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

One thought stood out in Sunday
night sermons in Detroit pulp,t-
dealing with the war-that the Unit
cd States Is in war to gain peace,
aud that tho blow against kaiser
ism. not the German people. must
be struck az the earliest possible
date.
let us 20 into this war and de-
liver the knockout blow as soon as
possible" declared the Rev Joseph
a Vance, pastor Of the First Pros
byterian church. 10 congregation
that filled the church 10 it's capacity
we have done every thing we could
10 keep OUT Of war. even TO ofer'ns
our other cheek TO be slapped WHOM
ono was struck, and 10 giving orr
coat when our trousers were stolen
until now we have not a pair ~
BAHAMAS 10 wear 10 the hospital Ne
are after peace as We 20 20 war.
not peace without victory. but a
peace born OF universal triumph
Let us 20 into II united. The die
has been cast by our government
let US 90 into this war ,.s
Americans and as Christians the
same as we would build skyscrap-
ers, OF tunnel mountains 10 make
short cut for our ships 10 travers.
between oceans. 10 win peace lot
US make Il a righteous war. not for
race hatred nor for gold. nor for
wider dominion for the Stars end
Stripes
The Rev William d Maxon, ~
Christ church branded tho German
government as foe "of God ana
man" in his Sunday night sermon
"Our patriotism fell prey 10
false paciflsm." he said 'Ii slep
until the grip OF the enemy reached
across the sea 10 awaken us from
a fools paradise We had fslleu
into cal mserenity because We
listened 20 the siren voices OF pa
cifists Americans were too busy
making money and spending money
TO fight the common enemy across
the sea
America is united "a never b..
fore We know we are under the
master mind and master hand of
great president. We realize that he
has watched and waited well. stcr-
ing MP an unanswerable indictment
hat has destroyed Prussianism
The Rev II Lester Smith. pastor
o. tho Central Methodist church.
tod his congregation that The Amer
lean has certain rights that arc ir
ticnable. but that he has cy n
sreater resp possibilities that are n
alienable. among which Is the pro
lection OF HIS rights with his life
when congress and the president
says that war is the only recourse
He deplored the volunteer systew
1T is weak and indiscriminate.
ne said II, is harmful Il would
leave us in the same condition that
r. left England the hrst year Of tho
war, demoraiized by inenciency end
civil strife"
Other appeals In favor of the
draft system were made by Dean
Frederick Edwards. Of tho 81 Paurs
Episcopal cathedral and The Ro,
wits A Moore pastor Of The
church Of Our Father Tho Roy
Amos haywood pastor " the Cass.
aye. Methodist church appealed %
all citizens 10 uphold The govern
ment In evrry undortakinR
The greatest word In the world
to-day is service" he said. and scr
vice does not mean drudrery. FOR
Cod never intended man 10 be
drudge Service - the highcu
privilege OF life The greatest ser
vice many ~ us can perform toda,
is in agricultural and industrial pur
fuits. which we must mobilize IN
order that tho other nations Of the
earth may not perish
DIT Foster. or Olivet college. an
swering the doubtings as TO tho
reality Of Divine Providence in
times Of dire calamity. told tho
audience a. the First Congregational
church Sunday morning that one
must view AFFECTIVE events from the
hilltop. commanding long Wow
~ the Providentisl visitation Even
| so CHASTITY a scourge as war has It's
outworkings OF good The God thai
marks tho sparrow's fall cares fer
his children. Infinite love is dis.
cernible even in lies hardest dis
cipline and most gTievous dcpriva
tons.