Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-26

The opening meeting Of the twenty fourth
annual session Of the American branch Of the
Universal Peace Union was held In the Friends
Church on street last night, the stten dance
being small In his opening address
President Alfred II. Love said the union
has now thirty-two branches in the United
States and fourteen in Europe, with . total
membership Of 10000. He then argued that
all troubles can be best adjusted by arbitration
and that the science Of peace should be taught
in place Of that of war. He thought military
schools, armies and nsvies should be abolished
and the way prepared for the millennium.
THIS MORNINGS SESSION.
This mornings session was opened at II
O'Clock in DR.. sunderland's church on ~ street
with President Love in the chair and secreta-
ries Amanda Deyo Of New York and Henry
Janney Of Baltimore present The assistant
pastor Of the church, Rev. Geo. T. Edsly, Of
fered prayer. Commissioner Douglass, who
was to give the opening address, was
unable to be present, owing to an attack of
neuralgia, but sent q letter Of encouragement
and welcome, which was read by Mrs. Belva
Lockwood. president for the District Of Co.
lumbia. The absence of the Commissioner
didn't interfere with President Loves
happy response. which was followed with
aro s8adf BY Mrs. on va ihs o Of Ps aSs
deIphia, the audience seconding the senti-
ment by joining in the chorus. The morning
hour was taken up with short addresses by Rev.
J. ]. Butler, Rev. DIR. Cromwell Of st. Luke's
Church, Washington; Rev. Paulus Mort of
York, Mrs. Mary 8. Lockwood Of the Womens
National Press Association. Washington;
Mrs. Aurelia Hadley Mohl of the Press AssOcia-
ton, Rev. George 7. Edely and others, all of
whom made bright prophecies for the work of
the union.
Referring to SANKEY'S criticism Of the work
in Africa Rev. Mr.. Mort said he hoped the
great explorer would learn more Of the civil
lied habits Of the colored people there.
Rev. Butler expressed the belief that our
national legislature is in sympathy with the
work OF the Peace Union.
TO PREPARE PEACE MANUAL.
Mrs. Amanda Deyo, who is the correspond
ing secretary of the American Union and one
OF its hustling spirits, proposed scheme to
make the union solid from the ground up by
preparing peace manual to be used by local
organizations in every township and city,
and through such local and elementary but
universal work to inoculate the whole country
with the principle and thus prevent the dlsas-
tiers Of war
To this end she asked that committee Of one
or more members from all the churches and as
sociations present be appointed to compile the
manual. Dr. Daniel Breed heartily Endorsed
the plan, and the following committee was APP
pointed: Mrs. Deyo, chairman; DR.. Breed, Rev.
4 Alexander p, Kent. Mrs; MohI. Rev:
Washington, Levi X. Joslyn of Providence,
Mrs. Sarah Rogers Everson of Philadelphia,
VIM. Wood, Mary L. Wood, Henry Janney
Seneca p Broomell of Baltimore, Jacob NJ
Troth OF Accotink, Va. Mrs. Emma Beckwith
OF Brooklyn, and Rev. Paulus Mort ofLiberia
nAGf add
sentatives of the Nationalist and Socialist
societies asking permission to address the
union tonight and present the relations exist
ing between those societies and the Peace
Union.
LETTERS OF REGRET
A letter from President Harrison, through
Secretary Halford, was read, expressing the
wish that he might accept the invitation of the
union to attend their meeting and rendering
the members reception at the White
House. Letters of regret were read from
Vice President Morton, Secretaries Blaine
Window, Noble and Tracy, Attorney
General Miller and other officials
from Cardinal Gibbons and Representative
Kerr OF Iowa expressing sympathy with the
movement from Chas. Lemonnier Of Genoa
Italy, Frederick Bajer of Copenhagen, and
from many others i'll Europe and America wish
ing the union God speed.
DELEGATES PRESENT
Among those present were the following:
Alfred H. Love Of Philadelphia, president of
the union for America; Mrs. Belva Lock-
wood, vice president for the District of Column
bia; Rev. Amanda Deyo of New York, cor
responding secretary of the American Union;
Henry Janney of Baltimore. one of the sec
retaries; Mrs. Sarah Rogers Everson of
Philadelphia, Levi H. Joslyn and wife Of
Providence, Melvina Roo. OF Saginaw,
Mich, Senaca p. Broomell Of Baltimore.
Mrs. Emma Beckwith of Brooklyn, Eliza A.
Chambers, Rev. DIR. j. J. Butler, DR.. Daniel
Breed, Rev. Geo. L. Edely and Rev. Dr. Crom-
well OF st. Luke's Church, Washington; Rev.
Paulus Mort Of Liberia, Jacob NJ. Troth of
Accotink. president of the Virginia branch; Mrs.
Ester Lamb. L. A. Tyler VIM. Wood and Mrs.
Chrlstiana Wood of Baltimore
The delegates were received by the President
at the White House after the regular public re-
ception this afternoon