The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-21
HAS THE GOSPEL FAILED PEOPLE PRESENT TIME Who Is to Blame for the War and Why Is It Nec-
 essary that People
 Be Killed.
ANSWER OF REV. BRUCE
Presbyterian Minister in His Sermon Sunday DWeIIS on Modern
 War Events.

l Men Murdering Millions was the i subject of the sermon preached Sun day evening by Rev. George C. Bruce in the Presbyterian Church In part the minister said:
 Thou shalt not kill These words were spoken to Moses on Nit. Sihai three thousand years ago. and today the world is in the throes of the most destructive war in history. Day breaks with men planning for slaugh | ter, and night comes with those plans executed, but their are not enough | The lust for blood whispers and hallows Kill Kin Kill! The wal horse smells the smoke of powder i the widow and orphans cry out fol bread and men murder millions.
 The question arises Who Is Re sponsible?" Some of the nations from which the Turk is excluded lay the blame of this frightful car mage on God. But it is unthinkable to say that God is the author oi war when His name is Love, and since Jesus came from His home ir 1 Heaven to tell men of that love an6 to show them how to find God Or the slopes of Olivet He taught
 Love your enemies; bless them tha curse you; pray for them that de spitefully use you" And on the cross when His enemies had don their worst, He too prayed for thee Father, forgive them, for they knoy not what they do"
 War is of the department of 'th Prince of Darkness" By his yer name he is an adversary to botl God and man. His sword is dippei in the pitt and his brand is kindlef in he'll The significance of it al is to show the grip of Satan on tn world, and how far he can carr. men under the power of hate.
 But what does Jesus say about it "Ye have heard it said, thou sha not kill; but say unto you, he tha hateth his brother without a caus, is in danger of the judgment" Sue a man has already committed mul ! der in his heart. The hate become suicidal and homicidal But ho, long must we have war? On da. in July, 1863. after the battle o Gettysburg, Lincoln visited the fielt of carnage. As he looked over tn: place where his beloved army swep to death, he exclaimed: This awful; This is awful! But it mus go on" The student of history jus tified his judgment after the year.
 When brute, though it be hu man. attacks the loved ones of an, home a true father will arise t. destroy that brute even at the ris
 of his own life. When one natiol
 assumes the protection over it weaker neighbor and broken pledg es and torn treaties make it |; brute of destruction other nation must rise to destroy that nation power of lust. In the year 1907 the | Nations signed the Hague Treat. which same was largely proposed b. the Kaiser himself in which were | the following articles: Article "The Territory of neutral powers ii | inviolable. Article II. "Belliger ents are forbidden to move convoy; of either intuition of war supplies across the territory of neutra power. Article K The fact of ; neutral power resisting, even b3 force, attempts to violate it's neu trality cannot be regarded as a hos tile act"
 But what shall end the war Must it go on? As long as the prince of darkness reigns in the council of eveil nations, and in the hearts oi men. Sin is the poison in the blood; war the irritation on the skin. So long as right needs to be vindicated by force or arms. so long as the Philistines ravage the homes of Is rael, the rams horns will sound: ''To the help of the Lord against the mighty" The sword unsheated for justice and peace is the sword of the Lord. Strike hate from the hearts of men and you have hurled hell from it's hold on the earth Meanwhile the Son of man goes forth to war. What are governments for but to protect life, property and society?
 But what will end the war? Will progress? Will civilization so-called Has the Gospel failed? Better has the Gospel been tried? Will arbitra tion end it? The Hague today is a palace mute in it's plea for peace. Will diplomacy end it? History has shown that this is only to compro- mise which at best is makeshift Some advocate the abolition of krup.| pism and the naturalization of the seas. Jesus had the answer more than eighteen hundred years ago: ''The Gospel must first be preached throughout the earth than shall the end come" At this time 1,2Oo.000.0oO have not heard the good tidings of peace that were pealed forth when Jasus wac hnrr sv, nofhIohom poaeQ