The Book of Peace: A Collection of Essays on War and Peace |
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Page 4
... morally wrong ; wrong in its origin , in its principles , in its motives , in its means , and all its legitimate results ... moral character of nearly all the wars that have ever occurred . We unite in condemning every war of pride or ...
... morally wrong ; wrong in its origin , in its principles , in its motives , in its means , and all its legitimate results ... moral character of nearly all the wars that have ever occurred . We unite in condemning every war of pride or ...
Page 6
... moral power , we would set and keep at work until , through books , and pamphlets , and tracts , and newspapers , and every class of periodicals , it shall speak in the ear of all reading communities on this subject . 3. We would ...
... moral power , we would set and keep at work until , through books , and pamphlets , and tracts , and newspapers , and every class of periodicals , it shall speak in the ear of all reading communities on this subject . 3. We would ...
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... moral maladies of our world ; but it must be applied to war , before it can cure this deep and deadly gangrene of our race . It has not been applied for fifteen centuries ; and so long as Chris- tians persist in this neglect , we cannot ...
... moral maladies of our world ; but it must be applied to war , before it can cure this deep and deadly gangrene of our race . It has not been applied for fifteen centuries ; and so long as Chris- tians persist in this neglect , we cannot ...
Page 1
... where the war - spirit is rife , it will be found well nigh impossible to preserve , in any degree of vigor , this main- spring of God's moral government over our world . Thou shalt not commit adultery . War is a hotbed 4-War and the Bible,
... where the war - spirit is rife , it will be found well nigh impossible to preserve , in any degree of vigor , this main- spring of God's moral government over our world . Thou shalt not commit adultery . War is a hotbed 4-War and the Bible,
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... moral maladies of mankind ; and our highest hopes will be realized when war shall be banished from every Christian land , and peace be made , as a part of our religion , to go hand in hand with the gospel over the whole earth , and the ...
... moral maladies of mankind ; and our highest hopes will be realized when war shall be banished from every Christian land , and peace be made , as a part of our religion , to go hand in hand with the gospel over the whole earth , and the ...
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AMERICAN PEACE SOCIETY Apostles argument arms army battle bayonet benevolence blessing blood cause of peace century character Chris Christ Christendom Christian church civil common crime custom dead death defence destroy disputes duty earth enemies England Europe evil father favor fight fire forbearance France French friends of peace glory gospel Greece hands heart heathen heaven honor horrors human hundred idolatry individuals influence justice kill land lawfulness of war less lives mankind mass means ment military millions mind misery missionaries Moloch moral murder Napoleon nations nature navy never object officer pacific pagan passions perish precepts Prince of Peace principles profession punishment Quakers reason religion religion of peace Resist not evil rulers Russia savage says sentiment ships slaughter soldiers soul Spain spirit suffering sword Tatian TERTULLIAN thing thou thousand tion truth violence virtue war-system warrior wars whole wounded wrong