The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-22
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PREPAREDFOR
WAR FIGHT
Conflict Creed Will Be
Threshed Out in Biennial
Convention
By FRANCES MACDONALD.
International Nova aervien.

CHICAGO, Oct. 22.-Militant paci.
fists OF Lutheran faith, under the
leadership Of Doctor Samuel q.
Trexler, president of the New York
and New England synod, TODAY were
welding the thunderbolts of their
antl-War creed, which will crash
about the fourth biennial convention
OF the United Lutheran Church in
america, In an effort to place the
cnurch officially on record as ON.
posed to war and military. service.
Much OF the thunder and light.
ming, which the weather-wise IRE.
act viii rend the convention into
bitterly opposing factions, win be
aimed at Doctor E. p. Pfatteicher,
Reaq1ng Pa. and the status duo''
resolution Of his committee, which
Mods that there are lust wars.
ana that In these Christians not
oniy may but should participate.
Conservatives of Church.
Doctor Pfatteicher and his. com.
mlttee represent the conservative
element In the church.
Doctor Trexler's resolution Il
based on knowledge gained from two
years as chaplain with the
a. n. r.
my objection to the committee
resolution on peace and war is that
II Is static" he said today. "The
Augsberg confession may stiu he
accepted as the last word in re.
hglous matters, but considerable
; progress has been made In civic
affairs since 1880.
IT ls true that the world IL not
yet sufficiently civilized to follow
tne teachings of Christ. bllt fine
church can at least meet Him hair
way: BY this I mean, first nv
pleading for immediate entrance Of
the United States into the world
court, and, second. by the inaugura ].
ZION OF a program of education n.
rec.eu toward making young peonIe
realize That war is wrong.
Killing in War, Wrong.
The church has already In -,
acceptance Of the fifth con,n.ar .SS
ment, banned killing, The nracticoI
application of that comma nfno,,t e.
to hold killing in war wronr oIso :,
pI Dotl DOCTOR Trexler and Doctor
ns the 1.OOO delegates from all
p pares ol the United States, who are
t. eIe Lor the convention. Each fac.
slun Is Iirm In Its convictions, and
t eacn, II Is predicted, will battle
Inrvusn turbulent sessions for for.
~ auoPsion OF its creed as part
Oh tne orricial church policy. Just
wren oeoate on the matter will start
Vas Vas q matter OF conjecture at the
LrsL Iormal session today. Virtually
a ~ touching oven remotely on
.ne uuestion-one of the most i'm.
pIrtanL ana most bitterly contested
wnlcn Is likely to come up for con.
sneratlon-may start the storm
blage. o "Sseln'
To Support Resolution.
Doctor F. H. Knubel, president Of
the church in America, at the first
session of the convention last n;gbt
INDICATED he would support fhe
status quo" resolution of Doctor
Ptatteicher's committee.
We hear much of pacifisnn these
days" he said, land the church js
asked to support 1t. If the church
Is to preach to nations in thei,.
antagonism, 1t must cry for repent.
ance as to that national pride saif.
lshness and self-righteousness which
ISM" p"'ilot'
Doctor Knubel indicated he con.
sidered pacifism solely a secular
problem.
Another matter which. is expected
70 occasion some opposition TODAY
Is the proposed merging of the five
mission boards of the church into
one. Discussion of this is scheduled
for today.