Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-06
WAR CALLS FOR
GREATER WORK
IN u. S. SCHOOLS
United Brethren Are Told by
Bishop Bell of Kaiser's
Iniquity

United Brethren Church pastors
and laymen heard a stirring address
last evening in the Derry Street
Church from Bishop w. f. Bell, who
emphasized that the war has made
a demand for religious leaders and
that the church must work from now
on with more comprehensive pro-
gram. The American Church is
awakening" he declared; certainly
and inevitably, for a mighty shock
has come to the nerves and soul of
the world. Stealthily, like Il pam
ther surveying his prey and then
pouncing upon it with all his fury,
has the Kaiser and his military as
sociates deliberately planned to fly
at the throats of the rest of ciVili-
Zation and overcome the unsuspect-
ing peoples of the earth.
1T is the boast of the Kaiser that
the sword of his armies shall strike
terror to the hearts of all his foes.
For out-aud-out ruthlessness he
and his satellites have surpassed
anything in all history. He delibe-
rately planned this war of aggres-
sion for years with all his shame
less duplicity and falsehood. He
has constantly and blasphemously
referred to Deity as if all that his
foul soul had conceived was inspir-
ed of the Almighty.
DisCreditcd
The German government stands
to-day absolutely discredted by in
ternational law and all fair-minded
statesmen throughout the world
%ermany is responsible for war
which approXimates the suicide of
the white races of the earth. 1t is
confessedly a mighty task to CO..
ordinate the rest of the world against
Germany and her allies, but it must
be done or the world goes back a
thousand years. To this mighty task
of bringing the high pirate of all the
centuries to leash America is at last
devoting her vast resources, and the
mobilization is bringing lessons that
will never be forgotten.
"All of our social and religious
institutions are being resurveyed and
Will by the war, in a sense, be made
new. Organized religion will be
modified in many unexpected ways.
Unless great care shall now be taken
the moral and religious leadership of
the oncoming generation will be
fearfully inadequate for the recon-
structions which must follow the
coming of a tardy peace.
1T is the hour of all hours for
thoughtful and devout religious lea
dership. The educational RESPONSE
bility is without. parallel. Both state
and church must evidently put on a
bigger program for education than
has yet been provided. The current
movements for making education
effective must be responded to by
the same spirit of high determina-
ton with which military action is
being secured.
Must Help Schools
mo constructive agency shall be
suffered Ito lag or fall to lower
levels of power and service. We
must place more young men and wo-
men in our colleges than ever be-
fore and the increase must not be
inconsiderable.
Forward, then, in the fullest sup
port of our military service in un-
tagging pursuit of social justice and
religious efficiency. The world S
greatest work is ahead. Let us have
heart for the challenging hour"
The meeting was presided over by
DR.. S. G. Enck, of Philadelphia, who
spoke of the necessity of endowing
Lebanon Valley College. DIR. C. d.
Gossard, president of that irstitu-
tion, gave the cheering announce
ment that this college had more
graduates in the last three years
than in the first twenty-five years
of its history. Congressman A. S.
Kreider outlined the endowment
plans which are to be put in opera
ton during the week, June 1924.
No solicitation of funds will be made
until that time, excepting initial
pledges which will be taken earlier.
The territory cooperating with the
colleges includes about $4,000 church
members.