The Washington times., 1922-05-28

engrosses the energies Of the
nation, little that Is new could be
presented. The progress OF our
arms, upon which all else chiefly
depends, Is as well known to the
public as to myself, and it Is, I
trust, reasonably satisfactory and
encouraging to all. With high
hope for the future, no prediction
In regard to 1t is ventured.
"On the occasion correspond.
ing to this four years ago all
thoughts were anxiOusly directed
to an impending civil war. All
dreaded 1t, all sought to aver
While the inaugural address IS
being delivered from this p p
devoted altogether to saving 70
Union without war. insurs =
agents were in the city, seek
to destroy IL without war, 81
ing to dissolve the Union
divide effects by negotiati
Both parties deprecated war,
one Of them would make v,
rather than let the nation
vive, and the other would acc
war rather than let it peri
and the war came.
SLAVES WERE MANY.
"One-eighth Of the whole popu.
Iation were colored slaves, nos
distributed generally over the
Union, but localized in the South.
ern part Of It. These sla
constituted a peculiar and p
erfuI interest. All knew
this interest was somehow
cause Of the war. To strength
perpetuate, and extend this 1-
terest was the object for VIII =
the insurgents would rend -
Union even by war, while sc
Government claimed no right
do more than to restrict the tie
toriaI enlargement Of 1t. Nett
party expected for the war
magnitude or the duration VIII =
It has already attained. Nett =
anticipated that the cause Of
conflict might cease with or e'
before the conflict itself should
cease. Each looked for an easier
triumph and a result less funda-
mental and astounding. Both
read the same Bible and pray to
the same God, and each invokes
His aid against the other. IL
may seem strange that any men
should dare to ask just Gods
assistance in wringing their
bread from the sweat Of other
mems faces, but let us judge not
that we be not judged. The
prayers Of both could not be
answered. That Of neither has
been answered fully. The
Almighty has His own purposes.
"WOe unto the world because OF
offenses for It must needs be
that offenses come, but woe to
that man by whom the offense
cometh."
WAR TERRIBLE WOE.
II we shall suppose that
American slavery Is one OF
those offenses which in the
providence Of God must needs
come, but which having contin-
ued through His appointed time
He now wills to remove, and
that he gives to both North and
South this terrible war as the
woe due to those by whom the
offense came, shall we discern
therein any departure from
those divine attributes which
the believers i'm a living God
always ascribe to Him? Fondly
do we hope, fervently do we
pray, that this mighty scourge
Of war may speedily pass away.
Yet If God wills that 1t continue
until all the wealth piled up by
the bondsman's two hundred
and fifty years OF unrequitcd
toll shall be sunk and until ev-
cry drop Of blood drawn with
the lash shall be paid by an
other drawn with the sword, az
was said three thousand years
ago, so still It must he said.
The judgments Of the Lord are
true and righteous altogether
with malice toward none.
with charity for all, with firm.
ness In the right as God gives
us to see the right, let us strive
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