Evening star., 1921-06-06
SPIRIT Of PEACE
URGED IN PULP|TS
Rev. 0rs. Smith and Freeman
Preach Disarmament Of
international Antagonism.

Peace Sunday" was observed IN
many of the churches yesterday. Al
st. Thomas Episcopal Church Kew
DR.. C. Ernest Smith. the rector
preached a special sermon.
DR.. Smith said that war was sucn
fearful and overwhelming evil
leaving such trail of suffering,
agony and death behind IT. that II
was little to be wondered at that men
had sought for long time to escape
from It,
But II ever there was time when
that attempt should be made 1t wouid
seam to be the present, Tor 30 TERRI
bic have become the weapons OF war
that more unspeakable horrors than
ever follow wars course. he added.
I'VE now have Eases which. being
used on q city would leave 1t as 81
Pierre. in the Island OF Martinique
was left when the top Of Mont Pelee
blew of and in three minutes every
Moreover, already we have radio
controlled phantom ships which can
be sent crcwless to attack the enemy:
What lies in the future none can tell!
When Tennyson. eighty years ago
told US OF navies in the airy oiue'
raining CHASTITY dew upon the enemy:
1t was regarded as the widest and
most fantastic of prophecies. But in
a generation men sitting In their lab
oratories may bo able to destroy un-
seen foes a thousand miles away!
80 today. more than ever. men
are seeking how to escape from war;
how to still forever the war drums
throb and to furl the battle hags."
Our Naval Program.
so far as our Army is concerned
he continued. I'VE have probably
reached the disarmament point, but
so far as our Navy is concerned mat
ters are very different. We are actu-
ally building at this moment eleven
warships, each Of which will cost
about fortv raillious. For whst pur-
pose iS this extraordinary ~xpend-
iture? What has come over US? We
have been urging the nations to dis
arm and yet while Great Britain is
not building one new capital ship. and
has even broken up three on the
stocks: while Japan and France are
equally at a standstill in building. we
are rushing into 1t at cost of over
four hundred millions! Who do those
responsible for this enormous expend-
iture expect to attack US? Not Gfeat
Britain, not France. and not at this
time Japan.
Spirit Of Peace Necessary.
II believe the time has come to let
the country make good it's professions
of being desirous of peace through the
reduction Of armaments.
But we have no faith in disarma-
ment. any more than in other remedies
which have failed unless we cultivate
a new spirit. the spirit which looks
to Christ as the Prince OF Peace. II
we simply seek an end Of war because
II does not pay-because II Is bad
for trade, or for any such material
purpose-disarmame may even be-
come q terrible menace. Lulled into
security We might be suddenly fallen
upon by q treacherous nation and re-
duced to abject subsection. But we
believe that a return to God OF the
nations which have largely forgotten
Him will give this proposal to dis
armament all the elements Of success
Too long have we neglected religion
Too long have we left Christ out OF
our ideas OF government. We mus,
put Him back into our Legislative
halls. into our boards Of trade and
into all our life-we must show the
world that we are Christian men and
women. ana doing so we shall be put
ting the country on sure foundations
The spectacle OF men prominent In
civil life. and above ali in political
life, ignoring religion. never beine
seen in the churches. even in q
sion OF religion to their wives and
children. must come to an end. Such
men have no claim to be regarded
as patriots. Certainly such men should
never be chosen to represent theil
country in It's public institutions.
when these things begin to come
to pass disarmament will be a safe
measure because built upon ths
eternal foundations Of truth an6
righteousneSs"
Rev. DR.. Freeman's Plea.
Il hold no brief for the irrationa
pacifist." declared Rev. DR.. James E
Freeman. rector Of the Church of IN,
Epiphany. in his sermon yesterda,
morning. Praise God" he said. 80,
a militant America that was unafraic
to fight"
Continuing. he made clear to hi,
hearers civilizations danger through
increasing armaments: and declared
that the nations OF the world are wait
universal peace. '"rhe nation talk,
brotherhood. but Congress passes on,
Of the greatest building Programs fol
a Navy that history records" witt
q warning against the lust for powel
and the greed shown by German,
when she listened to the tempter',
voice and set the torch to the creates
confiagration the world has eve,
kn1wn known; the the pre- preacher quoted Th.
captains and the kings DEPART; ant
pleaded that our nations true great
ness should lie in the fact that we ar,
a Christian nation with an unsweryins
allegiance to the Prince Of Peac
whose language-love-ca be under