New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-25
DR. PARKHCRST on THE VARS.
SAYS THE MIND OF CHRIST is AGAINST
SPREADING CIVILIZATION By
KILLING

Tho Paw mr. Charles H. Parkhurst. in the course
OF mis- sermon yesterday morning al the u s7'~''
Square Presbyterian Church referred 70 the AtlSuo
Boer war, ana also took occasion 20 menuorf tns
war in the Philippines After referring 20 tad, re-
cent meeting OF the New-Yor Presoytery SAYING
that ne nal never Teen present &C meeuhs of
that body when the Unllying peace pIoaao'ns
presence Of the Holy Spirit 30 ev!aent faetof'
~. Parknurst said.
This unifying power Of the Holy Spirit has SHOWN
CIV luuat op'o'S' oteter ~ M sword nave
s4ccumbed agency he exercises as sne
autnOT OF peace. AN jet YOU WIZ, KNOW, assoo
I,Itn me in saving mat Waen nave made tle
mos; possiole Of al Inc symptoms OF Cnrists uni,
lying. peace bringing presence 20 me woIia' any -,
ourselves why II Is that We sn1 not 10 expect
the Kingdom OF Cyds peace ~ eAtsIl ilSS. ~
earth any prod gous rapidly, there Sun rests
the LORDS advent and 70 leave mat MATER W,
touched OF an occasion Ike TINS %ouo os, on ~
part both eVasIte and COW ardly Two nations lSS-
ogn!zeG stanGng N the VA OF ChIls1'an S .ra
one attempting TO subdue a promiseuons nores OF
heathens and The other 10 destroy the
OF Wnat purpOrts to be nation OF Cn.Isti1hs. .
Now, in the Dref reference that am going TO
make to this matte saal! take very pa ibaS ber
longs to preacher Of the Gospels man pan
o Of s G eSy Is Thefe are great many
elements involved in such a question tnat me as
and l Of the opinion that the pulpit IS more
handle matters touching which It has no distinct
message from the Gospel or from the Holy Spirit
VOWED, whether in war upon the Filipinos or
the Englsh war upon the Boers-that should De
could probably tell ten thngs where could tell
y0q only prs shGd afss taf people ss hS
make money out of the Philippines and there is
no doubt that England anticipates bonanza In
South Africa But all of that is for you 70 decide
Ether eeneralIv should iudge-to be for the In
~ he FiliDfnOs-thQt those
who survive-to be subjugated 70 our authority
fsyes or a BY other nations And as Tor England
there are probably very few Of English blood who
Dutch republics is indispensable TO the diffusion
Of civilization. over that matter, too, the pulpit
pit is hound to be interested in civilization The
only point there is that the pulpit has no means
whether this that expedent will promote cvili-
England has conquered the East Indians. and
has made good thing OF it for herself. and APP
parently for them and she has cone . II WIN me-
situation to Judge Of as am and some OF you
presumably that Whole ,s, yn abnm Ge
and / am prompt TO concede that you do But
wSen on to e groued Sa s dsac my
ince as representative OF Jesus Christ, then do
not yield YOU snd or s2.e Se 10 to
promote civilization by the use Of swords and ar.
ery csrst and % Of all His Apostes and alien to
the entire genius Of chrtstianity II YOU say to
Christianity has sprung up as an attergrowth or
the military condiest-undoubtedly; but that does
not alter anything far as It relates 10 the pont
I have iust made. II does not relieve hlthy SOIL
that flowers grow out OF H. God IL all the time
doing that thing. II was indispensable 10 our
Lords mission that Judas should betray Him, but
that didn't help Judas any. -
method Of extending civilization is more feasible
works with greater promptness. krupp gun
does quick execution; a missionary ana blnIe
are slow I do not dispute that. am not mere 20
claim that Christianity ts the whole. feasible
Thousands OF ministers have practically oeen con-
Tossing 10 the world these last twelve months that
Christ's way OF saving the world will not work.
and that when Paul said that the weapons OF our
warfare are not carnal he stated principle that
he would have recanted II he had lived longer and
known more Perhaps they are right-at least, l
am not here TO say they are not right should pe
sorry TO have 10 conclude that the Gospel Is IN.
ADEQUATE without gunpowder to support II, ana
when 7 do conclude that shall stop preaching out
~ respect-at least ! shall stop calling myself 4
preacher OF the Gospel
So my friends, you cannot go away ano say ~ ~
7 have argued against the English saughtertng tne
Beers or our slaughtering the Ftlipnos NO more
can YOU charge me with having claimed that snoc
and she'll are not a necessary auxiliary 20 the doc
trine OF the Cross a means OF quickenlng men
that are as slow as the Beers. or as means or
Concentrating creatures that savage as the
Filipinos I have claimed nothing Of the sort:
have simply dropped all questions OF gold and da-
nnonds and commercial perquisites. Of which know
little and have stated 10 you the MIND ot Jesus
Christ Of which DO know something
Now you cen ignore that mind and promote CIV
uization by killing-which may be the best way
or YOU can adopt that mind and promote cfvilza-l
ton by making alive. which is the only Gospel way