The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-12-06

handed down to our children's chill
dren.
We should offer up grateful thanks
for the reports coming from the front.
The Bible is the most popular book
in the trenches-the demands far out
distance the present supply. The ad-
mirals of the great navies-the gen
erals in the army are sending mes
sages to the men on ship, in camp,
and trench taken from Gods great
book. Admiral Jellico sends Jehovah's
message to Joshua, to his men OF the
English navy. Our own Pershing di-
reefs his men to trust in God Tor
comfort and to exercise faith in our
Saviour for strength against tempta-
ton.
There are in America class or
men called pacifist-that their trlpe
may grow small-who hold to the doc
trine of non-resistance, and are
shocked that this nation should be a
PARTY to the titanic struggle for Tree
dom and world democracy.
Had the doctrine of non-resistance
nrevailed in the past the Stuart des-
potism would have been fastened upon
ENGLAND The man who teach the
doctrine of non-resistance to wrong
and evil would have paid the snip
money demanded that John Hampton
refused to nay. The brave freemen
of that day believed that rebellion TO
tyrants was rendering obedience 10
God :.
The question is not whether war is
iustifiable-but is it ever necessary
hence unavoidable. War saved greece
from being over run by the ferslans
hords. ..e,a4,
haan accented the Turk would prob
ablv be the masters of Europe today
certainly under the rule of such doc
trine there would be no democracy.
or hone of liberty. The greatest and
most thrilling chapters of history are
those that tell of the heroism ana sac
rifice for freedom and democracy.
No man is entitled to be paclflst
IN the extreme sense, unless he is
willing himself to submit ana 10 al
low his family to be subjected 10 loss
outrage. insult, and death without any
resistance or defense s...
Unless he accepts such condltlon
he must fight, either himself OF
through the police and courts.
Is if right to use force 10 repe
wrong? If right for the Individual %
also for the nation. 1t is depiorapi'
when such a necessity ARISES.
things are now-when one nation az
tacks the rest OF the WorluM LIZ
Sro,,Id mist either resist or submit.
Submission would give sanction u
wrong and the enslavement OF man
kind Let us be thankful that undel
such provocation, that men believe
both necessary and right TO nsh
| AGAINST such mOnstrOus evils.
| Democracy and autocratlc poWe
now stand in the trenches OF death U
determine the destiny of the whol
world. Let us pray that a new worl'
win come forth from this blood Dlrti
agony. 4,o,,,s,iv
ing-it is well to remember Ina
American Professionalism has spokel
4 through the Council of the Federated
4 Churches of America.
In part. here is her declaration
n "This great hour in the worlds his
d tory could not be made complete with
n ont the suffering and sacrifice
4 America with the other free people
of the world.
. we could not remain out of the con
4 flict when the free peoples OF TN
4 world were being beaten TO incl
4 knees by the power of cruel auto
cracy.
we owe it to our country to main
4 tain intact and to transmit unlmpalre
to our descendants our heritage o
! freedom and democracy. Above an
beyond this we must be loyal to on
1 divine Lord, who gave His life tina
q the world might be redeemed, an
whose loving purpose embraced ever
man and nation.
No one can foresee the end of tn
struggle. 1t will call for all tn
strength and heroism of which the ma
ton is capable. The church has
mission in this time of crisis and dan
ger.
l. ITO purge our own hearts c
arrogance and selfishness.
2. ITO steady and inspire the ma
ton"
3. "To hold our own nation true
n it's protested aims of justice, hbert,
and brotherhood"
4. ITO keep alive the spirit OF pray
er. that in these times of strain an
sorrow. men may be sustained by II