Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-18
"PEACE ON EARTH AND
GOOD WILL TOWARD MEN,
Christi Doctrine Not Applicable In
Trafficking With The

Hun.
Mt-skOGEE. March l7.--Christs
doctrine ~ Peace on earth, good
Wal toward men Is not applicable
IN trnfh,Nng with the Hun. de.
cIared Rev. Louis II Knight OF
waEoncr. oklahoma, recently from
/ the French front. where he served
/ with the y. ~ G.. A. expeditionary
| forces
m ordained minister Of the sos-
| pcl a believer In the teachings OF
ChriAtiauity and an advocate of the
l golden rule. ho In an ardent expon-
/ ent ~ the policy Of taking no pris-
unrys aud 81 killing the Hun. He
explains his attitude In forceful Lam
Euago
The Reverend Knight IL now tour.
/ ing oklahoma. speaking IN behalf OF
/ baby bonds and carrying a message
7 Ia the American people. He In a
/ firm believer and Is telling the plain
truth about the war. He asserts
/ thai rho American must realize that
! Germany = not whipped and that we
must exert every energy toward ac-
/ cumpllsh,ug the doHnfaH OF the
/ prusdau military system
! Docs not the Bible say. Thou
shalt not KIN ." Mr. knight was
mlyL with an answer The Ger
! man system has taken the German
out ot the pale OF Christianity and
It's teachings You must use savage
methods I'm dealing with savages.
I The German has been taught that
might ls right He believes H. he
practices it and might TO him means
The exercise of the most cruel and
harbaruus methods OF warfare.
Cannot Apply,
you cannot apply the teachings
of Christ er the doctrine OF Chris
DAINTY when you are dealing with
the Hun Hate the Hun. XIII him
dnd don't take him prisoner, The
German iS mad with all the instincts
of The beast of prey
The war viii last Tor several and
possibly five years. In the opinion or
! MIR. knight lie IL confident that
the Prusslan system will he crushed
60 earth that democracy will trl-
Iumph aud that finally Justice Will
prevail among all the peoples OF the
world
lie Is determined TO impress upon
the people 0f Oklahoma their duty
I'm subscribing Literally to the baby
bond campaign, Many Interesting
stories Of hts experiences at the
front are ia store for those who hear
his lectures.
From the pulpit TO the front h
MIR Knights story After his gradu-
lauou from Kendall college. Mr..
knight, who is the son OF Mr.. and
Mira John " knight OF Wagner,
spent four years preaching In Pres
byterian churches In the western
part of the state lie then went to
Hprinceton Theological seminary for
20 post graduate course. studying also
for his NJ A. degree at Princeton
university II was here that he, with
"a group OF Princeton students, went
to France and enlisted In the foreign
legion. lie was placed In the hos
pital corps, dividing his time between
driving an ambulance betwefR the
front line trenches aud the fSfst aid
hospital and carrying wounded sol
I diers from the battle fields on
: stretchers. II was at this occupation
that he was "gassed.'
when the United States entered
the war Mr. knight was transferred
/ Ito the American expeditlonary forces
- becoming y NJ. G, A. field secretary
= His time OF service was over severa
. weeks ago and he returned TO th'
- | lnlteu Sthtes
II have APPLIED for a commission
i, as chaplain iu the army and II I
= while waiting for this, which vii
= probably require three or fou
r months. that | am offering my ser
vices t. the War Savings commit
> tee" said Mr.. knight Il am cage
y to return to the firing lines. but
would rather go In this new service,
= Ts.ll. -
Mr.. knight told several of his ex
periences at the front My bunkie
. the man enlisted with from Prince
ton. was killed by sudden shel
eNploaiou, he said. Ills arms an
!. legs were torn Off and half OF hi
Jaw shot away. And they, some o
the togies back here, do not want /
\ sends us tobacco at the front. we VIII
n have 10 live amid such scenes, JUS
II let them say something 10 me abou
soldiers not needing tobacco.
They who tell you the GermN
\ atrocities are exaggerated are nc
/ | speaking the truth. | know, | hay
seen them They cannot be exag
~ gerated Hate the Hun, hate hii
. aud don't take him prisoner Nj
OF him on the spot. IL the way the me
~ are beginning. 10 feel over there nov
: Nothing Is too bad for him
n. When first entered the war
thought Il was the kaiser and Hir
on denburg we were fighting II is no
~ II il the system. II these two beast
A. were killed tomorrow the war woul