Religion: Churchmen & The War

The week's news of Christian confusion: ¶ In Genoa the Cardinal-Archbishop of Genoa, Pietro Boetto, got mad. Objecting to the shelling of Genoa by British warships, he spoke for God Almighty as follows: "The Lord, even in the sight of the innocent victims, will raise His merciful hand above us and will concede a complete triumph to our beloved country." > At the National Republican Club's Lincoln Day dinner, Episcopal Bishop William T. Manning of New York carefully instructed God Almighty as follows: "O God our Father . . . grant that we may...

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