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Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Aug 4, 1898

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 24, No. 31.

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Not Christian

By Editor

Not Christian.—When an American naval commander saw a Spanish ship going down, and his men were about to cheer, he is reported to have said, “Don’t cheer; the poor devils are dying.” This sentiment has been lauded as “Christian.” It is certainly good not to rejoice in the fall of one’s enemies, but it is not Christian to denominate them “devils.” True Christianity says: “If thine enemy hunger, feed him.” “Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.” To kill one’s enemies, even tho regret is expressed at their death, can hardly be called Christian. Now we hold naught against this officer, or any other, but we do protest against such perversion of Christianity.