Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1915-04-18
RELIGION AND TIE war

Leading ohurchmen are predicting that an out
come Of 10, European war will be the greatest
and that d will sweep all the civilized countries Of
the earth
The reason for It, says ono winter - that
this wal has set the whole Christian world 10 pray
ing The world is on rts knees lifting up IT'S soul
m prayer 10 Cod The world was drifting away
from God It was seIhshy engaged IN CONNER
clahsm II had gone money mad God was for
gotten In he struggle Tor trade and wealth This
war has brought pause u that and taught as our
dependence upon the Divine Ruler OF the Uni
verse
A. examples OF how the world has been
brough, to It's knees. he pope called upon the
whole Christian world 10 pray for peace and the
call was responded to, and Is ye, beng answered
in every Catholic. church M Chusendom. Presl.
dent Wilson set a day for prayers Tor peace m all
American churches and homes in all the lands OF
the British empire which guide the globe IN
France and Russia countless millions OF prayers
ascend daily Tor victory. the same is true of Ger.
many. Ausiria-Hungary and Turkey. and in all
those countries at wal millions OF mothers mil
hons oi wives millions Of swccihcars millions OF
sons and daughters are breathing constant sup.
phcatons to the Most High for the safety OF dear
ones who are fighting at the front says the Kan.
,os City Star
The world has been impressed by the rehg
lous icrvor OF the soldier, in the battle lines In
the French army alone q ls estimated that SIXTY
thousand priest, and religious probalioncrs of the
Catholic church arc serving as puvatcs. and this
IN addition 20 lhc regular chapans Of the reg
mcnis
One OF the phenomena OF this war has been
the uuanmily with which the cxiled French priests
have gone back Ia response 10 the call to fight IN
the ranks Over thousand le=u,, i,ovccs sailed
by q single boat from England across the channel
20 take th-, place IN the French ranks
J. p Collins writing from ondou 10 the Bos
ton Transcript says:
h,nk OF ~ The church. which has had a
icodhcr lcud with France than il has had with any
nation IN modern tunes. has given sixty thousand
'i hcr protcsscd religious 10 the cause OF patriotic
duty Ia other words the elaborate care and
training which the Roman church lavishcs on the
clecuon and preparation Of her priesthood is
brown away tn al these cases SIMPLY that she
may identify with the cause OF the French people F.
md trust 90 emergencies IN the din and scufile OF
1osuhuce, Tor the souls that these good men can
ave
he result OF course has been not merely a
Nouderiul harvest OF pcnitcnts converted at the
asst moment OF their dissolution. bu, also a won
ieru rally Of the combatants toward religion he
ore they go into action
So many Protestant ccrgymen have gone to
he from, from England that there are not enough
left behind 10 hold the usual services in the
hurlhes everywhere one London newspaper SAYS
Ia he d.spatche. on the battles of the Mons the
Name and Aisue Sir John French mentions crh,
haplains Tor conspicuous bravery Fifteen chap.
ANS are wearing the Victoria Cross
These men OF God are having wonderful IN.
iluence with the British army and religious reviv
as have been held at the front
he same things arc true Of the German army.
The dispatches tel Of the gres, service, done by
rhaplans and Of the religious iervor among the
troops
Self centered. perhaps selfish are the pray
ers} Vet who shall say tha, the men and women
who utter them arc not brought closer to God) \
Out OF the black tragedy OF the wicked war some \
good may come. a humble and con,ri,e hear, .
The lord does not despise