El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-10
TREAT FALLEN
ENEMY FAIRLY
Remember He's a Brother
in Christ, Says Pittsburg
Pastor Hunter.

An appeal for the great principle Of
the brotherhood Of man" that Il be
rot forgotten or destroyed in the
great world war, was a feature OF the
address Of Rev. Stanley A Hunter,
pastor Of the First Presbyterian
church OF Pittsburg, Pa, before the
regular mems meeting at the z. N. c
A Sunday afternoon.
when the misled Prussian at the
end OF the war realizes his mistake
and falls on his knees for forgive
ness" Rev. Mr.. Hunter said, we must
remember that he IS a brother for
whom Christ died.
That he could not keep his faith
amid the terrible loss OF human life,
were It not for the thought Of immor-
tally, was a statement made by the
speaker.
The lack Of bitterness for individual
German soldiers, but hatred OF the
Prussian military autOcracy. was a
point noticed by Rev. Mr.. Hunter in
talking to hundreds Of Canadian
wounded who had returned, he said.
"SaIt OF Earth" Subject.
The Salt OF the Earth" was the
subject chosen by Rev. Mr.. Hunter.
properties Of ordinary salt. Posi-
tive taste. the power to purify and
preserve, and the property OF dissolv-
ing and peTmeatinR in water. were
features OF salt with which Rev Mr..
Hunter drew comparisons with similar
qualities OF American soldiery.
Among things 20 be hoped for as q
result Of the war for democracy was
the destruction Of the materialistic
philosophy Of Nietsche. the German
philosopher OF the superman theory
Rev Mr.. Hunter declared that
Testament that there was but one
man in It he admired. Pontius PLATE
Protests Against Profanity.
The speaker also attacked profanity
and unclean thoughts. He stated that
the Christian must protest against
profanity. even II It was in the man
uer OF a sign seen at a Y n c A
hut IN France, which read, please
don't swear here, the secretary is try
ing to quit"
The habits OF prayer OF Chinese"
Gordon, the famous English general
bv the speaker. who stated that no
one ventured to disturb Gen Gordon
when white handkerchief was
pinned on his tent for everyone knew
that he was praying
A message penned by Col Theodore
rLO0sEN Elk 10 ne H4dLEL III LALAE1 EANI-A
to United States soldiers was read BY
Rev. Mr.. Hunter, respect for women.
and kindness to wounded enemies be-
ing points emphasized for American
soldiers
Necessity for Cooperation.
The result OF the war. Rev. Mr.. Hun
ter stated, would be a great awaken
ing TO the necessity for cooperation
and help for others. The amusing re-
ply Of an American child that the
golden rule was safety first" did
not really represent American feeling.
the preacher Hunter maintained, and
he declared that the American ma
ton was now showing the world the
Ideals that the nation really stood for.
Soldiers Sing and Play.
Rev. Nj Hunter was introduced by
E. c. Wade. ir. Two solos were sung.
He Lifted Ne" and He VIII Not Let
Ne Fall" by Railton Sprake. a mem
Der of the 64th infantry band, who
has q voice Of excellent baritone
quality and who was trained at a
musical school in Cincinnati for three
years. He entered the army from the
Moody Bible institute. His singing
won many compliments and much ap-
1lause. He also led the congregational
singing. Private Leroy Henshaw was
the accompanist
Secretary ". A. Young announced
that the campaign for new members
had already netted 2TS new member
ships A meeting Of teams was held
after the mems regular meeting.