Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-12-23
RESOLUTION.

Association in convention assembled
at Washington, d. c., begs leave
most respectfully to memorialize the
International Arms Congress now
assembled at Washington, D. c., as
follows:
As Christians earnestly striving to
follow the teachings of Christ Jesus
our Lord and his Apostles, we hold :
That war is relic Of barbarism,
destructive Of good morals and q
reproach to Christian peoples;
That the principles taught by the
Lord Jesus Christ preclude conse-
Grated Christians from engaging in
war, bloodshed or violence in any
form; .
That no nation can be said to be
truly Christian which fails to adj
here to those principles taught by
the Lord and his Apostles;
That the ruling or governing fac
tors Of the nations commonly called
"Christendom" are now and for
some time have been, .to-wit, FL
NANCIAL PRINCES, otherwise
termed Controllers Of Commerce, ;
STATESMEN or Political Leaders.
who formulate the laws, and
CLERGYMEN and other Ecelesi-
astical Teachers, the last named,
both Catholic and Protestant, .hav-
ing, contrary to the Word Of Cod
Joined the hands with the two inst
mentioned factors (which three com
ponent parts here mentioned we for
convenience and Identification desig-
nate 'The Ruling Powers")
That the delegates and repre-
sentatives of The Ruling Powers now
assembled in international confer
ence at Washington for the purpose
of the limitation Of ornaments, and
insofar a. possible for the establish-
rment Of conditions Of peace and
prosperity among the people, have
before them . laudible objective.
But we may be pardoned for
humbly suggesting that the end de-
sired cannot be attained by par
tial or even complete disarmament
Of the nations. Reformation Of men
of nations will not result from the
destruction Of arms, but genuine re-
formation of men will lead auto
matically to the complete destruc-
ton Of all instruments Of war and
al forms Of violence. While war il
terrible beyond description Of human
phrase, yet It is not the worst thing
to be feared. 4
Bolshevism, a. great msnacink
monster, ID knocking 1t the door a
every nation, and the destruction
Of all law and order is threatsaelsl
To prevent such terrible disastsr snd
to save the people from indescribable
suffering il the tremendous prob
lem, which, we submit, requires
more than human wisdom. We thefp-
fore suggest that the needing Of
Divine wisdom and the Adoption q
the Divine remedy q prescribed BY
Gods holy Word is vitality essential
at this time.
The kingdom Of Christ, the Mes
siah, for which be taught his Dis
ciples to pray, 1t hand. This Is
evidenced By the World War, fam
inc, pestilence, social uphsaval, dis
tress Of nations With peFpleity. ste.,
al Of which constitute the fulAn-
ment Of prophecies made BY jssus|
himself a. relating to the present
time. Within . short time his king
dom viii be fully and eomplstely
established and ths old order e
things completely gone. To tAptI
kingdom all earthly powers muzt III
subject either willingly or unwiH
ingly. The trouble upon the -natipts
in 1914 is but the exc
preston Of Gods venssanes aaysinA
al unrightsous systems in the earth.
The holy prophSts Of Jshos1h bs
dicate how that the Kingdom oil
Christ, the Messiah, may Be :es4
tablished without great suffering til
humanity. provided that the Divine
way be adopted. You win pardsh1
rs, therefore, for calling Jour all
tention to those Divine pFephScits1
long ago recorded. which IN Sqte]
Jtance indicate what the trcp6f
course Is, to wit:
~ Let the Financial Princes, Vel
Of Commerce, eealE
profiteering, cease exploiting and del
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