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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (May 12, 1918)
TIIE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND, MAY 12, 1018, "MOTHERS' DAY" TO BE OBSERVED IN EVERY CITY CHURCH Methodist Churches Will Hold Huge Mass Meeting at Auditorium as Expression of Denomination's Patriotic Attitude in Time of National Travail. TODAT will hav a great and ap pealing Interest to all church folk. for today I "Mothers' day." In sermon and hh(, paitor and con gregatton will pay tribute to tha moth er who ar taking- tha great part in thla war. White flowera will be worn and snowy blossoms will adorn the churches, but the great masaag to the hearts of the people will be not only heard and seen, but It will be felt In all the strength and beauty that la in spired by the name of "Mother." In soma of the church meetings the mothers whose sons have gone to the front for democracy and humanity, will have special places of honor. Today, too. will be of great Import ance in that it Is the time of the rally of the forces of Methodism In one mighty demonstration that will ex press to the rlty the patriotic endeavor of the Methodist church as a denomina tion. At 4 o'clock there will be a mass meeting at the Auditorium. All the churches will be represented by serrlc flaa-s and by the attendance of their members. The choirs of all the Metho dist churches will be there in a body massed together and the little children in white vestments will stand at tha front. Bishop Matthew Simpson Hughes will be present to deliver an address. lie has hurried across tha conlinen from Pittsburg to e here. Oovernor Withycomb-. representing the state Justl.-e Wallace McCamant and Mayor Baker will be honor guests. Jamea A. Hamford will have charge of the music It. William Wallace Youngson will be In charge of the great army of Metbo diets, with IT. Joshua Slansfield and lr. T. W. Lane aa lieutenants. Kobert IL Hughe, editor of the Advocate, will be adjutant. Scott Bosarth will be Quartermaster and C. I. Mtnton. chair man of the service flag decoration. The magnificent pipe organ will ac company the ainglng and the church folk plan to make thla a rousing I trlotic and religious feature. theme will be. "Home and Heaven.' This sermon will be Illustrated with stereopticon views from tha masters. Lvery person la expected to wear a car nation in honor of mother. The audi tortum has been freshly tinted and dec orated for this occasion. see In the Swedish Methodist Church Beech and Borthwlck streets. Mothers' day programme will be held. Rev. J, A. Wlllman will preach on "Mother, the Keeper of Home Fires." In the even ing there will be a patriotic! service and the service flag will be dedicated. The pastor will apeak on "The Thing God and Our Government Expect of Ue." At 4 o clock the congregation will par ticipate in the Methodist rally at the Auditorium. "Woman. Influence" Is Topic Dr. Pedley Preaarea Series f Spa rial Patristic Serasaas. Church to Honor Mothers. Oregaa Casassaadery. Knights Teas plar, t Attend Evealag Service. THERE will ba two Inspiring serv ices at tha Whit Temple today. Mothers' day serrlc will be In -the morning, at which tha pastor. Dr. William A. Waldo, will speak on the subject. "My Mother.- Tha Temple quartet will slag -.Mother's Trayer" and "Tell Mother I'll Be There."" . Many will honor tha day by tha wearing of carnations. Tha young people ol the Sunday school will attend the service, and special efforts will be made to have in the service as many mothers and fathers as possible. The ushers will pay special atentlon to seating parents and their families to (ether. In tha evening th Oregon Com mandery No. 1. Knight Templar, will attend the service in a body, aa like wise Masons of other branches of the fraternity. They will come In uniform accompanied by a full band. It has been learned that a Urge number of th soldiers from Vancouver are Masons, and tha Oregon Commandery baa sent special Invasion to these to participate both In the parade ana in tha service. Tha Knights Templsr will meet at their asylum at :J and go In a bedy to the church at T:tt. Captain William Davis will be mar-ahal. Tha servlc will ba conducted by Commander H. T. Hutchinson. Prelate F. A. Vanklrk. and Fir William A. Waldo. The pastor of th church will deliver a eermon on "The Ascension of Jesus." A printed programme of the service will be presented to all worshipers. The Temple quartet will render special and appropriate music. and the American flag in th Masonic form will bo resented at thla service. SDeeial accommodation will be re served for the Kniahts Templar, and car will ba taken to see that all Masonic friends ar comfortably seated. An invitation Is given to the general public not atending church elsewhere to worship here. Mothers' day at Rodney avenue Christian Church will be a follow: At th Bible school. 10 A. M. under the direction of H. O. Robinson, an appro priate programme will be given. "My Mother's Prayer." "My Mother." "The bona- My Mother Fang." are some of th musical selections to be given. At the church services. It A. M.. some pecial featurea of the programme will b a voluntary "Berceuse." from Jop lin. Miss Uladrs Welsh. The rhoir will give "Mr Mother's Prayers Hav Fol lowed Me." and "My Mother." Solo by Harry Larn. "Redemption." Dr. J. K. ;horraley will speak on th topic. "Our Mothers." At S P. M. there will be a aong and prals service. Mrs. C H. Dousherty will sine. Dr. Uhormley's A T th First Congregational Church, TO. Park and Madison streets. Dr. Fed ley's morning theme will be "Woman's Influence: the Evil Side and the Good." Tha aervlcea will have special refer tnce to Mothers day. Mr. Backer, the organist and choir director, ha mad a special arrangement of tba beautiful mother aong. by Morse, and tha church quartet will render thla number dur ing th morning servlc. These services are at 10:30. followed by Bible school at 12 o'clock. Junior Christian Endeavor at 1:10 P. M. : In termediate Christian Endeavor at 1:30. and Young People's Society Christian Endeavor, at (:10. The public la cor dially Invited to attend all of these services. Beginning with this evening. Dr. Hugh Pedley. acting pastor of the First Congregational Church, will give special series of patriotic sermons. The hour Is 7:45 o clock. Tha following subjects for the series will at one suggest strong sermons. run or the practical Ideas concerning the world conflict, which must be ever uppermoet in the mind of every true American: May 1Z, "Th Call to Amer lea From the Trenches"; May 1. "The Blood Covenant Between Britain and America"; May I. "Soldier and Their Son ga in connection with thla aervlce will be the monthly song servlc by ths choir, led by the organist and director. l.ucien E. Becker. June I. "Carry On." Thla wlit b Dr. I'edley'a farewell message. e e e At 11 A. M. today the pulpit at First Evangelical church. East Sixth and Market streets, will be occupied by th Rev. P. Conklln. pastor of First church. Tacoma. tha pastor. Rev. K. D. Horns- churh. being In atendence at tha annual conference, now In session at Milwau kee. Or. There will be no service In the even ing, members and friends attendlnc conference services. m. XSf y '- "Vff " -cw - i xs fu -" . v - ';? ' : Af"i -A k .1 iaWeVsWll...., libac ?U . MmT " 8 ., ' -. , 5? 5 i", , ',,, !tirt;ftirfn'rt - ...-..-T.r.grr r,ftf .T narrt-sn n-s in-i ii-j.tm m r iAe Cause' of Democracy; rW. c SfoteA Mothers' Day Programmes to Mark Christian Services. W ar Ksserceacr Faad t Be Bed at Earn af Twelve Charchei. The Man in Overalls" Is Topic of Morning Sermon. Levi Jehaaow Will Occupy Pul pit at First Preabyteriaa. fN conjunction with th Mothers' day programme In ach of the 12 Chris tian churches In Multnomah and Clack amas counties, a simultaneous appeal will be made In behalf of mothers' re ligion. The war emergency campaign for the reuri vi scnoois ana nospitai and or- rnHB First Prasbytsrlan Church, cor X ner Twelfth and Alder streets, will have aervlcea of exceptional Interest today, both morning and evening. The pastor. Rev. John H. Boyd. D. P.. is on a trip east In the Interests of home missions and to attend the meeting the League' to Secure Peace by War in Philadelphia. At 10:30 this morning Rev. Levi Johnson will preach on "The Man in Overalls." Mr. Johnson Is superintend ent of the Men's Resort, at Fourth and Burnslde streets, and Is an expert In regard to all problems connected with labor. A description will be given of the effect of prohibition on labor and the war conditiona In the shipyards and other Industries. At 7:30 In the evening- there will be tha first of a series of historical ad dresses given during the three Sun day evening that Dr. Boyd will be absent. These will deal wun -ms torical AsDecta of Pan-Germanism." The subject for this evening win oe -The Berlin-Bagdad Railway." Tne ad dress will b given by James F. Ewing, director of education and superintend ent of the Sunday school. A chance will be srlven for the people to enjoy the great pipe organ from T:30 to 7:S o'clock bv means of a recital to be given by Edgar E. Coursen. A sneclal feature of tha musical pro gramme in the evening will be the singing of patriotic songs and a tenor solo by Warren A. isrwin. "God as an Ally." This subject will be discussed by Dr. A. A. Morrison at the Sunday morning service in trinity i.hn.rh .nmpr Nineteenth and Everett phanagea among the dlsciplea of Christ. I streets. The text IsRomans vltl:Sl "If after several weeks of careful prepara-I Uod Be With Us. Who Can Be Against tlon. will Issue on Sunday morning a J The purpose is to show that the popular belief that God takes a real and personal interest in the affairs of men and nations la founded in truth, and that the great calamity ot a world war should not be permitted to weak en or destroy this belief. In the evening there will be a serv ice of song, with full vested choir in attendance. This will be in the na ture of a community sing and all who enjoy singing old and popular hymns are cordially Invited to be present. There will be no sermon. Other regular Sunday services will be holy communion at I A. M., Sun day school at :tj A. M. and the Good Fellowship Society at 7 V. M. , direct appeal for financial subscrip tions. Pledges will be taken by each pastor for offerings of from $5 to $500, to be paid before July 4. Each contributor will ba given aa a souvenir a special receipt In the form of a war emergency bond. Many of th boy and glnl in th various Sun day arhoola are planning to earn one of the bond. Th appeal thla morning will be followed by a round up meeting with dinner for canvassers at the First Christian Church on Fri day evening. Rev. Harold H. Grlffls, pastor of the First Christian Church, who ha had charg of th war emergency drive. will apeak this morning on th sub ject. "Worthy Womanhood." and In th evening at 7:41 on "Henry VIII and the RIs of the Episcopal Church." th fourth In th rlea of sermon on the evolution of Christ's church. e rider J. T. Lot will preach today Inthe Church of Christ. In Lents, at East Eighty-fourth street and Fifty fourth avenue. A special song servlc will be held and a large attendance Is expected. I ' " ' ,9Wfl5fc '.-, Ji i X "' " 7 - - y i . . ..jr i 'A ; l ? I - f - r ! l ' y X. y ' - - I Oroya if 1 II. feci) sourer of"JV.cZ7:iA Combines 3e'c?o US' speaker at the morning service will be tdwln Rawden. superintendent of the Oregon Anti-Saloon League. In response to a number of requests. Dr. A. L. Hutchison, of Piedmont Pres byterian church, will begin this even ing at 8 o'clock a series of short Bible studies on the Second Coming of Unrlst. t At Jl o'clock the topic will be "The Emphasized Significance of Mothers' Day in the Light of the Great World Conflict." The Thursday evening topic win De a stuay of "The Church Uni versal." Bible school will be held at :45. A apecial aervlca la arranged to be held at th Highland Congregational Church tonight in honor of Mother' day. There will be music by the choir under the leadership of Miss O. Roue, also singing by the Junior vested choir. The theme of tha address by the pastor. Rev. Edward Constant, will ba "Mother's Picture, suggested by th famous poem by Cowper. "On the Receipt of His Mother's Picture." A reading will be given by a well-known elocutionist. The Parents' Day Services Hope Presbyterian. at Pastor Arranges Special Sermoa for ,Mbcr and Father. PARENTS' day will be observed to day at kopa Presbyterian Church, East Everett and Seventy-alghth streets, with appropriate services and sermons. In the morning at 11 o'clock th pastor. Floyd B. Dorris. will speak to "Mothers." In tha evening at S the sermon will be to "Fathers." Mothers attending tha morning serv ice will be presented with a white car nation. Cara will be sent for the el derly and feeble. This church will honor fathers and mothers equally. War Topics Will Feature Westminster Services. Rev. John Gardner, f Camp Lewi, to Tell af Soldier Life. REV. JOHN H. GARDNER will speak today in Westminster Church. Mr. Gardner la T. M. C. A. religious secre tary in hut No. 6, Camp Lewis. At 10:30 A. M. he will speak on "An Old Metric System in Modern Use." and at 7:45 P. M. on "Natural Aristocracy In Everyday Terms." Rev. Mr. Gardner was recently or dained by the Presbytery of Detroit whera he has a brilliant record as a student of religious matters. He passed a rigid examination and made a high standing. He formerly was ut. su. Pence's assistant in Detroit, where Dr. Pence was in charge of a large church before he came to Portland. Th Christian Science Churches and Society of Portland hold services at their respective places oi worsmp i ii nvinrk on Sunday morning, and all excepting Fifth Churcn and tne society repeat the service Bunaay evening i o o'clock. The same service is neid in all the churches and the society, the subject for tha lesson sermon this week being, "Adam and Fallen Man." At the Wednesday evening meeting, which is held at S o'clock, testimonies of Chris tian Science healing are given. Mothers' day will be celebrated ap propriately at the Sunnysida Congrega tional Church throughout today's serv ices. Dr. J. J. Staub's topic at the morning aervice will be "The Soul of the Home Mother." The theme of the evening sermon, a sequel to the morn ing discourse, will be t ne uiory or me Eternal Home Christ." Choice selec tions in keeping with the spirit or tne day will be rendered by the chorus choir. The patriotic element will not be lost eight of, and at the evening I service there will be shown a film ol excellent motion pictures showing what our mothers' boys are doing over mere n the cause of righteousness and no erty. . "Autocracy Versus Democracy" will he the subject discussed by Attorney L. D. Mahone, who will be the speaker t the patriotic service to be held tnis morning at the Clinton k-eiiy aietnooist. Episcopal Church. C J. canton win make a short address on "The war Garden," while other speakers will be William Hawksley and the pastor. Rev, B. Lockhart. Special patriotic music s being arranged for the occasion. A service flag will be hung in the build ing and other decorations of like char- acter will be placed. There will be no service at Lincoln Church in the even ing on account of the big mass meeting t the Auditorium. At the morning service tod . at Ver non Presbyterian church. Rev. J. R. Landsborough will take as his topic, "Mother." In the evening Rev. Landsborough will have a stereopticon lecture on the cathedrals of Northern France. The ruthless destruction of sacred art in France and tliese pictures show the cathedrals along the battle line be fore the War and the ruins of today. . Carnations will be distributed today to all who attend the service at Mizpah Presbyterian Church. Rev. R. W. Far quhar will speak on "Motherhood and the War." Patriotic songs will be suns'. At Grace Montavilla Baptist Church Mothers' day will be observed. Rev. H. T. Cash, the pastor, will preach both morning and evening. At 11, "God's Choice of Despised Things," and at 8, "Supernatural Religion Or None." Spe cial music by th choir at both aerv lcea. A large gathering met at the pas tor's home on Wednesday, when he was presented with a sum of money with which to go East and attend some of the Summer schools and conferences. Rev, Alexander Beers, pastor of the First Free Methodist Church, East Ninth and Mill streets, has planned for special services today, in commemora tion of Mothers day. The pastor will deliver a aermon on "A Christian Mother Her Influence In Home and Church." The pastor will preach at P. M. and Mrs. Clara Herald will con- doct a Young People's meeting at 7 P. M. In Mount Tabor Presbyterian Church Rev. W. W. MacHenry has arranged for today to be celebrated as Parents' day. "The Fifth Commandment" will be the morning topic and "Mothers of Men" the evening subject. Special Mothers' day exercises will be given by the Portland Sunday school. Church of Jesus Christ of Lat ter Day Saints, beginning at 10 A. M. Sunday. This will be in connection with th regular semi-annual elders' conference. The regular sessions will be held at 12 o'clock, noon, and 7:30 P.'M. Everybody is cordially invited- Chapel at East Twenty-fifth street and Madison. Take Hawthorn car to Twenty-fifth street. Kenilworth Presbyterian Church, cor ner Thirty-fourth and Gladstone, will observe Parents' day Sunday with sDecial address to mothers In the morn Inn-. The evening euDJect win o What Is the Matter with Father? Mrs. Jones will sing "Th Sweetest Sons: of All." The ladies' quartet wil render "Mother's Lullaby" and the choir will sing "My Mother's Bible." Tha rn1avnr.ri will furnish Whit carnations for the mothers at tne morning service. A special effort will be made to have every mother in th community In attendance. The young people have started missionary reading contest The bo ciety has been divided to see how many hooka each can read by tne ena ui June, when the lasers will treat th winners. Parish Meetings Are Held Throughout Portland. Rev. E. H. Clark Returns to Pasto rate of Local Church. world has bern aroused by Germany's I short address. Rev. H. Edward Mills, of Spokane has accented an urgent invitation to transfer the headqparters or tne ideali sation Leaerue from that city to rort land. He has come to make Portland hi. home and hia family will follow as soon as the Spokane puduc scnoois close. Hia office la at is Finn sireei. Th. Realization League conducts service at 11 o'clock in Women of Woodcraft Hall. Tenth ana i.ymr streets, and at 11 o'clock at the office rooms on Fifth street. Mr. Mills will address both meetings, juorning ouo- 1ect. "Unfoldment"; evening suoject, The Conquests oi onsuiuuouoao. rr A. C. Gaebelein. of New York noted Bible expositor and authority on prophecy, will lecture in Portland the week of May 26, under th auspices of the Portland Bible uonierence. This will be Dr. Gaebeleln's fourth an nounced visit, and a host of friends are looking: forward to his Bible lecture. The meeting will be held in the First Congregational Church twice daily, from May 26 to 31. "The Interdenominational Cross" will be the subject discussed by Rev. R. W. Rogers at Calvary Presbyterian Church at 10:30 A. M. today. "The Power of God in the Hands of Man" will be Rev. Thomas Jenkins sub ject in St. David's Episcopal Church this morning. The enoir win give an at tractive programme. It has eeveral new members and is doing good work. "The Power of Expectancy" will be the subject of the evening sermon. Today will be observed as "Expectation Sun day." University Park Congregational Church will hold services a follows: Sunday school, 10; worship, 11; Chris tian Endeavor, 6:30, and evening serv ice at 7:30. This being Mothers' day. Rev. C. H. Johnston will at both serv ices in his discourse and prayer remem ber the occasion. At the evening eerv- ce there will be a sacred concert and a ANNUAL parish meetings were held in most of the Episcopal parishes and missions in the city last week. The Church of the Good Shepherd elected the following vestrymen: J. H. LaMoree, G. M. Neff, William G. Etch ells. John D. Simmonds, Charles Fowler, John Golden, J. M. Black well, Robert Evans and W. G. Smith. The vestry will oragnize Tuesday evening. At the meeting of St. Michael and All Angels' Mission the following- wer elected aa the vestry: Charles A. Levin, senior warden; S. S. Battln, Junior war den; E. W. Chandler, clerk; Clarence D. Porter, treasurer; A. S. Auterxon. P. A. Cowgili and S. D. Vincent. Mr. Por ter was also elected delegate to tha convention and Paul Cowgili alternate. ine guild elected the following of ficers at their annual meeting: Mrs. Amos H. Gardner, president; Mrs, S. G. Ward, vice-president; Mrs. D. Z. Ir win, second vice-president; F. W. Hum phrey, secretary, and Mrs. Nellie Hand, treasurer. St. Andrew's Mission elected S. D. Niles, senior warden; H. B. Allen, junior warden; Howard Smith, clerk: George Thomas, treasurer, and F. L. Dllle and Charles Eollman. vestrymen. Mr. Dille was elected delegate to the convention and Mr. Niles alternate. The annual meeting of St. John's, Milwaukle, will be held Monday even ing. The guild have elected the follow ing officers: Mrs. John Hart, president; Mrs. Hattie Dowling, vice-president; Mis Effie Young, clerk, and Mrs. Ro salie Wlllman, treasurer. The new St. Mark's vestry consists of Roger W. Hastings, senior warden; R. W. Blackwood, Junior warden; Will iam G. Campbell, clerk: Judea W. T. Slater, captain; William B. Buffum. R. Arndt, Herbert J. Campbell. W. J. Hen derson and James Claghorn. The dele gates to the convention are: Messrs. Claghorn and Buffum and N, B. Hutch inson; alternates, Messrs. Hastings, Henderson and Blackwood. The Rev. E. II. Clark, formerly vicar of St. Barnabas', McMinnville, is now in charge of the Church of Our Savior, Woodstock, and St. John's Sellwood. Rev. Mr. Clark was vicar of the Church of Our Savior for several years, leaving that mission when he went to McMinnville. The return of himself and Mrs. Clark is welcomed by a large number of their friends in the city. Bishop Sumner has been In residence at the State University at Eugene most of the week. He will be in Newport and Toledo this Sunday, confirming a class of candidates at the former place to be presented by the general mis sionary. At the Norwegian Danish Methodist Church at 11 A. M. today Rev. Kilns Gjerding will speak on "Mother, the Holiest Thing Alive." At the First Church, corner Hoyt and Eighteenth streets, there will be a spe cial service at 8 P, M. Rev. Ellas Gjerding will speak on "The Ministry of Motherhood." At P. M. the two congregations will participate in the Methodist union serv ice at the City Auditorium. At the Sunday evening open forum at 8 o'clock Unitarian Chapel, Broad way between Yamhill and Taylor, Pro fessor D. Walter Morton, dean of the school of commerce. University of Ore gon, will speak on "Education in th Reconstruction Period." professor Morton has recently made a thorough investigation of this subject in the Eastern states and has an important message. At the morning service at 11 Rev. William G. Eliot. Jr., the pastor, will sneak on "Fortitude Under Heavy and Continuous Anxiety," being the second sermon in a series on "Personal Re ligion and How to Apply It in Wartime." Montavilla Christian Church will ob serve Motners day wun appropriate exercises. J. W. Jenkins will speak this morning and again tonight. s In the East Side Baptist Church this morning Dr. w. a. mnson win taKe for his theme the question, "Has God Failed?" Tonight Dr. Hinson will peak on "Your Mother." A Prnyer. Just to be pitiful and kind la all I ak; To help someone who does not love his task Of living, or someone who is blind To joy. or very weary or afraid. I am so young, so useless now. Heart of tha World, let m more plainly feel thy throbbing! Just to be pitiful and Is all I ask. Louise Townsend Nlcholl, in Coot! Housekeeping. MINISTER WOULD SHED BLOOD TO WIN RIGHTEOUS FIGHT Pastor Refutes Contention of Hun Sympathizers That Jesus Was Pacifist. BT REV. A. L. HUTCHISON. D. D , Pastor Piedmont Prssbyterian Church. THE scripture quotation. "Jehovah Is a man of war." come echoing down th corridors of tim ac companied by th roar of th breakers on th shore of th Red Sea. and the fragranr ot th wlldernasa. A few hours be for, a multitude of affrighted pop stood on th distant horea of that sea. helpless before the approaching armies of th Egyptian King. Unarmed, unorganised, without training and without leadership w should not wonder at th panic which seised th Hebrew people. But th wireless connection between Moses and th great commander In chief waa unbroken, and measace of courage and hop cam at th crlltcal moment, saylnr: "Jehovah will fight for yon. . . Speak unto th children of Israel that tbey go forward. They obeyed th command, and th record ay: "Jehovah saved Israel that day out of th hand of the Egyptian: and Israel saw to Kg yptlans,dead upon th eaahor." Mighty Tlrtary Wa. That waa a mighty victory, out a great slaughter. Tha modern pacifist would denounce such deed. But It was Jehovah who did it. "Then sang Mo and th children of Israel thl aong." recorded In Judge sv. It Is a Joyous pean of prals for a great victory over an enemy. Now listen! What I shall say this evening will no doubt raise questions la your mind. In th realm of pur ethics and religion, which I would not iav tim to answer, if I could In fact. I am f rs to say ther are such questions In my own mind which I hav not yt fully solved to my own satisfaction. But I am not now dis cussing th sthlca of history, but th facts of history as bearing upon my them "Was lesua a Pacifist"? PisrlfVata Take a Taak. This term Is unknown to th lexicons prior to lilt, or thereabouts, it Is on of th Illustrations of how language grow. No trm come Into us or ex istence until th thing which it nam has been recognised as a fart. This Is one of the evidences for God. This Is on of th oldest If not ab solutely th oldest terms known to any language; because God always xlted In th minds of men. A pacifist Is on who advocates policy of peace, at almost any price. Thl Is illustrated In th alarming conditions now existing In Russia. Pari f Is a Yield t Ksn erg carte. As a preferred policy pacifism Is the attitude of th United States, and of the Christian church; I. e. a preference for peace rather than war. But emergencies arise, and great erise com upon men and nations when such a policy may be consistently abandoned temporarily. Such a crisis Is now upon this Nation and th Chris tian church. A couple of years ago William J, Bryan and David Starr Jordan were two of th most pronounced pacifists in th land. But recently we read that Mr. Bryan now says that w as a N tlon must put all of our power and our resources into th winning of this world war. And not long since Dr. Jordan lectured In our city on "The Menace of Germany. Thes men have seen the emergency, felt tha crisis and have changed their attitude accordingly. But ther 1 a typ of pacifists still among as who declare that under no circumstances would they fight or go to war. I asked a couple of this type recently what they would do If they saw their homes and property endangered by a aet of lawless men and they answered. "W would do nothing." Trwtt riacrd la th Lor. Than I said. "Suppose a ruffian en- tared your horn and assaulted your mother, wife or daughter, what would you doT and they said. "We would let th Lord tak rare of them." Such a mental attltud seems to be Inconceivable to th normally consti tuted, red-blooded man. Such a typ of pacifists. It Uui to hi profession. Is not only undesirable, but an unsafe cltlsen of this free and Independent country, where women and children are accustomed to the protection of manly men. now notice, first. Jehovah Is a man of war and not a pacifist In the pres ept-day significance of that term. The term "enemy" always implies the possibility of war: not a 'war of words, ot wits, of Ideas, nor of mi crobes: but a physical combat, even to th giving up ot life within the possi bilities. Now, In Genesis 111:13 Jehovah says to Satan through the serpent: "I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed." Here is the proclamation of an age long warfare whtrh Is not yet finished. One of the great crises of that war fare was witnessed two thousand years ago on Calvary. Another Is described in Revelations xlx. But remember that Jehovah was not th originator of that warfare. Long before bden became a place of unex celled beauty and richness and before man waa placed In full charge of It. an enemy appeared in heaven itself and stirred up an Insurrection among tha heavenly hosts. If Jehovah had been a pacifist he would have quietly retired and given the celeatial world over to the rebels; but h is a man ot war. and the irrepressible conflict has been on aver since. Great City Is Destroyed. A. reference to the history of the Hebrew race convinces anyone that Jehovah was not a pacifist In Deu teronomy i and ill, Mosea assures the Hebrews that Jehovah will fight for them in their war of conquest of Canaan. When they bad entered the land, one of the first things that Jehovah did. was to organise and direct the cam paign against Jericho, which was a great success- Of that success Jh rec ord says; "They utterly destroyed all that was In the city, both man and beast." It was Jehovah's battle. Soon after that event Jehovah took personal charge of tb campaign against tha City ot Ai. That city, like Jericho, was utterly destroyed. The period of the conquest of Canaan was the most warlik period of Hebrew history; and Jehovah was the organ izer and director of those terrific bat tle to annihilation of th enemy. Th period of th Judges was punctuated by frequent wars, usually wars of de fence. In the days of Deborah, the Joan of Arc of the Hebrews, a great battle waa fought at the base of Mount Tabor, and the record says: "Jehovah discomfited Slsera andV-all his char lots, and all bis hosts with th edge of th sword before Barak. . and all the host of Slsera fell by the edge of the sword; there waa not man left." The religious pacifist will say: "Well. If Jehovah wants to do such things let him do them; I shall not par ticipate." But I want you to note that while Jehovah did them, be depended absolutely upon the loyal support of the people in the task; and when tribe or family refused to co-operate. that bunch of people fell under the strongest condemnation ot Jehovah. Jeaaa Bfot a Pacifist. In Numbers xxxti an Interesting sit uation is found. Two of the tribes wanted to settle on th aetrn side ot the River Jordan. But they were not permitted to do so until they pledged every man to go over Jordan armed to help fight the battles of conquest for the rest of the tribes of th race. And Mosea said If they shirked their re sponsibility they would be guilty pf sin before Jehovah. No chanc for th pacifist ther. Second The pacifists say "Jesus was the Prlnc of Peace." Now they betray their ignorance of the Bible. Jesua i nowhere designated as the Prince of Peace in full authority, or in action, but always as the coming Prince of Peace. But they tell us that Jesus said, ."AH they that take the aword shall perish with the aword." This is a good scrip ture for my purpose. Listen. If they that take th aword ar to perish with the sword, whose hands will wield the latter sword? We believe that Ger many took th sword in the present war and if she is to perish with the sword, surely it must b in the hands i of th allies, not in her own hands. Con sequently this scripture carries the au thority of Jesus himself for a defensive war, auch as the allies are now waging In France. But I want to show you that the Jehovah of the Old Testament la the Jesua of the New Testament; and what the one did the other would do. In Genesis 18 we have that marvel ous interview between Abraham and Jehovah, face to face as friends meet today. And Abraham knew that tne person before him was Jehovah. Now in John vlil Jesus said: "Abraham re joiced to see my day; and he saw it and was glad." The Jehovah of the 18th of Genesis and the Jesua of John vlil are one and the same. In Judges xllt the angel said to Manoah: "Wherefore askest thou after my name, seeing that It Is wonderful?" In Isaiah ix the birth of Jesus is announced, and th record ays: "His name shall b called Won derful." Troubled Disciples Calmed. Can anyone fail to see the Identity here? John xil quotes Isaiah vi, where a glorious vision of Jehovah is seen by the prophet, and then verse 41 says: "These things said Isaiah because he saw his glory and spake of him." Again the identity seems clear. In Exodus 111:14 we hear the mystical name of Jehovah in the term "I Am." This same title Jesus applies to himself eeveral times in the New Testament. He uses It In conversation with the- woman of Samaria, as applying to himself. When he came to the troubled disciples in the midst of the storm on the Lake of Gali lee he said: "I Am, be not afraid." To the Jews he said: "When ye have lifted up the Son of Man, then ye shall know that I Am." On another occasion he said to them: "Before Abraham was born, I Am." The Jews understood that he applied the mystical name of the burning bush to himself and they took up stones to cast at him. So then the Jehovah of the Old Testament and the Jesus of the New Testament are one and what Jehovah of the Old Testament did was Jesus of the New Testament in action. For He brews xiil:8 says: "Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, today and forever." And he was'never a pacifist in the mod ern sense of the terms; neither was he ever a militarist in the Prussian sense Of that term. Third Jesus recognized the inevita bleness of war, as long as sin dominates the lives of men. In Mark xiil he says: "When ye shall hear of wars and ru mors of wars, be ye not troubled; for such things must needs be." Here the naclftst flatly contradicts Jesus by say ing: "War is wholly unnecessary and wrong at all times." They tell us that when Jesus sent his disciples out to preach the kingdom they made no pro vision for self-defense. But they over look the fact that when he was prepar ing them to go forth into all the world he said to them. Luke xxii:36: "He that hath no sword let him sell his garment and buy one." Jesus recognised world conditions as they existed in his day. and he adapted himself to them. When he commanded, "Render to Caesar the things that belong to Caesar," he was commanding loyalty to civil govern ment and co-operation in its mainten ance, though it was resting upon strong militarism. Jesus in the flesh was no pacifist. Word Backed by Sword. Fourth As far as possible the spirit of Jesus was reproduced in Paul. Was he a pacifist? Well, hardly. Many of his strongest illustrations were drawn from military movements, organization and equipment. He even stood on mili tary ground himself when he asserted his rights as a Roman citizen. Read his 13th chapter of the letter to the Ro mans, containing his masterly argu ment for the authority and the subjec tion to human governments, backed by the eword. Paul commends the system, though it may not be the ideal form. But the modern pacifist would have the civil officer lay aside the sword and let evil doers have their own way. Again hear Paul exhort his readers: "As much as lieth in you be at peace with all men." Paul clearly intimates that it may, be impossible to live at peace with all men. Russia seems to have tried it, but what a miserable failure! Well, what shall we do! Let James speak: "The wisdom which is from above is first pure, then peaceable." Just now the allies are putting up a magnificent right in France to get purity, in order to establish a right eous peace; and every true man with red blood In his veins wants to be counted in the fight in some degree or manner. Fifth Jesus is not now a pacifist. The visions of John on Patmos show us coming events of military impor tance on vastly greater scale than any the world has ever yet experienced, and Jesus is to be the chief actor. Rev elations xxli describes a most startling event, which, is war In heaven, when Michael the archangel marshals his an gelic hosts against the combined forces of his satanic majesty, in a battle to the finish and the utter defeat ot the devil and his angels. Our modern pacifist would advise Michael not to fight Satan, but rather let him have the celestial world as his own. But Jehovah-Jesus is not that sort of a pacifist; for the devil will be hurled down, down to the bottomless pit, where the Kaiser arid his war counselors will engage the attention of his satanic majesty in boon companionship. Allies' Fight la Right. And then will be enacted the won derful scenes of Revelations xix, where Jesus comes forth from the celestial world commanding an innumerable army to smite the rebellious nations of earth with a rod of iron, not the wing of a dove; and he will tread the wine press of the fierceness of the wrath of God the Almighty, heralded as King of Kings and Lord of Lords. And that war will be marked by the mightiest slaugh ter that men-and angels have ever wit nessed. That will be the end of earth's military atrocities and the beginning of permanent world peace. No, Jesus was and Is not a pacifist. And in the presence of indescribable Hun atroci ties there ought not to be a pacifist anywhere on American soil, where the security and honor of women and chil dren have been bought and guaranteed by the blood of men who fought in our righteous wars for God and truth and humanity.