The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-02
SAYS WORLD DOES
NOT WANT JUSTICE

The world does not want truth"
said Monsigner c. F. Thomas in his
sermon on THE Action of the Holy
Spirit of God in Human Affairs" at
St Patrick's yesterday morning. cit
asks, like PLATE. What is truth?
but turns away contemptuously from
the answer Neither does the. world
want Justice. The attainment Of JUS
dee would bring so many sacrifices
which people do not want to make.
Even anArchistB- and others Of that
fix are not aiming to secure justice.
And as for Christian virtue, the world
does not understand that term.
What Is opposed to outward decency
or public sentiment. it will condemn.
virtuous men and .womeh are voted
bores or inconvenient people to have
around
The Rev. DR.. Howard L Stewart. of
Second Baptist Church, in his sermon
yesterday, said that no single ne.
tdon, but God, won the war. "It was
mot America" said the pastor, lit
vas not England: il was. not France,
Russia or Italy that won the great
war, but Il was God. England claim
ed that IL was her navy that turned
the tide; Russia claimed that what
sne did In 1914 was responsible; Italy
claimed the honor because she put
AuELEld out Oh LlE CAdAAA-
ed IL was her soldiers; but I say it
was God Almighty"
ExtoIs ,Yank Heroes.
Speaking on Christian virtues. the
Rev. DR.. J. Franklin Bryan said in
his sermon at the North Carolina
Avenue NJ. p. Church that 1.-THE Yank
who. after a hard day in No Mans
Land, brought back with him q bad
~ wounded German soldier when he
did not have to exemplified true
Christianity" This soldier showed the
true Christian spirit of the doctrine
of "Iove- thine enemy" he said.
A eulogy of Walt whitman as
democracy's greatest exponent mark
ed the first sermon Of the Rev. l. NJ
Powers, the new pastor Of the Church
of Our Father, yesterday.
Dr.. Henry Allen Topper, of First
Baptist Church, announced yesterday
that he had received q. letter from
the president OF the Southern Bap- |
tisti convention, to be held il this
city next spring, inclosing an invita-
ton to Premier Lloyd George of
Great Britain. who is 3 Baptist, to
attend the convention.
Services in honor of the living and |
IN memory Of the dead were held At |
st. PauFs English Lutheran Church |
included the unwilling of tablet con-
tanning the names Of seventy-eight |
members who had been in the service |
OF the United States during the war.
COngressman in Pulpit.
Congressman william D. Upshaw |
Of Georgia yesterday delivered the /
hrst Of a series OF religious address IS
he will make nightly for the next two |
weeks during the revival meetings of
Grace Baptist Church. Mr.. Upshaw
said that men in public life ought to I
go out in. their extra time and seek |
to reach the heart Of humanity with
the truth Of Christ
Memorial services in honor of Lieut..
James R Europe, the Jazz king"
killed by a member of his band in
Boston on Nay 8. were held at the
Lincoln Memorial Congregational
Temple last night
Speaking of the transatlantic
fight of the NC-4; under Lieutenant
Commander Read, q. S. N, the Rev.
j. Harvey Dunham, Of Western Pres
byterian Church, yesterday character
lied the landing in Plymouth as "a
great American victory, one which
should cause us all to rejoice greatly"
''To reach God" said the minister,
man must ny in a straight course.
He must not be diverted by tempta-
ton and sin He must not stop his
flight"