Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-02
"ae We also. read."-Jesus.


Blessed are the peace makers, for
thew shall be called the children of
God" Jesus Matt $50. in the way
OF righteousness is life; and in the
pathway thereof there is no DEATH
The thoughts of the righteous are
right; but the counsels of the wicked
him that is upright in the way, put
wickedness oyerthroweth the sinner
prov. 12:2S, 5, chap. 1850. From
whence come wars and fightings
among you, come they not hence, even
of your lusts that was in your mem
bers," James Al.
Editor Courier:-I have just read
another good article from David Starr
Jordan, in a recent issue Of The
Courier, and appreciated 1t SO much
that | felt like responding to it. and
wished that every American citizen
could read it and remember it. for it
is 100 good to be lost or cast aside.
The propriety and Importance Of be-
ing in readiness suggests itself to
every thinking man, woman or child.
And no where do we find it more fire.
quently presented than in the scrip
lures of truth, both in the old and new
testament, hence when God threaten
ed his people with certain judgments,
he said to them, Because | will DO
this unto thee, prepare to meet thy
God. o Israeli (Amos 5:12). Again,
in the parable of the ten virgins, Civ
On us by Jesus. we see the Importance
of being in rea diness, and prepared for
whatever may befall us, and we can
rot attach to mucn Importance TO this
matter of being ready to do right, but
never ready to do wrong. And if war
is wrong, we should never be ready
for it.
And the fruit of righteousness is
eown in peace Of them that make
peace" (James 3:1S). l have said.
and will repeat it here, That in time
of peace prepare for war" is the
devils slogan. Whoever heard OF two
nations going to war that was not pre-
pared for war; whoever heard OF two
men shooting each other to death that
vas not armed with some kind OF
suns have often thought and said,
that it would have been a good thing
for Belgium, if it had not been prepar-
ed for war, and had taken Christ's adj
vice, and not resisted Germany's en-
croachments, for it it is a good thing
for individuals to not resist evil, or
insult as Christ says, it is good for
nations.
War is the curse of all lands, fell
destroyer of men for both worlds, and
not only men, but to think of the suf-
1ering it causes among women and
children. and also among dumb brutes
that are forced into it without their
consent And what is all this sacri-
fee of blood and treasure and suffer
ing for, as l said to T. Roosevelt ten
years ago, will say here, it Is to
crafty the unholy ambition of political
rulers and military chieftains and
naval commanders It behoves every
man, woman and child in Christendom
10 lift their voices against this demon
Of military despotism, for a man can
not well be more opposed to his coun-
try and his government, than to en-
courage war that is opposed in It's
spirit and practice, to every interest
of his country, to every interest of
humanity to every principle Of Christ
ianty, to every idea of virtue, morality
and religion.
Down with this trade of barbarians,
This relic of barbarism. Prepare for
peace, and not for war are the senti
ments Of
A. Yost.
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