The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-05-30

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wars, to cease, unto the end of the
earth. |. !. Be still. and know that
Il am od"-Psalm 46:9, 10.
The. Pastor. declared that no one:
could be more averse to war, on gen
eral principles, than, himself. He de-
,clared himself. an extremist in his SEN
l,timent for peace Yet he could not
close his eyes to the facts Of history
that practically every blessing has
come to the world through war. at
the, cost OF cruel bloodshed. Where
would America be today had there
fbeen no War ofsIndependence2r Where
l,would, the nations of Europe be today
! lie they had not fought to maintain
| their national Hberties2 Where would
ia refusal to- fight Land every nation in
tlless than a; year? >5'.fs $50
E There is ne conflict between this par
| ticulaf and eomnaon-sense view Of the
matter and the teachings Of our Mas
ter. said the PASTOR, Our Master was
not addressing nations. but. individuals,
when He. directedi that; he who is smit-
ten ON the one cheek should turn the
other, and. be NONRESIDENT. The in
structions of. Jesus. were wholly and,
solely intended for His disciples His
followers. And they We're instructed
that they should, come out from the
world and be separate-a new nation,
a holy natien.. They, were to expect+to
suffer, prosecutions even, as, did their,
Teacher They had His personal prom.
Use that If. they would thus suffer with
Him, for righteousness sake. their re-
ward would be by and by in the King,
fdom-then they should sit with Him In
His Throne. 80
. Jesus gave His followers no assur-
lance that a peace policy would be sue
Ecessftil and bring Them earthly pros
/ perity, Quite to the contrary the
Scriptures declare that whatsoever will
live godly shall suffer persecution-yes,
must expect to endure persecution. in
order to, thereby have his loyalty to
lISods demonstrated. prior. to his; accept
J ance to; the Throne of his, Redeemer.
! "If- any, man will be, My. disciple. let
, him deny himself and take up his Cross
and, fellow Me. Matthew 10 a,N
The Hsatitudese Not For ,Nations.E
4 When Jesus said; "Blesseds are the
Ipeacemakers: for they shall be, called
1.-The. children Of God, He was not adj
dressing nations. but individuals a
Especial, class Of individ uals-thos who
would become His. disciples by a. full
announcement of all earthly interests.
J, The Redeemer's declaration respecting
-.&so.. kho xyo,x rouorco 0f Hfc
statement respecting. His, followers,
He declared, Nation shall rise against
|, Ination,' and there shall be wars.-Mat-
!. thew 24:6. z. 5tf r
IL fear, that I shall be misunderstood,
said the Pastor. but, there isiso much
! confusion upon the subject that the
2 Truth. needs to- be- stated plainly. And
/ know Of no place more appropriate
!. for ifs statement than in this capital
of the most peaceioving nation Z on
d Iearth-next to China X
, The truth is that war IS net the dis
g ease, but merely. symptom of the
: disease. in the body polite and In thf
= laffairs, of earth. So long as the disease
/. tcontinues, its outward manifestation
e war. is bound to continue Need say
to- you that the, disease to, which re
:. fer Is sin? Sin and war are insepafa
# Bile. There would be only two. way
, of inhibiting war:
II ID By cony erting the world of ma
tions from condition Of hardness o
{ heart. selfishness. sin. to, "a condition 0
!. righteousness. tenderness OF heart, gen
!, erosity: or, 81
- {2) By the establishment of, a. gov
erHment, or, power not swayed by. sin
Ito supervise, override and control tn
! laffairs of. the sinners by sliperio
Istrength. Is I this proposition debat
a. able? asked the Pastor. He answers
dtbat. it. is not. Its basic. facts are. D
as sure as, mathematics.
kcertain as that, two and two max
lnIlfour. He cited, various, Scripture
,esEcorreborating. this, his. position, an
II showing that sin, selfshness. is contir
ld.bually ON the warpath. either politica
oflily, socially, or, financially, rs
Il The BATTLE he declared, has been s.
ing on ever since man became sil
Iner. At one time this selfishness man
y tested itself, in buccaneering, pirac'