Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-07-21

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
works. After working up to the limit
Of his power. he threw himself on Je-
hovah. When he had employed his
W abilities to the full. n not until
then. he claimed the help of the Lord
in this f%ervent. faith filled prayer:
There Is none beside Thee TO help.
between the mighty and him that hast
no strength: help US. Q. jehovah, our
God; for we rely upon Thee. and In Thy
name are we come against this multi
tude. o. Jehovah. Thou art God;
let not man prevail against Thee.
That is the sort of faith which COM
mands heaven. 1t brought the Lords
legions on swift wing to the aid of his
trustful friend. n Jehovah srmote the
Philippians before Asa. inc before Ju-
dab: and the Philippians fled"
The victories which Asa won are an
exhOrtation to every patriot. BY clear
eyed facing of existing conditions, by Il
resolute attack % fundamental evils,
inspired by deep religious motives. by
a steady constructive policy and a hold
ing-up of Gods claims and Gods mer-
cy, by a courageous sin king Of self.
by a full preparation FOR every event
uality and by a final faith in the AL
mighty, he wrought a great service for
HIS COuItIy dItu IOI niS tOuIItIy . wv
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RELIGIOUS COMMENT.
Every days newspaper brings with
faring headlines the news OF war.
While young peoples societies will be
considering this subject Of universal
peace the most important conflict since
the American civil war will be In actual
progress. The echo Of the gun srom
the Lao Tung peninsula is booming
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1s 1t therefore futile and foolish to
think of worldwide peace at such an
hour? Far from 1t. The cause of
peace was never before SO prosperous.
The strife in the east is forcing home
to he minds Of men everywhere the
terrible cost Of war. The horror. the
bloodiness. the waste of 1t all. rs APP
palling and sickening. Thus war itself
Is becoming a preacher against war.
Peace between man and mar Is best
insured by peace between man and
God.
There is a peace that costs too much.
To seek tranquility at the price OF fu-
ture turmoil is no real service of the
cause of universal peace. When the
time comes that wars will be no more
1t will not be because of ingenious
human expedients n policies. but be-
cause underlying the thought Of man.
kind will be the spirit of the gospel Of
Jesus.
Peace is sometimes to be fought for
as we'll as prayed for.
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The primitive instincts are still
strong in mar He has not outgrown
his early savagery. when war was his
cheap occupation and pastime. The
love of battle is widespread. To see
a fight is the greatest pleasure Of null
titudes n the more blood spilled the
better they like 1t. This tendency of
human nature is not to be overlooked
in considering the question Of universal
peace. For society cannot long outrun
people who are its constituent parts.
Warlike appetites must be transformed
before wars can be made to cease.
Peace-lOving men alone can produce a
keeping world. The gospel pro-
ram recognizes this. and 1t strikes
at the root Of the matter by giving
to humanity new impulses and new de-
sires. The only way to make men over
In the lump IL to make over their in
dividual natures.
Every lover Of little children must
hat war because Of the great crop Of
orphans which every armed conflict
yields. The children who have Offend
ed nobody, and who are deprived of
fatherly love. protection and control
these. with the widowed mothers. would
be the first gamers by the passing of
he rbitrament of arms.
How far has civilization advanced
over savagery when it's ANAL court Of
appeal in all n Of disputes is the
same as that which was common thou
sands Of years ago?
The best student of human nature
declared that the world possessed q
wolf nature. In sending forth his dis
ciples with his new teachings he de-
clared, Il send you forth as lambs
among wolves" Except where the Cos
ed h spirit of the human heart, this
wolf nature abides and must be reck-
oned with. Under the restraints Of
civilization 1t IL usually dormant, but
war u 1t to all its bestial possi-
bilities. The worst that 10 In man ia
called forth by the life and conflicts of
the soldier. A brtgadier general in the
army once told me-and
his words a be duplicated by other
commanders on both sides Of the civil
war-that in battle his soldiers became
insensfble to finer feelings, and that
again n again he had seen them ride
over their own dead. Drunkenness.
gambling, lasciviousness are common
vices OF the soldier and I personally
nave seen men who at home were NOR.
al respected citizens. indulge in all the
excuses OF camp life with q proniRacy
which turned the heart sick and made
one hate war with all the depth OF the
passion with which he loved men.
The nineteenth century, said Joseph
Cook. made the world one neighbor.
hood: the twentieth century will zee IL
one brotherhood. The old barriers be-.
tween nations are gradually disappear.
Ing. A net work Of common CONNER.
cial interests, common literature, com.
mon speech. common education and
common religion II enfolding the whole
earth. These ties that bind are be-.
coming harder and harder to break. and
q ioatcai consequence Of the on.march
appearance OF the an~achronism Of war.
War = waste. It makes producer,
noa.producere. and it, whole aim IL to
overthrow and destroy. rather than to
Frances willard used to say that
Only the golden rule ran bring in the
eoeoen age. Changed hearts must pre.
csds 2 changed society.
There are worthier wars than iasht.
Ing against = brother man. All; the
vlttoee that may be gained In con6ct
are % b won In chivalrous hattie
acasnst The tndwelling foes Of . mans