The Washington herald., 1914-04-27
STOP. QUIBBLNG,
we're AT WAR;
Clergymen VOICE Patriotic
Appeal from Pulpits
for Unity.
SMALL POLITICS RAPED
The Rev. DR.. Granger Says Some of
"Hair-spitting" Solons Were
liner Weather"

/ liner Weather"
BIoodshed in Mexico and the announce
ment by President Wilson Of submitting
the question to the mediation Of three
South American countries. were discussed
in many Washington pulpits yesterday.
While deploring the horrors OF war. the
clergymen urged the American people TO
stand behind the President in any course
he adopts in dealing with the question.
The principal sermons were those by
| Rev. DIR. James Shera MONTGOMERY, pas
tor of the Metropolitan Memorial NJ. +.
| Church. on War and, the Genius OF
Patriotism" Iand by Rev. Dr. G. Everest
Granger, pastor of the Gunton-Temple
| Memorial Presbyterian Church, on "Au-
thorized or Justified"
"Our Honor spat Upon
DIR. Montgomery praised the stand the
President has taken and said in part;
our country has been profoundly
stirred by the occurrences OF the last
week. The Offices Of a government, so
just and humane. have been spurned ana
even spit upon by the usurper OF coun-
| try torn and chaotic over internal STRIFE
We with our people had not only hoped.
but had prayed earnestly for peace and
lust settlement But with Mas in the
lookout and HUeTta at the lever these
were impossible. II was war: II must
be. At first IL caused hush TO
] fall on our citizens. the defenders OF
common country. brothers in sister
hood of free States. These days have
arrested US from the throes of com
merciaI zeal which so often is apt to
cause a neglect Of honor and international
respect
THE hour for reflection and resolution
was immediate. Our country. the achieve
ment OF our fathers. has halted the dove
Of peace in her flight, and dear Old Glory
has become our cloud by day and our
pillar of fire by night No harm can
come TO our land so long as We love the
flag that symbolizes the character Of our
people. Its stars v-ere taken from the
lights Of the Divine Father. who set
them i'm the depths Of His skies. its blue
from the outstretChed armament which
canopies the great. wide world: its white
from the light OF God. which drives away
the darkness of error and ignorance and
bids a burdened world take courage and
rejoice and its red from the sunsets
gIow-dying only TO make more glorious
the coming dawn.
War Away. Terrible.
War is always terrible. but some
times necessary. That citizen Is un-Re-
publican, un-Democratic. un-Progressive
and untrue who stops to quibble or hest
tate at such a time as this. He Is un-
worthy OF our glorious heritage II the
effort to preserve them is at all irksome.
May no river. mountain top, OF boundary
line separate US. May it he known TO the
world that we are one in loyalty. one in
law one In destiny. one in country in
which there is only one big room for one
big flag and Woodrow Wilson is the Pres
ident of all the people"
DR. Granger. while expressing the hope
that the crisis may ne arrested by media
ton, said that the American people
should stand behind President Wilson. /.
He paused to take a rap at the Senators
who dubbed over the words author /.
led and Justified" In part, he said: /
Uneasy rests the head that wears the
crown That is as true today as ever. }
The pillow of the ruler today may not
he stuffed with bomb-shells of assassina- /
ton, but filled with hard hrIckbats OF .
criticism and hard uncracked nuts OF .
responsibility and difficulty 1t is. Lead .
ership today brings with IL heavier bur /
dcns and graver responsibilities thar .
any time in history.
The present occupant nf the White .
House is no mere fGurenead on the ship
of state. He is man Of action, at the .
helm. and watching well both chart and
compass.
Always Critics Target.
ANY administration under cirCum-
stances such as have existed recently
would find itself on the horns of a di- !.
Iemma. Some people would think action
was not taken soon enough, others that
action was taken too soon. The voice
of the peple must he heard to settle this
vexing question. and that voice would
IN I
reached a limit.
1T is plainly evident that the people
are back of the President in this mat
ter. As he has seriously considered the
interests of the people and listened for
the voice of the people, they have spoken
in no uncertain terms now. In spite of
the attitude of a certain element in Con-
gress, the people are with the admins
tration.
There are those who say our Con-
gress Is not what it ought to be. There
are those who say our Senate is not what
il ought to be. That may be suggested
by the natural propensity TO glorify the
dead. Be that as IL may there are still
great men in our Senate. but there are
members OF that body who should have
a care for the dignity and respect Of
the nation.
Stain of Small Politics.
Money interests and small politics can
cave an awful stain. 1t is commonly re-
ported that while the honor of the nation
md the fate OF thousands were being ,
considered some Senators were under the
influence OF liquor. And while the ad-
and the nation and tho
world cried for action, legislators caviled ,
,ver words and found it difficult whether
he President should be authorized or ,
justified when, bless You. the people
lad long since cried in laundering voice I
both But 10! when many present leg I
slators have been long forgotten. the 4
nan they would embarrass. and who
lone because of his position must bear {
he ignominy or the glory. will be re- S
rendered by the people as the hero and I
he champion of the hour. G
Meanwhile call it what you will. We !
ire in a state Of war. We have no quar- (
har orr ba al I