Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1917-11-28
No. s
LOW SPIRITUALITY
IS CAUSE OF WAR
Noted Canadian suffragist and
Authoress Also Blames Too
Much Masculinity.

Lack of spirituality and too much
masculinity brought on the great world
war" was the statement of Mrs. Nellie
McClung. of North Edmonton Alberta,
Canada, at the meeting of the Georgia
Suffrage Association in st. Johns Church
Saturday afternoon. 49,
Mrs. McCiung Is making a tour OF the
United States in the interest of woman
Suffrage, and is known as the foremost
suffragist in Canada. Besides her, work
in the equal suffrage cause. she is an
hence and her books are in great de-
mand. Mrs. McCiung has: q son in the
KING Legion. in France, a Canadian
unit which has but fourteen men 1T
out OF LOCO. She is the mother Of five
boys only the. eldest being of military
'swomen of Canada in war Time, was
the subject of Mrs. Meetings. brilliant
address, which was permeated with
pathetic stories rejecting the philosophy
OF the Canadian women who have given
ftheir sons to the service. There were
times when handkerchiefs were very
much in evidence, particularly when she
related the story of the Canadian neither
VINO received her letter back, with the
curt message on the envelope, Killed
in action
Canadians are a peace loving people
people OF the United States. We entered
the war in an effort to try and solve
the problems of the, world and to bring
about an era of love and peace We are
|proudgof the 5000 miles Of boundary be-
tween as and the United States, which
has not single fertilization. The good
best fortifcation Premier Borden prom
Used England 1000 men when war was
declared. and nobody has criticized him
for It, although there are sections in Can
ada where all the men have gone to the
front. The most touching feature of the
war has been the response of the native
Englshmen, who left their crops standing
in the field, ten days before harvest, and
enlisted to fight for their country. Some
even pawned their watches and sold all
they had in order to get to England.
Mrs. McClung said there were some
things wrong with the world before war
was declared and the war has speeded
up life,s camera amazingly, SO that. we
a generation of MASTERS and referred to
the report of the committee on forest
conservation, which stated that there
burned in Canada last year as there was
used. There were MANY brilliant epi-
grams in her speech and among her trite
utterances was: individually. we think
to Christianity. Nationally. we look upon
them as customers because we need the
money.
''There, little girl, don't cry,
They have broken your DOLL know, >
all over the world today.
Referring to the mastery of men over
women. she said it was God -giVen at
tribute. but that the overcoming. mast
erful way of men should be combined
with the loving. tender touch of woman.
The world is suffering today from too
much mascuinity. Men alone were not
intended to rule the world. for male
and female created He them" The war
is making us forget ourselves; the veneer
is off: the blinds are up; social distinc-
lions are being wiped out and we are
being brought together in heart cohe-
sion.
Mrs. McClung referred to the message
of the German women struggled into
France, which said: I'VE think and feel
as you do. and when this war is over,
Wen do all we can to prevent a recur
renee" The chief thing wrong with the
world is the lack of spirituality. Ger
many does not know what it means. Ad-
miral Beatty says england will not
win the war until he gets on her knees
before God" God couldn't patch up our
civilzation-He had to blow it up and
the world is on the eve of the greatest
spiritual upheaval it has ever known,
when the era of brotherhood and sister
hood will be ushered in. The Pentecostal
the church will measure upato her duty
in leading people along spiritual paths
Mrs. Arlington preS4ed at the meeting
and the musical features were ''The Star
Spangled Banner" sung by Miss Mar
garet Battle and 1.-THE Rosary, sung
by Private John Surra. 112th Infantry.
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