The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-01-11
PEACE ON EARTH.

PEACE ON EARTH.
N Cardinal Gibbons breaches a
YFs Powerful Sermon on That
5N Text - Condemns La g e
en- Standing Armies, Imperial,
ism and Expansion, and
W Sounds Warning to Amer
" lea.
BALTIMORE, Md, Jan. G.-The
war spirit invaded the Cathedral
this morning, Cardinal Gibbons,
in his first sermon of the new cen
fury, considering the widespread
state of contention that exists
and the far removed condition of
the world from the millennium of
universal peace. He inciden-
tally touched upon the subject of
the proposed increase of the
standing army i'll this country,
pointing out the evil results arts
ing from the maintenance OF
large bodies of armed men in Eu.
rope, and expressed the hope that
similar conditions may never
prevail in this country.
GLORY to God in the High
est, and on Earth Peace and
Good VIII to Men," was the song
of tha at,pal- . H.,
Savlour's birth in Bethlehem"
said the Cardinal. "Although
shFas. these words have been reSound
housevong throughout the world for
~ Early 1000 years, and though
christianity is the prevailing re
gion in Europe, it is a melan
choly reflection that it has not
set succeeded in arresting war
and establishing the permanent
reign OF peace on that continent.
In TACT the nineteenth century.
from It's dawn ITO its sunset. has
witnessed an almost continuous
scene OF sanguinary struggles be
tween the nations of Christian
Europe.
WAR QUICKLY FOLLOWS WAR.
"FrOm the beginning of the
nineteenth century until 1915.
the great Napoleon was engaged
III series of the most colossal
and sanguinary engagements
which set all Europe ablaze. Ma
poleon encountered the whole of
Europe, and was generally vic.
torouS until the memorable bat
tie of Waterloo, when he was de
teated and his sun was set. His
tory justly accOrdS to him the
title of the greatest military Gen.
eral of his age.
"About the middle of the cen
fury occurred the Crimean War.
in which the allied forces of Eng
land, France and Turkey fought
aud defeated the Russians. a
few years later on hoStlities
broke out between Austria and
the combined forces of France
and Italy. Austria was defeated
in the battle of SollernO, and
was obliged to surrender her Ital
ian provinces. In 1870 the
Franco.PruSSian war took place,
which proved so disastrous to
the French Empire. Beside an
enormous war indemnity, France
was compelled to transfer to
Prussia two of her provinces, Al.
SAGE and Lorraine
"And at this moment. after an
enormous expenditure of men and
money, England is endeavoring
to bring to successful close her
war with the South African Re-
publlcs. 1t is stated that this
campaign will cost England 5000,
100000.
AMERICA NO BETTER OFF.
"And how does our own coun.
try stand on the subject of war!
Although the corner stone of the
Constitution is peace with all ma
tions and entangling alliances
with none, we have had on our
hands four wars in the century
just closed.
'When we read of a great mil.
itary campaign, our imagination
revels in the contemplation of the
heroic achievements of famous
generals. We listen with rapture
to the clash of arms, the shouts
of the victOrs and the sound Of
martial music. We seem tt
catch the spirit of enthusiasm by
which the combatants were ami
mated.