New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-17
Dir. Holmes Declares the
World Needs Nation
That Won't Fight.
Y. M. G. A. WORKER
DEFINES WAR SPIRIT
Saws That When Justice Is at
Stake Peace Would Be
UnchriStian.

biity Of war inspired many sermohS
and addresses IN New York City yes
terday. Appeals by ministers and lay
men ranged In tone from plea for
peace at any cost. given By the Rev.
Dr.. John Haynes Holmes, TO an ssser-
ton that war and Christianity were
often compatible, made by +. Graham
Wilson in n speech at the Fifty-seventh
Street Y VI. c. A.
"The one thing that the world needs
most" said DR.. Holmes TO his congre-
CATION. "is the example Of nation
which under the EXTREMIST provocauon
refuses to take up arms
The minister then went on to exc
crate the Germanic war spirit which
inspired the Lusltania disaster, term
ing il "monstrous outrage, against all
possibility Of defence"
"Our honor suffers nothing by sub
hitting heroicaly 10 wrong" Dr.
Holmes continued. ut is not the honor
Of the American people, but the honor
Of the German people, upon which the
sinking of the Lusitania has cast
great blot of shame.
Father, Forgive Them
"The belief that one can wipe away
wrong by going TO war belongs
among the superstitions OF the past
Let us keep out of the bloody arena
Of shame and disgrace into which tne
other nations have flung themselves.
As I look upon the picture of that
sinking ship another picture presents
itself to my vision, of the Man who
/ died upon Calvary centuries ago, ana
his words find their way into my soul'
Father, forgive them, for they know
not what they do
when il comes TO matter or JUS
tice." said Mr.. Wilson, "a Christian ma
ton is not only justified in gong to
war. but 1t would not be Christian
country II il did not do 80. There can
be no peace without justice, and II 1t
is necessary to have war TO establish,
Justice, then the Christian men should
volunteer for service in battle"
He is religious work director OF the
West Side Y. VI. c. a. His address
was called "The War Spirit"
Praise for the temper and spirit o.
the note sent by President Wilson to
Germany was uttered by both Raool
STEPHEN &. Wise and the Rev. DR.. 3.
Parkes Cadman. At the Free Syna-
gogue Rabbi Wise said that after the
sinking of the Lusitania nothing was
easier than for the United States TO
have been stepped in a conflict with a
mower across the sea. The cool mind
of powerful man, he said, dlscerned
what was the safe path TO steer.
Or. Cadman, in an address to the.
18th District Republican Club OF
Brooklyn. also praised the President.
lie added:
ave would have undoubtedly been At
war by this time If a certain idol OF
the Republican party had been occupy
ing the White House instead OF that
splendid type Of man who now holds
that exalted position. am not peace
at-any-price man. On the contrary, |
would rather see America sink beneath
the waves than have her surrender the
/ principles so dear to the heart OF her
/ self-respecting and patriotic citizens:
81 believe that President wilson's
note will avert war;" remarked the
/ Rev. Roland c. Ormsbee, OF St. Mar
garet's Episcopal Church, The Bronx"
Blames United States Delay.
/ The Rev. William F. Schoerfeld, pas
tor Of Emmanuel Lutheran Church, ap-
proved of President Wilson's message,
/ but blamed the government for not IN
sisting earlier that all nations follow
/ the dictates Of international law.
In sermon TO the enlisted men OF
the Delaware and North Dakota last
night the Rev. Dr. Edgar Tilton, of
Harlem Reformed Church, praised the
action of the President, and expressed
the hope that war would be averted.
America must lead in SEEING he an
nounced, that when the war is over
there be no rush for spoils, that the
loser be not Inundated and that last
ing peace be secured"
other ministers who commended Mr..
! Wilson's note were the Rev. DR.. W. II.
Morgan, of Calvary Methodist Church,
the Rev. Dr. A. H. Keigwin, Of West
End Presbyterian Church; the Rev DR..
Charles l.. Goodell, of st. Paul's Meth
odist Church, and the Rev. DR.. Charles
A. Eaton, of the Madison Avenue Bap-
fist Church.
The annual service for the Seventh
Regiment, National Guard, was held
yesterday Afternoon at the Cathedral OF
I
active members OF the regiment and
many veterans attended. Sufragan
Bishop Burch, Dean Grosvenor, Chap
lain McCord OF the regiment. Chaplain
Roome of the veterans, Canon Jones
and others were in the chancel.
In his sermon Dean Grosvenor re-
ferred TO the sinking Of the Lusitania
and said: Thank God for America
Nothing now seems as cheap as human
life, and yet America rises up to in
gist upon the value Of that life"
Praise OF the Presidents note anC
an analysis OF what IL conveyed e
Germany were contained in the sermon
preached last night by the Rev. DR.. s
Edward Young. in Bedford Presbyterian
Church, Brooklyn.
According to DR.. Young, Mr.. wilson;
message will "show Germany that ever
in war must abide some measure o.
fair.dealing and humaneness; that i
is foolish and wicked and disastrou,
for her to stake her future on IN,
sheer mower of her military; that wher
u German leaves Germany and takes
out citizenship papers In this countr,
he ceases 10 be a supporter OF the Ger
man government, and that there is
larger cause than that of Germany o,
the Allies or America-whst the Presl
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