The Washington times., 1913-06-07
Christian Enoeavor
,pic for Sunday June Seek Pc ace and Pursue IT. Pet
By REXFORD HOLMES, President Of the District Columbia
tian Endea Union.

In tho days when Cyrenius was gov
| ernor Of Syria, a decree that all th'
then known world should be taxed wal
issued by Cesar Augustus. the ruler Of
the might Roman Empire. Following
the issuance of this imperial decree
every man went into the city nearest
which he lived. for to pay his taxes
Among those who went up from Gall
lee, out Of the city of Nazareth. to
Bethlehem Of Judea, in order to pay
the tax that had been levied upon him
was one Joseph. He took his wife Mary
with him. Finding the inns all filled
with the ingathering population. this
humble family found lodging In the
stable of an inn. In a Iowly mangeI
Of this stable Of the overcrowded Inn,
the babe, Jesus, was born. keeping
watch over their fiocks by night, In that
same country were certain shepherds.
to whom the angel Of the Lord ap-
peared, "and the glory Of the Lord
shone round about them; and they were
sore afraid. And the angel said unto
them, Fear not: for. behold, bring you
good tidings of great Joy, which shail
be to all people For unto you is born
this day In the city OF David Saviour
which is Christ the Lord. And this
shall be a sign unto you: Ye shall nno
the babe wrapped in swaddling ciotneA
living in a manger. And suddenly there
was with the angel a multitude Of the
heavenly host praising God. ana sayins'
GLORY TO GOD IN THE HiGHESI,
AND ON EARTH PEACE, GooD
WILL TOWARD MEN"
That was the most tremendous fact CT
history-the birth Of the Babe OF Betn-
Iehen-unIess we except the rising OF
that Saviour from the dead that men
might he saved! That was the dawn OF
what Is We. to be an era OF peace aIaons
men and nations on the eartn. me
praises Of the multitude OF une heas
enIy host''-"Peace, good Will toward
menr'-was the first expression Of the
New Dispensation looking TOWARD tne
esta ablishment of peace on the earth- ~
has taken twenty centuries for men 10
realize that 1t Is good for nations 70
seek peace and pursue IT,. but In TINS
enlightened age OF ours she ers shSa,s Savsour
have found echoes in nearly every CLINE
and among nearly every people. Verita.
bly we believe that soon wars Will De
no more, and that mediation and arpi-'
tration will cause armed confict 10 cease
and men to have peace ana gooo VII
one toward another through All inc
earth.
the first international peace contsr-
ence met AZ The Hague In 1883. and the
second In 1907. Plans for the thiro
great conference are now under way.
The worlds court Of arbitration at the
Hague was established In lSi, ana oe
fore II already have come cases tnat
ONCE would have resulted in bloody
conflicts between nations. A world
court to be known as the"Court OF Ar
bitraI Justice" was planned by the sec
ond conference at The Hague Although
this plan has not yet been consum-
mated. its realization VIII oe only q
perseverance, on the part Of the worlds
advocate of peace. The United states
is particularly fortunate in having at
the head of its governmental anairs
men like President woodrow wilson
and Secretary Bryan, whose advocacy
whose influence is already most potent
in this direction throughout the civilized
globe.
each wear for keeping up her armies
and navies over one billion dollars Thls
would make a pile of one dollar pills
500 times as high as the Washington
Monument.
The worlds armies and navies are
composed of :, $50, 900 men. II these men
were to form a great hollow square,
each man standing facing his neighoor,
and with arm extended so MS nnger
tips would touch his neighbor's shoul-
der. this hollow square of living hu-
manity could encompass the District of
Columbia, which is ten miles square
But only once? All, no, more than that;
the hollow square could be formed en-
tireIy around the District of Columbia,
where we live, not once, but seventy
nine different times. and never using
the same man twice.
The cost of a modern battleship Is