Bisbee daily review., 1915-07-17
DISESTABLISHMENT BILL BLAMED FOR
 ENGLISH LOSSES
Some Church of England Clergy men Advance Theory That God Is Getting Even" for Famous WeICh Bill Passed.

WelCn blll PaSSed.
 LONDON, July 16.-Some church of England clergymen are convinced that the wer, or at least England's par ticipation in u. has been caused by the passage of the Welsh Disestablish- ment bill. And they attribute the ter rible losses sine has suffered i'm the war to the same "iniquitous" measure. None of them are recognized as lead ing lightI of theology, but they can claim cred Co possessing the courage of their convictions, for they have not hesitated tc place their opinions on record in sundry sermons and parish magazines.
 Conspicuous among them is the Rev. William James, who styles himself Priest of God but in the clerical directory is more prosaically termed "ctrate ia charge" His church is at Whitby in Cheshire Not content with proclaiming his views from the pulpit as to the dire and divine punishment England has brought upon herself by disestabhshing the Welsh Church, he has published them in namboyant poster form which he sells for a penny. Here gre some extracts from it:
 England has put on her Statute Book the Welsh Church bill which pro poses sacrilege sacrilege means ru- in! God has uttered three warnings On the bills introduction loss of the Titanic G500 nves), terrible railway disasters-awful pIt alarm ing strikes. On its second and third reading, loss of the Empress of Ire land (l0OO lives) threatening of civil war. On it's passing-loss of three cruisers U2oO) lives"
 Mir James goes further than this. ] He assumes the role of a prophet England, he declares. is doomed if she sticks to the Welsh Disestablsh- ment bill On the other hand, she will ] win the war and reap honor and glory statute book. He writes
 "Eng,and is doomed unless she re. pents and repeals the Welsh Church bill Choose ye-the bill with disas ter misery, ruin, or-the accursed thing put away. and Gods blessing and protection restored. Victory honor-glOry!
 Most clergymen both Church oI England and nonconformist, are con vinced that England's cause is just and that God is on her side AnC some Of them actually believe that an gels are helping the British troops tC triumph over the Germans. A church of England clergyman at Southhamp ton writes in his parish magazine:
 "The daughter of a well-known can on of the church knows two officer. who themselves saw the angels who saved our left wing in the retreat iron Mons"
 Then he goes on to describe how the German cavalry in overwhelming numbers were sweeping down on th, British, when:
 They saw between them and the enemy a whole troop of angels. Tn, German horses turned round terrified and regularly stampeded. The mer tugged at their brides, but the pool beasts tore away in every direction from our men"
 The Rev Dr. Horton, a distinguish ed Cougregationalist divine, lends tn, weight of his authority Co this sam, story of angelic intervention. In sermon delivered at Manchester h, said
 There is a story repeated by SC many eye-witnesses that if anythinl can be established by contemporary evidence it is established-of the re treat from Mons. A section of tho line was in imminent peril and seemed as if 1t must inevitably be borne dowr and cut off
 our men saw a company of engeli interposed between them and the Ger man cavalry and the horses of the Germans stampeded Evidently th, animals beheld what our men beheld The German soldiers endeavored tC bring the horses back to the line, but they fled. It was the salvation of oul men,"
 m the same sermon pr. Horton told another story of how a transport shiI in the DardaneIles was saved, as Inc believes, by prayer. He said
 'I had news from the Dardanelles last week but one. A sailor on one of our transport ships told me In tho simplest language how airships of tho enemy came over the vessel droppins bombs. The captain, who is a man o God, gave the order to the men tC pray They knelt on the deck ana prayed and the Lord delivered them The eighteen bombs which seemed tC be falling from overhead fell harm lessly into the sea-"
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