The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-01-06
PROMINENT PASTOR ON PREPAREDNESS.

PROMINENT PASTOR ON PREPAREDNESS.
The peace propaganda headed by William Jennings BRYAN
brought about state of things that well be termed
the peace craze
The love of the sake of and the glory may
bring is detestable. That is "mitarism."
of country which is deep enough to prompt one
fight the preservation of the land of his birth adop
ton is highly commendabe That is patriotism.
If concede that nation has right to exist must
concede also that has right to perpeuae its existence
Any other view leads to anarchy Our naonthe United
States of Americas popular government If it is to i've
must have the authority and the to protect itself
from foreign invasion we'll from internal disorder
To do this it must employ force Moral suason is all right
in its place. but there times when would be the qunes
of stupidity depend upon that alone In great
gences the nation must employ the military power go to
the wall
Without the aid of the military power, under Washington
nation would have had being Without the use
of the military power under Lincoln, could have been
What has been true of the past will be true of the
future.
Mr. Bryan declares that the dominant principle among
the nations that engaged the titanic struggle across
the is the principle that Knight makes right yet
in the face of that undoubted fact he advises this country
to refuse to prepare for its preservation from possible
invasion The trouble with Mr. Bryan and his followers
not that he and they love peace but that in the atmosphere
of ideasm where they live they indulge the foolish
that only be maintained by national unprepared
ness for possible
Some very good peopleamost good for this bad old
wordare very much exercised the that young
who the university Seattle required
to take military training They especially concerned for
few OF these young people who of families consce
themselves
have conscientious scupes against bearing The writ
honor any who has the courage of his convictions
but still he is puzzled the situation when he how
these same people to share In the enjoyment
of the privileges and the liberties, civil and religious
have been bought the blood of who fallen
on thousand battlefelds.
Possibly they may contend that elderly of conscience
part of inheritance, and that
the government-has right to compel obedience to law
that in conflict with the conscientious scruples of its
subjects Whenever the government comedies that principle
it signs its death warrant
There who claim that if this country should be
actually threatened with invasion the spontaneous upr
ing of the people would fully meet the The absury
of this notion such that it makes sick to think about
it. Think of the time required to mobilize and train army
to transform mob into efficient force. Think of the
time required to furnish provisions adequate equipment and
the necessary munitions Three months would scarcely su
fce and that time the enemy could slaughter and destroy
to their hearts content Let be WISE Let remember
the old proverbs can of prevention is worth pound
of cure.''
Mr.. Bryan and other leading pacs contend that it is
unchristan to prepare for possible war; that ncon
in those who subscribe to the golden rue that Jesus
meek and lowly and we who his disciples should
exemplfy the spirit of our master.
The writer has been minister of the gospel than
40 years. but before he minister he carried gun in
the union ranks in the Civil and the bronze
button member of the Grand Army of the Republic He
fails to why he should be ashamed of his past
Let this nation prepare for possible in order that
we may have permanent peace.
!. REV. HENRY BROWN, D. D.
! S518 Bernard ST., Spokane.