The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-02-05
KAISER IS CLASSED
AS MAD DOG LOOSE
AMID WORLD POWERS
In Face Of Cricis With German
Nation, Peace Dove Is Allowed
to Soar in Presbyterian and
Congregational Churches.

lomatic relations between United
states and Germany. two Albuquerque
ministers refused to set aside their
sermons on peace nj the morning SER
vice yesterday. Rev. Archie Tooth
aker,. pastor Of the Congregational
church, TOOK ~ his subject. The Fed
Grafton OF the World" while Rev.
Hugh Cooper. pastor of the Prcsby-
terrain church spoke on "Righteous.
ness and Peace"
Rev. Toothaker remarked that
from the present viewpoint il might
seem hat all hopes and dreams Of a
universal peace are far from Us. yet
he believed that after the war is over
and the pepole who are compelled TO
pay the price have time 10 think,
they viii demand "a change in condi-
lions.
with the overthrow OF the ruling
classes in Europe" said Rev. Tooth
"a world peace could be assur-
ed. The American people desire
peace and II We engage In war il Is
because we are drawn into IL against
"a wills. with "a mad dog loose
among the nations. We nay be COM
PEELED to do that which Is entirely OPP
posite to our wishes.
president Wilson's proposal of n
league Of nations Is not AN idle dream.
but IL Is the sensible way of handling
world AFFAIRS. II is also the ultimate
way. Before the war closes resort
must be had to treaty. How much
better u II could prevent this whole
sale destruction OF life and property.
rather than turn TO II after the car
mage
1t is also the Christian way. Chris
tianity is brotherhood. IL is willing
ness 20 endure hardship. even anront
FOR the sake OF others.
The pastor quoted from the re-
port of the Federal Churches Of
Christ In the United States. In lis
loyal support OF the president IN his
Efforts 20 maintain the peace Of our
country. and also TO establish the
peace Of the world,
Both ministers agreed that the
president had taken the only course
that he could have aiken under the
present conditions. An extract from
Rev. Cooper's ermon follows:
The words righteousness and peace
go together. said Rev. Cooper. with
righteousness there is always peace
and apart from il there is always
strife. You may apply the principle
socially. Grained justice and right on
the part Of employer and employed
and what wonderful tranquility there
would he 10 the Industrial world.
AT The present time We are thinKing
OF national peace. Whose heart was
not burdened yesterday as the news
boys were %proclaiming hat M pres
ident had cut of relations with GER
many. But burdened as our hearts
may De and eager as we doubtless are
for peace We canno make peace
apart from justice.
II Germany OF any other nation
d%isregards It's sacred treaties and
tramples them as scraps Of paper be-
meath her feet she IL doing wrong.
ana in some way must atone for that
wrong. The sea Is Gods great gift TO
man. IL should be as free as the air
which we breathe. II a nation sinhs
u vessels laden with innocent men.
women and children. before there can
be peace, atonemcnt OF some kind
mus, be made Tor such a crime There
is no peace saith my God. TO the
wicked. II this Is true ~ the indi-
yidual. why not also Of n nation.
This whole war GUINNESS from it's
inception is the fruit Of unrighteous-
ness. II is the outcome Of pride. jeal-
ousy and greed. sherman said War
II hell and how could IL be anything
else. for is birth place Is he'll. Even
Napoleon said, wa is the business Of
barbarians.
~ the people ~ the warning ma
tiDns had spent half as much time in
thinking on peace as they have on
planning for war they would probably
have peace today. They tell Us that
Is the only preventative OF
war. a recent writer said. With the
cannons numbering in southeastern
Europe. where now are your David
star Jordaus and fools Of his kind.
But is not the argument exceedingly
shallow Is il not sufficient 20 ask. Il
armament is so effective against "a
why are the cannons laundering most
A"NANAH |A wv WV itNIhllN WIN TO Al wv
last forty wears have been giving more
time and money tu armament than
any other
1T Is q time not for harsh sayings
against any nation hut for much
prayer and calmncss We h ar it said
By some, germany a. be humiliat.
ed and completely dismantlcd ere the
can stop Peace IAN never come
from such uurigh;cous thoughts as
these. Any nation which wrongs ms
must make roparition tor the wrong
but this must be accomplished with
out hatred and hgr-huc-s
Another political hcrcsy is that Of
Colonel Roosevelt That war is nee
e-sary to valor Ne implied by this
that pacinclsts are towards which b.
false Quakers hat, war but there
never was Il Drawer people. A. far
AS hcroi-m IN concerned who would
not be- willing Co place John Bright
alongside at Colonel Roosevelt
Perhaps We have been Il little too
proud OF our neutrality. No don't
want var. but as Christians we ought
"a do more than We have done Zoo
making war on war. We ought TO
suffer more with oar brothers crushed