The sun., 1916-12-26
PEACE The TOPIC OF
MANY N. Y. PASTORS
DR.. Manning Scores Pacifists
Who Urge War End Ere
Justice Is Done.

Peace was the topic in many New York
pulpts yesterday.
The Rev. Dr. William T. Manning rec
tor OF Trinity Church. speaking in Old
Trinity on this subject, denounced the
ultra pacifsts and said that the call of
this Christmas is not for peace alone. but
for peace after Justice has been done.
He said that the days message to Amer-
cans and to Christians Is to lift up
voice OF burning indignation In protest
against those who have inflicted the
wrongs OF this war. particularly those re-
sponsible for the atrocities under which
Belgium has been enslaved. as he
phrased II.
"The ultra pacifst doctrine rests on
misconception OF God he said. 'He is
God not only OF gentleness and OF love
lie is also a God of wrath. who over
throws evil. who requires Righteousness
and who Furnishes sin. II we had kept
before men the true conception OF the
Lord We should hear less OF that mis-
taken and harmful teaching that the use
OF force Is never justified that no wrong
IL to be forcibly repressed, that every
thing relating to military service Is evil
and un-Christian. and that peace IL to he
secured at any price.
Peace Not Main object.
As Christians we desire peace. But
peace IL not the supreme end OF life.
There are things which. without death to
our souls we cannot sacrifice even FOR
the sake Of peace. Right and truth and
justice are far greater things and they
are the only foundation upon which true
our Government just now Is speaking
OF peace But has II no word 10 say FOR
righteousness"
'''rhe monstrous crimes against the
Belgian people are going on day BY day,
Are we 10 speak words OF equal approval
and friendship both TO the wronged and
to the wrongdoer"
Us this In accordance with the princi-
pies and teachings OF Jesus Christ?
81 saw that II IL false both TO the prn-
cip,es OF the gospel and TO our ideals as
Americans.
THE call which this Christmas gives
to us and to our nation Is To follow Him
| who counted no, His lie dear unto Him
self. to give our sympathy and our moral
support openly to the right. to care even
more for righteousness and justice than
| for peace. to lift up IA voice OF burning
Indignation and VI righteous wrath
| against wrongs which cry out for the
judgment Of God and for the condemna-
| ton OF mankind"
Dr. Greer's Message.
! In the Cathedral OF 81. John the Divine
| Bishop David II. Greer's message was OF
peace and good will
The way to end the belligerency and
| strife IL not merely TO put away the
sword but to put away enmity and jeal-
| ousy with it," he said.
| Let us not suppose that this Christ
| mas message OF peace Is simply super
| ficial and sentimental peace--a peace at
any price. We must win IT first within
| ourselves and then. through ourselves.
| win II In the world.
| 1.-THE victory of Christmas Is coming
despite the clouds Of darkness. and the
light shed on this day shall widen and
become the light Of tho earth
| In ST. Patricks Cathedral Cardinal
Farley celebrated solemn pontifical mass
| at II o'clock. The sermon was preached
by the Rev John F. O'Rourke. who In
Weighed against capital.
They're paying bonuses now" he said.
! III they paid an honest wage there would
be no need for bonuses. And they want
| TO arbitrate with the workingman. hut
| arbitration never occurred TO them dur
ing the past twenty years. when the
| workingnan was the under dog