Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-07
PAID TO
MEMORY OF HERO
lawrence Irving Anderson, Who Gave
His Life for Uncle Sam in France,
Hon0red at Service.

Solemn services commemorative OF
Lawrence Irving Anderson, Moline.
woh died in France last month, were
held last evening at the Swedish
Lutheran church, Moline. He was the
first member of that congregation to
die while serving Uncle Sam, anu
tribute to his bravery was given.
Larry" as he was best known, at
one time made his home in Rock Is |
land. He enlisted in the engineering |
corps in Detroit and was sent to
Europe as a part of the American
forces under General Pershing. /
In a sermon on THE Church and
the War" Professor Adolph Hault OF
Augustana college said: Germany
deserves chastisement because above
all she has forsaken the word OF God.
From her midst have come all the dis
migrating tendencies that tend to-
ward the breaking up OF society
through rationalism and free thought.
Her punishment is we'll merited and
there need be for the christian no
agony of conscience when called upon
to do duty. The mission of the church
| is towake penitence and then in the
| SLTeuStu VI NOu, 'ASNOAS
| shall be ours in this war"
| Prefacing these remarks, Professor
Hult said, in discussing the price o.
peace and war:
1.-TWO things are especially to be
emphasized and remembered, namely:
that the Church of Christ carries on
no warfare in the flesh, and secondly
that all christians are in duty bound to
spring to the defense of the state.
Spiritual warfare alone characterizes
the war of tn church. 1t is her one
commission, and her arsenal is the
/ word of God, the sword of the spirit.
1t is the warfare that not only causes
nation to rise against nation, but
household to rise against household,
J father against son, mother against
daughter. Therefore, as a commun-
: ion of saints that state has no claim
on the church and can not command
in this respect.
Christ said: Render to Caesar the
things that belong to Caesar and to
God the things that belong to God
Christians are here as citizens and are
d. in duty bound to serve the state. 1t is
5 calling of conscience to do youl
: duty to the state. The struggle may bt
great for some for their conscience
D but nevertheless it is a duty to thu
: state. 1t is in this that the pacifist'
are very inconsistent, for who among
them would not rise up in defense O
their home should it be attacked b,
e robbers. The defense of the state, tn
:. defense of the home, the defense o
kin, is the christians duty and mucl
more SO when the state engages il
Il such a struggle. There need be n
6 conflict with conscience when tn
christian duty looms up in such
;. clear light.
" 1.-THE great need of the hour, how
s. ever, is penitence The words of GU
n great Lincoln in his second inaugura
D at the time of the rebellion are eve
e today more necessary, that there ar
4 sins both north and south Comics
sion and penitence is the great meet
lie for there is no war but what there
he some sin, and God is Furnishing tn
IL world, cleansing the world. We mus
bow in penitence and not forget on
patriotic duty that our responsible
as individuals ceases when the natio
:, uIuS US So. ~ Is uoL Luz tuc CAIIStld
III to take the. law in his own hands, bl
le the christian upbears the law Of h
III land. In all Gods plan must
% brought out.
~ THE Lutheran church is a 10y
{. church, and has nobly supported tt
az country. Statistics regarding the nun
AZ Der OF enlisted men show that in pr
o. protion to her membership she h;
~ furnished greater number than 9TH
W religious bodies" Rev. A. F. Ber
nd na;d . u,o,I dosarnod trih,,.o 60 =,
VI memory of the brave young Sammy.