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ly misisters to his every need. But
the highest expression of love is that
which is manifested in the laying down
of ones life that others might live.
The life Of Jesus was continual
out pouring of self. He spent His time
and His energy day in ard dav out IN
healing the pain racked todies of men
and in speaking words that brought
rest to their storm tossed spirits and
pointed them the way out OF the bewil6-
ering labyrinth Of life that led to safety
and to peace. He spent long hours of
the night talking with his father that
He might gain further strength 10 min
lister to those when lie loved. But the
crowning halo Of His life was won in
death that INDICATED HIS message ard
His life 1t is the CROSS that has
focused the attention of succeeding
ages and has inspirited men to deeds
of heroic sacrifice and self giving.
Jesus was a young man only 81 years
of age when the great crisis OF His life
confronted Him. He was in the full
vigor of manhood with red blood cours-
ing thru His veins and with bodily
powers untainted by enervating vices
He loved life. He did not want to die
When he went into the garden to wage
the great fight of His life, His agoniz
ing prayer was: Father, if there be
ANY OTHER WAY, let this cup pass
from me; nevertheless, NOT MY
WILL, BUT THINE, BE DONE" And
when he found there was no other way
He went fourth like a conqueror and
met death like the true Hero He was.
Our young men across the seas love
life. They will cling to 1t tenaceously
as long as they can do so honorably.
They do not want 10 die But when
they see that there is mo Other Way"
they will go into the arms of death as
unflinchingy as their Savior before
them. And we are beginning to see
that there IS no other way for many
of them. American blood is being
split and much more will have to be
poured out before a real peace can
come At the beginning Of the great
war in 1914, nearly all Americans were
paCifists from the Presidant on down
We said, Let us stay cut. 1t is none
of our affair Let them fight it out
among themselves" But we did Got
know then as we do now. We did not |
know that there were then on file in |
the German War Department minute |
plans for the subjuga.ing and enslaving !
of the United States for that is what |
German domination means. We did ]
not see then that if we left the Allies
unsupported that German mlitarism
would swamp them and then find us an
easy prey. That is all clear tous now
And our young men who go into battle
go forward with the sublime conviction
that in deed and in truth they are
: tigh hitting for the protection of their own
homes, their own mothers, their own
sisters and to save them from the
unspeakable fate that has befalIen the
womanhood of Europe under German
ruthlessness. That if they die, they
fall in defense of their Country and all
that they hold dear. And truly,
Greater love hath no man than this,
that man lay down his life for his
friends"
The ringing message contained in
the death of Jesus has not been lost
upon the world. His followers are
finding His example the supreme in
spiration to nerve them to meet the {
test when their own time comes. {
Trouper O'Conner told of the Chaplain
who unhestatingly threw himself upon :
a live bomb, receiving fifty-three !
wounds in his own body, and saving Z
fifteen comrades from death. The war, {
horrible as it is, is teaching men some t
of the great elemental truths of life {
They are learning to give themselves {
as they did not dream they {
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hearing, ard even life itself; but some i
are finding their own souls for the first |
time and many are finding that their t
best chance to serve their generation |
Is to die that it might live. Glorious /
and many are the deeds of heroism v
that the war has made manifest: the f
stand of the Belgians against the first u
thrust of the German war machine; r
The gallantry of the Canadians, Eng h
ish, French and allies on many bloody I,
field; bat no act Of valor surpassess the |,
account given Of the stand Of the Amer h
can Engineers aginst overwhelming d
odds holding back with their bodies II
he German hordes until reinforcemeuts a
'ame up. 1t was there that Lewis N
aerndon gave his life that those he n
owed might live. 1t is in moments like n
hese that we exclaim in triumph tho Fl
,ur hearts ache 80 death. where Is =,