Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-11-26

David l.. Dodge published "The Modl-
tators Kingdom Not Of This World"
followed by war Inconsistent with
the RELIGION Of Jesus Christ In 1914
a sermon by Or Noah Worcester, of
Boston, "A Soldiers Review Of the
Customs Of war; proved the most
effective utteranoe up to that time,
The cost OF keeping our army and
navy prepared for war Is appalling,
ana requires too lengthy n description
for newspaper summary; suffice #
that in the navy alone, aside from the
first cost of modern battleshlp its
up-kcop requires an outlay annually
Of 100000. or s2S,OOO,OOO for the
twenty years before II goes to tho
scrap-hcap.
We glance through the pages Of his
tory and find there "a vast succession
of wars which left their trail Of blood
ana devastation, and the slaughter
sul continues at Tripoli and PekIn'
We read with horror the narrative
Of some recent massacre which has
taken place in some country supposed
to be civilized and call II barbaric'
and yet give our silent approval to the
acts Of congress when II votes for mill
| lions to build more Dreadnaughts to
go into the same line Of business II
necessary.
No one has the right to destroy
human beings gs-"rhe Lord glveth ana
he taketh away"--so that those who
would approve Of war expenses for
patriotic reasons, should still consider
and reason In a sacred manner That
we are His children and the sheep OF
His pasture" and, therefore, too sac-
red to slaughter at the behest or whim
of some earthly ruler; such a one who
would assume that his victories were
sanctifled by such blasphemous ut
terances as "Meln Gott and Me-" Some
rulers imagine that they have "A di-
vine dispensatlon to encirole them
selves and their troops with halo OF
holiness. like the Duke OF Cambridge
during the Crimean War, when he
rushed into Lord Raglans tent (and
referring 10 the Russians) shouted
Good God! They're firing at the
Guards!" (the Coldstreams and Gren-
adiers,)
The majority Of Americans have but
the faintest conception of war and its
horrors. Just a glance at the pic
lures IN the illustrated weeklies will
convey a fair idea of what the Italian
troops are doing at Tripoli Two cuts
show where the Turk and Arab civih-
ans-men, Women and chlldren-are
being led to the outskirts OF the city,
Ike sheep TO the shambles, TO be
slaughtered all for the love of Christ,
as that missionary bishop said In his
speech lately at oklahoma city, when
he said that all Christian nations
should pray for the success of the
Italian army" The same sanctioned
by -sancuficatlon atrocities have been
going on for months in China. That
is why intelligent men and women de-
sire universal peace more than they
do military ministers who cruelty the
name of Christ by their indgestible
pepsin- -patulam for the regeneration
Of the human race.
Coming down to modern times
the Crimean War in 1S54-"Advance!
We heard, and at the word, along the
front We bove on the 10th OF Septem-
her. 1854" Here is an interesting
study for some student to start from
down to our civil War, and count up
the number slain. and, mind you, In
every battle divine aid has been in
Ivokcd. and prayers to Him for thous-
ands slaln-"Mothcr, dear. Is the bat
tie over, thousands have been slain,
/ they say. Is father dead or wound
cd?" God made man in His own
/ image" II YOU deeply ponder on this
subject does It not suggest shocking
, sacruege To he always calling on God
"a mercifu God"-to sanction this
horrible nightmare Of shot and shell
torn limbs protruding bowels, ghastly
eyes gaping wounds, parched limbs
moaning, groaulng, lying helpless on
the battlefield; the very incarnation
of hell with distant Pickering lights
like wiu-o'- -the-wisps, waiting for the
last gasp to beckon your soul acros.
the StyN-thc thought OF Christian
soldier Zulu, or bowling deyerisf
prowllug among the dead and dying
the subJued and delirous muttering'
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ABE MARTIN.