Article June 22, 1907 Issue

There is scarcely any imaginable crime which does not...

Baltimore American

There is scarcely any imaginable crime which does not grow out of, or is not attendant upon, the prosecution of war,... and yet, because it has gone on for thousands of years, the tender feelings of civilization must not be hurt by an assault upon this relic of barbarism. There can scarcely be any question about the attitude of Jesus. He was the gentle, dignified embodiment of peace, if ever there was such. All of his teachings are so directly opposed to war and its consequences that it is difficult to understand the attitude of the Christian Church through twenty centuries. There have been small detachments of the Church which have bitterly set their faces against war, but they do not appear to have thriven greatly, possibly because they were out of touch with the great body of the Church. While peace has been proclaimed from every pulpit at a certain time of the year, scarcely a word has been said in opposition to war. Peace seemed to be regarded as a kind of indefinite attribute of Jesus, having no particular reference to his followers. It is for this reason that the presence of these distinguished clergymen was hailed in New York with unexpected enthusiasm. The announcement that certain churches had gone over bodily to the movement was welcome. It was felt that if this great body could once be set in motion as a sincere ally of the movement for universal peace, the object would be gained.

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