The Washington herald., 1915-06-06

In the metropolis khaki battalions break
upon you every hour. swing gayly
through the streets, out to Montreal'i
great parade ground for drill, often
whistlins the 'Marseillaise.' 'TfpperAry.
and We Don't Want to Miss You, But
We Think You Ought to Co.
I'm the thick Of these stirring hours
the Church Of Christ has been splendidly
alive. Its finest young men have stepped
swiftly into the ranks. The Consrega-
tional churches of Montreal aHone hav.
given lis officers and men. Rev. DIR.
Pedley. our senior preacher. has sent to
the front with a fathers henediction all
mis- children. two cons and Miss Nora
Pedley, q. trained nurse with the Nc
aill College Field Hospital. with equal
devotion all our Congregational churches
nave responded.
1.-THE Bible Society has published by ten
thousands the little Khaki Testament
and every Protestant soldier Is to be
presented with one. The department of
militia requires the entire expeditionary
force to attend church once on Sunday.
and many of the churches have been re-
serving The body Of the church for the
soldiers. giving them this the spiritual
Impression of a lifetime, as they hear the
Word OF Him on whose presence many
must stand before the year Is over The
Central Y. NJ. c. A. holds. after evening
worship in the churches, Soldiers Song
Service at which hundreds of the men
gather. The lifting up Of our old hymns
Of the faith by that militant chorus once
heard is not to be forgotten. We who
are about to die. salute you? Nay, rath-
er. We who are about to live"''
OF the word Of reconciliation, to follow
the war. ex-President Taft recently
spoke IN an address in Boston:
when recently. I heard wonderful
lecture on the, war. in which the lecturer
gave his intimate studies Of the people
in all the belligerent countries, discov-
cred that he had secured his information
mostly through association with the men
of the various Y. NJ. c. AS, and that
brotherly feeling shown toward others
was most strongly reflected in their
Which leads me to say
this: believe that when the time comes
to heal the deep wounds Of the present
conflict. it will be the Y. n. c. A. that
will offer a splendid possible center for
active and solid reconciliation between
the warning nations.
Bitter as present animosities may be.
they will surely heal. We had an in
ternecine war ourselves, but its antag-
onisms are no more and all is forgotten
fighting among relations Is apt to be
bitter! So the i'll feeling will
pass and all will again be friends And
in this bringing of men into the relations
Of brotherhood the Young Mems Chris
ton Associations of the world will. be-
lieve. perform great service and do
much to restore to men the happiness
they want, now clouded by war"
The Fart Of every individual in the
Of peace was brought out by
Rev. W. T. Manning, rector Of Trinity
New York. at a missionary
mass meeting in Synod Hall:
Here in our own land. and all the
world over. there are evidences that this
time Of sorrow and suffering 10 producing
a great spiritual awakening. Judging
from all present indications, when this
war ends the church will have the great
est opportunity in all her history to bring
the world to the feet OF Jesus Christ.
The church will have an opportunity
without precedent to make her voice
heard for the establishment Of true and
lasting peace.
Il do not believe that the use of force
IS never justifiable. believe that there
are cases in which it IL not only right,
but our clear Christian duty, to use force
But I believe that the church ought to
ytrive with her whole strength fo- the
elimination OF the causes Of war and to
bring an end TO the whole system Of
armed militarisln which has so long pre-
rallied. But peace must he built on
righteousness
THE best thing for every man to do
who believes in world peace Is to stand
'or social Justice. and to begin by bring
ng Christ into his own Industrial COM
nercial relationship"