FAITH THE JUSTICE OF OUR FIGHT BY GEORGE F. PENTECOST, D.D. “Out of Egypt,” “In the Volume of the Book," etc., etc. ANDOVER-FLATWARD DEC 18 1918 ANDOVER 068,468 Copyright, 1918, Printed in the United States of America I FOREWORD HAD the pleasure and profit of listening to the timely sermons contained in this volume and am more than glad to write this Foreword. Who will ever be able to put proper valuation upon the part taken in this war for Righteousness, by the Protestant, Catholic, and Hebrew clergy of the Allied countries during the war? Thousands and thousands of these men, too old or overworn to serve either in the Army or Navy, have faithfully laboured to instruct the ignorant, restrain the unguarded, comfort the sorrowing, and inspire the valiant to duty. Call the roll of the active workers in the numerous religious, patriotic relief and humane organisations to which the war has given birth and it will be found that a large majority of the volunteers and enthusiastic lovers and givers have come up to their high calling and consecration to service in the Army and Navy at home and in foreign camps, and have been inspired to do so by the ministry of the Church; among whom Dr. Pentecost has been in the front rank. But let all the praise be unto God. "O Lord, open thou my lips, and my mouth shall show forth thy praise." "For God is King of all the earth. Sing ye praises with understanding." This volume of sermons, preached with no thought of publication, is a fair sample of the ceaseless work of our ministers. Take the instance of this one man (himself a veteran of the Civil War), the Rev. Geo. F. Pentecost, D.D., who in the past four years since the beginning of the war has preached more than four |