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smne that nations are going to attack ns. The fortunes of war are always staggeringly uncertain. Our military men can give ns no more assurance of victory twenty years hence with five times our prepa- ration than they could with just the preparation we now have. Let us cease to think we must fight — ^as the savage did — ^that our neighbors may respect us. Let the religionist stop quibbling and outraging his intelligence to find a sanction for war in the teachings of Christ. The Christian should either frankly admit the fallibility of the teachings of Christ or confess that he can not pursue war and at the same time be a follower of Christ

I may not live to see these things come to pass. But militarism must die or all intelligent thinking men will become discouraged^ if not disgusted, with all our boasting about civilization and Christianity. Sympathy, kindness, self-control, peaceable sacrifice must triumph over man's lower instinctive nature. Those who ring the bell should never be discouraged because they can not march in the procession. Be sure it will follow.

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