Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1914-1915, 1914-09-03

Jos. Al: whence come wars and
whence comes fightings among you? '
Sunday, Aug, End, in Constance,
Germany, so delegates from Germany,
Great Britain, France, Switzerland,
Bulgaria, Scandinavia and America
were assembled for the first session
of the Church Peace Union Confer
ence.
After n days prayer and council
the German Emperor informed them
that he could guarantee them safety
for only "a hours, and he furnished
them two special cars and an escort
of soldiers which landed them in Hol-
land the next day.
Christianity was lacking in the rul-
ers, the nations went mad and civil
ization collapsed.
Millions of men have become fren-
lied an dare using every device known
to this inventive age to kill each 9TH
er, desolate each others lands, and
to sink each others ships at sea.
Women and children are fleeing in
terror, poverty is staring millions in
the face, hundreds of thousands of
women will be made widows, millions
of children will become orphans, and
nearly all Europe is an armed camp or
a fighting host.
All helpful industry is in ruins, the
bountiful harvests which heaven has
sent are neglected, and only the sword
is reaping its gruesome harvest.
Apparently it is to be the worst
cataclysm or Armagedon which the
human family has ever known.
And what is it all for? There is
no approach to a reasonable cause,
or even an excuse.
The common multitudes of Russia,
Germany, France, Belgium, Austria,
Servia, Japan, and Great Britain are
on the most friendly terms with no
reason for hating each other; and the
crowned heads of these nations are
nearly all united in family ties.
Behold how great a conflagration
a little fire has kindled.
A misguided Servian mistaking his
murderous impulse for patriotism, as
sasinated an Austrian Arch-duke and
his wife, and for this diabolical deed
this individual wretch should have
been suitably dealt with.
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But Austria made hard terms for
the whole nation of Servia because
OF the crime of this one man, and
when little Servia refused compliance
Austria made war on Servia.
But Russia being of the same race
and religion as Servia, began to put
her army in motion to defend that
land of 100000 people against Aus
tria: and in suspicion, or ambition, or
fear Germany took the side of Aus
tria and declared war upon Russia;
then France as an ally of Russia got
mixed up in the affray; and in her
effort to crush France, Germany in
vaded the intervening territory of
Belgium which did it's best to remain
neutral and fought desperately
against the invaders; then Great Brit
ain considered it her duty to resist
the Germans who We're invading Bel
GUM; and last of all Japan attacked
the stronghold of Germany on the
Chinese coast.
Behold now the spectacle of s great
nation, whose death-dealing and pro-
perry destroying weapons far surpass
the hell-makinag instruments Of Mil
toms angels in their imaginary war
against the majesty of heaven, all do
ing the utmost that Infatuated men
can do to annihilate each other.
And this in the goth century Of the
gospel of the Prince of Peace who
said all the law is summarized in Love
to the Father above and to all our
human brothers below; and these are
called Christian nations-some of
their people re-.
All this is unnaturally possible
while all the good people Of these
ring lands have no i'll will toward each
other, but at any time might unite in
singing
"Blest be the tie that binds
Our hearts in Christian love-"
Those 80 delegates to the Church
Peace Union were citizens loyal to
their home lands, but they were also
citizens of the Kingdom Of Heaven;
and the peace of God filled their
hearts as they counciled together for
love of all mankind.
And there was no reason why all
the people of all those lands should
not have been having heavenly fellow
ship with each other instead of be-
ginning this unspeakable war, ex-
cept that those who began that war
were not Christians; for they were
doing the deeds of their father, the
devil.
Many Germans in Paris and London