The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-07-29
Worlds Peace Jubilee

oclatic Legislature passed.
Worlds Peace Jubilee.
For several months the papers have con-
tanned notices of the attempt of Mr.. P. s. Gill
more to organive Worlds Peace Jubilee on
the pals of the Peace Jubilee held in Boston
in 1869 with SO great success.
Mr.. Gilmore now announces that the
commencing on the 18th of June. 1872, and
ending on the 4th of July.
That we may givea full idea of what Mr..
Gilmore proposes, we copy in his own Ian
gnage, his announcement. He begins by re-
ferring to the occasion that called forth the
Peace Jubilee in 1869 and dwels upon its sue
cess. o..
Within the past year the black cloud of war
has burst over Europe, deluging with blood
one of the fairest countries OF the Continent;
and, God be praised, Peace has conquered at
last and once more unfolds her white banner
over the Christian world. The moral con.
sciousLess OF mankind is SO shocked with the
terrible havoc of war, as now waged with all
the improved machinery OF death, that the
tendency of the time is for peace, permanent,
enduring peace, among the na'ions of the
earth Will not all say God speed to any
to any movement that would help inaugurate
such happy era? With this end Id view. it
is proposed to hold in the city of Boston, in the
month of June, 1872, Worlds Peace Jubilee,
an International Musical Festival a.. Union OF
all Nations in Harmony, when Twenty Thou
sand Voices shall swell the grand chorus, aud
and sing as never before the Hymn of the
Angels-"Peace on earth, good will toward
man."
For this purpose it is proposed to erect q
Coliseum that will! seat Hundred Thousand
People "a grand Temple of Music, that shall
be as il were the gathering place of all nations.
upon whose sacred altar every people shall Law
its gift of song. Within it shall be adorned
with the em6lems of Peace and Harmony ani
over the Inherent entrances the names of all
nations will be emblazoned; while above it
shall float the flags of all countries-bighest
above all the broad banner of Universal Peace (!
Poets, composers, artists and conductors of
every land will be asked to contribute Or take
part, and all governments will be invited to
send representatives to participate in the cere-
monies. The festival will continue tor two
weeks, and it is proposed to dedicate one day
to each nation. Now that, through the recent
"TTeaty of Washington" there is every pros
pect of permanent, and it is hoped perpetual
peace between England and America it would
seem highly appropriate America should dedi
cate the first day OF the grand festival to the
United Kingdom OF Great Britain aud Ireland.
While the selections to be performed upon
that day will consist chiefly of compositions of
sons or adopted sons of the British Isles-in-
Guiding Costa, Bennett, Benedict and Arthur
Sullivan, among living composers, and Balfe,
Wallace, and others, among the illustrious
dead-as the highest compliment America
could pay Great Britain, the best place upon
the programme will be given to England 8
national air, "God save the Queen" This ma
lestic choral, when produced by chorus of
Twenty Thousand American voices. with the
accom- paniment of Two Thousand instruments
and every other accessory that can highten it's
effect, cannot fail to touch the heart of Old
England, and convince her that her offspring
across the sea seek peace and pursue it," and
are ready, in commemOration of the settle
ment of all questions in dispute between the
two governments, to strike the grandest chord
of harmony that ever fell upon human ear
While the proposition to dedicate the first
day OF the Worlds Musical Festival to the
Motherland will no doubt receive the approval
of Americans, who are themselves chiefly the
children and children's children of England.
Ireland, and Scotland, next and nearest to
claim kindred with America is the German
Fatherland. To Germany, then-the land that
leads all others in the sublime art of music =
the land of the immortal Beethoven, Mozart
Haydn, MendelsSOhn, and scores of other COM
posers whose lofty inspirations to-day fill the
universe with the concord of sweet sounds"
civilzing, Outstanding and harmonizing the
whole human brotherhood-to Germany, then,
hundreds of those whose noble sons are among
the best citizens of America, shall be dedicat-
ed the second day.
But though there are substantial reasons
why the Motherland and Fatherland, SO init
mately connected by ties of blood with Ameri-
ca, should br the first to receive her greetings
she opens her heart and stretches forth her
arms with equal warmth to Russia, to France
to Austria, to Italy, to Spain, to all nations,
and invites them all to join with her in making
the International Musical Jubilee such festi-
val of harmony and rejoicing as the world has
never known.
Thus, while united England, Ireland and
Scotland would have its day, Germany its day,
France its day, Russia its day, Austria it's day
Italy its day--each and every natitn its separ.
ATE day-while cannon will salute, Joy bells
ring, drums beat, organs peal, two thousand
instruments play, and twenty thousand voices
sng-while all these elements of harmony will
unite IN producing the national airs of everv
land, and the grandest works of the great mas.
tiers with power and majesty hitherto un-
known, still, in order to carry out the proposed
festival in all its iullness, it is necessary that
each nation be represented by magnificent
Band, in the fall uniform of the country to
which it belOngs-which Band should be the
gilt and contribution of each government to
this first International Musical Festival, the
first Peace Jubilee of all nations ever held
Udon the day dedicated to any particular ma
Ion, tne hand OF that nation would at tho
most interesting moment in the days exercis.
es be maj ched to the front of the platform TO
play Its part, and to receive such welcome
sach an ovation, as would convince its country
Ina9 America, az least desires to be on terms
OF amity with all the world.
After the Band has played a se,eetion of ito
own choosing, and while it stands at the front
the twenty thousand voices, the two Thousand
instruments, and all the elements of harmonv
combined, will give the national air of the
country it represents, as q compliment from
America to that nation.
What cheers would greet the appearance of
q magnificent Austrian Band, Prnssian
Band, Russian, French or English Band. or
the splendid Guides Band of musical Belcinm
t;o maj music tney would make, what Interna-
uonai harmony such visitors would produced
Inc effect OF such musical gathering as is
preposed would be to popularize the heavenly
art OF song, and move to nobler impulses every
Cnrlstian heart. There would be no war, du-
rug the preparation for such festival II
would bring nearer and bind closer with its
subtle chain of harmony the hearts of all neo-
pies ana cause the electric cable in it's n
embracing and all-conqueripg march of civil
l1aIon round the globe, to pulsate with warm
er words ct greeting than have ever vet laaned
from heart to heart or from nation to nation
through the mysterious depths of ocean. and
open broader path for the moral material
progress Of the world.
fhe musical people of America, from one end
OF the land to the other, are now ready for this
grand demonstration. In hundreds of cities,
towns and villages, from the Atlantic to the
Pacific, they are waiting for the word to organ
ne their best voices where they are not al.
ready organized, and to commence with re-
newed ardor and study and practice of the glo-
-, ,o u.s. music TO be perfOrmed-music that will
- ene pest manner represent the character and |
Doul postsiShs OF every cline and people: the |
~ Gsio VI germany, which may be regarded as |
uni'ersA, music, the music of ENGLAND Ireland /
~ anu scotland, the music of Italy the mnsic of
france, the music OF Rnssia the music of Ans-
'rIa, tns music of Spain, the music of every
quarter of the globe-Europe, Asia, Africa enSS
AMERICA. A 1~'iiea anu
From both hemispheres and every nation LOT
hem come-trop classic Greece and the HoIv
land, from Turkey, China and japan. from
he Nile and the Ganges, the Alps and the
ndes-aye, let not the continents alone Int
be isles of the sea contribute and with ali
hsir varied instruments of music swell the |
lad chorus of universal rejoicing, that shall
II not only every heart, but the whole world
18th divine harmony
Come, We representatives of every court and
aoinet of Europe, the New World invites you
op 1nn IN n the feast she is preparing; come in
,aLa snips: not with implements of war to
nan, war, but with instruments of harmony to
mope naSio .ne lew era of perpetual peace
KINGS al come in the name of the King
ali nafions LORD of Lords, and let the voice
n Pr Us 20 up in multitndinons charms
Ihe note of preparation so
already awakening unusual ;n.om months ago
nu abroad. Leading men of tho ns.. at nome .
ven IL tn'sir nearly endorsement ami nave
~ cneerihS words of encouragement cay ~
ON all quarters. Members of the mu uTne IN &
,ats ana national governments az also thnsL, =
10 ny voice and pen and purse helped for' ;