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Page 8
Dr . Reed , the well - known messenger from the churches of England , describes
the cause of peace as “ a field of service worthy of the church , worthy of angels , "
and calls upon Christians to “ glorify their religion by banding together as an ...
Dr . Reed , the well - known messenger from the churches of England , describes
the cause of peace as “ a field of service worthy of the church , worthy of angels , "
and calls upon Christians to “ glorify their religion by banding together as an ...
Page 12
We must restore the pacific principles of the gospel , and incorporate them once
more , where Christ and his apostles left them , in the faith and character of his
disciples as a body , before the spread of Christianity will insure the abolition of
war ...
We must restore the pacific principles of the gospel , and incorporate them once
more , where Christ and his apostles left them , in the faith and character of his
disciples as a body , before the spread of Christianity will insure the abolition of
war ...
Page 9
The absurdest circumstance of all is , that you see in wars among Christian
nations the cross glittering and waving on high in both the contending armies at
once . What a shocking sight ! Crosses dashing against crosses , and Christ on
this ...
The absurdest circumstance of all is , that you see in wars among Christian
nations the cross glittering and waving on high in both the contending armies at
once . What a shocking sight ! Crosses dashing against crosses , and Christ on
this ...
Page 10
The Christian religion hath made no particular provision for the conduct of war ,
under a proper title ; and , if men be subjects of Christ ' s law , they can never go
to war with each other . As contrary as cruelty is to mercy , tyranny to charity , so is
...
The Christian religion hath made no particular provision for the conduct of war ,
under a proper title ; and , if men be subjects of Christ ' s law , they can never go
to war with each other . As contrary as cruelty is to mercy , tyranny to charity , so is
...
Page 12
A hatred of war is an ESSENTIAL feature of practical Christianity ; and it is a
shame upon what is called the Christian world , that it has not long since borne
universal and indignant testimony against that enormous evil which still rages not
...
A hatred of war is an ESSENTIAL feature of practical Christianity ; and it is a
shame upon what is called the Christian world , that it has not long since borne
universal and indignant testimony against that enormous evil which still rages not
...
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