Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-06-13
mericAn Pence Society.

This Society held its twenty an
niversary in Park stree, church on Mon
day evening, at half past seven. In the
absence of the President. Hon. William
Jay of New York, Dea. Samuel Greele,
one OF the Vice Presidents, was called to
the chair, and the exercises were opened
with prayer by Rev. DIR Tucker Of this
city. After which an abstract of the an
nual report was read by Rev Il Beck
with, Corresponding Secretary Of the So
clety. This was comprehensive docu-
meut, and opened with statement to the
eifec, that the American Peace Society
has, from The first, proposed to supersede
war by peaceful substitutes, very like
those which are employed for the settle
ment Of disputes between individuals.
This society, in particular, has from It's
origin devoted much attention to this sub
ice, of substitutes for war, having publish
ed upon it series of tracts, essays and
volumes. The idea has at length been
brought before the world pretty fully by
the three General Peace Congresses al
ready held-the first at London in lS43,
the mex, at Brussels in 1913. and the third
at Paris last year.
After noticing these Congresses, the re-
port speaks Of the Congress expected 10
be held the ensuing August at Frankfort,
in Germany, and relates especially 10 the
measures AIKEN to secure delegates to this
Congress from our country. A large num-
Der have already been appointed, and it is
expected that America will be fully rep
resented at Frankfort. The report also
refers to the chief events of the year, in
Europe, bearing on the cause of peace,
and states that very large number Of Pc
tition>, from all parts of the country, have
been presented to our Congress request
ing its efforts to procure peaceful substi.
tutes for the sword, and that only single
vote was wanting in the House Of Repre-
senta,ives to obtain special committee or
the subject
Five agents have been in the Society
service, including one at the office and
Corresponding Secretary. Publications
have been on a much larger scale thar
usual, of Clay's Review Of the Mexican
War, 1900, and Of Livermore's Prize
Review, 7,O0O--in all 24,OOO; besides
periodicals, tracts, and other volumes--s
sum total equal to about seven millions O
, tract pages. The finance department sta
ted the receipts of the year TO be 5000
81, an increase over the preceding year o
more than fifty per cent; expenses, $6,
1914 SO; leaving in the treasury balance
of SO II. After the reading of the repo,
| an address was delivered by Rev. A. l.
Stone.
The address was an able performance
, The Speaker announced as his theme tn
"ANrAGoS1sM orWAR ToCHRIsTIAN1rY,
, and proceeded to illustrate this anagonisn
from three points of view: !. The evil
t of war, which were sketched briefly, bu
with force. 9. The causes of war, til
principal of which We're specified, and al
shown to be condemned by the gospel
! Under each of these heads, which togeth
er occupied an hour, the speaker brough
9 the moral aspects of war into startling an
4 hideous contrast to the spirit aims and pre-
: cepts of the Word Of God. 3. The dutie
of Christians in reference to peace. Thi
Y point was pressed mainly as an inferenc
e from the preceding two. and the practic;
n claims of peace, as sacred and most her
!, efcial enterprise, urged with much cal
h nestness and power upon the minister
and churches of Christ.-Courier.
e The $4,000 reward offered by the S;
>. vanpah Bank for the arrest Of their defaul
= ing and runaway Cashier, Mr. Bulloc]
" has as been paid to Mr. Butnam, a Boston p
4 ice officer, who arrested the fugitive
st England. The pursuer by taking steal
!. or arrived out as soon as the runaway, wi