Evening journal., 1914-12-01
ARE THE nations
At WAR Christians?
Pastor Answers by Saying
Something is Wrong With
Their Religion
SAYS PRAYERS FAIL
BECAUSE DIVIDED

In the Church of the New Jerusalem
on Sunday night the Rev. George Henry
Dole preached on the subject, "Are the
Nations at War Christiansg"
Using the text: III We shall ask any
thing in my name, viii do it, Math.
l4-l4." Mr.. Dole said: cover half the
world is at war. The great nations OF
the Orient. calling themselves Christian,
are bent upon destroying each other.
What a deplorable example Of Christian
religion Are these nations truly Chris
tian. or Christian only in name2
"Suppose two clergymen should settle
their differences in a physical contest
in the streets. Would we not say that
something is the matter with their re-
lgiong Likewise something is the mat
ter with the religion of the warning ma
tions
"There are some remarkable signs OF
what is the matter with their religion
It might arouse much surprise were we
TO ask, Are we experiencing another
flood; not a food of waters, but of pa
gan ideasg A flood covering the noun
tain tops of spiritual vision and suilo-
eating spiritual life?
But compare pagan 10 present times,
and answer for yourself. In pagan times,
each people had its own god, or many
gods. The Greeks and Romans had their
god of the sea, the god of the winds, the
god of the lightning, the god of war.
They supposed their gods to dwell in
particular places. as upon a mountain.
The Assyrians imagined a god of the
hills, and another of the valleys 50
they said that the Jews won their bat
ties because their gods were gods of the
hills. but if they fought in the valley
then the Assyrians would win Jonah
fed from Judea to get out of the jur-
isdiction of Jehovah, for His domain was
supposed TO end at the western sea.
"Are the Christians becoming possess
ed Of similar ideas Of Cod The Emper-
or of Germany repeatedly addresses
The God of might the almighty God
as If there were a God of might distinct
/ from the God of-kindness, mercy and
| love. The Car of Russia addresses 'Iho
!, God of our fatherland as though there
were one God over Russia, and another
over his enemies. The President ol
France addressed God of all the French,
apparently assuming that the district cl
4 France has its own God. Emperor Fran
els Joseph of Austria invoked, God ou
defense and bulwark,' seemingly having
/ Just such an idea of God as did thr
Assyrians when they attacked the Jews
in the hilly country. King George ~
| England prayed TO God of our race a.
though the English have a still different
God. King Albert of Belgium addressed
God our right arm as though God were
not equally the God of all power.
"What is remarkable is that not
single prayer, so far as ] have seen, ha
been addressed TO Jesus Christ; not one
have the rulers of the nations at wa
obeyed the mandate. look unto Me AM
be We saved, all the ends of the earth
for I am God, and there is none else
None has addressed Jesus Christ. tn
only object of true worship, and VIII
has assured us that, "If We shall asi
anything in My name, l will do it,
"These rulers have prayed for victory
vet the war is wider spread today thar
heretofore. and no one seems nearer T.
victory. Would their prayers have beei
answered if they had prayed in tn
name of Jesus Christ? Most assured,
they would. But it is to be known wha
it is to ask in His name.
"The Lord has many names, one o
which is the Prince of Peace. Hav
those responsible for the war prayed i
the name of the Prince of Peace? Ca
one with war in his heart pray in Hi
name? What is anyone's name? A man
name in the community is his reputa
tion, his character The name of Jesu
Christ-love anointing-is His charaS
ter. To ask in His name is to ask frol
His spirit in the heart. To pray froI
ones own shortsighted, selfish desire
! is to ask in his own name, and not
the name of the Lord
"The Lord cannot grant conflicting II
quests. But if all prayers were oifere
in His name, requests would never col
hict; they would be in harmony wit
= His spirit. They would be in the spir
of forgiveness. good will, compassion
5 mercy. love. They would be the liter
- mlfllment of the Golden Rule. If tho
e who caused the war had prayed in Il
a spirit of the Golden Rule, their praye
= would have been answered. for then q
= war would never have broken out. The
4 prayers would have been in the spirit
n Thy will be done, not mine,' the
n would have ben one grand harmony, al
p the will of the Lord would have be-
n accomplished.
2. "Out Of the abundance Of the hea
e the mouth speaketh;' let the heart
j filed with the self sacrifice, the mere
the righteousness, the unlimited love
Jesus Christ. Then from His spirit dor
q inant in the soul prayers Will rise