The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-09-21
UNION SERVICE
AND ADDRESS TO OUR BOYS


ColverN were appropriate and touch
ed the depth of human understand.
ing. A resume of the sermon will
follow, printed at the request ol
many:
The Warrant for Wars Waste
The Z tremendous outpouring oi
men, money and mental anguish or
the part of the American people has
furnished an occasion for wonder.
ment in many minds and murmur.
ings from some mouths as to the
wisdom and warrant for such 9
price.
A measure Of relief is found in
practically a parallel case in the ex.
perience of Jesus Christ. Twenty
centuries have proven the right tC
Him to hold the chair of moral phi.
losophy in the university of right
living.
The occasion is at the home OF
Lazarus and his two sisters. While
sitting at meat with his disciples
Mary timidly approaches and an
nOints her Lord with the most preci-
GUS substance which she possesses
A criticism Immediately arose from
Judas, who terms the act as waste
full in view of the great needs OF
the poor. Christ silences the critic
ism and commends the act on the
ground that Mary, while fully cog
infant of the poor and their needs
has discerned higher level of hui
man needs than the material. She
hnc at hn hot
man lives by something higher than
bread. Her intention discovers an
approaching even wherein a beloved
person is going to be robbed of
justice, not food but justice, mercy
and truth, a treatment that is hu-
initiating and ends in crucifixion. 1t
is in the face of this existing state
of distorted political and religious
affairs that she makes her sacrifice
and receives heavens commendation.
At the time Of Christ's advent
there was state Of warfare on
earth against Gods Righteousness.
God took the most precious posses
sion of heaven, His only begotten
Son and sent Him as peace offer
ing, in order that there might come
about state of peace on earth.
God knows what war is. "There
was war in heaven" and asrebellous
arrogant army of angels under the
leadership of Satan was cast out.
There was and is war on earth in
the cause Of righteousness. Those
accepting Gods peace terms in
Christ acknowledge the sovereignty
of God and live in happy peace, but
this state of affairs cost God a great
DEAL
Christianity's message is one Of
peace, seven hundred years before
the birth of Christ He was called
the Prince of Peace. The angel an
nouncement of His birth was a de-
claration of peace; Christ's inaugu-
raj address was opened with peace
propositions; His goodbye was a
bestowment of peace, but all this
was to those accepting Gods peace
terms and promoters of righteous
ness. But to that man, organization
or nation that ignores justice, right
eousness, and mercy the war that
was in heaven and is on earth and
that crucified Christ is still being
waged at a tremendous cost. God
is against every man or movement
that ignores right and mercy. The
German government has given the
world irreputable proofs on repeat
ed occasions that her methods and
spirit are identical with those who
thru all ages, as we'll as at Calvary,
have cried out toward the innocent
ones, noncombatants, women and
children, cruelty them, cruelty
them" There is no regard for law,
right or mercy. Not only does she
play the role of executioner, but a
betrayer as we'll for her revealed
methods have been those OF Judas,
to betray innocent, neutral blood
for a price. Let those who criticize
our sacrifice beware lest they find
themselves classed with Mary's
critic who betrayed Christ with a
kiss in the garden Of his suffering.
The monster dragon of polluted
power and infamous injustice has
again raised his head and Kissed his
fiery defiance at the whole earth.
The case and cause is identical with
that which saw the deliverance OF
heavens only Son, and saw HIS
crucifixion. It is Gods cause. He
sacrificed that there might be a state
of affairs where His children might
live in peace, wherein dwelleth
righteousness"
Again and again occasion has
arisen wherein a sacrifice must be
made. Mothers and Marys must
weep, but the newer day will dawn,
the resurrection morn Of peaceful,
righteous people, one In which a
peace loving people can live In hap
piness. And the Mary who poured
out her all, and the mother VINO
gave her son, and son who "stead-
fastly set his face toward duty
shall be hailed together as saviors
Of Righteousness. You're to be con-
graduated not only that you are
marching under the Stars and
Stripes which for decades and be-
fore the whole world has stood for
an ideal Of Righteousness, but greater
still you are marching under the
banner of the cross, the banner of a
holy, righteous God, a sovereign
King. and beside you in the camp
or trench is Jesus Christ, His only
begotten Son, the Prince of Peace.
RED CROSS SEWING EXHIBIT
Saturday afternoon from to 5
o'clock at the Odd Fellows hall, the
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