Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-07
For Bishop Codman's
Recent Words on War.
Pres. Fogg Of Iniyersa|lsis,
Al Annual Convention
Says Talk Is illogical, Anticipated
And Absolutely un-christlan.

Bath, Me June 6.-Severe censure
for the statement by Rt Rev. Robert
Goldman, Episcopal bishop of Maine. at
the recent conference of Episcopal
churches of Maine that war is neces-
sity if a nation is to keep from becom-
ing degenerate. was contained in the
annual address of President George E.
Fogg of Portland at the opening ses-
SIGN today of the SD annual conyen-
ton of the Universalist churches of
the State President Fogg said:
4 shall take advantage of the OPP
portunity to press home a topic upon
which | have touched at both former
occasions. It is this: Is the church
growing or a waning factor in the
world today? There are indications
that might lead us to answer either
way. Let US take one near home
Recently Bishop Goldman of this
State took occasion to remark with
some force and at some length that
war is a necessity If a nation is to keep
from becoming degenerate, that it is
absolutely essential to the moral tone
and fber of a race
and such a statement by a man in his
position tends to enhance or lessen the
power of the church? I know what I
think of it. His statement is superb
cial illogical, Anticipated and abso-
lutely and unqualifiedIy un-Christian.
And yet his attitude and his statement
are strikingly typical of the forces that
tend TO weaken the power of ths
church"
ct is with deliberation that say this.
l have always regarded 1t as the duty of
an American citizen not only to defend
his country when called upon. but also
to be loyal to his country at all times.
peace is natural; war is unnatural. IL
we anaiyze closely the phenomena Of
such results, it Is because 1t is waged
for great principle. / speak in this
way as a member of the National Guard.
With the advance of civilization, the
great struggles must be peaceful. AS the
church leads in such struggles, 1t will
advance The time of war is not the most
critical period in national history. As
John Fiske has said: The most critical
period in our American history was not
during the war of the Revolution. but
following 1883 when the colonies were
considering the Training ol tue CoiiStitu~
ton. I believe today that this country
is facing great crises. these being polit-
icaI and economic. which tax a nation
as none other can. These must be fought
out in a higher plane than war.
1.-The problems to be solved are those
of civic life; the problems of vast and
INSCRIPTIONS wealth. The supreme
court of the United States has in way
reaffirmed, in the opinions rendered re-
Gently in the Standard Oil and Tobacco
cases. that restraint of trade to be law
full must be reasonable. The fight is a
fight for clean business, clean politics:
not for the determination of either.
1.-The church is good and not evil, and
this is why it can solve problems. WIN
il rise to its opportunity The remarks
of Bishop Goldman are not true to the
church or to the right, and that is why
they are not true. We cannot afford to
be bind or to stihe opinion. or simply
accept the merely negative"
Fhe delegates We're welcomed by
Mayor Frank A. Small and Rev.
George e. DeMott. pastor of the Cen
trail Congregational church. ~
The following officers were elected BY
the convention, reelection being &C
corded to several President. George
Fl. Fogg, Portland; FIRST vice president.
X. Coolidge Pittsfield: second vice
president. J d Tiuinghast, Livermore
Falls; secretary. Rev. Fl. II. Hoyt, East
Hiram: Treas. Fl. B Coolidge, Port
land; trustee three years.. f. S. Sar-
geant. Portland.