Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-11-08
THE CHURCH TODAY
AND PACIFIST PROBLEMS

LII III lODA
AND PACIFIST PROBLEMS
The church today and pacif-
lism is intelligently discussed
Yin an article in the current is
,sue of the National Republic
by Rev. John w. Newson, of
Gary, Indiana, who served in
the American army during the
World war as captain and
chaplain of the 133rd Engin-
GERS. In writing of the neces-
,sity for at times enforcing
peace in a military way, Rev.
Newsom says in part:
1T is the most solemn duty
|of the President of the United
States and of the governors of
the several states involved TO
enforce the peace against the
bandit, who, without armed
force to stay him, might at
any time perhaps paralyze
Transportation through the,
|%cities, throw into confusion the
Lives of millions of our people,
land within a few hours time
(reduce thousands to the point
iof starvation; against a posi-
BILE Villa erupting from Mex
leo to rape from the Union a
half dozen states that would be
rendered supine by pacifism, or
any doctrine of non-resistance;
against the recurrence of pir-
acy upon the high seas, where
float billions of dollars of cur
commerce, ~affording a liveli- |,
hood to millions of our people;
against any nation turned out
law who might drive IL trade |
behind a worse than Chinese !
wall or levy a tribute which we !
have so far refused to pay I
since the days of Decatur. !
THE pastor of our local Con- |,
gregational church says that !
there has eve been anything |,
accomplished by war that could !
not better have been accom- ,
plished by appeal or reason. To
be sure. War is horror. War IS
utter unreas0n- God speed !
every appeal to reason. May |,
we in no way underestimate the
aims and accomplishments of I
men of reason who are loversl
of peace. But since when have|
bandits and pirates and outlaw
groups lent themselves to pro- !
cesses of ratiocination?
ITO enforce the peace against !
bandits, pirates and outlaw
peoples, the President mustf
have at his call and order an
army and navy adequate to
deal with the problems that
confront hfm-actual and po- ,
tentiaL Such an army and |
navy now at the command of
our God-fearing President is
actually the greatest power !
making for peace in the world !
today.
"The proudest fact in my lifel
is that / am chaplain in a unit |
of that army the 18th Eng
ineers, Indiana National Guard. /,
"Our Puritan Church resolu-
tons are often all right for I
what they do say, and at the !
same time all wrong for what
they do not say as to the prop !
err place of u army and navy |
in the economy of peace,
while those who agitate for
lsuch resolutions go on sniping !
at that army and navy.
"FOr the sake of our churches !
themselves and for the sake of
our country let us think this !
problem through, or else stop !
talking about it forever.
when in this practical world
the President of our country ,
through the agency of our
army and navy ~enfOrces the ,
peace at home and abroad he, /,
in his humble way, may be and
will be exemplifying the meth !
cd and the spirit of that ideal
lSon of God, who through strife !
establishes justice to the end
that peace may obtain in all !
the earth-to support the Pres |
ident in such an undertaking is !
not only not inconsistent with
the inherent nature of Christi !
anity, such support may be- |
come the noblest task of any I
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