The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-30
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Detroit Pastors Want
Prussianism Crushed
Without Delay
"WAGE WAR FOR
SAKE OF PEACE
Conflict Has United
America, Says
DR.. Vance

one Thought stood out in sunday
night sermons u Detroit pulp.ts
deaths with the war that Ihe Unit
ed states is in war 20 gain peace
sni tAa. me blow against Kaiser
Ism not the German people must
te struck az The earliest possible
date
"Let ne go inta has war and dc.
l-4--a-.h--- AR--,kaHt hlaN- as soon as
possible declared the Rev Joseph
A Vance pastor OF the First Pres.
by,erian church. 70 a con gregatl0u
,ha dlled Tie church 10 irs capacity
we have done everything We could
io keep our ~ war. even 20 offering
.m other check 10 bc slapped when
one Vss struck. and 10 giving our
rta- when our trousers were stolen,
.utl now We have not pair u
,3'amas 20 wear 10 The hospital We
Te after peace as we 80 70 war.
nor a peace without victory but a
peace bern OF universal triumph
let us 20 INTO it united. The die
1as been cast by orr government
"Tet us 20 irto this war as
americans and as Christians the
same as We would build skvscrir
ers. or tunnel mountains 10 make q
hort cu- 'or our ships t1 traverse
between oceans 20 win peace Lot
1l- make 81 a righteous war not FOR
race hatred -'- for gold nor for
der dominion for he Stars end
Stripes
The Rev William = Mazon. a.
Christ church. branded the German
government az a zoe 'of God and
man in his sunday night sermon
rOur patriotism fen prey 70 q
false paci6sm he said II slep
until the grip Of 'hs enemy reached
across The sen 70 awaken us from
a fools paradise We had fallen
into "A feline serenity becsusa we
70 the siren voices OF pa
cifsts Americans were 100 busy
making money and spending money
~ fight the common enemy across
-5e sea
America "a united as never b.
sore We know We are under the
master mind and master hand OF a
great president We realize that he
has watched and waited well, stCr
'rc mp an unansverable indletmen,
Iat has destroyed Prussianism
The Rev. II Lester Smith. pastor
% the Central Methodist church
odd bis congregation that The Amer
icsn has certain rights that are In
enable. bat that ne has even
-reater responsibilities atha, are In
aIienable. among which "a the pro
-ection % his rights with his life
when congress and the president
says That war r. the only recourse.
fie asplorsi the volunteer syster
m - weak and indlscrlmlnate.
said "rt is harmful It would
leatr us In the same condition that
+. left England the FIRST year OF tho
ar demorallzed by ineficiency end
Iv1 strife"
Ofher appeals IN favor OF the
-afr system were made by Dean
frederick Edwards. ~ ne 81 Paurs
Episcopal cathedral and the Rev
while a Moore pastor Of tn"
church % our Father The Roy
Ames haywood pastor or the Csss-
o. Methodist church appealed o.
citizens 20 lphold the govern.
usnt in every Undertaking
The greatesr word IN Tho world
23ay i' service he sad and ser.
tce doe NOT mean drudzery. Tor
nd never Intended man 20 he
-udse Service Is Tho hlghes
privilege 81 rfe The greatest scr
ice many q us can perform TO-DAY
In agricultural and Industrial pur.
rlts. which We must mobilize i'm
order thar The other nations NJ the
.arfh may not periuh