The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-30
THE WAR
MUST GO ON
(New York Tirnesl

N~NCW VI N iA'i'N7t
Until Germany atones for her
crimes the war must go on. To say
that Germany must be tried and
urged by the Westminster Confess
sion of Faith might seem fanciful, but
that stern code Of justice is applica-
hle, is applied. There is but one only
living and true God IT is declared in
that Confession. who is most just
and terrible in His judgments: hat
ing all sin and who Will by no means
clear the guilty" The court of civiIi-
zatiQn would stop~short of ruling that
the Germans were foreordained to
diShonor and wrath, but they are
flagrantlv irnpenitent. and repentance.
we are admonished lis of such neces-
sity 10 all sinners that none may ex-
pect pardon without it,.
The Westminster Confession is not
-tls-word -Gott-The- Scotch kirk
went only so far as to say that ii was
agreeable to the word of God" OF
much diminished authority in the
realm OF theological doctrine and dis
eusson. it is in its fundamentals Of
continuing validity as a code of JUS
tice, for il embodies the rooted be-
lief OF every plain man. of all sorts
and conditions of men, that sin and
wrong must he punished. The devout
men who drew up the articles OF
Faith could not fathom the Divine
thought; the counsel OF His will is
"unsearchable." but they knew that
~ e''"Nut az" ,.e'iVtcu 'iiNt nc
"1SNed must su'lef iof 'hetf SINS. he7
SaiF'4 VI human S"cittN oetii@h"s ~
Nhl,h a'couiltS l"r ne uhiVefsdtlts
=, 'HC pe''el- ny it't t"at pii"''-
lion and acceptance could not be very
different from the principles Of Di-
Nf'' Ju@.'''' ~ ,Ae t7.ot,h tc@"s W.
taiS s'llli i'l gu tiiat 'ilt al Ices con
'aiiI'a ho'I'hs Tofit''l ~ 10 tue Iee"' u.
u'e't ttS, "N'P''iie' ""o "o' M'Hfp VI
'HT Niih.
-, - ioe MSS II Is ho' tiIe
"iho' UhreaSoiihs spirit OF NenSeh-
"''e' - - ny 'fe "tluest WAT Jury
as Won il''iahR "oulo nave IT, that
dih,S me ie4lohS OF clFl.'@atioi'
H1r3IIIS' ,''i many, anu uniteS the pep
pHN OF lhe ai'leu powers IN the de-
'eth'indioh - deStroF tHe hlIltarN
H'lsi'l ana hlilllary spiflt OF the ter
Hi','S, f1'St VI an u Is 'of tie peat.
ana the s"lelY OF me haItehS that
sheN must pc cast u4Wh. iheN nave
sci the world on IRE, Inc names must
oe put Out ana Sa'esnarus louna 10
prevent any new co7iiagfatioh' What
II th~n 40 say mat me Germans must
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Foieht ana biasphemtng emperor must
pe sent away IN chalhs' mat the Ger
man power must %" anHthiid'td hN
itt aKlhE up Tue empire GIVING the
'"t'st uteht Nta'es 'aeiF Garner lhde-
Fet'ueh'e hese are ~ forms or eN-
PIfNS'oH lof tne FOUNDATION beHeI fhat
oFS"hlzeh society must oe protected
aha'IlSt Such enemies 81 us saiefF' EN- !
en- Piaf% pehaities ma place IN
cfifnlhaI raw Ihey serve as a warn |
~ dHo a@ protection.
n" war must go on unni FernlahY
"hlpPed' saws W, ana oectareS ner
readiness 10 accept the terms the atiles
are gong 70 impose on ner~.they nave
hthS iihtS oeeh stated--the hauohs
WIN no. lay GOWN 'heif arms Nhul
.ShS - df9af Hled' maze Po"eri"SS TOT /
Iufthf eN'i deas. ihe repehtaht SIN
heF may he Pardoheo rom on hlgh,
Germany CONCESSION OF pentinence
VIII not snfnco 70 SET her rree' TO de-
'tFrf ffrF from pains ana penalties
i'"EH Oh h"i hhe'S sue Shed tta's
OF Fontrlltoh' dehouhce past ana an
Jut" future SIN. the nations VIII nov
pei!eEe hef' Inc ola German ruin
ana honor nave been thrown to the
uogs' sald one OF her professors
fefJurers nave poor standing IN
oonT ana Ire sserfnstn repnta-
tloh IS or the worst f$onds