El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-15

piece with that OF the larger EEo-
testant eccIesiasticisms There IS no
Evidence 81 the Catholic church's ever
having set itself in opposition 10 the
Prussian military theory or tendency
The individual Catholic founu IN tne
Catholic system neither defence nor
defender when for reasons OF con
science he was unwilling 10 OBEY me
command Of the kaiser that required
him TO do wrong
This much, however, Is to be sald
in the favor OF Cathohc prlesls -
compared with Protestant German
clerEymen- The national tanaticlsm
OF the average Catholic priest does
not. il seems, rise TO so high pllcn-
PERHAPS this fact is partly 10 De e1-
planned on the ground OF the W-ue
variations OF nationality among the
Catholic priesthood OF any given
country. I fail 10 find any record OF
published utterances coming from
clerEvmen Of the Catholic church 70
rival the pharisaic diabolism OF the
sermons OF pastor J. Rump. pastor
Walter Lehman. dean IOlZeln ana
other ecclesiastics OF their stripe
What stands out above every olher
consideration Of this subject IN my
judgment is the spectacle OF a BODY
at war with itself II the Roman
Catholic is indeed the body Of Christ
or Il the Protestant OrEanlZat tons
taken together. compose the oody O.
Christ-Or IL the Catholic cnurcn,
Roman and Greek, together with the
whole numbe Of Protestant churches
compose or contain the body OF Christ
there is no gaiusay1ng that the DouL
is under the influence OF a profound
mental disorder which causes the
members OF the body TO destroy eacn
other as though the teeth were en-
gagged in EnaWing off the feet, OF the
hands were busy tearing out the eyes
Germanyfs National song.
A great many phenomena religious
and irreligious are epitomized in what
is probably the most popular ana
German" u all the German national
songs. The song IS Deutschland
Deutschland. Uber Allies" have
made an English version OF the first
stanza Of the song. which quite accu-
ratelv translates its ideas and SplrlL+
Deutschland over everybody,
Everybody in the world
Deutschland in defense defiant,
Brotherly together heidi
From the Mas unto the Memel
From the Etsch unto the Belt,
Deutschland over everybody,
Everybody in the world
Deutscher women
Deutscher fealtys
DeutsCher wine
And Deutscher song
Deurscher revels,
Deutscher honor,
Deutscher deeds.
Our whole life long
Is Vicious Sentiment.
What instance can be pointed to OF T.
ecclesiastical protest or remOnstrance E
against the essential viciOusness OF
such = sentiment as Deutschland
over everybody. everybody IN the
world2" Is this acquiescence due TO /
the blindness or cOWardice Of those
TO whom the people look for moral I
guidance2 What secretly meditated I
violation by an individual Of the integ- ]
ritv Of his own soul. what adulter- ]
ously conceived Offeuse against the
hoe
reasonable conspiracy against the
property or the welfare OF the citi-
Zens Of an entire state can compare
in the measure OF its moral turpitude I
with the complacent villainy OF
Deutschland. Deutschland. Uoer d
Allies" and its unblush.ng proposal Of j
crime against the whole Of mankind2i Z
To offer TO the world in the present
emergency a religion that arranges J
mans morals in relation TO him D
self. and that trranges his life in I
the innocence Of the sentiment or TO j
the life OF the individual as towards I
himself. and that arranges his life in
relation 20 the family. or in relation /
to the local community in which he |
lives, is not TO meet the needs OF the II
man OF today in relation 20 the whole II
OF his life-no matter how famous a \
name that religion NAV bring from
out the world Of the past. II
The world has grown since yester-
day Tomorrow il viii be larger still
ONLY that religion can meet the needs
OF the man Of today that along with II
his other relationships nationally ar
ranges his life as toward his own na-
ti0n on the one hand and toward all
mankind on the other. III
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