Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-01-31

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". Abraham Lincoln' the fourth on
ebruary II, on when the Devil
Quotes Scripture; and the fifth and
last on February "A, on "The Church
OF Observation-Disclosures House
cleaning"
Text: As a mar thinketh in his
heart 80 is he"
Mr.. White said in part:
Tho United States did not enter
the world war without good and suf-
fcient reasons. We cannot ignore the
significant fact that the great spirit
ual leaders of all Christian denomina-
tions in America are a unit in their
support of the president in his decla-
ration of war. BY way of introdnc-
ton to this series of sermons on cur-
rent event problems, / desire to read
a paragraph from the message of the
board of bishops, Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, adopted at their
semi-annual meeting last October:
I'VE, the Bishops of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, assembled in reg-
ular semi-annual conference, consid-
ering the condition of the nation and
The world, express the conviction that
the fate Of civilization hinges largely
upon the outcome of the present wal.
If the doctrine that might makes
right, the acceptance of military au-
tocracy as the most efficient means
of organizing might, the use of diplo-
matte duplicity to ove its designs.
and the resort to inhumanities to
spread terror and lead to submission,
triumphs in this struggle, our civili-
cation sinks back for centuries. If,
en- the other hand, respect Tor the
sovereignty OF each nation. great and
small. universal democracy, and the
protest against nhumanities and VIC
lations of international law triumph,
civilization springs forward with new
energy. We rejoice in the manifest
determination OF the country to keep
the struggle pun the high plane OF
idoalism with which we entered the
war. The preservation Of the rights
Of small nations, the making Of the
world safe for democracy, the exalta,
ton Of human rights above all other
rights Observation-Disclosures aims are
becoming more and more clearly fix.
ed In the minds of the people as
events unfold.
Such is. the position of the Chris:
tiaa Church in the United States
There are yet those who cannot un-
,derstand the imInediateness Of the
.issue, Friends Of the German people
are still inclined to place equal re
ssponsibility and cuIpability upon Eng
land and France and italy as upon
germany. 1t is true that ON Allies
,sa1s not been asked ssliay white
merely by their entrance into this
world war. It is true that these ma
ksans have grievous sins to atone and
n0rrect, Init they + at least makane
u heroic struggle toward enlighten'
naant and emancipation. Our OWL
asuntry is not without s.a::far other.
via. The United States has her sNn
~prokaezns Of internal Reconstruction,
botb b and following the war.
sut. the United States has never
aecApfed q militaristic, materialfstic
philoscphy Of life and Of government,
re United States IS not In this pres
III var for territorial expansion q
trade monopolies. We are IN II be;
oausc IA believe the military poll
cies 81 the imperial German empire
III be ! menace to the peace and well
bsing of humanity.
a Great Nation.
II II therefore OF tremendous I'M
n-ortaace that we undertake 70 study
ths fntellectual, political and social
leadership Of Germany today: am
s.nk 10 confess that .allnny training
and experience has inclined me g Z
kavorsble epinion of that crest g,
Many 81 our theolosians.teac
vufgsons ana tAxyers have stud
IA il Gcrunany while II Al notably
ssrrs mat lust ! PaIris IL We wo ssl
esntsr for art students. sosBeElln was