A Japanese may believe in a heaven for him who dies in defence of his country, but the steadying, elevating power of civilization destroys such illusions, and should overcome evil with good.

Nothing is gained by fighting, but much is lost.

Peace is the promise and reward of rightness. Governments have no right to engraft in civilization the burlesque of uncivil economics. War is in itself an evil, barbarous, devilish, victory in error is defeat in Truth; war is not in the domain of good, it weakens power and must finally fall pierced by its own sword.

The Principle of all power is God, and God is Love. Whatever brings into human thought or action an opposite element is never requisite, never a necessity, in so much as it is not sanctioned by the law of God, the law of Love. The Founder of Christianity said, "My peace I give unto you; not as the world giveth, give I unto you."

Christian Science reinforces Christ's sayings and doings, its Principle demonstrates peace; and Christianity is the chain of scientific being reappearing in all ages, maintaining its obvious correspondence with the Scriptures and uniting all periods in the design of God. The first commandment in the Hebrew Decalogue — "Thou shalt have no other gods before me" — obeyed, is sufficient to still all strife. God is the divine Mind, hence the sequence, had all peoples one Mind peace would reign.

God is Father, infinite, and this great truth when understood in its divine metaphysics, will establish the brotherhood of man, end wars, and demonstrate "On earth peace, good will toward men."
Concord, N. H.