The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-10-16


international "cace congress, whose
sessions from Monday to Wedncs-
DAY will he Field in various auditor
iuins in San Francisco. had its iirst
general meeting in the open air heic
~yc.terday in the Greek theatre sta
dirm connected with the University
of California.
DR.. Frederick Lynch, secretary of
the Church leace union. New York,
Mo was n CT the principal spe Ak
ers at this opening meeting paid
tribute to President Wilson for hav-
ing taught to the world 1.-The great
est lesson of modern history" by
the forebearance he had shown il
conducting relations with Germany
and with which he had won "the
greatest victory of the present war"
DR.. Lynch's subject was what
Makes a Nation Create" and he
said in part:
1.-The chief reason this terrible w;r
is sweeping the world is this: When
we act as individuals toward 9th
err individuals we act as Christians.
when we act as governments to-
ward other governments we act as
pagans. individuals are largely liv-
ing by Christian principles. govern
mehts by pagan principles What
we call vices and crimes in men we
praise as virtues and noble deeds in
nations. 1t is this double standard OF
ethics, n for men, n for ma
tons hat is largely responsible FOR
the persistence of war. 1t will
cease between nations when we de-
mand of them the same high rules
of conduct that we demand of gen.
tlemen. Fights between individuals
stopped when men became gentle
men. Today meM are gentlemen inc
nations rowdies.
1--WE say that it. is wrong for
ren to steal from each other, but we
praise the nation that can steal the
most. Most of the colonies of "a
tons were deliberately stolen aud
no n ever thought of condemning
the nations doing the stealing unlil
very recent years. Even now there
are thousands of Christians who viii
Justify a nation going to war lnr
expansions, who would shoot a MN
Who began killing his neighbors Il
that plea. Stealing IS a crime foi
men, a virtue for ratiuEs.
1--WE say that 1t is wrong for a
man to vill his r"'gnbUr, we say il
is wrong to do so even in reve .g+.
or to get certain rights even when
greatly provoked. We make it the
most heinous crime. In many places
we take the life OF a man who kills
another man. But even if we do not
praise the nation which destroys
another, as once we did praise, yet
millions of good Christian people
condone it and uphold by their lives
laid down the nation which does it,
We have the spectacle in Europe to.
day of millions of Christian oeo-
pie supporting certain nations in a
deliberate act of destruction FOR
which they would have imprisoned
any individual for life.
"In most civilized lands even the
duel is under condemnation. But
almost all Christians in the world
believe that this is just the way ma
tons ought to settle their disputes
and see nothing wrong in nations
flying at each others threats on the
slightest p%rovocation. When a diff
ference arises between two men. we
all think of cor citation, law n
courts; when a difference arises be-
tween two nations the first thought
of these same Christians is wa"'
When a man makes certain claims
against his neighbOr and his neigh
tor makes counter claims we think
of arbitration; when two nations
cannot agree upon a question Il
#, Sc thought is tina. they should
seek justice through trying to Kill,
each other.
1--WE praise the man who forsves.
The books on which we base our
religion have forgiveness running
through them like a, thread OF gold
He whom we call Master practised
it even in death. But whoever con-
ceived that a nation might forbear
and forgive? You smile at the
thought. You would be indignant at
the act. Many of you were indignant
because Mr.. Wilson and Mr.. Bryan
ever suggested ~forbearance and In
vestigation when Germany sank the
Lusitania. Your only cry was: Let
us wallop Germany Let us re-
venge ourselves for the lives ot
American citizens. Our honor mas
been insulted.' This cry was in re-
ligious newspapers, in Christian pull
pits, t. say nothing of the u
of mobs and demagOgues' But yo"
can have no lasting peace until you
can get nations which will act L
Christian gentlemen when affrontei
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