Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-24
GERMAN "KULTUR"
PLACED ON c GR|LL
BY REV. G. R.. WOODS
RETIRED BAPTIST CLERGYMAN
SAYS TEUTONlC BELIEF IN
COP DOES NOT PAIR UP WELL
WITH ALLIED BELIEF.

The Baptist Mems brotherhood held
u very successful meeting last even.
ing a; the church. Thirty five men
were present at the supper served at
$50 O'Clock under the direction of
host Morey Roberts. assisted by C.
w Hawley and Ed Stewart. The
following delicious menu was greatly
enjoyed by the men souer kraut
frankfurts, baked beans, brick cheese
dill pickles, ryebread. cucumbers.
onions, ginger bread and coffee.
Following the supper an excellent
address was given By Rev, George T.
Wood on "Will the God of German
kulture. or the God OF Christianit,
Triumph IN this War
The God Of German kultur or the Got
OF Christi
In this world war the German EN-
peror and tho German people seem
TO be absolutely certain that God il
on their side and that they have His
approval and aid They ascribe their
many victories thus far TO His pres.
ence and help. Through Gods as.
sstance they are certain that they
will ultimately triumph
The Allies are equally sure that
a God or justice, love and mercy could
not possibly look with favor upon a
nation that has 50 wantonly violated
It's solemn treaties with other nations
and whose armies have practised
such merciless cruelties on nnocen,
and helpless non.combatants. much
less lend His aid to those who are
guilty OF such savage frightfuness
The Allies believe in God of jus
lice, love and mercy and they are
confident that, II they devote theil
lives and best services to the good
OF all humanity on the basis of equal
ity justice and liberty. they will win
in the end over those who felicitate
themselves on being partners with a
God OF might and force who conquers
with power Of the sword and the
mailed fist for the sake ot dominion
That God, as He is understood b,
Christian nations, would or could
render aid to the German arms to the
ends and acts for which they hay,
been used is to these Christian ma
lIons inconceivable
II then, We are 10 conclude thai
the kaiser and his people are hon
est and sincere in their belief in tn,
God which the German people wor
ship. we are forced to admit that their
conception Of the nature and charact
cr OF the God believed in and wor
shipped by them is very different from
the nature ana character OF the God
which IS believed in and worshipped
by the Cristan nations Of the earth
There certainly is Il wide difference
between the character aud attribute,
OF the God Of German kultur and the
character and attributes of the God
and Father Of our Lord Jesus Christ
in whom the Christians God has re-
yealed himself.
If the leaders OF the German nation
really believe in God. such as IS
revealed in Jesus Christ. it Is ncon
eeivable that they would permit, much
less direct and even command then
army 10 commit such inlGman deure
daiion as have been committed by /,
IN Belgium and Northern France. That
young girls. old men aud aged wo
men, mothers with children in their
arms, prospective mothers of chill
dren yet unborn aud small children
helpless and unprotected. have been
ruthlessly assaulted. slain outright or
manned for HE by the victorious Ger
man soldiers. is fact established be-
yond successful contradiction
In the light of such, more than me.
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