The sun., 1916-10-28
EPISCOPAL BISHOPS
WARN OF RACE HATE
Pastoral Letter Refers to Ma
tional Preparedness as a
Clear Duty.
LESSONS FROM EUROPE
No Sclf-IsOlatiOn Of America
Held Possible in World
Disturbance.
LESSONS FROM EUROPE

sr. I.otIs. oct. 27.-warning Amesi-
cans against 'the danger Of race anti
ra,hy flaming into hatred" and against
"urconsecratcd prosperity which Is
bound to cause manhood to decay" the !
PASTORAL letter OF the Protestant icpis-
coral Church was read at the hnal Joint
session OF the tricnnia convention here
today. !
The letter is the message OF the los
Bishops NJ the church to Its communi- |
can,s. and under the church law will
b. read IN every Episcopal church In
the country.
Unlike most previous pastoral letters
Il deals with secular rather than ccclc-
~siastiCal FAIRS. Ii reviews conditions
I'm the Tn. / states. in Europe and In
the orient. and points out to this coun-
Try the threat tina; fingers in n NATIONAL
ism which assumes the ugly role of
riorp sclfshness or false patriotism
Whatever dangers may lie lurking
beyond our western horizon" IL asserts.
"can surely be averted by a spirit of
Justice which has not always prevailed
in our dealings with the Orient"
belgium Recalled.
Members Of the church are admon-
ished to "sanctify their wealth by offer
Ing freely OF their substance to Gods
cause il being added that the wounds
Of Armenia, Poland and Belgium still
lie gapI,.g to the sky and orer their
dumb appeal to God an man"
The letter in part follows:
America Is involved to-day In world
wide confusion which finds Ms most
acute expression In the battieHelds OF
Europe. No self isolation on our part
is possible. The fortunes OF the ma
tons are as the threads Of
. tapesiry.
Interest can never again be sectional.
The world Is henceforth one. for the time
being In n disturbed and suffering unity,
in days to come in n unity where order
ard health will reign. Political expc-
diency may In wal time require neu-
tra.i,y Of the state. but IL cannot hold
In leash the ~sympathies OF the individ-
ral citizen. A man cannot be p~assionless
and retain his manhood.
"rhc fact that our nation Is not at
war affords no groun for smugness. 1t
throws upon US the searching response
bil!ty OF ~exalting the truce ideals OF
i.ace and incorporating them In our ma
t!onal lie. Nationalism too often as
snmes the ugly role OF group s%elfshness
or false patriotism. Local conditions
determine what form this disease will
take. Yondcr II breaks forth in the
scarlet rash Of war: here in unconse-
Grated prosperity. which Is bound to
Cause manhood to decay.
..For the sake Of GAIN"
9Th nation tina, in some quarters, for
A. .tz - -nt. ,snI ntrntna IN tho
wheels Of Industry the bodies and
Of her little children. that allows human
NE 20 he sacrificed to the inventions of
sn,cl and production from lack OF costly
safeguards, that heeds but listless'y the
cry Il the poor and oppressed. Is not at
psa'e even though she BIO not at war.
|. presently we aspire to act as peace
mak.rs in behalf Of the warning ma
tiogs. let our aspirations be tempered by
the reflection that we are tainted with
the corr,non disease Of which the erup-
ton II war is a symptom. not a cause
God hates a goddess and empty peace as
much "a he hates an unrighteous war.
Let IL he sadly said that In proper
ton to her swollen wealth Americas con-
tr,butiou TO the innocent sufferers In
Europe is the merest plttancc.
~ America comes out OF the world
disorder richer in purse poorer In
manhood she will bring upon herself
The peualty Of n debascd life or ever
OF losing her very soul.
80 nation. least of all so vast and
diversified n ono az ours. Ii justified II
trusting to chance for III. creation OF
fcr national character. She must eH'
poet Of every one of her citizens som'
true form Of national service. rendered
according to the capacity Of each. Ma
toual preparedness Is a clear duty. j
This service assumes the form OF mill
tary lefence. such can easily become
menace and will surely fall short o
pacific effect unless the productive forces
Of manhood are at the same momen
shap"d into social order. The only thor
ouch preparedness Is hat exempllfe'
by Christ. the prepa redness Of character
based upon life with God.
Much to Learn.
1.-THE nations now at war have a
ruch to teach us as we have to teacl
Them. They rebuke our worship OF com
for' and money by the daily Offering
upon a recking altar. of life and treas
ure. They declare to us that intOxicat
ing liquor. which Is no freely and care
lessly drunk In our land. Is a nationa
menace to be dispensed with at the cos
NJ lowered revenue. but with the gain o
heightened viriiity. They teach us tina
food Is the staff OF physical life, not a
invitation to gluttony. They rebuke GU
spiritual poverty by the splendor Of thei
spiritual eagerness. which. out OF thci
tragedy. brings new vision from God an
breeds new virtues In men. They sham
our self indulgence by a degree OF sci
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