The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-16
Local Divine Defends Byan's
Words And DepIores His Act

Let every home breathe this at the
family altar. 1t is the spirit Of hu.
manity that Jesus taught, II world
humanity where there Is neither Greek
nor jew, Scythlan bond nor free, but
one In Christ Jesus.
There must be- parliament VI
man. II federation of the world. We
are all learning international law
these days. I found It my most de
lighlrul study ln college. | am find.
Ing II u delightful and Christian study
I these days They say We must revise
International law In the Interest VI
the submarine. and the aeroplane, and
the Zeppelin, and the mines. God for
bid We shall never revise interna'
tlonal low down man, Let lis revise
the submarine, and the aerUplane, aud
all the rest Of the enginery OF war. II
We ure 10 turn hell loose with free
hand In this world, / suppose We might
quite profitably revise International
law to permit poisoning wells 1t
would not be much worse than pois.
Oning the air the soldier brenthes why
7 llhA IlAiNNA lAlf bullfANt W hihhF nhAN
kill? Why not spread small pOX, aud
hubOnic plague and the rest OF IT.
Heaven pity us. They are doing II
now, In the necessities Of slaughter.
"IIut In that parliament Of man, the
larger Hague tribunal II you please,
we shall most surely revise out these
councils Of pundemonium, and revise
In the counsels of the Sermon on the
Mount We must make the golden
rule fundamental IN international law
We shall make n common sense con
sprvatiOn Of resources an integral
part ~ international law, make II i'm
possible for men 10 fight where there
n Cathedral, or an art gallery, or u
home And while we are doing that
We will put In the temple Of the Holy
Ghost, the bodies of men. Think OF
jammlng sword bayonet into the vi
tails of man Think ~ the madness
that will do this for woman or u
, child.
1--WE shall have international police,
and stop all manner OF war, and war
threat, riot and mob, as we now stop
II by national authority. We had 10
put piracy down with strong hand
until pirates learned TO be pirates nc
, more. II Germany or China, or Jap.
an. or Mexico wants to turn to inter.
national piracy, then let there he Il
force large enough TO stop the piracy
but let MS not call II war. Let us cal
II international police, or something
dlgnifled, and civilized. II has never
been So, quite true. There has never
been a permanent progress, because
: red war, with red wine, has flooded
II back to chaos again. hut we arr
I, looking for king. We believe In His
coming The paths are set for Him
Those old Roman Roads, the wonder
h of their age, and the wonder Of this
. to those who have marked thell
. courses, were preparations for war
b They were good highways for the dis
0 semination Of Christian civilization
4 and the preaching Of Christian gos
D pei. That great system OF railway II
j. Germany, In France. In Italy, that Il
2, good for war. II win he better foI
I peace. and the International police
- ordered by the parliament Of man
n These great shipping lines, athwnr
. the seas, these are good for grea
y peace navy that shall bottle any ma
(. tion OF assassins, and robbers that at