The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-06-03

The truth Is that war Is not the dis
ease, but merely a symptom of the
disease in the body polite and in the
affairs of earth. So long as the disease
continues, its outward manifestation.
war, is bound to continue. Need l say
| to you that the disease to which | re
fer is sin? Sin and war are insepara-
| BILE There would be only two ways
of inhibiting war:
! a. By converting the world of ma
| lions from a condition of hardness of
heart, selfishness, sin, to condition of
righteousness. tenderness of heart, gen.
erosity; or,
| (2) By the establishment of gov
eminent, or power not swayed by sin.
/ TO supervise. override and control the
! affairs of the sinners by superior
strength. Is this proposition debat-
able? asked the Pastor. He answered
that it is not Its basic facts are. be
claimed, as sure as mathematics. as
certain as that two and two make
four He cited various Scriptures
| eorroborating this. his position. and
] showing that sin. selfishness, is contin-
; ually on the warpath, either political
Iy, socially or financially.
! The battle, he declared, has been go
| ing on ever since man became a sin
her. At one time this selfishness mani
tested itself Ia buccaneering. piracy.
slavery. At another time policy
changed and the leaders of men per
nntund thof a.
more by milder methods, along the
lines of politics and ecclesiasticism
Again conditions changed, and the
wise perceived that with the coming
of mechanical inventions into the
worlds affairs human slavery would
be Improbable, and that more could
be accomplished with less responsible
ity by setting the slaves free, and
making them work for their own liv-
ing In competition with machinery.
Next came the era of financial COM
bination, giant trusts and corporations
controlling the destinies of the human
family, from peasant to king. But
with all these changes, war has gone
on. 1t has merely changed its form.
merely changed its weapons, merely
changed its methods. The basis of all
these wars is selfshness, and so long
as selfishness continues, war will con-
tinue. Success will mean prosperity
Failure will mean oppression.
Various Kinds of War.
You see that l am not limiting war
fare to naval engagements, nor to bat
ties fought with guns and swords and
charging steeds. am including in
the great warfare all the social. po-
ktical and financial disturbances and
conflicts. They are all battles in which
the shrewder minds, as a rule, con-
quer. And now instead of earth's war
being ended. we see new conflicts be-
gun from new quarters LABOR, hav-
ing organized, is developing strength
more and more each day. 1t is pro-
fessedly training for a great conflict or
battle. The battle is on, and it already
has won some victories, and declares
that its warfare against oppressors of
every kind is only commencing.
The dull and stupid and ignorant of
"a NChthAJ 06O, W ACC SCuOOlS anu eu-
ucational advantages, have become
keen-eyed and keen-witted, and alert
to grasp every possible advantage.
Moreover, for a quarter Of a century
our great colleges have been under
mining faith in the inspiration of the
Bible, and their influence has extended
finally to the masses. These are now
declaring their doubts respecting a flu
ture life, and their determination that
they will grasp at the earliest possible
moment the opportunities of the pres
ent life, that they may share in the
luxuries of the rich and make them
common to all. If their program be
half carried out, it means the most
dreadful war ever known in the
worlds history. The Bible describes
1t as "a time of trouble such as never
was since there was nation."-Dan-
iel 12:1
Since the spirit of war is the spirit of
selishness in action, it corroborates
the thought that the world was never
more strifeful than at present, never
more on the alert for disqualification
and although enjoying blessings be
yond the dreams Of any other day, dis
content is more general than ever be-
fore and is goading mankind onward
with increasing speed to the greatest
of all conflicts.
So long as money has its value and
political combinations can hold control,
the social structure will remain intact
and exercise itself, nation against ma
ton, through fleets and armies. But
as soon as the political and financial
powers begin to crumble, the warfare
will become anarchy, which the Scrip
lures describe as every mans hand
against his neighbor."
What 10 the Remedy
Pastor Russell declared that the
leading minds of the world clearly rec
ognize the matter as he has presented
it. Only a smile of sympathetic pity
greets the proposal of well-intentioned
peace men. such as Andrew Carnegie
Not generally have Inheritance taxes
and income taxes been legalized by
those who will suffer by their require
ments. Not of goodwill, but of neces-
sity, have come many of the reforms OF
our day. They are concessions wisely
made. They viii doubtless be follow
ed by still greater concessions. which |
also will be wise; yet all the conces
sions that can be made will not satisfy |
the appetite of the growing discomfort |
Each concession of the favored classes |
to the masses Is like throwing food to |
a pursuing pack of hungry wolves |
They stop to devour the advantage but |
have their appetites thereby whetted |
for more.
Mans only remedy is now too late. |
A complete turning of the hearts of |
men to God was much more nearly |
possible fifty years ago, when there
was greater faith in the Bible, greater
faith in an Almighty Creator. The |
Higher Critics have done their work |
we'll destroying faith In the only Book |
for which Divine inspiration can be |
claimed. Education has done its part |
and commercialism its part, until the /
world is on fire with selfish ambition
desire for riches and Misunderstanding \
DESTROYS Of obtaining them without |
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