Danskeren. (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, December 25, 1918, Page 3, Image 3
, . il BT BREW PBA PASIH JAMES PBTBRZBN TIL HÄNS PÄDBIPL - Wilh thi- Amisriisan Ex. Fiirises in Fraun-: Nin-einher 24. 1918. Disar Nathan it is this unilisrstaniliniz among- all our soliliisrs of this, Amisriisan prisilitionary Porees that this ilay isaish onis shall writis a listtisr to his kathisn Anil sinisis l have risisimnnisnilisii to all thi- Troops whom l hin-is ail ilrisssisil toilazx this kulfillmiuu of this iliit)· I must now prac-tiisis what I hin-is prisaishisil This oisisasion l·or this sowial listtisr writing is that the war is over. Not that wis nisisil to hriuzx this iiisws to you, for this worils wisris flashisil to Amisriea hy ra ilio whilis this hisavisns ovisr hisris wisris still filleil with this mar in«.- ol· this last i«aunon. But wi «isnil-savor to express to you our own tisisliug auil ismotions in this present-is of thissis momisutous liiippisnings. l That «this war is ovisr," thatl it is- won. is almost too good to liisliisvis. lt is this. first thought , that isomiss to us in this morninkx — somistimiss whiin wis awalce it sisisms almost a tin-am or as a false rumor. Yist it is trui-, irre futalsl«v. unishaukxeahlis truis. Ger Ina-n·v has hisisn dekisateil, hisr mi litiirism isrushisil anil mailis you-er less form-ein Anil now thisris is no neisisssity ot· Amekieu main taining a largo army on forisign soll« Our taslc has hisisn ais isomplishisil auil wo aris going hinne. homis to Antisriisik to our wiss-s anil i«hililrisn, rishitiviss anil t«riisnils. i-huri«hiss« voeations N anil isvisrything ilisar to us. Anil that visry soou. as last as this lsisats will part-)- uss over this winsss of this Atlautiis· We have onlx to his Initiisut,—auil wait for our nirn in this proi«isss of ite umhilization. This governhux prinisiplis oh. sisrnsil in risizaril to ilismoliiliza tiisn will he the orilisr in whiish wi- sailisil from tl s Unitisil Statt-s. As l was with tiis first letl,(lll(,l ist« this A. H. R you may sunle isxiiissst mis liomis somis tin-is Jur inc This winke-L Umsiqu my stasv ovisr hist-is l havis sisisn nisarlzf all parts ol’ Drang-« anil also a portlon of Italzk My worlc has hisisn i«hii«l« lx with this mi-« at i«i«plai·i-misnt Dispon- liishinil this lich-s. This has ilisprivisil mis of this plisasuris that soniis Uhaplains hin-is of his ing assiixnisil to a sing-le regi misut. for inonths, thus knowinxx nearly all of thisir mi-« Inst-sonsti l)·I Un this othisr hanil. hy thi» continious ishanizis ot« kiisissimisl l havis hail a opportuntiiss to misist maiyv thousands ol" isnlistisil misu anil »Mit-ers ot· nisarly isvisry or ganization l liavis hisisn privile gistl to spisak a woril ol« inspira i tiou ta troops hiskoris Loiniz into hettlis anil u· woril ot« isomkort to this wounilisd hisinkz sisnt haisk to Basi,s Ilospit.als. Anil l have hisaril meu of all islassiss iiisseuss ils public and privatis this vital suhii ist of like anil disath before Wh- Into the jaws ok ileuth end upon thelksssseturning l shall nisver korgist the even ing ok Juuis L, 1918. A humber of tmops hail just arrived from America· I wes ndiiressing e lsrge gathering of soliliers et im evening religioue serviee. suddenly in the middle ok the eekviee the bugle wes somiqu end order-s given for every« man spz to he reedy Lor immediate act iotc I geve e kive minutes telk . on the text: «And They stooil Bveky Man In Eis Pleee Rouail About the cemp.« (Boolc ok Judges 7, 21).v That night l heil oeeeeiop to observe the resolute — nett ot Amerieeo otkieisks end " steht-ed wen in critical moments All ihn-ins the hight eoulii be liest-il the tollins enil eitel-ins ot k then-, the part-ins ok side est-s M motor traeln eud the met-eh inc et hien. llerdly anything ils .) Pater Peter-ev enwoiler De es et optsge äette Bres, com ««««« eonld lns set-n for this jiit(«h (lal·l( noss ok this uight and hardly a word was heard exoept an »e easional eommand from the ol« fieers in ohargzcn No man knew mneh ahont what was- «(,xoin;x on exeopt the pari that he·himsaslt« was d()ing.-, hnt that he l(new. Xye have never reaiized tho inmortnnokf of that nights umsom plishinent until rot-ontly whon a (’i)l()ii(sl arriving hore from Washington, I). (’-.. told ns that onr l)epot would over ho rom emhored for the part that wo played in tnrning the fide ol· thss hattle ot« (’hat(-au ’l’h·iorry, supplying in one niglit hy trnelcs t"onr million pounda ot« ammnns ition as· well as krosh trooW. lslapwsially darin-»- sneh tiniesl lhas it heen my privelego to sprach words of inspiration whioh I’ haw reitet-on to hohen-, has playi ed sonn- littlo part in the vietory that onr nie-n have won. lt is uenorally admitted that moralo eonnts over fifty per eent in tho winning ok l)attlee. ("’l’he »v(sry risason why jammin (-ollaI)s(-d so snddonly. sho had this Luna and other inatcsrial hnt oonrakxe kailod hor.) This is only another prosk to the« assiertion that might is not always right, hnt right is always might. Eva havo fonght for a just and rightoons eans(-« theroforis wo have horn· («onraxx-’ eons and won. dn tho other hand I have tak on ovory oooaaion to rehiind the nie-n that, groat as it may he to sacsrikieo ono·s likcs for a« right isons oansH that aet in itselft doos not. save a matsts sonl for otornity. Th(I death ot« our Lord Josna Christ for our redomption is tho only has-is of onr salvatioir And this trnth is more roadily aeeopted hy SoldissrsL than yon would think. Thoy will not in the presenoo of death he fooled hy h aelf made religimr Thus yon Hin imasxine the opportuni ties ot« a Chaplain in time ot· war. that is if hi- wants to he a roal man of Hod. l only wish that when l go has-l( to eivil ehnreh like, again l may lind mon as approaelialile. and as reist-kit ins to the («hristian trnths as has hoen the ease with my somit-Its lt has heiin very intorostinzx to note thss change ok the Christ ian solcheer ideas rogardinxx the ehnreh. At, first many were lahorinxx under the temptation to east away their kaith in Nin-ist ianity altogethor heeanso as it was ot«ts-n said. «(lormany is the sont of Protestant (’hriztianity and now alte has startod this inhnman mar, han«-e (,,'-hristianity has failed.« But tho tallaey ol« this statement was ot· isonrao Hoon realizml.’l’liongh it. ho trno that one ot· the largoat olmrohess ot Pro tostantism was kein-n a groat impetua hy Martin linthor and hie-« little hand ot« h(,-liovers, oven that ehnreh has long since eeased to ho a German elniroli. The great majority ot« the Germ an people imslnding the military leadpra and the Kaiser had no roligion, at least not Christian religion Gar-many had has-en giv (eu«hor chanee from the time, ot· Luther, hnt because ot" her refuaal Uod tnrnod away from her as fkormorly st. Paul turnpd away from the klows (Aets läs, 46). so then it· religion has any thing to do with tho cause ol« this war it is rather the laok ok it than the preise-ice ok it. This tagt Soon hoc-amt- clear to the Mys ’l’hen come the idoa that though there wert- Somo «ideals« in the ohnrch which ought to he preserve-C the ehurch as it- ex istod was all wrong and this war would oomplotely revolutio ize it. lt would ho our duty to got ovorythiag on a new hasis and into a new gystom after our return from the groat war. But the reality ot the war has had s heulthy otteot upon the soldiorsh thinkhis Ilo has come to rea lizo that the tonlt lies not in the Ohristion roligion itsolt nor in the present systom ot ehurohi es (thonkh in tho lattor there y be roow for improvomoht oonsidorins the human olomont tu tho orkonisotion), rather in his own heiirt and min(l and like. This is of eonrse only mzss own obsermtion laut l helieve it to he generallzs tritt-. l helieve thut the (’hristizi« solcliers will return with the ils-sin» to serve llod more .—Zs---sr--l«-. tlnin l«-t«s:re. l think that the ehureh memhers who come huek from the war will he less superkisil thun he· for-in l helle-W that the men will Linke, more isetive part in their ehnreh nnd not les-use it all to the ministers. women, kunl ehil (lren. Aml l also helieve that a great many then who have never hiul serions thonxxhts hefore will seel( the ehnreh or nt lenst will he more reeeptive to its inklu (’ll(«f«. Anll one thing- is certain, we will eome lmek and love our home eountrx more than ever after livi1n.lf unller these eonclis tions u year, more or less, we will, us l have heurcl many u sol(lier express it, feel like l(iss inkx the. first soot ok Ameriean soil that our feet treacl on. l thinlc this will he snfkieient for my «t·iither’s letter." l«il(e lzs it will he my last letter to »von before I am on my way to the- lancl where the home kires nre hurning and where I hope» to see you onee again. l Your lot-sing son, l James C. Petersen, l Ist. Lient. (’-haplain, United States Armzc De sidste Tim. J Inin Ungdom gik der gen nein Kirken en Fordentnicm afHer rens nndet Konnne Den apostolii fke katlmlske Kirtsztdel (J1«ningianer ne), sont dgsaa i Tannmrk bygges de Kirfen biqu dertiL Pastor Trandbem var stasrkt greben ban de nf derei- Fsornentnnm on elf-Enk bederne. Der um« en Tit-, de for ste Aar, ieq var i New York, ljvor Fortnsntninqm traadte ftcerkt frem i Elere ihskedele Den Gang, syn tesrs det mig, var der knn fcm Tegn Det nwrmede siq Inod Reförnmtionsi fest, da i den politisfe Verden var der III-o, Reingan til Kriqen brød nd j los Lne, satte hele Verden i Kriswtsrnnd Da tnfkesss det nng Teanene tmadte stasrft ffetn over nlt, sont Herren bar sagt, der skal gaa fornd for lmnsrs skvnnne Jo flere Team der blen, dessncere Tuns In-d,v sinkt-»si- det Inm. Man tnlte over ult i Ver-den da i niesen annimmt ledesz det lede se nd, oq Unier Ordning der vilde bljne ein-r Kri x1en, nden rot m ngte pnn Herren-J ert se, ieg kenner snnrt! oq bede Menialnsdenss Panz ja, kenn Heere Jesus! Zelv den npustolssefatlwlfkeTel tang, men for dent var det Led i Feinde-t- de troede fra Herren Men da jeg nndrede mig, lød det for Inin ogfaa det derer sned til Tegnene Da Brndgunnnen wurde, Flnxnrede ds alle ——— Jontjrnekne » ou fuv ind. Te dnarlixuh fi ger man, nei, Jesus siqer alle. :I.Icmtl). 25, liue til Anstriget lød Er Alnsfriget ved at lnde nn? J den sein-re Tid er der men- af Forventninqstonen qennent Forknni delfen, oq det ene Efrift ndkotn iner ester det andet lwor der slaas pan Foruesittningenks Ztrwnge Zuer nnxriet ffriger op ined Avisbekendt gen-lieu mcd Tale-r ou Zkkisteksk —— Ud fra Gnds OrdsJ foer Grund begynder der at lyde Alsvorsord i Tale oq Zirift, sont nmn bør onn p«aa. —— Pna dansk er lige ved at konnne til Jnlen et lille XZkrift ocn de sidste Tider of Pastor J. J. Kildsig. Af Tmndbergs Difciple er man-ske- Kildsig den, der bedst bar forstaaet Systet paa de sidste Ti-: der, og forstaaet Trandbek·g. Det midner den Levnetsbefkrivelse om, Pastor Kildsiq hat- ndgivet af Trands berg, der i sin Korthed vist er den bedste Livsskildring, vi endnu har af denne,mærkelige Mand. Kuu det fewner jeg i den: Trandbergs Syn paa Embederne, der væfents slig ncermede sig baade den ungli kanske og apostokiskskatholske Opfat telse. — Pastok Kildsig bar voeret saa venlig, at lade mig læfe Skrifs tet om de fidste Tiber, før det liq qer fcerdig for Offentlighedem og web dets Fremkomft vil jeg gerne henklede Opmcerksomheden paa det. Der er flere Ting Ei det lille Skrift, jeg iynes er ypperljgt og klartfkres - : vet Det gcelder iscer det fra det prufetiske Ord, der alt er opfyldt Tet, ei st r midt i, og d;t, der skal l«0nnne, er mindre flart for nijg, eg mit Inn falder iffe lielt sannnen dernced Jeq sum-»J- ieaser Hart nd fra Herren-:- Ord genxieni Historie-is Vidnesbyrd, hvurledesss Profetierne er og bliuer opfyldte: ncen staar for Vedktmnnende sper gende: lwad gør Du inin Herre? lwad koinmer der? — Ziden 1898 liar Keij Wilhelm staaet for inig sont en antikriftelia Zkitkelse, da han i Jerusalem var med at brvde sine Fcedresz Kon tmkt oin Jerusalenth evangeliske Vispedmnnie, og soed den tnske Kir kesks Jndvielse optmadte i Ornat sont ØtnsrsteiVifkuu Fra inin tid ligite Ungdoin har jeg delt Biskop Grundtvig og Biskop Kirkegaards Zyn paa de 7 Zendebrseue i-Jlaben darinnen. -—-- Pastor Virtedal bar ifiden ndførligt fremlagt sannne Zyn si Profetiensz Wis. — Jeg tror msed dem: Tilnjatira er den angliksanfte Nieniahed, km Sol-dies den tyste Re fornisations:-i-esterne, Keinem det sum Usel ser en Famlen eftser Jesu. Bøn Zoll l7. i den tyftsengielsfe Del i Amerika, ·l)ar sendniere uift mig: »levende, inen død-« »det, der vil dø,« og »det, der fkal styrkes før Død.« — J et Zskrift jseg hat i Trin, bar jeg kortelig bserørt det. — Paftor Kildssig mein-r, vi staat endnn ouserfor Antikrist nie-d hanc Fivmmse, og naar Herren bar knnft dani, da 1000 Aarsrisget Gusds Ord bar meget, Esom tyder derpaa. Ud im End-Z- Ord kominer fot mig fpørgendes sutn itke Herren har tnnst saa «in end niere nn kan junge: »Opløft dit Houed al Firistsenl)ed.« Udfyldningen af det kommende er endnn dunkelt for ntigs nien jeg aqter paa Jesn Ord: gioer Agt paa Begnene over rede. For niig persottlig: »k0nnner Leiden førend Tu« da følger Tn ncig giennein 3t1)ggedaleii ti Nile Parodie-; snen ogfaa det, at tnnne füge ined Bru dent »F Zskn ieg diq ital følge!« Tet er et Zkriit til at fætte Tan ker i Bismmelkz og faa at sege i Guid-z Ord; sdersor nil jeg gerne anbefale det ved Feenikoinsten E nig eller ikke senig i alt need Pa stoi· Kildsig: Zaa er det Dist, vi staats uuerser nye Tider, lnmr mse get af det ganile er for-biganqsen og slnmr gennem alt Herren- Ord lni del-: Jeg kontiner stnn·t! gin« alle« Ting noc! Vaagl bed! easr rede! Las-J det lille Strift og ,,T-ag Bi lselen frein« Der itaar ein dem, der annannnede Ordet i Beroea,l Mal-de daaliqen Zfriftennys ain disfse Ting lnwde siq sauledeszs.; Ae. Nr. i7«, li. Det er, lwad uit ital Anre- ikke inindsft i Tider fem, ·di-31·e, inidt i Tidernes Tegm thi . O I Tn ei· sej bunden I As nagen-J Mund oa Pen, ; Men mnsag ifeln fra Nrnnden « Den Vei, lnwr dn ansar lieu. i I I Ver Fa«elfe1«i:s Hielt-, Advent R. Anderien l ( ( · ( ( ( ( ( ( ( t ( ( · · · · · ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( t l Et Otd fra en ilcsvigsk Kvindm ( I is H - H Lgfw i Aar lmr uns-sonnig nordslusuiasth sinindcr scndtH Juluizilfon til dvrrsJ :Uk’—.1-nd, Zøn H nor oh Vrødre Wd FrnntmL Der-I tsindor Nmad under Linjormy thi Tødcn lmt nasrrt i Ojtsinmencx Oa ; man grade mod, nam- nmn læss for-, iwad de sk1«i1)u1·, bemsgeiis dybt ’ oq glasdcsxs mderligts ved at lumyl ikmorlsksdvci Trøsten im Nud Rad-ers under alt dcttcs junge findt-r Vscjs til dervs ijrtotr « : Af dct lillo Heft-c fkal ui tillade J ost; at sIringsc en Hilf-en sfrevcst ais en Kvindkh I Tot band-e vi ikksc tasnkt, at CI umso kærsc Treus-eh skuldc værc irde j den arm-lind Kriq -j Juden 4 Aar I i Rad. Hemde vi tasnkt cht fra køkst af, saa kmvdc vi vol im-. kun- 1 net bcvre det. 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