Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1837-05-31
NETWORK ANNIVERSARIES.
From the New-York Evangelist.
AMER ICAN PEACE SOCI ETY..

"A NJ Il N + T. A Z Il y e Il
The American Peace Society held their
ninth anniversary, at the Baptist meeting
house in Nassau street, on Thursday, the
10th inst. s. V. S. Wilder, ESQ, was
called to the chair, and the meeting was
opened with prayer by the Rev. Doct.
Going, of this city.
The annual report was read by Will
lam Ladd, General Agent of the Society,"
ABSTRACT OF THE REPORT.
Very few changes have taken place in
the world, with respect to peace and war,
since our last annual report. The war
in Spain continues. France is seeking
revenge for he- last defeat in her new
province of Algiers; and the Seminoles
are not yet quite extirpated. The King
Of Great Britain is fast acquiring the glo-
rious title of the Paci6cator of Christen-
dom.
A great change has taken place in pub
| lie opinion, with respect to the subject of
peace and war, within the last ten wears.
The public press is now open to the cause
Of peace and the question whether all war
be not inconsistent with the spirit of the
gospel, is very much discussed in this
country. More than thousand ministers
of the gospel are pied ged to preach against
war; and the scholars in some of our
theological seminaries have signeda pledge
condemning all war, and pledging them
selves to preach against it when called to
the ministry.
The new committee, appointed to ad
judge the prize Of $1,000, offered for the
best dissertation on Q congress of nations
have not been able to agree. One of the
competitors has withdrawn, and published
: his essay, which mavObe had at Ezra
, Golfers bookstore, l48 Nassau street.
5 The Legislature of Massachusetts have
had the subject of congress of nations
? before them, and appointed a joint com
= mittee, who made an excellent report, bu
| it being late in the session, the matter wa
: referred to the next Legislature
7 Six new auxiliary peace societies hav
been formed in our colleges and theoIog
S ical institutions, and two new societie
e have been formed among the ladies'
t The Essex Co. Olive Branch Circle he'll
e peace fair very successfully in Salem
+ Mass. A new thing under the sun.
d The Society have published some ne,
v tracts, and have issued, in all, about 35
5, 600 peace tracts during the year-a mum
Der about three times as great as the ave
e rage of the last eight years. A gres
V number of newspapers have engaged j
If the cause; many have admitted peace al
= ticlPs for the first time, and the field
e labor in this department of the peace caus
is greater than can be occupied by on
Al pr sent number of laborers. Some yer
v good new peace Sunday school book
If have been published by the Massachuset
lie Sunday School Society and others
a Three ministers have labored in tn
t. field as agents of the American Peac
K Society-one for the whole year, one ft
K. four months, and one for three month
beside the gratuitous labor of the gener
is agent, and four theological students, ar
a. other voluntary lecturers. Some tho'
lie sands of miles have been travelled owe
of and some hundreds Of peace sermons ar
he peace addresses have been delivered
Is, these agents
I'd Public opinion with respect to the col
rs sistency ofwar with Christianity, has vel
Y much advanced within the five years pa:
Y. Almost the whole Christian public a
be now as far advanced as the peace soci
ly ties were, on their first organization; al
IS fit be desirable that public opinion shou
ay still further advance, il is, necessary th
CD the friends Of peace should pluck up thu
an standard, and plant it on higher grour
Of This is desirable. for the millennium "