The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-01
REV. e. F. WEISE
MAKES REPLY TO
FELLOW PASTORS


80 strenuously for the nations across
the water. i do not doubt the con-
ference would have turned right
around last year, after it had declared
its behalf in the adequacy of the
Golden Rule. and the acknowledged
principles of Christianity, and voted
for war, II the President had said it
was Christian. I am willing to say,
IL these men want me to that the con-
ference actually backs1id last year.
xfill not bubble about the time these
men turned traitor to Christ. That is
tmmaterial. The sad fact is that they
sWould ever be guilty of such treason
eny time. But the fact remains.
nevertheless. that the opportunity for
treason to Christ was not afforded
Nntil this spring + had the privilege
this spring TO tell the conference that
x still stood where. II stood last year
ON the question Of war. as opposed to
a. because OF the eternal adequacy OF
the Golden Rule OF Christ as a rule
OF conduct between nations as well as
individuals. told them that
would never allow my religious con-
victfons to be regulated by Washing
ton time. 1 balievd then and do now
that II we preach the Golden Rule
for Europe. It is only fair that we
preach It forAmerica, contend that
these men know as well as 4 that
right IA right everywhere and always.
These men know las well as II that
morals has no geography, SO that
what is wrong I'm Europe can be right
IN America They know that morals
own no, calendar. so that what Is
wrong in 1915, before the United
States adopts II. is right in 1917. after
the Unitd States has made it its pro-
gram. These men all know that IL
centiousness stinks just as bad at the
North Pole as at the South, and that
the taking Of life is just as much in
cisobedince to the principles OF the
gospel IL done by American armies, as
by any other. But these men land
many others would rather preach
against the sins of the South Pole, If
their residence Is at the North, and
against the sins OF Europe, IL they
live In America But God wants men
today, as always, who will preach His
gospel fearlessly and honestly, let it
4All where II will
Christ told His disciples they
would encounter persecution. If they
preached His gospel. But He never
gave any permission to pussy foot to
ave salaries, or place or even friends.
10 man having put his hand to the
plough, and looking back, is fit for
the Kingdom OF God. And in charg-
ing His Disciples. as Luke records 1t
in the 18th chapter, He said: And
wheS thsy bring you unto synagogues.
and 95s1m&MEEAtesSmdp PAYERS, take
no thSH&HEzzH4Mz<6NM thing We
shall answer, or what We shall say:
For the Holy Ghost shall teach you
In the same hour what We ought to
say. Again Luke tells us that Jesus
spoke to His disciples, saying. Before
al these. they shall lay their hands
on you and persecute you, delivering
you up to the synagogues, asA into
prisons, being brought before kings
and rulers for my names sake And
Il shall turn to you for a testimony.
Settle It therefore In your hearts, not
70 mediate before what ye shall ami
swer: For will give you mouth
and wisdom, which all your adversar-
.3es shall not be able TO gainsay or
resist Christ knew that His gospel
could not always sanction what gov
ernmsnts OF men might propose. And
He did not intend that His disciples
should ever enter into any compact,
even in the name of patriotism, that