The Washington herald., 1914-11-29

OXioru To-Day and 10 be one of the thous-
and found strong enough to follow the
coiors. The German youth who throws
his Verbindung cap into the corner and
dops the uniform OF his country symbol
ICES a transformation within hin, which
he could not otherwise attain in years.
am not Indifferent to the horrors Of
war, 10 the waste Of armaments and 70
the monstrous absurdity in this dav of
Christian civilization of the arbItrament
Of arms. But neither am 1 Indifferent IN
the simple fact that war calls ont hero
ism, that it transforms men OF Ietharric
commonplace into giants Of courage and
endurance. that 1t begets national self
consciousness, and fuses into one mag
nihcent whole, glowing with patriotism
and the spirit Of self-sacrifice, what was
before only mass of self-centered. idle
thoughted individuals.
Reports reach us from the other side
OF nothing less than a national reRenera-
ton now going on In England. Whereas
a lew months ago the nation seemed
plunged in torpor. helpless amid the
screams of few silly women unable TO
settle domestic policies without threats of
civil strife, todny We have the noble and
pCissant nation, shaking her war-dis-
heveled locks. shaming the prophets who
had claimed her decadence and raIlyInR
to the standard Of her honor without re-
gar TO birth or wealth or station. No poet
today can call Englishmen 'nanneled
iools;' in the valleys of France they
nave wiped out the stigma and in the
fogs OF the North Sea proved that they
were seamen still.
We may be thankful that the like
necessity has been spared America. Fer
'ently should we pray that our country
may abide in peace and that the awful
carnage l.
devastated. But with like fervor should
We petition that some substitute may be
found. consonant with a Christian civil
lzauon, which will supply the men Of
America with the incentive to courage
and high endeavor which war is now sup
plying to the men across the sea, We
do not want to be 'lanneled fools while
Germans and Englishmen arc men and
heroes We must find in the arts of
peace some cause, some motive which
VIII regenerate US, purge us from our
torpor and make US likewise noble and
puissant.
Only one must be careful that in the
arts OF peace and brotherhood he exer-
clses the same intensity of manhood
which they exhibit who fight for their
country's life. The shots fired by little
Belgium should be heard around the
world TO rouse from lethargy and to
stir the spirit of fight for spiritual ends.
II is no time to putter and babble and
dream when thousands are dying in
trenches. What will the great God saw
If American men, blessed with peace and
prosperity as no others since the arts
began, pursue small trade and traffic and
allow the same old brutalities and vices
TO work their havoc, while the men of
Europe are fighting to exhaustion for
honor and right, as right and honor ap-
peal to them? This giant war has re-
vealed what men and nations are CAPABLE
OF, in endurnce. in courage, and in self
sacrifice, and it is for us to find the
right enemy-the moral and spiritual
hosts of wickedness-and to hurl our
selves at them as our brothers give them
selves to their duty in the terrible battle
lines of Europe" !
The last Sundays in November have for
several years been devoted by a large
number Of churches in the United States
to a propaganda for the stamping out of |
tuberculosis. The National Association
for its study and prevention recently sent
out questionable over the country TO |
which clergymen to the number Of 2,S52 |
replied, representing 1,6O3,3OO enrolled |
church members, reporting 36,7eS deaths |
the past year; that over 10 per cent of |
the cases were from tuberculosis, and
that in addition to the 3,794 deaths, the !
ministers had 4.254 living cases now un-
der their pastoral supervision. In one |
year, therefore, the 2,S52 churches were
caring for S,44S cases of tuberculosis or
an average Of nearly three for each
congregation. The average size of the con- |
gregation was fifty-siX, which would in
dicate that there is a case of tuberculosis |
developing each year for every twenty |
church members.
Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, has re-
Gently dedicated it's new educational |
buildings, the gift Of the ArbuckIe fam
ily-Mrs. c. A. Jameson and Miss Ar
buckle. 1t was John ArbuckIe's wish
that the young men and women might
have their own clubroom, library and as
sembly rom. with gymnasium. swimming
pool and lockers, to be used on all week
days, where they could also be trained
in the art of self-support through even
ing classes in typewriting shorthand.
bookkeeping. dressmaking, millinery. kim
dergarten and civil government 1t was
this he had in mind when he told the
that came TO him to subscribe
for $4,000 fund for the Y. NJ. C. A.
That he did not believe in keeping the
Young men and young women apart. He
also told them that he believed the Ioca-
lion of such a building should be near
plymouth Church, where there were so
many young people living In boarding
houses. This had probably been inspired
by sermon of DR.. Hills, in which hc
spoke Of the large number OF young pco-
pie that lived in the hall bedrooms of
boarding houses; he also spoke of these
As the most promising. as well as the
most needy of all the classes This SER
non probably crystallized Mr. ArbuckIe's
plan, which has been carried out by his
family.
The social hall and gymnasium are con-
1ected with the church by a-foyer. which
will be used to exhibit paintings. In the
basement of the Memorial Building there
are bowling alleys, shower baths and
oCker rooms. The first floor are the
oarlors and the library, over the mantel
If which is this inscription, ct wish these
studies to be pursued here that will help
worthy young men and women to in
,rease their daily wage and improve their
The second floor is for the
roung women; there is a large recep- /
ion room. kitchens, where they can cook
md serve their own dinners. rooms for
'lasses in millinery. shorthand etc. The
bird floor is for men, and on the top
loor are rooms for social workers. etc. II
Che gymnasium is a separate building.
On Sunday mrning DR.. Hills preached
he sermon of dedication. To the Mon
lay exercises were invited all of the min