show our true
spirit as American citizens. Whether
1t is war or peace, we must do our duty.
We must support the government and
its President whether he may be a
Democrat or n Republican.
People should be calm and wait for
the decision of President Mckinley. If
the Maine was destroyed by design we
should strike the blow, If justified, or
demand indemnity"
DIR. Homer wellman Of the Episco-
pal Church of Atonement. Brooklyn.
referred to the war talk last night In
his sermon. He said in part:
Never since the DAYS of the Spanish
inquisition have such terrible deeds
been countenanced as have been In
Cuba. There surely must be something
wrong with n nation that would do
such things. War would be barbarism,
but 1t must he resortcd to to stop q
worse kind OF barbarlsm. The discipline
on the Maine was beyond question: and
the calamity could not have been due
to the carelessness of her officers and
men. The only remaining possibility
Is that the calamity was planned by
some one who was or had been con-
nected with the Spanish government"
Trial of sherifrs Who Shot Strikers.
Wilkesbnrre, Pa, Feb. 2S-The trial
of Sheriff Martin and his deputies for
the shooting of strikers mt Lhttimer
was resumed this morning. Miss Cora
Heinbach, who lives at Lattlmer tes-
titled that on the day of the shooting
she heard woman who was running
past her house call out that the
strikers from HARDWOOD were coming.
Il was afraid they would blow up the
town" continued the witness, so I ran
TO the school house and asked the
teacher to excuse my little sister as /
knew she would he safer at horne. we
were all going upstairs to hide in the
garret when the shooting commenced. -
Stephen Guttenmiller gave the first
evidence to suhstantiate the assertion
OF the defense that man stood behind
the line OF deputies and urged the
strikers on.
George Name of Hazelton said that he
was with the sheriff at Crystal Ridge
few days before the shooting and
saw the sheriff dispense a number of
strikers. As they went away one cried.
Wen come back tonight to burn the
breakersh