The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-05
SECY. BRYAN, BISHOP GREER AND CARDINAL
 FARLEY URGE PEACE

FARLEY URGE PEAGIE
 New York. Oct. 5.-There was gen. erous response to President Wilson appeal that the people of America show their appreciation of the AL mightys Watchfu1ness and pray that out of the European conflict great good may come to mankind so that religious faith be not shattered and the world slip back in its onward march.
 Secretary of State Bryan brought to great congregation in Carnegie Hall yesterday morning the message that it is an undaunted America. that stands among the warning nations of the world today prociaiming her faith in mankind and her steadfast hope that the day is not distant when men shall take up arms more.
 We must not be discouraged said MT. Bryan, Eff this, the greatest of all wars. breaks out just when we were most hopeful of the substitution of req son for force in the settlement of i'm ternational disputes. It may be that the world needed one more awful ob- ject lesson to prove conclusively the ness for war can give assurance of peace"
 ..Adost of the errors which man com nits in international affairs arise from a failure to understand the fundamen- | tai truth that moral principles are as binding upon nations as upon individ- uaIs A nation is but group of in idividuals, and no group. however nu- merous, can expunge one syllable of the moral law, though hand joined in hand. they shall not so unpunished. The divine command, Thou shall not kill applies to nations as well as to l individuals
 War is not to be Judged by the ap- pearance of soldiers parade The regiment marching through the streets. with banners living keeping time to the strains of inspiring music, is att 1 tractive to the eye, but this is not war. War is understood only when one visits the hospitals, when disease l Is ravagtng the camp or the battle field, where men meet face to face, grimIy determined to sell their lives at the highest possible price, paid in human blood, or when one enters the fatherless homes from which the Ibread winner has been taken. and measures the value Of the proteption withdrawn from the children and the I added cares imposed upon the mother. lWeight also must be given to the after l math Of prejudice and Ill will. for each war sows the seeds of future wars.
 Cardinal Farley Speaks Cardinal Farley. returning to his pulpit at St. Patrick,s Cathedral after I five eventfuI months in Europe told his people that had these afflicted countries listened to the pleadines o1 I Pope Plus they would not now be al war. He declared that Europe is pay Ling the penalty for the persecution she l has heaped upon the Roman Catholic Church.
 The Cardinals prayer for peace was offered at the close of his message, the 1 1congregation still kneeIng. He said: Inn nd Nof Havs master of the universe and Lord of all I nations and kingdoms, Who in cha1s- 1 Using dost heal us, and in forgfvins dost save us. show forth upon all peo- pies Thy mercy and restore to the world the quiet time of peace that we all may make use of them to purge ourselves of ungodHness and to amend our lives and ways through an abiding charity Of Thee
 70 Heavenly Father. from Whom come all holy desires, all right re- solves and all good deeds, do Thou bestow upon Thy servants that peace which the world cannot give. Make our hearts to be devoted to the keep l ing of Thy commandments Take away from this hour the scourge of war and vouchsafe to this our below ed land contin uance of the peace with which it is so singu1arly bleat-
 70 Father Of mercy, the Author and Lover of peace. to know Whom Is to live, to serve Whom is to rule protect Thy children from every at tack of the invisible power of dark ness. that our souls, secure in Thy peace, may fear not the menace o1 any earthly enemy. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord Amen
 Bishop Greerss Sermon.
 In his sermon in the Cathedral Of St John. Bishop Greer pointed out thai the day might prove to be important in history. He said that he felt op- pressed by the weight of the terrible lsunerings now being endured. .eThs Midnight Cry,'' taken from a passaE4 , in St Matthew, seemed to him the oniJ suitable text for such a day He fel sure that there was one application of his text in all minds: That was wa. not in harmony with Christian teach ing.
 The life and death the vo1untary death, of Jesus Christ proves that wa is out of harmony with the teaching that death emphasized" ;" said BishoI : Greer. However impraeticable, Uto plan, unavoidable some may think tn, lesson taught by Christ to be, tha lesson does not give approval to war The Kingdom of Christ is to be estab ished by peaceful methods. Of late it seemed that substantial progres