Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-04-07
AF TER VICTORY, WHAT?
ASKS DR. WATSON
Pray For Germany, Love Ger.
many. But Do Not Trust
many, Preacher Says
THINK OF THESE THINGS


Major Roi ert watson =. ID. pastor
of the Second lScoychl Presl yterian
church. New York city, gave delight
fni talk last night iefore q large con
gregation at the First Presbyterian
church. the Rev. Maurice s White.
pastor
Major Watson appeared in the uni-
form Of the Scotch Highlander COM
pany he had served AZ chaplain during
the war, uniform as picturesque as
/ ii is novel Instead OF the kilties, how
ever. he wore the Scotch plaid trous-
ors, with Khaki shirt and blouse, q
sam Brown lelt' with strap over
left shoulder and the putsees Of the
officers uniform DR. Watson has d
pleasant personality. good speaking
voice and a forcefuIness Of manner
that carries weight He took for his
theme AfteI Victory What
The war is over he said, or so
We interpreted II with the signing of
the armistice on November i j. LIT the
war Is yet on, for the end of lighting
means the beginning of serving
Germany is eaten Tut NOT irok-
en-, said the preacher He told the
congregation To ask themselves some
questions. What Is our attitude to-
ward the neutral nations Should a
League OF Nations he established? !?
ii hat shall be the relation OF the neu-
trails to the other nations Of that
sfeagpc? viii they occupy a position
viii the Allies? or will they Ie
placed with our former enemy. Or have
Ia rlace Ly themselves
The preacher asked The question,
aN hat Is our duty to our enemies2 2
And answering Ii said we should
feel Germany If she needs food al
though she is d smuch our enemy to-
day as when she sunk the Lus.tanla;
sor when We declared war on her
Ne should pray for Germany lecause
God says pray for our enemies, as we'll
as feed them The preacher said ne
liked to think OF the COMMANDMENT
Chef 81 America is not the president,
lut the Lord, and when the Lord
speaks IL is ours to listen and ol ey
lie says tlf thine enemy hunger.
feed him. if he thirst. give him drink q
certainly we viii feed Germany To-
prove We care for non-coml atants and
Itnlf We do not fight women and chil-
fsren Certainly we will feed Germany.
Is prove that We are not Germans.
The preached said that for forty
years German philosophers have in
s. ed that might is right, and that as
"a nation Germany must fOrsake the
foreign deity ard return 70 their own
ancient god Wooden He said he liked
ia think Of their god as wooden, n
and wooden nations has resulted.
lie said that We must pray for our
enemies and surely no nation on the
earsh needed praying for more than
Germany She has sinned Above all
other nations.
The LORD says Love your enemies,
you must love Germany Impossible,
you say. You must feed. pray for
and love Germany, said the preacher.
'f Ut there Is nothing said by Our
Commander about trusting Your ene-
mics, therefore we will not trust
them {
me preacher in closing spoke on
our thTee-fold relations to our Allies,
to whom all honor is due and be em-
phasized the need or American citi-
zenship, and our relations to one an
other. How sweet q thing IT is for
brethren to dwell together in unity, :
he said. and let there Le no quarrel
Ietween the and thy brethren Jsls-
tice IN the abstract is d beautiful thing
but justice applied IS = holy thi1g.
We ii America, must study to
know the will of God and to do Il, he
said, and the result will 3 progress.
prosperity, peace Think on these
Things.