Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-31
WHY THE WAR IS
BEING PROLONGED
Cannot End, Rev. G. II. Dole
Says, Until Responsible Evil
Has Been Conquered.

The war is prolonged, according to
Roy George Henry Dole, pastor of the
Church of the New Jerusalem, because
il cannot end until the iniquity in which
II was conceived has been stamped out;
He anaIyged the situation IN his Memorial
Dav address yesterday.
1T may he helpful at this time, when
the end of the war seems so lar removed
or indefinite, to reflect upon the under
living principles and understand how the
Lord is bringing TO the world, through
its present great trbulaton, ABIDING
good he said IF we look upon the
world-war from the same principles that
we view individual regeneration, present
dav events will receive great illumination,
and the Divine Providence IN the great
crisis will clearly appear. here IS no
way TO lift one out of his evils other IMAM
by letting him down into them ms
is why temptations come, and why IL Is
written. I'm the world We shall have
tribulation." BY being let down INTO
his evils one sees their nature: he be
comes convinced that it he does not
subiugate them. they willenslave HIM, and
destroy him body. mind and soul. Then,
when he secs the nature OF evil, that 70
do evil is ALWAYS loss, when he realizes
the awful and Internal Affections that
evil brings he is moved to summon inc
power to resist evil and gain the victory
over it In his heart.
The principles herein involved are
universal truths or laws. VIC can see
them working IN the worid-war nero
are some who have hoped tor peace with
out victory There are many who nave
believed that the war would be OF short
duration, and have looked Tor a sudden
ending of the conflict through some sur
prising way. Put II governing principles
are understood, 1t will he seen that the
war must 90 on until the evil IN winch
II arose is conquered
TIMEHAs UNITED TIE ALLIES.
Time has only made the allies more
united in the determination not 10 com
promise. not to make patched-up peace.
hut TO win the war The continuance OF
the war hes revealed the necessity Of thus
In disclosing the character ot the cNli
against which We are fighting. hrough
the first successes Of tho enemy ana the
prolongation Of the struggle, the deS-
Dcratc nature Of the evil against which
WE contend is becoming clearly seen ana
widely known The evil Is OF such
nan,re as would cnslayr the world, look
mo upon and treating All who raise their
voices against the ruthless dominion OF
milifarism as Wild beasts. utterly to be
CXtcTmIn3tCd.
The manner in which our enemies
have wagrd this war cNultlng IN the
destruction oi women and children
merciless toward prisoners, unresiraincd
in the violation Of all laws, enslavlng
CONQUERED districts. supassInglylngcm
in cruelty, shows to the world the nature
of the evil against which II IS lighting
This superbcstial ferocitv proves 10 ex-
pcriencc what the church teaches, namely,
that love Of dominion is the serpent
head. and that this love aspiTcS rule over
all. the possession Of MI would fn9ll|
cxalt itself above God, and hates witt
hnitless cruelty all who oppose II
THE war has been pro1ractcd that the
great world NAV see the evils latent IN
:alitocracv. Of which milItarlSm Is merely
an instrument The army IS hut the
scollrgc with which love OF DOMINION over
others aff1ictS all who rise IN opposition
to its selfish sway As the heart Ct
autocracy he's become more and more
evident, the allies have become more
and more convinced that autoracv and
democracy cannot exist together They
are diametrlcally opposed. - slavery and
freedom: as light and darkness as loVo
of self and love Of Others.
Also along with the exposure OF the
nature OF autocracy. which places rs
DEGREES above the laws Of God and OF the
Bible. the opposing love has been grow
ing. What binds people with more |
cords than suffering 10
gcther9 Do we not see tat the very |
foundation Of the power 81 the Lord |
Jesus was in His suffering with us. How |
deeply and tendcrly every heart Is touched |
by the fact that Jesus was a man OF |
sorrows and acquainted with grIoi |
The papers daily bring TO US evidence |
of how the souls OF the allies are being |
knit together by common trlbulauon, |
battle and sympathy.
BOND OF NATIONS.
Now in this very fact Of the allies |
twcnty-threc nations, coming into the |
bonds of unsclfish love the love OF uni |
yersal Justice the basis Of perpetual |
the CIV for The United States OF the /
World for a world tribunal with power /
10 enforce its DEGREES Our faith in 8 /
League To Enforce Peace, which once
was the object of scoff and jecr is growing. i
The war must be prolonged, not only TO
disclose the Inferno hidden in Gutrocracy /
but also TO develop the love of peace
to nurture international alnity, to make
nc world ste the wickedness of war
and establish the fervent desire for per
petual peace.
The war must 20 on until the evils
that started II are sublugated and put
out Of our code Il must 60 on until
there is repentance, and the same Justice
IS gwen to small nations rs IS enjoyed
by The stronger Would not the war
end at once, ii all nations would thus
repent?
Then let US not weary In no other
WAY than by war. By war as savage.
rruel and mighty as is the present. could /