Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-01-07
THE PRINCE OF PEACE
Gibbons Warns Nations to
Honor His Teachings.
sHUs WINE OF IMPERIALISM.
Expressed Hope That This Nation May
Never Maintain Huge standing Armies
as They DO In Certain European Coun-
tries-some Other Points of sermon.

as They DO In Certain European Coun-
tries-some Other Points of sermon.
Baltimore, Jan. cardinal Glib
bons on Sunday delivered sermon
at high mass In the cathedral. in
which he reviewed briefly the events
Of the century just closed, with spe-
cial reference to the wars which
have been waged during that period,
as preface to an urgent plea for uni
yersal peace. He incidentally touch
ed upon the subject of the proposed
increase Of the standing army in this
country, pointing out the evil results
arising from the maintenance of large
bodies Of armed men IN Europe, and
expressed the hope that similar condi-
lions may never obtain in this coun-
try.
'Isiaiah, Chapter LX.-'The mission
of Jesus Christ on earth was mis-
sion of peace. He came to establish
in our hearts q triple peace. peace
with God, peace with our neighbor
and peace with ourselves. Mans
peace with God was dissolved by his
came to restore man to the friendship
of God by sacrifice of his life on the
cross. He tells us that THIS peace is
to be maintained by the observance
of the commandments. There is
much peace, q Lord to those that
keep thy law and for them there Is
no stumbling block
HE has taught us to have peace
with our neighbor by observing the
eternal principles of justice and char
lily, by doing unto others what we
would wish others to do unto us.
And he tells us that we will have
peace with ourselves by keeping our
passions subject to reason and our
reason subject to faith.
but Christs mission of peace had
wider scope than to the individual
man. His mission was also to bring
peace to the family and society. As
the God of peace, which he is called
by St Paul, he brings peace to the
human heart As the father of peace,
as he is called by Isaiah, he brings
peace to society and the common
wealth.
But although wars are less fire.
quent and less inhuman in the Chris
tian dispensation that in Pagan times
it must he confessed that we are, as
yet, far removed from the millennium
of universal peace.
"sGlory to God in the highest, and
on earth peace to men of good will
was the song of the angels on the
night OF our Sayior's birth i'll Bethle-
hem.
although these words have been
resounding throughout the world for
nearly 1000 years. and though Chris
tianity is the prevailing religion in
Europe. it is a melancholy reflection
that 1t has not yet succeeded in ar
resting war and establishing the per
manent reign of peace on that CONT
nent In fact the nineteenth century,
from its dawn to its sunset. has wit
messed an almost continuous scene of
sanguinary struggles between the ma
lions of Christian Europe.
"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 republics. 1t
is stated that this campaign will cost
England s600000,0 600.
And how does our own country
stand on the subject of war? Al
though the corner stone of the con
stitution is peace with all nations
and entangling alliances with none
we have had on our hands four wars
In the century just brought to a
close
"When we read of great military
campaign. our Imagination revels in
contemplation of the heroic achieve
ments of famous generals. We lis
ten with rapture to the clash of arms.
the shouts of the victors, and the
sound Of martial music We seem
to catch the spirit Of enthusiasm by
which the eombatants were animated
"But we take no note Of the shrieks
and agonies of the soldiers weltering
in their blood on the battle field We
have no thought of the sick and
wounded lying in hospitals and pris-
ons We are unmindful of sorrowing
wives and mothers at home. weeping
and signing for the loved ones far
away. We do not picture to ourselves
the homes made desolate. the 'Rach-
els hewailing their children and
would not he comforted because they
are not
''Is it not a mockery of justice and
scandal to the Pagan world. to see
two Christian nations cutting each
others throat in the name of Chris
tan civilization?
"Is it not an outrage to contemplate
one nation forcing by the sword her
laws, her government and political in
situations on another nation. in the
interest Of trade and commerce. as
If merchandise and dollars and cents
Were of more value than human
lives2
MAY God so guide our legislators
and statesmen that they may never
be betrayed into initiating European
governments by the establishment of
formidable standing armies. God for
bid that we ourselves. flushed with
recent victories. should ever become
| intoxicated with the wine of imperial
| ism or militarism but may we always
follow the traditions of the fathers
Of hte republic
Captain John s. Groom, Dead.