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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-04
~ KING by DIVINE RIGHT"
SERMON BY THE REV. DIR DAVID II. GREER ~
cr r,pTuOI OMFyv'S CHURCH

The Rev DR. David H. Greer. rector OF 81
Partholomews Church. spoke Yesterday morning
on a King by Divine Right" choosing the fol-
lowing texts:
whom ,n IN" LORD hath chosen. that there is none
Ike him among all the people? Ana an me pcopie
shouted and said. God save the king samuel
Blessed Is he that comcth in the name of the
Lord. Matthew. XXI.
lie spoke In part as follows:
Let rs consider the first text first. and find In
It our subject. and hen IN the second. as we %
It refers. that first text. 10 the appointment Of
Saul the first King Of israel AID the manner
Of the ap.ontI cnt shows that, WINE IL was an
appoin'mert made by The agency of man. 1t was
none ne rTs an M ncop cbieey saT
and felt and to which they gave expression when
said God save the King" thus recognizing In him
rot merely human night to rule. but divine
Conferred should also be- dIvir"iy and sacrcdly
maintained And from this comes The subject on
Whot Wa tho origin OF that old political dogma
OF the divine right OF kings or Of the feeling upon
hs cart Of h iR' We nd Il here "e sascG a' the
case of saul. the first King OF Israel, who IS said
p 20 n;'e pbyrical bigness. standing head ard
shonders above ali the res, of The people; so that
among all the people there was none Ike unto
him. and therefore. had The right-so the people
thought in that prmf "ny T kn1 pgysea Ss
that was worth anything VINO. therefore. had the
right. and the divine right. to rule them their
their King. Something IKE that. think. must
have been the way in which every king at irst
Rnd OF greatness. which God Himself had given
10 him and had endowed him with: not always. or
usIalv perhaps, In the OF Saul q physical
bgness or greatness, but It was some kind OF
greatness some kind OF bgness which made him
thus to stand not literally. but nguratvcly head
and shoulders above oil the rest Of the people
that among all the people there Ike him.
which made him their King. by divine right OF
natural endowment. Of natural blgncss and great
ness.
which the people In him. which In him they
obeyed which they had learned TO associate with
his name was by them imputed his children
and his heirs. even when they became degenerate
children and heirs. Unless they became too de
generate then revolution occurred: someone else
pushed forward. someone else came up standing
head and shoulders above all the rest OF the pep
pie 20 that among all the people there none
like him, and ne became the King by divine right.
OF natural endowment natural bgness and great
ness.
That surely must have been the way In which
these two things came to be associated-kingS
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OPPOSED TO Az INDEMNITY.

In TIE Central Baptist Church. IN west Forty
soconh-si. lat night. thc pastor. the Key FrAhh
NJ (;oodchild took for hts subject THE National
c,ise lie said among other things.
Va one IN the present crisis can accuse MS OF hay
to-, ,,,r1 NTH nrcciplfAf" haste. IL g. seven weeks
Enc, the Maine was blown up. "" hay" presented
a. ,,, world fh- most sublime sprctacl" Of patience
Ma, over was seen We have shown he world
seventy millions Of people allowing their flag to be
ueultcd tnrr sailors 70 be murdered. tacir rights
a. he aeeaioA and we have waite! patiently week
o(cr rock with mountainous courtesy hoping TINT
th.rn was some sense Of honor and justice In IN"
e"saili,Y nutlgn ihai would impc rsr to make suit
ahlc PREPARATION. ana our patience and mecknes-
have hcon rewarded by having her treat with stud
"d alnuancv the wlccdnc4s hat her trclchory per
notraicd ana with which she shocked the world. II
nvrr a pcoplo could apprai with confidence 10 the
cod Of battles fog vnllcatiou can do now.
| DO not believe that any Indemnity can atone for
go Outrngcous n mis1ccd this tn" blood they
have spilled cries out. every drop OF Il. 10 God.
Nothing should satisfy the American people but an
in, me- itltr ana ample apology and the speedy dis
covorv and execution OF the officials implicated I'm
the plot We owc this to every American citizen.
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and brave general who knew war War brings
with 1t the unlooslng of the passions OF men.
and sword the groans OF the wounded the widow
and the fathereSS. poverty. wealth 10y gainhHhS
and stealing decentralization in high places iaxa,
tIon OF the poor neglect by thousands OF the arts
OF peace. the gorhcation Of the savGgertes or war
There Will be herosm and sacrifice. hut AZ WHAT
cost OF National character.
III War must come let Il come. But before II
comes let US strain every nerve for peace. as be.
hooves Christian Nation The roht Is not
We intervene to-day. but whether by diplomacy by
conciliaton. by conference, by any means except
Judgment and not In excitement believes II should
attain can he attained 10y peace; What boots II a
before the world anA before Gcd as having ex-
haustcd every means for peaceful settlement be-
fore resort 10 arms
AS people. II behooves us 10 allow no rumors
OF war. no appeal 10 passion. no cheap Journalism
or even tender sympathy for suffering Cubans 70
paralyzo our reason. throw away our selfrcstraint
or sweep us off fee;. Let us DO our part tow
ard showing our representatives IN Washlngton
that We expect them TO use every effort for peace
nny @ xo' 20 DE nc" ha are on the
whole self-rcstrained and lovers of peace As men
IN responsible places. II becomes them 10 aS, NAN
even more self-rcs;raint and quiet judgment ina"
we thank God that he who stands at the head
OF the Nation. the representative American, mas
shown himself 10 be strong, sef-restra,ned ana =,
lover of peace. He has had grave Judsnmgnss -
Peace stood before him. He has the facts, and ne
can we'll be trusted by Congress ana ny inc peg.
pie in his own time TO act Upon tnem hin hsst a.
he given free hand to act as seems 70 MIN peSs
and II peace result. to God be the praise .x..
II war comes. II comes by re ACTON o, nso "i
bty Of decision for us: and we and all the We, ps
pie. duly considering whose authority they o wnh
MI faithfully and oeedisny honor .ne ihe a" action
I'm this Holy Week ie, the priests the minis MS
Of The Srd Sswssn the RST'S
Lord. and give not Thine heritage to reproacn' ss
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THE NATIONS GRATITUDE DUE HIM
PRESIDENT PATTON SAYS THE PRESIDENTS
COURSE Is WORTHY OF THE
HIGHEST PRAISE.

Princeton. n j.. April 3.-Presidcnt Patton at the
University chapel service this morning addressed
the students follows
We must all feel that this is day Of unspcak-
able solemnity and as we nee; In the calm ana
quiet of this beautiful Sabbath morning we can
not help thinking that 1t Is perhaps the calm Dc
fore the storm. There is possibility indeed a
prohahiiity-that our Nation will be involved in
war. and | wish TO say 10 you that war is no' a
thing to treat lightly or IN Jest. War IS horrible.
II may be that the cause Of humanity VIII prove a
sufficient justification in the present instance. but
a war undertaken by his Christian Nation at
this period Of the worlds history for any but the
best Of would be blot on our CIVILIZATION
There wars Of course. which ar" wag'd IN
obedience TO the highest behcsts OF humanity; and
there Is doubt that there are a great many
who favor war to-day under the influence OF tncsc
high motives. But. on tho other hand. there are a
great many who believe that the resources OF
diplomacy have not yet been exhausted. and that
Il is not vet apparent that II is necessary TO draw
the sword to secure all that can he reasonably
asked.
| am sure tina; speaking for you when I
say that the President Of the United States de
serves the gratitude OF the Nation for his manly
course In these negotiations. He has borne him
self with quiet dignity and his patience. calm
judgment and answering desire for peace are
worthy of the highest praise. and have won for
him the confidence OF all calm. peacc-loving and
soberm minded men. May God lay Hts hand upon
ernmen;s Of these two nations not be driven TO
undertake a war that must not only threaten
bankruptcy and revolution and possibly worse
calamity Spain. but be costly beyond expression
IN the sacrifice Of blood and treasure TO the Amer-
can people.
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PRAISED BY BISHOP POTTER.
HIGH COMMENDAT1ON OF THE PRES

HIGH COMMENTATOR OF TIE PREsI-
DENTS COURSE EXPRESSED.
Bishop Henry C. Potter preached at the con-
hrmation service at st. Thomas's Church yester-
day morning. and made. in the course of his SER
mon an impressive reference to the course pur-
sued by President Mckinley In his dealings with
Spain Regarding the Presdtn he said:
And the sphere for such a courageous sympathy
is TO be found not alone In the family or In our
social relations but In those other relations which
are civic or National one there IS TO whom all
our thoughts and hearts must needs be turning to-
day. to whom may we'll give II In unstinted
measure Standing alone in the midst or popular
clamor and noisy passion. he has held himself
serene the servant OF the State. hut no less the
servant Of truth and justice and eternal right
cousness. His clear eye has seen that In the inter
national problem with which to-day this Nation Is
concerned there Is wrong that may not be
rghted no inhumanity that may not be or 1t be not
already ended. justice to the oppressed that
may not be done 10y wise use of the ordinary
and peaceful agencies Of international arbtrament
A statesman who has himself seen and known the
horrors Of war. ne is slow TO invoke them. SOL
der as we'll statesman, no has learned that
war and bloodshed and wasted lives are but the
last resort wnen all others have been exhausted.
To-day he stands for that for which. as an ambas-
sador of the Prince of Peace. 1t Is my duty to
plead-a peaceful settlement OF the difficulties
which to-day confronting us.
over against him tnere are Others WHO arc
camoring for l presume that every criminal,
every inmate OF Jail or prison. every lounger IN
barroom. every one OF that evil brood that htunts
dark places and plans dark deeds. is with such.
Are you? Where ought God-fearing people 10
stand to-day? What are you saying 10 your repre-
sentatives in Congress- beset as they arc by noisy
agftators and by OF sordid motives, or by par
tisans eager to magnify quarrel with another
nation into a ground for foolish and unnecessary
war and TO make partisan capital out of their
clamor for blood? Some of these representatives.
are telling US OF what they have heard from their
constituents. What have they heard from you? DO
you honestly believe that at this hour there is any
wrong that may not be rghted any oppressed peo-
pie that may not be speedily fed and succored.
without our dying at the throats of those with
whom to-day we have a controversy, like so many
oues in prize-ring? Shall we dignity a barbar1sn
20 needless by calling 1t by name so fa:se as hon
orabe warfare? Stand fast. then, In steadiast sup
port of our brave and wise Chief Magistrate. and
entreat that He who has given him such rare wis
dom and courage thus far may vouchsafe them to
him to the end
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TIME FOR PITY.
DR. EATON SAYS IT SHOULD BE EXERCISED ~
THE PRESENT CRISIS

THE PRESENT CRISIS
the congregation Of the Church OF the Divine Pa
ternity yesterday. which has as a temporary house
o, worship the Church OF 81. stephen. IN West
Forty-sixth-st.. near Six,h-avc. Or. Eaton took
for his text: And when He vas come near He
beheld the city and wept for IT," The sermon en-
phasized the triumph OF pity that mastered Christ
during His entry into Jerusalem.
The days events" said the preacher "command
attention because Of their singulariy. Tho multi
tudes sang hosannas and waved palms in the air
They cried Blessed is He that cometh in the name
OF the Lord. There was no blarc o. trumIets. no
There Is trace OF vanity as the saviour rides on
His humble stecd. no thought % vengeance. though
He knows OF the smOIld"ring hatred in the ely
toward which II" rides He mas no thought but Of
It's inha5it anis- sympathy and peace In return FOR
the hatred that shoulders today % break forth
IN fame and the people 10 cry, Cruelty Him
Cruelty Him,
THE spsndor and wealth Of our modern living
have excited the o. others struggling with the
tide Of ill-fate. They would burst this bubble OK
democracy II they could. But true religion has no
faith in blood Though starving men and women
cry 20 God and to as for help, and our human scns
blties are shocked. let rs pity them as God would
pity them Are We TO cry vengeance ana SINK IN"
oppressors' ships ana ucVast"le 'helF Iih'S. iI,Y
America struggling vita human passions pity
America sins and rcme:pber that pity IS not
hot headed discussion.
I'VE need the pity that will be patient. Wash
ington SAID that the atrocities on both sides during
the Revolution too terrible TO think %. Tncy
must be buried in oblivion. he said. Franklin IN
yoke1 against war jefferson said that war was In
effective Theirs was the lesson learned I'm one OF
the tistest wars ever fought. Strike unless you
must PITY this Nation struggling with ITSELF. lest
Il be lost in vengeance and in cruelty
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nn rAr.Xcr oN INTERVENTION

The Rov Dr w H. J.. Faunce preached on The
Shirt Of War md the Sp'r, ~ Christ" 10 large
CONGREGATION last night In the Flrh Avenue BAPTIST
church, 10 declared hat there g. no nation under
heaven that Is msIl.d in going 20 war until every
other resource has been explored and utterly c%-
hnustcd.
"In one thing are all agreed" said he. ana
that is that war ie always last d"porahle and
dcsporatc resort War has some Incidental benefits
II furnishes opportunity FOR patriotism devotion
,hvelcal md moral courage. bat 10 wage war Tor
,hcea reasons is the apex OF di0cy. What We need
10 r.aliz,. H. that thc ethics 81 J'HiS HiIlt 100 h
,iors az truly as 10 persons II hO'h SCI respect
and colf-sacrlhcc binding on tn" iudl'dNhl ''N
or. bsrdirp ON the Nation also. We cannot Nv"
,,r1.r one code of morality In privat" and another
fin public J. an international dNrI my ','"' :
rational or Christian than a personal durI - u,
any wiser or more rational 10 "sc"rt' an Na'''a.
rI.b,cnusness hv u broadsido from battlc-snlp or
the explosion Of torpedo .. g.,
"Tho only reason which can JUSTIFY nation IN
going to war IS thai this has become w" "i!f ppS
silIo method Of self preservation or OF protecting
thn weak from Injury by the strong. me lndl-
yllual has the right OF s"li-dri'uce ana III Iht'
casee hofh Tho Individual and the Stat" nav" Inc
,noral RIGHT whether granted b. law or not. 70
intervene In order to prevent cfH"iy Aii1 oNtI
bolieve nvsnlf that tho tine - approaching al '!"
i,i.nd Of cuba for such Intervention. Mn} ne" II
sh@nid he enforced I'm behalf Of nation that Tor
hcen slowly starved 10y military order NOR" orno
man anv given Nv prosecuted armenia, IN WHO'S
,r.corul harhor 20 American sailors were sam ~
~ ,,v,rlliue Of an ce by military "ngiu" when
Snaiu proviAcd and might have con 'f"ic" !. IN,
IA rr, control ii-anG she stretches OUT hei
htr1a in oupeai 10 us VINO out Of suffering nave
crown strong. and ont nl conflict VIVA N'hh"S
have won our lasting freedom
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do what we would have considered right for
Spain TO have done when the Southern States were
in rebellion against liz The best men Of the coun-
try agree that our President has shown an ex-
ample of courage that Will never be forgotten.
VIII the mpulsiveness OF Congress now overthrow
all that he has done to place America in favor
able lgh, before the world? Spain has refused
our demands the cry is We're the communications
OF the President demands. or they merely
sugges;ions? If the former. were we quite JUST
fed In making them and was Spain from point
Of view of Just international law cupable In reject
ing them"
ii becomes us to pray and think and search our
hearts as Washington did Of old. as Lincoln DID
when the cloud of civil strife roned up from the
South May God grant that tomorrow the best
sense Of the Nation may prevail to avert the mis-.
cries losses bitterncsses and tears Of awful war.
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SERMONS ON THE CRISIS.
THE PRESIDENT FREQUENTLY PRAISED.

BISHOP POTTER DR. SAVAGE, DR. MARSHA AND
OTHERS COMMEND HIS CALMNEss.
COURAGE AND WISDOM.
Sermons on the present crisis In the relations
OF this country and Spain were heard In num-
Der Of pulpits yesterday. Expressions Of praise
for and confidence in the President were fire.
quent Some Of the preachers were outspoken
for immediate action, but the majority favored
patience and moderation. Some of the clergy
rnent who paid high tributes to the wisdom
courage and calmness Of the President were
Bishop Potter. in ST. Thomass Church; the Rev.
Dr. Minot J. Savage. in the Church of the Mes
siah. and the Rev Dr. William Justin Harsha
in the Second Collegiate Reformed Church. The
Rev. DIR. Francis L. Patton. preaching to the
students Of Princeton University. of which he is
president. declared that the Nation owed Mr.
Mckinley debt of gratitude.
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ARBITRATE, SAYS DR.. SILNERMAN.
He THINKS TIE SAME ENDS COULD BE GAINEl
EY PEAcE AND HONOR AS BY WAR.

'Patriotsm. Peace and Picty" was the subject Of
the sermon preached by tho Rev Or. Joseph Sill
vernan in the Temple Emanuel yesterday morn
Ing He said In part:
crisis is approaching. We hear the siriden,
calling to arm the alarms Of drums inarshallins
the troops t. battle. We read the signs 81 threat
ching WAY, even In the newspapers which nave 50
long been sfaid and sensitive. Shall v" JON me
cry and he carried away by ne pop9,r SENTIMENT
contain ourselves with dignity ana calmly ""ni.
the issue? We all patriots. We ~ lc," our
country glory In hcr sreain'ss. h'f r 'r
swell win pdc When our country - ct,zna
great or snail who would not defend his country
az timst criticism. dishonor and attack
What is the highest evidence OF American patrio'
ism? Tn" gallant boys Of I.eNnsion and hnnNorr
IN al not diG to ea's thef crops ,b ne ibr ca
bodies fo' mess q pot'as" man '9.h'iy, ,%l
which n" lives or d. Is ~ S rn
sentative of some principle which seems to mn IT.,
native land Heroes are mad" through principle
II IS this which makes my country, ncr mono, ~
was gTcnicr than Palestine. for above It there
lowered the fathcrhood Of God and the brotherhood
American patriotism means picty and peace and
concerns Itself not win conquest or mtatX don
inaion. The erca,ncss Of AInsr,a m@k,s u scn
liberty. II must over De the defender ~ ine weak
the rcfigc of the lersc.ntoi ~ iart ~" dsPenser
carry ont the grcl, .icni for which y" stand VIII
ne be ooG TO esn and f 'fH p a6 H. H. s same
tine maintain our place ana brotherhood among M
our Humanity: 20, our prosperity bon; human i,e-
not our glory. but No principles II liberty ana
IAN contend pr 'neee hsncr ~, T;'eo rt
resort GO arms. w'n..' 49,, .,st'if " , ,s.r T..
no peace The hea, ~ ih" drum s hc'fi and NO."
stand 'nc oann2n foadY 10 '"n,"r en- W.
arhi,r1,ion lie. America SCI no eV,mpie NOW
ttftfa H
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war with the Spanish people. ! find we are di-
,ldcd into two camps. one * for war. and tn"
other hopIng AZ the 81, vcnth hour for peace
Su.nl,ing generally f. u calamity, even when
y,ayod in sclfdcrcnce War means The abrogaton
and repeating of all ethical laws. We must set
nslfc for the lTo being the dictates Of conscience
and the feelings OF compassion and pity, and must
win War then. Is the overthrow OF moral law.
II f. tho substituting Of order for confusion.
soldier is not called upon TO show his love of JUS
tic. = nj humanity. but 10 Kill Then II * impos-
sIhl. Tor them to hc moral beings. can the free
dom OF cuba. can anything. Justify such a sacr!-
ncc2'
re said that. on he other hand. war developed
courage and devotion. and that It was foolish to
contend that could have no good results. Rut
tho good results were Incidental. the had results
direct lie believed that the American policy
should bc a policy or peace.
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CARDINAL GIBBONS DEPLORES WAR

Baltimore April 3-Carlinal Gibbons after his
sermon In the cathedral this morning made tho
following remarks on the threatened
on this day. when we commemorate the entrance
OF the God Of peace into Jerusalem. let ne implore
Him that He Will guide the minds and hearts d
fhc Pre- Int and Congress. mat lie VIII direct
the counsels Of Spain that he may inspire both
Nations with a happy solution TO the problem
which cGnfTonis us-a solution honorable to both
Nations-so that the clouds Of he dis
PEELED and tho bl ssings Of heavenly peace may be
~ served 80 n" Nation
Let us cherish the hope that on next Sunday.
when celebrate tie resurrection OF Christ from
the dead, may also he chrrrcl by the inaugura-
non Of The dawn ~ goodwill between spain and
our own beloved country.
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AN ALL-DAY SERVICE FOR CUBAN RELIEF.


Th, Rev Dr. Madison &. Peters announced bc-
fore his sermon Yesterday morning that there
would he an "all-day religious service next Friday
I'm the chapel Of his church. the Bloomingdale Re-
formed. at Sxty-cighth-st. and the boulevard. The
service will be for the benefit Of the starving
Cubang. Or Peters said II will consist Of short
prayers and lots Of supplies" He added:
Il was a meeting last night called 10 forward
the work OF Cuban relief. | was told that one
thousand churches and religious organizations had
nro" i~od 20 be represented az the mcciing but |
counted those present. and there Just 1876 In
GLIDING the newspaper men Aftcrwarj as walked
nr,nwu restaurants and cafes filled with
men and women. who were eating. not because
they hungry but becauae they enjoyed II.
1h.f meeting the saddcst rcf!cc ton on The
patriotism Of New-York. The stomach is king in
Ncw-York.
Now Let us really do something. Don't bring
your cast-on winter clOthinF-they don't need that
In cuba. But bring light clothes. medicines tespe-
cially quin!ne) canned food and other useful sup
plies"
D. Peters also remarked that the best thing %
DO now was to keep quiet and talk peace. It was