The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-11-27
school PLAYS Part.

nHdii nave Oeen taken n the teach
ing OF the angel chorus shall have
bcfome a fulfilled prophecy.
School Plays Part.
A good audience gathered at the
house Sunday evening to hear
the pastor of the First Presbyterian
church speak on Peace" Rev. Mat
thews took for his text Isaiah ga
and they she'll beat their swords into
p~loNshares. and, their spears into
pruning hooks: nation shall not lift
they learn war any more"
Mr.. Matthews first pointed out the
that the school must play in the
usherinE in Of universal peace. He
spoke of the prejudiccd historians who
presented but one side of the
truth and thus raised up a generation
hating a former enemy. EIc pointed
TO the necessity of holding up peace
ful ideals before the pupils, of pre-
s Sc ! the part that peace had play
co IN tne progress of nations. instead
OF leading the young to believe that
war was a necessary factor in. the
tashioning OF a great nation.
He urged the study of the effects of
war from a sociological and biological
standpoint.
Speaking Of the part that the in
oivid"al must PLAY in securing univer-
sal peace, Mr.. Matthews pointed to
Isll,5o0.oo0) to promulgate the doe
trine of peace. of the aid that news
paper men can render this cause by
frowning on yellow journalism of
inc influence Of such men as BRYAN
inc TAFT. and also the service which
could be rendered by more humble
servants Of society.
Must Give Ballot 10 Women.
lie gave it as his opinion that peace
Wonld never come until the ballot was
placed III the hands of the women and
urged modest and retiring womcn to
taks an interest in civic affairs. Flo
declared tl.at tho liquor problem and
the var problem would be solved
at once by giving women the ballot.
INC government must also play its
part sald he. We must cease parad-
ing the soldier as the only national
nero. cease playing politics with gun
poats and other instruments of war.
caese building up great armies and
navies as guarantees of peace. He
pointed out the fallaey in the asser-
ton tina a big navy is an assurance
OF peace and asked IL a man CARRYING
a revolver in his hip pocket was more
likely to be ii peaceful citizen thar
nhe who went unarmed. He showed
tnat the two great contests in which,
tne union was victorious were car
ried on without a disciplined army and
with but few ships.
Church HAS important Place.
Lastiy Mr. Matthews dwelt upon the
part that the church must play in
bringing. universal peace. He said
that first the different branches Of the
church must quit quarrcling among
themselves; second. the preachers
must cease playing to the galleries by
OVERRIDING the war illustrations. FIe
said that this abuse had led some
preachers into the Spanish war just
TO get illustrations which would tickle
inc cars OF the people: third tho
churrh must cease claiming tho sane
ton of God for all the crucltics prac.
ticed by those who were called his
chosen. people. Far better admit. said
he that certain sections of %lsraelitish
history were written by those whose
ideals of mans relation 10 man were
low ina attempt to say that Coo
commanded tina these cruelties shou)t
te practiced: fourth. the churcl mus
eign landgTor 1of them and ' theT
alone the credit of escaping a yellow
peril is due. The. church must stant
ready TO relieve the famine stricken
OF countries like China and India fo,
this Will do mare. than anything elst
TO nreak doHn national p%rojudiccs.
II" conclusion. MIR. Matthews sale
that he believed the era of universe
peace would be usllcred in, BECAUSE
the nations cannot stand the preseu,
financial strain of war, because it i.
right that this should come to pass
right will triumph because il i:
the only reasonable course. because
all great souls have dreamed Of tlt
coming of this era ard men like Isaiah
have confidently p%rophesied it.. be,
cause OF the many honest and csrnes'
attempts that arc now being made tt
educate the nations SO that they vii
DC ready for disarmament and sub.
mission of disputed questions to arb.
tratfon. and lastly because Christ, til,
Prince OF Feacc. is gradually ia kin,
possession of the earth.
Peace! thou source and soul of s,,,.ia
life.
Beneath whose calm imposing influ.
Science his view enlsrges, art retlnes
and swelling CONNER opens all hcl
Blest be the man divine. who give,
us this"
Tho Greatest of Wonders
at Plymouth congregational churc,
.Fev. G.. {. Warner used as his text
Luke 2:l4. "1n earth peace part oi
the angels song when Christ was
born.
The seven wonders of the ancien,
world have been surpassed by wonders
OF today but greatest wonders are
those expressive of evolution of char
Scter-tlle social advance, the tri.
umph of human brotherhood. Among
these is the achievement Of peace or
earth.
Waste in B%attlcships
First the speaker took up the de.
mand Tor peace as urged by the aw.
full burden Of war and the decay ol
the war spirit. The former was it,
Illustrated at length showing the wild
fever of extravagunce into which civi.
lfzed nations have rushed in recent
years for no reason at all but van.
ity. national jealousy and greed OF
gain or Office or the part of contrac,
tors or military and naval officers. A
vivid illustration was offered by the
building If the North Dakota. costing
ST.. 600. 600 and 100000 Il year fol
maintenance. In twenty years this
battleship will have cost $2s. 900. 0oO
and then e." to the Junk heap. Tha,
means 1000 farms at $4,000 apiece OF
over 1000 churches costing as much
as Plymouth. North Dakota, the
speaker said, will not stand for such
waste.
The waste of manhood taken out OF
industrial production and nu, Of home
making was characterized as intoler.
able.
The corruption of character through
war is totally s%ub"crsivc of the work
of Christian nurture for generations.
1t utilities everything the churches
Of Jesus Christ teach Or achieve III
the making of character.
New Forces ut WGrk
The decay Of the war spirit was
shown in that the world has lone
since passed out OF the barbarian age
to which wars belong. The evolution