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Spiritual Redemption Woodrow Wilson said after the First World War that the world cannot survive materially unless it is redeemed spiritually. This notion of spiritual redemption ran deep in Dr. Adams’ understanding of war and its toll on individuals’ lives. “Christian America has another responsibility,” he wrote. “It is the responsibility for the peace that is to come.” “War never settles anything. War delays all settlements. War makes just settlements more remote and more difficult,” he wrote while preparing to celebrate the birth of the Savior. “If peace is ever to come it must be based upon justice and good-will. Let the Christians in America so conduct themselves in the war that it will be able to do something about the peace when the opportunity comes again.” Working toward a lasting peace and looking inward for a redeeming sense of spirituality were the cornerstones of Dr. Adams’ Christian response to war. These deeply-seated values were, in part, the result of living through the First World War — “the war to end all wars” — and a father’s sense of paternal pride and wanting to spare his own offspring the cruelties of war. Dr. Adams’ son, Harry Baker Adams, turned 18 on the day the bill was introduced in the Congress to draft young men eighteen years of age. As a pastor he prayed for and preached about peace, and as a father he committed himself to working for a lasting peace. more Sunday morning worship @ 10:45 a.m. • Christian Education for all ages @ 9:30 a.m. |
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