Excerpt from The Praise of the Wrath of Man, And, the Rebuilding of the World: Two Sermons The first of these two sermons was delivered on the first Sunday after the outbreak of hostilities in Europe in August, 1914. Dr. Barton was in his old pulp-it in Boston, and was entertained in the home of friends. He had intended to preach a sermon which he had already used in Oak Park on a theme in no way related to the war; but the news of the invasion of Belgium altered his plans. He rose early on Sunday morning, and casting aside the sermon which he had brought with him, prepared this one. Without his knowledge at the time, the sermon was reported for the benefit of such of his former parishioners as were unable to be present, by Miss Emma P. Hutchins, of Boston. It is printed from her stenographic report. This sermon was repeated in Oak Park Sunday, October 4, 1914. From time to time while the war has been in progress, Dr. Barton has preached sermons more or less related to it or to some outstanding event prominent at the time in the minds of the congregation. Four of these sermons have been printed as they appeared. Of these sermons, and of all others delivered in this pulpit during this exacting period, it can be said truthfully that they combine a strong patriotism with a genuinely Christian internationalism. Their uncompromising indignation against oppression, the violation of treaties and the perpetration of atrocities has been expressed in a temper devoid of hate. Up to the time that America actually entered the war, Dr. Barton earnestly hoped that it might be possible for her to perform her mission in the world peacefully; but he never doubted the justice of our nation's cause, or faltered in his faith in ultimate and decisive victory for the right. To him the war was a crusade for humanity. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.