New-York tribune., 1902-05-05
DIR. PARKHURST on PHILIPPINES.
ING HEATHEN" AND THE EVAN
GEIICAL METHOD"

DR. Charles H. Parkhurs' dealt with the Philip
pine question I'm his sermon yesterday morning at
the Madison Square Presbyterian Church. lie said
i'm part:
You probably could not find in this congregation
sing le ant-eXpansionist that believes 0his year
there Is no knowing what he may believe ten years
cosld not find i'm this congregation a single expan
sionlst that does not believe dhis year, there is
no telling what he may believe ten years hence, in
armed aggression. 1t is far more natural to make
our ethics run on errands for our politics than ii
is to screw our politics into close joints with
end of pains Ia advertising barbarties practised in
the Philippines because those barbarties help
taking Just as much pains TO keep those barbaries
under cover, because they hurt HepnblcanisIn
Reference was just maze 10 the baybaTities that
are being practised in the Philippines by our Off
surprise that anything Of the KIND should occur.
why but IT.. as General sherman says. War is
hell what do you expect? II inst-
tuition based on Christian foundation should
20 US ana nave bfTh coming Tor a year, but u war
Is hell what kind OF towers do yon expect will
familiar with the famous order issued by General
l3 K b GrGT e Ten her years E oH Mh
ineffsbe tenderness in Smiths order that Is simply
pathetic There was no ten year clause in
Moses's order-'Man. woman and child, horse.
and ass. the whole thing, It is fine in Smith to
ceve OF Mosess war OF General Smiths war
shadow Of the Cross then we shall have to regard
Moses and Smith A. nothing better than pair of
Perhaps the awkward and sudden situation
Sary pocy y that could be got nto rooG position
promptly and that would work more rapidly
than any scheme OF Christs originating. Just as
Moses could kin the Hittites great deal
eXpeditiously than he could cyilize them SAY wing
nothing about eYangelizng them, and time and
pense are important items
And In view OF the work that be done
there and the importance Of its being finished "A
the earliest date possible. cannot but congratu-
late General Smith, Major Waller and the other
killers. house and barn burners. pagan torturers
and women raYishers on being destitute of what
are accustomed TO cali Christian principle; it makes
their work much easier Reflect how embarrassing
II would be. supposing you had dozen poor pagans
TO put to the torture in the way Senator Lodges
committee Is having il described to them and
hCndred other pagans to shoot down I'm cold blood
reject how embarrassing il would be TO have to so
about the business with heart All time
throbbtng I'm tender affection toward your victims
ana with a warm loving realization that Il
ior-Just such as these that Christ on 10 the
cross. II would hurt you to kill the pagan almost
as much as II would hurt the pagan to be killed
am hnding no fault with the war: only If il Is
something you can discover warrant for in any
Word or syllable of Jesus Christ IL is fair to
the officers and men engaged in il to fudge them
Dy Christian standards.
Ana 30 have said nothing against expansion; |
nave SAID nothing against this war or any war. /
nave not even said that for practical purposes the
old pohcy OF butchering the heather as
sood ana sometimes great deal better, quicker
ana cheaper than the evangelical method of dealing
win them. | have only claimed that the two
policies diner. and that the policy of giving the
heathen the Gospel and loving and nurturins them
INTO the Kingdom OF heaven is the only policy that
carries Chrsts name that he takes any
sponsibility for