Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-20

continuance of the Sunday trains, and
the loiterers seemed to feel that some
thing was lacking from the usual Sun
day routine. Few people received Sun
day papers owing to the fact that most
Of the people of Yorkville who sub
scribe for a daily paper read the Co
lumba State and that paper can not
reach Yorkville owing to the discon-
tinuance Of the train. The only daily
papers received in Yorkvlle, Sunday
were the Charlotte Observer, Spartan
burg Herald, Greenville News and the
Atlanta papers.
- There was fairly good sized au-
dience out last Friday night to hear
DR.. Henry n. Snyder, president of
Wofford college, in his splendid lee
ture on the subject. Shall the Battle
Flags be Furled; or the War In Eu-
rope and After" The address was
delivered under the auspices Of the
Ladies' Aid Society of Trinity Metho-
dist church. and the speaker was in
troduced by Rev. Henry Stokes. the
pastor. DR.. Snyder entered into his
subject with a review of some Of the
great wars Of the past, showing how
they were generally the result of the
greed, ambition, and hate of mankind,
sometimes as individuals and some
times as nations, and he described the
present war as a legacy of the injus-
tice and wrong of previous wars. He
did not attempt to fix the blame spe-
officially upon any one nation; but
rather emphasized the idea that there
was more or less responsibility all
around. and that If the rulers of the
nations had been actuated by the
proper spirit of forbearance, there
would have been no war. He discuss
ed the unexpectedness of the outbreak
and pointed out the suffering and
hardship that had extended beyond
those Immediately concerned, to the
utmost corners of the earth. or the
hundreds and thousands who were
laying down their lives in this cruel
and unjust war. he said, there were
many who had no personal concern
and who knew not even what 1t was
all about, except that they were told
that it was their duty to answer the
call OF their respective countries. and
If need be fight to the death. He pic
tured also that while many Of these
were fired with a patriotic zeal that
asked not the reasons why, there
were others who realized the injustice
and wrong of it all; but who were
unable to help themselves. The great
problem of 1t all was how long will
such things continue? Is this strife,
destruction and bloodshed-the real
desire of the people most concerned
the people who have to pay the cost
Of it all with their property and their
lives-if these people had a say as do
the people Of America, would this war
be going on? And after this war is
over, when there has been opportu-
nifty for the people who have paid the
price to contemplate the price they
have paid. will there not be a tenden-
cy to revolt against the conditions
which have brought 1t all about? DR..
Snyder did not attempt to place the
responsibility of the war or say which
side would probably win; but he left
upon his hearers a vivid impression
of the uselessness, the crime of it all,
so far as those primarily responsible
were concerned, and strong sugges-
tion Of the hope Of a time coming
when nations will find better. more
satisfactory and less bloody means Of
settling their differences. The lecture
was replete with striking illustrations
and interesting facts that held the
close attention Of the audience
throughout.