The Green Forest tribune., 1915-10-08
FORMER SECRETARY BRYAN SAYS OTHERS AT CAPITAL CAN
 HANDLE ROUTINE.
EFFICIENCY MEETING ENDS
inspiring Scene Witnessed on Summit. of Eos Springs Mountain When Delegates Offer Up SuppIications
 For Rule of Christianity.
Hot Springs

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 Delegates to the Southern District Efficiency convention of the Presbv- terian Church, U. s. A, concluded their sessions with an open-air peace prayer service" on the summit of Hot Springs Mountain. Surrounding Will liam J. Bryan, former secretary of state. they prayed for peace in Europe and that a spirit of Christianity rather than spirit of force might govern the world
 Mir. Bryan was the principal speaker al the concluding session of the con- yentien. He declared the country should be grateful that we have in the White House "a man bending every effort and energy for peace" rather than a "jingo." It is tue duty of the United States to maintain it's position ns the strongest neutral power and shoulder it's responsibility when the time comes for peace between the Flu ropean nations to be worked out.
 It was an inspiring scene. Mir Bryan had just delivered an address before the Southern District Confer ence Church Efficiency Board of the Presbyterian Church, U. S. A, in which he said: II believe if there was ever a question on which the referen- dunn should be invoked it should be on tt1s war question, and I want the womIn who must bear their part of the burdens of the war to have a vote and it should also be that the man who votes for war should be the first 10 fill the regiments, and that the man who votes against war should be left to fill the reserve columns, and I shall continue to insist that the jingo edi. tors who are urging war shall be given the honor of the first command, and that they be permitted to have the glory of death first in such war.
 'If ever we go to war let it be our own war. God forbid that this na- ton ever tie itself to the quarrels of werring nations. We must make our own war if we are ever to have war so that we can make our own peace, but never let us be joined as an ally where others must speak for us.
 "It looks like the differences with Germany have been passed. No na- ton is challenging us, but out of the mad spirit of the present conflict if there should come such a challenge we should say no. we will not get down in the mire to follow a false standard. Imagine all the trouble we would have now if we had in the White House jingo looking forward We should be grateful that we have in the White House man bending every human energy and endeavor for peaca'
 MT. Bryan took for his topic an an- swer to the doctrine that might makes right.
 "The nation that adopts doctrine that might makes right" said the speaker, has no complaint to its citi- zen who declares that dynamite makes right They talk of preparedness for war, and say that preparedness for war will make for peace, but was that the situation in Europe where a. gene ration has been spent in preparedness for war and then the war came?"
 Speaking of the American lives lost tn the torpedoing of ships. MT. Bryan said that there might be right in favor of being on those ships, but there was duty above right, and that fine duty of every man citizen in such an hour was to stay within the bounds where he would not involve his coun- try in trouble. "A country which has the risht to take a willows son and place him in the front of the battle line can make her citizen stay at home when there is danger abroad"
 Referring to the great advantage this country had In being the strong est neutral power, MT. Bryan said that it was a position it was the duty of this nation to maintain. He said that when the time came for peace to be worked out. 1t was the responsibil- ity of this nation to be III position to contribute its portion.
 There is not soldier boy who falls on foreign battlefield" said he, but what there is somewhere within this country an echo of sadness. That is how close this nation is bound to all the warning nations. And that makes the obligation the stronger that we should remain absolutely neutral and
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