Arizona republican., 1918-04-08

should lead in stimulating others to the highest degree of loyalty.
 Anyone not in, heart and soul, is pacificist and l. w. w. or a pro- German. They all mean the same thing in the last analysis. The min ister is and has been the leader. The world is looking to him today as never before to speak some word cf courage and faith. According to our opportunity and ability is our re- sponsibility. The big job, the first job, the job for us all just now, is to win this war. The minister can help more than any other man in all the world. If he fails 10 help and help nightly. God pity him. The minister helps the thinking of the best people and the church press reaches the best homes. The mental frame of mind for our best people may be decidedly affected by these two forces. Germany started this war because of Q certain frame Of mind. We must win the war by get
 ting the entire people thinking clearly on this monstrous situation. Like priest, like people," Moses, Ezra, David, Elijah, Paul, Peter the Hermit. Luther. Knox, Wesley and a myriad of others like them have been the | leaders in stirring the nations to l fight for righteousness, freedom, jus tice, home. If they had not, there
 would be nothing to fight for now.
 Ministers do not agree on just how
 far they should go into the discus | sion of civic, social and various 1 things pertaining to the well-being
 of all the people. I believe in go-
 ing all the way, but that is not
 quite the subject here.
 The abiding and supreme task of | the church is to establish the king
 dom of God on earth. This implies
 the accomplishment of many things
 among others the right relations be- l tween nations and races. It means 1 that truth and righteousness, honesty
 and square dealing. honor and good
 will must exist between nations nc less than between individuals. Per- manent world peace can come only
 as the fruit and product of inter-
 national justice, righteousness and good will.' No mans calling, pro- fession or work can be so sacred ol
 holy as to bar him from responsi-
 bility in all things pertaining to the
 life, liberty and happiness of hi:
 country or his community. "Sanctity
 purity, dignity, holiness and related ideas are resultants of individual:
 and united giving and thinking"
 am a pacificist, (under norma
 conditions), with all my soul ant
 inclination. I hate war. It is s'
 stupid, foolish. brutal and utterly in
 excusable that it is hard for me t
 grasp the fact of just what is goini
 on at the present moment betweel
 two armies of over six million mel ] each. On the other hand, let a brutal cruel monster try to force his wa. , into my home and attempt to ravist , kill or carry into slavery, wife an daughter or cut off the hands of m boys, gouge out their eyes or eve burn my house and destroy my prop erty, I will do all I can to defend even though I have to kill this brut
 in doing so. I cant see that my at titude in this would be changed on i iota because of being Q minister : Some have asked, what would Chris do: others have given scripture o this to prove that He would tur the other cheek. I believe He woul , do just as I would do. Defend Hi . |. mother and childhood.
 read and hear about of Sosp' ? of love, charity, peace On earth. goo will, brotherhood, sacrifice. servic
 and that is what we are fighting fo 2 It would be interesting to re-rea 3 Kiplings story of the pet gorilla 2 this connection.
 I It is far past the time to talk abol 2 why we entered the war and whetht : right or wrong for us to enter. We al . in the war, and the only question for | , to decide is the way the war will en , My country can have my services an } day I will speak. write, go into tf f trenches, work in this country, or : 3 the battle front, and I am ready to g , without question. I believe we mu: 5 get the whole nation to feel that wa,