Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-07
As 10 rnAYERs ron PEACE

Editor of The Journal 1 motto,
that YOU preached sermon at the
university yesterday on the necessity
for prayers FOR peace DO you believe
there II any power In the universe that
interfcrcs In the affairs Of mankind
DO YOU believe that the sun and tn
moon stood stlil az the command Of
Joshua DO you believe that the
whale swali, wed jonah DO YOU be-
licHo that the heavens and the earth
were created IN six days. Thou cx-
poncnt of special provldenoes In the
affairs Of the world please let a.
know about these things
a READER or THE JOURNAL.
East Las Vegas, Sept 6. 1914
The editor Of the journal did not
preach a Sermon" as the report
had H. but gave a little talk on the
Hand Of God In the War"
The Journal has no disposition 10
enter into a controversy on the sub
Jeet Of miracles Il IL secular, not
va religious, newspaper A debate.
whore the opponent INDUCES In neg.
ative reasoning. Is not an inviting un-
dertaking. II could not be profit
able one.
President Wilson. In his call upon
the people Of this nation To observe
a day Of prayer, had precedent Of
the highest order IN the history Of
our own nation for so doing. During
the civil war; President Lincoln
twice called upon the people 10 OBJ
serve days Of prayer for peace. Al
80 he has, authority In the Bible for
believing that such prayers are an
swered.
We may snoor AT the Bible To do
50 Is something Of fashion Just
now. But an Of us must admit
whether OF moi We believe the m
bile inspired by supernatural wisdom
that 4 In wonderfully In harmony
with the needs and the best aspira-
lions Of man. If the AUTHORS of the
various books We're not directed by
higher wisdom than TINT Of man.
they we're the wiscst men who ever
have lived upon this earth
As jeremiah lay Ia prison he
wrote
call unto me, aud / viii answer
thee and show thee great and mighty /
things, which thou kn0weat not"
II often occurs that when people
have been In their worst condition.
the best Of God have been discover.
ed John Bunyans PILGRIMS Pro-
Hfess' came from q prison cell Ne. (
hemah mourned over the destruction
Of Jerusalem. The thing proved on
his mind, and he decided that he
would do something himself lie
resolved "a set time to pray he,
hmseh Tor the saving Of Jcfusa-
lem He made his prayer ana the
opportunity for an answer came In
an unexpected way He was the
cup-bearcr 10 King Artaxerxes who
noticed the sad expression Of his
face and Inquired as TO the cause
ESQ ! prayed "a The God OF Heaven
says Nehemiah. lie answered the
Mhs u long 10 build Jerusacms
wallis Give me all the hclp thou
canst" The help was given aud The
walls were rebuilt
BEFORE issuing the Emancipation
proclamation, President Lincoln call
ed his cabinet together and submit
ted a. He told the members that
he only wanted their opinion az TO
the wording of the document. not us
10 the advi@hnty of issuing H. lie
said according 10 the memoirs az his
secretary Of the navy Gideon Wells.
y have made up my mind to issue
the proclamation vowed 10 God
that Il he would ghe us victory
would free the slaves Grant has
succeeded Ia the south"
We can well imagine President y
Wilson. Ia similar crisis making
confession Of similar simple muh la
God Ne cannot imagine such {
ihing. IN that earnest way. at least.
from man like William Howard i
Taft or Thcodore Roosevelt This I
~ matenallste age. bat there are /
Hill millions Of people among us who
believe that q Divine Providence
keeps watch over the affairs Of the
world