The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-09-26
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1t is not to be wondered at that
face to face with such appalling facts,
men have questioned as to the success
of Christianity. But the sober thot
of men, however, have come to see
that it is travesty to call the forces
which have launched the war Chris
tianity. There is profound truth as
well as brilliance in Mr.. Chesterson's
words, christianity has not been
tried and found wanting. 1t has
been found difficult and not
tried" Everything else has been
tried. Commerce has been Wanted
for years as the savior of the worlds
peace. Ten years ago man wrote a
book called "The New International
ism," in which he said that the "dol-
lar sign was rapidly supplanting the
cross as factor in international
peace" Multitudes believed this.
And while the cross has not been en-
tirely relegated, it hasn't had
chance. The new internationalism
represented by the dollar mark has
been put to the test in Belgium, Pol
and and Armenia. Scientific progress
has been tried, diplomacy, military
power and western civilization all
have been proclaimed as guarantee
for the world peace and they have all
gone up in smoke. And there was
never time when men are so firmly
believing that there is no name CIV
en- under heaven or on earth where
by men must be saved but Jesus
Christ.
The Only Hope of Peace
Men may devise leagues to enforce
peace of hundred different varieties
and they should do so. But at the
heart of the world peace there must
be brotherhood and this can come
only thru the power of our Great Ell
der Brother Jesus Christ. o church
of Jesus, you have come to such an
hour as this to disseminate turnout all
mankind the only peace making
power in all the earth, the gospel OF
Christ. Only the gospel can kill war,
for it alone creates the new heart.
The Discovery Of the World
ii. Some one has said, "The earth
quake that has shaken the world
down has shaken it together" 1t
seems strange that thru the worlds
divisions and strife we have discov-
cred that the world is one. Modern
invention has made us neighbor-
hood, some one has said, but this term
is too broad-our relationships are
more like the inhabitants Of a tene-
ment house where men are crowded
together for life or death. Since the
world is one, no part Of it is safe
until it is all safe. Democracy is not
safe anywhere until it is safe every
where. So much of the world never
got together as now in common
cause. Twenty-Five nations reaching
from the icelanders of the north to
the hottentots of the south answer,
"Here" to the roll call Of democracy.
This war could not be quarantined
It spread and spread until it has
touched the whole world. Neither can
| ignorance, darkness, vice and degre-
dation. We cannot save the world in
spots-here little and there little
We must save it as a whole.
Ill. The plastic condition OF
world in change presents a proyiden.
tial but fieeting opportunity to the
church to furnish Christian founda-
ton for the new structure. The
world has never stood still, since pen
tacost there has been abundant OPP
portunity for Christian influence. But
! never have there been at one time
such revolutionary forces at work
turnout the world. -
Everywhere you look in Europe