and public houses and parks and village
greens and at firesides and even churches
and chapels, men talk and pray about the
strife. Nay, it may be said that in the hearts
of multitudes of men cannon are being fired
and rifles shouldered and that their very
thoughts and wishes breathe threatenings
and slaughter.
alive, let him be rescued!" These are the
questions and answers that come and go
unbidden to men's lips. "Why does not the
army march to Khartoum--march on
Metammeh--march on Berber--march
everywhere?" Why? Something must be
done--quick--that will strike terror in the
in command to do the work thoroughly, no matter what it costs or what
suffering it inflicts. "Push the war!" "Send out men!" "Never mind the
money!" "Retreat is impossible; we are in for victory!" Now we say that
in this mode of waging war the children of this world are wiser, more
self�sacrificing than the professed children of light. No wonder that
they are more successful in their killing wars. And while avoiding the
spirit of earthly war and keeping our skirts clear of blood, can we not
learn from their example?
being set before our Army in
connection with earthly war-
fare where bloody battles are
fought, all manner of hardships
endured, and all manner of
sacrifices made. When war is
raging, it is being waged at
fever heat in the minds and hearts of the peo-
ple in all the principal cities and towns and
villages of the land.