Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1918-06-01

them stay divided to this day Of mod
ern Christianity You have your South
ern Presbyterian Church and your
Northern Presbyterian Church; the
Southern Baptist Church, and the
Northern Baptist Church; the South
ern Methodist Church. and the North
ern Methodist Church. and so on. All
these denominations were divide. l
will not review that crucial time OF
the country Suffice Il 10 say that there
might have been. in my humble judy
ment, some kind OF amicable solution
Of this great PROBLEM. But 1t would
seem that the hand OF God was in II
all and over it all. The firing upon the
rag on Sumpter marked that awful
day when began the terrible struggle
between The Blue and the Gray. when
the boys in blue went down south and
bathed those fields In human blood,
such as ! pray God they may never be
bathed again. that all men in this fair
land might be free.
want to picture 10 you for a mo-
ment Gettysburg on that memorable
July morning when. you remember,
those 1900 picked soldiers from the
Confederate army were lined up yon-
der on Seminary Ridge, while opposite
on Cemetery Ridge, were lined up the
boys in Blue. We have never had a
war, until we came 10 this present one,
that has ever been commensurate with
the destruction and devastation and
bloodshed Of that battle yOnder on Get
tysburg field. ] will not horrlfy you
with even an attempt at a description
OF It. Suflce IL to say that when the
gallant Pickett who led his 1900 pick
cd troops in that magnificent charge
returned, he took only 1000 Of the 1900
men back with him. Surely old Gettys-
burg was baptized in blood
Then there was written into the con-
stitution Of the United States what was
never written there before-the declar-
alton that men are free and equal, and
there you have the great foundation
stone for the brotherhood Of man.
Now, just about the time when We
thought God was 10 bring everything
to a blessed consummation; when We
thought God had all the nations Of the
earth in line with He plan. we found
that. sitting at the council-board, was
a Judas Iscariot to the nations Of the
earth and 10 the purpose and the plan
OF Coda man representing a great, so
called Christian monarchy-a man who
gave his assent to all the terms Of that
convention, and yet a man who, all the
time, was the directing spirit Of a
forty-years' preparation that was TO let
hell itself loose upon this earth
WHAT'S the great conflict which Ger
many has started in this world? What
is the cause Of the con1agration Why
this world war? In order that Gods
great plan. given into the hands Of the
Hebrews as guardians. might ind a
consummation; namely, the brother
hood OF man throughout the earth.
l am glad and thankful to God every
day that we have a man in yOndel
White House with a keen intellect anC
a great big Christian soul, Of world.
wide vision. Everything from his per
has proven 70 be a great classic. HI
Is looking out not for tomorrow; no
/ for next month or next year. He i
I looking forward to having this coun
/ try take a glorious part in the consum
nation OF the brotherhood Of man II
I the world. And until our enemies ar
beaten-beaten TO such a degree tina
they VIII confess defeat-besten 10 sucl
degree that they will actually Civ
some tangible assurance Of their goo
faith and that their pledges will b
kept-until that day, the great plan an
purpose Of God for the brotherhood
Of man is not safe In this old world.
That is why we are az war. do no
believe things here are Just happen
ing. I do not believe God is letting thi
old world run on in a haphazard sort o
way or his wound il up, and spun
of into space, and He. sitting on IN
throne. laughs az the antics OF men.
believe that when God sent His onl
/ Son 10 reveal His fatherhood amonl
men. In the very sending OF His sol
for that purpose there was include
the other-that He might likewise es
tabllsh brotherhood among men; 70
the fatherhood Of God. ] repeat, and IN
brotherhood Of man are inseparabl
linked together.
Last night a week, We had in thi
grand country a wonderful presentmen
by one whom we love 10 call America
greatest and grandest man-that ma
with the spirit Of true brotherhood
that man with the soul OF true democ
racy mot political democracy, but tru'
Christian, God-like democracy, tina
man, President Woodrow Wilson, stoo
before great audience OF thousand
OF his fellow men and delivered an ac
dress. Oh, what an address It was A
other classic has been added to the III
erature Of the day. All through
from beginning TO end. and around !
flguratively speaking. and beneath j
is the great doctrine Of the brotherhoo
OF man.
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