The Washington times., 1917-05-28
ACCUSES GERMANY
OF FIGHTING GOD"
Rev. John B. Clark Declares
Huns Make War on Creator.
LIBERTY LOAN CHAMPIONED
DUTY Of Everyone to Buy Bond, "
Says Rev. D. H. Martin.

With public interest at the seething
point as Governmental machinery pre-
psres for immediate military operations
Washington pastors yesterday preached
powerful sermons on subjects akin to
preparedness. both OF mind and body.
Several sermons sought to inspire en-
IIstment through outlining the ungodli-
ness Of Prussian militarism. while
others were pleas for Americans OF 1911
to follow unfalteringly in the foot
steps OF Americans OF 17T6.
Germany is not lighting our allies or
the United States Alone declared the
Rev. John Britain Clark. pastor Of
the First Presbyterian Church. She
is fighting God and His laws" he con-
tinued. "and she 10 the bloody acrostc
of the twentieth century"
For Liberty Loan.
The Rev. D. H. Martin. pastor Of Wes-
ley Chapel. who spoke on the subject
The Bible in the Trenches" said that
2G.OOO.0oO copies Of the Bible in all Ian
guages of the allies had already
been put into the hands Of the soldiers.
1T is the duty of every one to buy a
Liberty Loan Bond" the Rev. Mr.. Mar
tin said. I'VE must fight with our
money as well as with our guns"
"who IL the true American the
Rev. DR.. Walter e. Burnett, pastor Of
Foundry Methodist Episcopal Church,
asked OF his congregation.
"The true American" the Rev. DR..
Burnett answered. ''is the worlds nm
est free man, the most rapidly devsh
oping personality In the world. the
finest Datriot In the world. and the
true cSsmopolite."
The Rev. J. Harvey Dunham, pastor
OF the Western Presbyterian Church,
sold his flock "the world can no
longer endure a half autocratie, half
democratic. system of rule. German
Imperialism must 60"
SuPerstate Theory UntsnabIe.
''The unspeakable theory Of q super
state, that one state Is better than the
other, is God chosen, and such non
sense IL a reason that we. of the
United States of America. are in the
world war" declared the Rev. Cove
G. johnson, pastor of Emmanuel Bap-
list Church, in his sermon.
The American race is a nation of
martyrs, more than a race of men,"
declared the Rev. Abdel Ross Vents
at the Union Lutheran Celebration
Church.
Justification of some pacinsts was
given by the Rev. John Van Schaick,
jr., who said "that II Is unfair wholly
to condemn the man who conscien-
tiously objects to the taking OF human
life"
The Rev. DR.. James l. Gordon
lsuded the Jews in his farewell ser
mon for the season at the First Con
gregational Church.
The Jews have a leading hand in
all OF the great events of the world"
the Rev. Gordon pointed out.
Fears Counter Revolution.
Congressman Simeon d. Fess, of
Ohio. who spoke on the war condi.
tions at Hamline N. E. Chuch, Ninth
and P streets. declared history had
proved that in every revolution there
was . counter revolution, and that he
feared this would be the case in
Russia
The Rev. Earl Whitley, in an ad-
dress at the National American Wom-
an Suffrage Association heGdquar-
tsrs, said that the work which the
women OF America have been doing
on the battlefields, in hospitals, in
and the harvest fields de-
monstrates they are entitled to the
same privileges men enjoy.