New Britain herald., 1925-11-09

thing that the war has taught men Is that war Is the very antIthesis Of Christianity, the very reverse and the greatest enemy Of democracy.
 we were told that the war would give the right O. self determination 10 struggling peoples Look about us and see the facts. What of the situation at this very moment in Damascus and the whole Of Meso- potamia? What Of Egypt, and Nor occo? What of the situation in Ire l land Let the Americans answer for the story of American imperial ism, in santo Domingo, in Haiti. We Jews were promised all sorts Of pro- lection as a minority people in cen ! tral Europe. When is 1t forthcom- ing? Have all these struggling peo- pie attained self-determination? The { high hopes that were created all proved groundess and false. Mere 1 bubbles
 We were told that war breeds , heroism, that the last war was a : glorious awakening of the nations manhood' Ask the soldier in every land. Ask the crippled and the blind and syphilitic, ask these about l the glory of war. Ask the veteran war reporters about the war, the men like Sir Philip Gibbs who knew and reported just what they say and | know of the war as 1t was, as 1t is If men seek heroism there are ! thousand places where men can show 1t. where indeed men do show ! 1t daily in their lives. There are thousands who die in the service Of men, and as martyrs too. There are | physicians and workers and artists and ministers who give of their very blood that the lot of men and women in the world be bettcred. There are enemies greater than i those found in wars for man 10 at tack. There are all sorts of diseases and plaques, and misunderstanding and hatreds that we must dedicate our lives to eradicate. Here men can show heroism and not lust, bravery and not brute animal in stincts.
 I've were told that nations and 1 individuals found their souls in the war. Yes. and how quickly did they lose them. 1T a war is needed 10 arouse a soul we had best leave that soul at rest, Always do We find that nation finds lis soul rather in times Of peace. A glance at the history of the world will surely bear me out in this.
 These thoughts that ] have brought before you are as yet for eign 10 the masses Of people every where. They are not yet the com mon property of all What l have said will even at this late date te looked upon with some bit Of quos- tioning. IL sounds too much like that brand of opinion known as , boIsheyism some years ago. There is the ring of radicalism in 1t. Yes. i It Is radical, but it Is the truth. and above all it Is the teachings of l Christianity that prompts us. that forces us to accept these opinions. ! No half measure, no conditions are | possible.
 ] You will have 10 pronounce with nc I am q Christian, I be- tlcye in the fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man, ] am therefore against all wars at all | times
 And II We are against wars as many will hasten to tell nc why have wo not as yet abolished i'? Why Is it that the teachings ! of Christ, nay more. those teach ings of Isalan and Of all Of the prophets have not yet borne fruit? 1 In truth as | looK about at the hs- tory of the world, of the history of man these past two thousand years find that Jar Is today moro rampant, more sure of its place 1 than ever before. There was time when the Pax Romana held mon to the work of peace, when all could be sure that men would lay down their implements of war. To- 1 day, when and where can we say that there is any assurance of peace? Nowhere on earth as far as I can discover.
 | The reason for this is that all though we have come to realize more and more the utility of war,
 it's utter waste, We have not yet come to realize that peace like all else has it's price. For, as you well know there is nothing that does not have Its price.
 'f you seek success In business there are some things that you must forego. Similarly if you feck fame in a profession there is much labor, much pain and effort that must be expended before you can hope to attain that goal The man or the woman who seeks marriage must make sacrifices. The athlete must deprive himself Of many things before he can hope to quail fy for the real tests as to his ahi- ity, Everything has its price. The wages Of sin is death,' and the prlcc or Dappln' Ss IS rlgh'eousneSs And the abolition Of var, the building Of high spiritual palace of peace on earth, that too, de- mands it's price.
 Dream Of Ages Unfulfllcd
 For ages man has been yearn- ing for peace and it has not come We have prayed for peace and 1t is not with us. Many an opportun- ity was given us for bringing peace about, but we were not ready 10 pay the price. We sought bargains and Wc got badly damaged goods, Thus far we have had nothing more than a caricature of peace.
 And what Is that price that we must pay for peace? In the first place. we must abolish war. That may sound like counsel Of per , lection. Yet it is not so clear in the minds of men. We want to have peace. but Te are not ready to abolish var CuODoscJly we had