New Britain herald., 1917-04-23
WE'RE GOING TO WIN
 SAYsFlR. 'i'.l SULLIVAN
|Curate at St. Joseph's Church
 Gives Sermon on War

Rev. J. Leo Sullivan, curats at St. Joseph's church, preached an elo- quent sermon at tho masses yesterday. in references to the entrance into the war by the United States.
 Father Sullivan spoke in pert as follows: "The Aame of the European
 war which is burning 50 hercsiy among the nations of ths old world. has at last lsaped over into ouF own
 bsioveA land and VI; too. are to sx- perience soms of Its destructive prop critics. In any great crisis or danger men age always on the alert strsintng every energy of mind and body to minimize and eventually ward off tho impending disaster. Every intelligent American is alive to the situatlon which threatens our nation and from a life of peace we are suddenly cast into sea of war, where the hum- ming of the cannon and the scream ing shells will consume our wealth and precious lives of our defenders.
 America has many times experi- enced the sufferings of war, the Rev. olutionary war, the war of 1912, the Mexican war, tho Civil war and the Spanish war. But she has never known defeat, and all the trials and tribulations of warfate were met and worsted. in q manner gratifying to our country. Tn an address before parliament recently, Lloyd George said America has never entered . war of aggression, but did 50 where freedom and liberty justified the action. Today we are involved in the greatest war the country has ever seen.. God knows and the world at large knows that our entrance into this conflict was not of our own desire or wanting.
 For two ysars the president has pi1oted us through . sea of trouble, doing everything possible to avoid what eventually ended in tho declara- ton of war. But in such . contest as this whers autocracy is ranged against democracy, where kings land emperors arc making thsir last dcs- psrata stand in a world that has out grown their usefulneas. ws, the great est democracy of all time. must nat urally line up against the last vestige of tyranny and absolutism against tho greatest empire of modern times. the Prussian war country.
 I've Are Going to Conquer"
 We are going to conquer. we have all the natural resources, men. ammu- milton. etc, to build up our powerful army and navy. There are from twenty-five to thirty million men to call on.
 ''The question naturally comes into our minds and will not be downed: What part am to play in this war, in which my country Is involved and am to enter the navy and thus make America the ruler of the seas, pr ana I going to enlist in the army to carry out whatever commands the leader may give?
 : And right fere it would be quite apropos to remark that one of youi own co-religionists, Commodore Jack Barry, was known as the father of the American navy" In the revolu- war Major General John Sul- iivan covered himself with glory and the deeds of General Phil Sheridan are also written on the pages of his- tory of the Civil war.
 Even though we may not be called to the colors everyone of us have a part to play to help our beloved caun- try, for in entering the war, Amefica will be forced to assist their allies with food and the output will be greatly taxed. It is time to begin to think about gardens and I would ask all to enter into this with interest. The home garden planJis an excellent one.
 While we are preparing to save our country let our prayers for peace ascend continually to Gods throne. 50 that He may send His peace to us, Peace on earth to men of good wi]l.'."