Evening journal., 1915-05-21
CHURCHMEN LOOK
TO Wars PROBLEMS
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has awakened religious and serious
thought -,
"The question today is what VIII
come after the war? Can we keep up
this wave of religious feeling that mas
come with the terrors OF death ana
battle. IL is up to us here to spread
the work OF the church over all these
lands and gain for Christianity It's
lost ground. True, many who TO-DAY
are the bravest and best will dritt
hack into their old ways after the war
is finished. We have right TO de-
mand that they do not.
''There are three things that the
war should make us realize. First,
that there is but one Master and that
we are hrethern. Unity as a solution
of the present conflict is the neces-
sary principle of the world.
.The second lesson TO be learned
from the war is that evil alone can
be overcome by spiritual means. Whas
have we to gain by the presence Oh
vast armies and navies? Wnat ooea
armament bring to the country thal
builds IT, but destruction
''rhe third and greatest thing that
this war has done for the world Is 10
reveal the possibilities in man. A
great crusade with the power ana
men behind Il that are in the war
today, could spread Christianity 10 al
ends of the earth in five years. Brotn-
erhood could be taught to all men.
Record Of the Diocese.
Speaking on what we are doing in
the Diocese of Delaware Bishop kins-
man declared that much had been ac-
complished in an architectural way
during the past six months. He paid
a tribute to the Rev. William II. Laird
and smoke of the completion OF the
new Christ and Emmanuel churches
new mission house and chapel, he
said, were under way in Delmar.
Regarding the war, the bishop saiC
it had done a great deal toward bring
ing about a seriousness Of though
and feeling that promised TO cause
revival in the church and an end Il
the great conflict. II am greatly i'm
pressed" he said. with the way II
which the narrow conceptions o
many persons that were necessar.
several years ago arc passing. Her
in Delaware the change has been re
markabe. The automobile more thai
anything else. has helped broaden
the horizons OF many inland residents
People here as well as all over tn
State, / have found, are beginning I
think in bigger terms. The count
feeling has changed to a state and
state to a national feeling.
Recent events more than ever b'
fore have caused us to think in a
International sense. The brotherhood
idea is growing. We today have grea
er breadth and depth to our though
The greater moral seriousness thu
has come with the war will hel
greatly the cause of the church. Thel
is great danger in little learnin
Petty reformers do not do the wor
any good. The educational standal
of the tSate is better than in form
years"
Bishop Kinsman mentioned Jud
George Gray and General Wilson
grcat Delawareans. "Such men
u, these are needed in the affairs OF Z
nation today. We need great me-
We have passed a period of nation
youth and today arc in period
national maturity. We are looking
peace And with Gods help we W
get e."
DR.. Clattenburg declared the war
great factor in lowering moral sta
dards. I'VE must rise above natio
atty" he said, ito bring about s
luton for this problem