Show dax ax NordaU In n the tho North American arraigns Cor to hay hav ini a practice so o entirely different from th thear with regard to the tho peace question Over the portals ot of the tho thoi i church ho he sa glows glow the tho inscription Peace P on earth tarth and GOOd wilt wll to men but the church has hardly ever prevent prevented ed a war Very at often ton she lens hns put the tho SWON Into the tho hands of her ber followerS She the Goth because G of their anti Ind does docs not tem seem to sro ace that It is blasphemy to uk ask thee the God of love to took look wIth favor faor upon mur murder murder der and destruction or to ask the tho God Godor or of the tho t tO take sides sidell with one portion of Ills agaInst another portIon e when she fhe knows that that other portion n Is turning to Oath with the same reo ne quest The author auther scores particularly the Ita P bas 3 one of r them Use ehi s r J I J to pray for the victory ot of our armY amen No hC heed ld of II a nt ehu has dared to say to tilt tili temporal authorities ties tlell when the these were asking fur for a 0 blessing upon armies You war VAr and our God te tenche p peace ace r I ot bless bles the tho hand armed to maim and kill kiil men It you must shed hed blod do so o Jut but do not nol ml mix Clod Ills religion with your devIls work Dr Nordau Is a n a writer but tie III he certainly wrong Tong In ascribing the war spirit of at tile tho world to the tho n Of That that spirit still so largely prevails Is duo due to tho he almost entire absence of the he Influence ot of that religion upon t the e world not noL to Its lis presence there The Master Ia ter lII lr declared that the of Ills coming would be o not peace but a sword But Dut It was not lie He It II WaI 1119 enemIes who draw sword In every ago when hen h has Ila hedi forth from rom the tho divine abode nn Illuminated the tho o of Jod hods n s has mustered lie and arrayed them against the tho favored one Paganism put on its armor against the t Church Ind a contest followed that lasted through cent centurIes Against the Borne arrayed herself herOlt And there thero came camo arA conten Lions and disunion that are arc seen to this day And when hen In this tatter latter ago again the tho Lord opened with heaven hoven followed In the tho footsteps ot of Roman toman paganism and C Ca m and the result has been martyrdom It is 19 all duo due to the tho fact let that tha t the world lorld will not yIeld to the tho rule rulo ot of Je us Ills reliGion will prevail at last and with It universal peace The decree de ree of the tho Almighty has halt gone forth orth I leave hae set ny my Eing upon nay my holy lull hili ot of Zion It Is In the divine council an ac fact |