The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1905-06-02

By DIR. HUDSON AT FIRST
b PRESBYTERIA CHURCH
no TEE g r AND ARMY OF
TIE REPUBLIC.
DISCO URSE BRILLIANT AND
MAS DELI NERED IN EEO-
s QuENT MANNER BY THE

Memorial Day services were held
n the First Presbyt terrain church
Sunday morning at IL o'clock with
large Attendance Of Grand Army
men, I.awies Of the Grand Army,
and others DR.. VIM, NJ. Hudson
pastor OF The church, preached q
1uent sermon for the OCCASION
which was greatly appreciated by all
The sermon was based on the text
from the Revelation Of st, john
XII eAnd there was war In
heaven. The Introduction consist
ca in d striking contrast between
fhe spirit OF war and the spirit Of
Christianity. Warfare drawing the
energies Of the world, as expressed
IN men and money, from channels Of
\ productiveness and life and turning
them into channels Of destruction
and death. Yet in the vision Of the
seen fierce fighting waged in heaven,
hence there bust be justification for
warfare from the standpoint Of the
Christian. From this the sermon
proceeded to develop the principle
fhat "war is iustifiable when the es-
fabiislinent Of right is the end in
view. Concluding in part with
war that is justiiable in heaven is
the only war UNSUITABLE on earth.
Wafarc for territorial extension or
military glory merely can find no
justification from the standpoint Of
fhe Christian. The war, Of which
q few survivors honor us with their
presence in this service today, was
fought for the establishment Of a
principle, in that it is like unto the
warfare John say in heaven. As
the result of TINT war we have to-
day a united country, and north and
south alike Join in the cry, ssThe
Union forever, one and inseparable."
We honor the men who fought in
That struggle because when the call
came to stand for the right they did
not count the cost but offered freely
their lives and their most sacred in
terests. The cost Of such warfare
is not to be considered. When a
great principle is at stake the Master
comes to those who love him with
the words, Il bring not peace but a
sword, and with that sword bathed
IN heaven the Christian goes forth
10 fight. The battle in heaven was
ended when Satan was cast out and
fell with his angels like lightning
down to earth, then peace reigned in
heaven. When the devil fell to
earth a great voice cried, "Woe to
the earth and woe to the sea- for 50
long as the devil is upon the earth
warfare must continue; when the
devil is cast ont Of earth, as he was
one Of heaven. then peace vii reign
Til THAT day it ,behooycs tlie Chris
lion to take the sword his Master
pnts in his hand and give battle to
the wrong. No man ever gives his
life in this battle in vain; our pres
ent civilization, glorious rs it is. is
the frutage of countless battlefelds
where men have wagon yaliant bat
tie fg the right. May the heroism
( OF Thinker Hill and Valley Forge
and Yorktown. and Antietam. and
Gettysburg. call loudly TO us Of the
present generation to wage the war
) of heaven here upon the earth till
at Inst the old dragon shall be cast
out and the Prince of Peace shall
reign.
At the conclusion Of the sermon
Mrs. G. c. Ridenour in a pretty lit
tie speech presented in behalf of the
Iladies Of The Grsnd Army a very
Beautiful and costly national flag.