Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-06-11
WHENCE COME WARS
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III
whom we oppose, or religious
sects we dislike, is promoting war.
Circulating by word of mouth or
page improved charges
against individuals, classes CIR nations
tending to weaken the respect of men
for men is undermining the founda-
lion of peace. Cherishing the desire
for gain by violence or deceit what we
could not expect to gain speedily by
usual lawful means, taking part in
organizations to override law and to
force public opinion to support them
is sowing the seeds of such strife as
has now brought half the population
Of the world into battlefields. We may
as well confess that we are not guilt
less among tn causes of this weller
of war that is devastating a vast COM
sinent and exciting millions of men
who have no personal unkind feel
ings toward one another to shed one
another's life blood. Christians who
pray for the welfare of those whom
they call brethren also rush at their
threats with mad eagerness to make
their children orphans, their wives
widows and their parents childless.
They have been brought to this un-
reasoning passion by long processes
Of education in distrust which we all
hive shared."-Albert E. Dunning.
DIR. Dunning has answered our
question, and even though we feel it's
corrosiveness, yet, we fail to see that
we can dispute it. We know too well
the ways of the world, our ways. We
are too well acquainted with the
methods. of suspicion and diStrust,
our methods. We have seen the re-
suits of their plots, u plots. We
are aware of their depredations, u
depredations. Then, Eve may as
well confess that we are not guiltless
among the causes of this welter of
war that is devastating avast contin-
ent and exciting millions of men who
have no personal unkind feelings to-
ward one another to shed one an
others life blood" and, therefore,
rather than asking to what extent we
are personally guilty, let US ask how
can it be brought to an end? This is
more important and beneficial to us
all, and as such it should receive oul
! best thought. The question then is
IlIOW Cdu we uC0IIOy 4IItC CduoC0 VI wal
The answer is simple: By refusing
to put them in circulation. Instead Of
being suspicious, let JUS be noble. In
stead of being distrustful, let us b.
magnanimous. Instead of being jeal
Gus, let us he helpful. Instead of be
ing bent on finding fault, let us b,
bent on being useful. This is the roy
: al way to peace and development.
: But as character is a growth, SO i
E this. So far as we know it cannot b
otherwise. 1t is a development fo
which we must strive. It is an at
tainment of a very precious kind, an
we will not acquire it in a week, Blu
as leaven in meal it is sure to max
itself manifest. It has a beginning
and this we want to know. We mus
know the point from which We mus
start, for we cannot obtain this rar
y accomplishment without knowing i
" Guess work will not do in a matter {
s. this nature. 1t is too important fe
US to remain in the realms of COME,
ture. We must be founded on assn
Is ance. Then, u eyes must be focus
ly ed on the best of which we know. Il
he sweet reasonableness of the Perfe
IS Man; because the best is none
ce good to the worst of men. We ca
not go beyond what He has said abo
our relation to one another, and Il
way we can make it dear in our sigh
IL He is the One that has made it Gle
lthatthe children of men maybe elevs
ed to the realms of glorious delight. ]
. lis the One that has made plain t
possibility of friendship, the sacre
Illness of u persons, the civilizil
power of confidence. He is the O
who has appreciated fully the val
of the image we wear-the image
Hood. To him we were made in t
Uimage of the Heavenly Father, 3
He lived and died in order for US
IIbe made certain of it. And is it
Imuch for us to consider our neighbt
lat home and of other nations a
traces from His point of view? c
I'VE imagine ourselves good witht
tldoing this? We think not, and
believe with all our strength Il
this is our chief need. We need to
what man is, and seeing what he
Twill we exaggerate his faults &
minimize his virtues? Will we
press unguarded criticism of him
Hbased on full knowledge? Will
nurture p~rejudices against him wi
out cause? Will we cherish a des
to vex him for the sake of it?
my brother, we will not. It we co
only realize hour by hour what n
Uis-the image of God-would we
1.-THE slightest risk Of destroying
limo, my brother, if we are normal.
live may be well assured that {
will not hold US guiltless for doing
These are the causes of war,
may the day dawn upon US soon W
the children of men will be looked
on as the children of God.