New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-03
FOR CHRISTIAN UNION
To Deliver the World from the
Curse Of War.
To the Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: The violation Of the laws Of war, OF
humanity and Of Christianity by Germany In
the atrocities on defenceless men, women and
children in Belgium and Northern France Of
passenger ships by submarines and on peace
full homes by Zeppelins, and finally the viola
ton of the laws Of civilization by Turkey Oh
unoFending, helpless Armenians fix re-
sponsibility on the Christian Churehes
throughout the world to raise united IN
diguant protest and to combine to bring the
authors to judgment at the bar Of an offended
world.
II IS not enough that the material forces
of the armies of the Allied powers are de-
Tending civilization against the avidious foly
of Germany and her allies; it is also OF IN
slant necessity that the spiritual forces OF
united Christianity should be called into
being and put in motion to defend CHRISTIAN
principles against the powers OF evil In hisn
places who have arrogated TO themselves the
license TO commit any unlawfulness they can
invent. secure an imaginary immunity from
control, material or spiritual.
Commencing with the cruel atroeit'es IN
Belgium, a crescendo Of horrors. eliminating
in the butchery Of nearly Q million defence
less Armenians, has been hurled In densnes
at the Christian world, and 1t 10 for the
Christian world to find and let Its united
authoritative voice be heard In protest OF
the violated laws Of Christianity.
From the reports now available an indet.
mont should be formulated and q combined
protest Be made by the leaders Of all Chr'''
tian denominations in Great Britain, America.
France, Italy, Russia, Belgium, Holland ana
the Scandinavian countries-a protest when
will have the support Of every Christian man
and woman.
The governments Of the United States OF
America and other neutral countries have
not yet given voice TO their horror and indig'
nation at the violation OF international law,
but II does not follow that there will be no
protest made--the time is not yet for gov
ernments as governments TO protest, but
when their protest Is made IL will be made
with legal and binding effect; meanwhile, 1t
il for the Christian Churches Roman Cath
a religious protest with such unity as VIII
shake the rowers Of evil TO their foundations
A force of unknown potentiality has lain
dormant for centuries, needing only 20 be
awakened into activity by the trumpet call
Of necessity, force the power Of which
so incalculable that IL now called into being
by quickening urgency, would be utilized
on behalf Of mankind in the future to further
benefcen. purposes impossible to foretell;
that force is a united Christendom-a union
not for an unattainable uniformity In doe
trine. worship or Church government. but
union for an urgent spiritual work OF when
the unity of the Churches in their devoted
work on the battlefield is a significant exam
Pile and augury.
II is impossible TO envisage the beneheens
purposes such a union might accomplish, but
H. ere is one purpose in the future to when
It's services could be utilized, and that IS
purpose which will need all the WISDOM
mower and moral force at its disposa!-'o
in the future the preparation for
war, to demand in the name OF Christianity
that engines Of destruction for the slaughter
Of human beings shall no longer be manu-
featured. and that expenditure on mater'a'
and armaments of war shall cease; this u
the task for the accomplishment OF when
n the future only a united Christendom VIII
avail
To deliver the world from the curse OF wa.
IL surely the work predestined for uniteo
Christianity. and the first step Is to denounes
and protest, with united voice. against inc
appalling atrocities. the horrors. the svu'
he sorrow with which Germany and IarseS
cave deluged the world. DAVID Dol0.
London. England. Oct 9, 1919