The sun., 1891-07-27
OUAKERS ON WARANDPEACE
THEY DISCUSS TIE QUESTION At TIE
WEsTBURY CONFERENCE


Most OF Then Think That Soldiers and
roi,eemea are Necessary Eviis-A The.
ory That the New Bis Guns VIII Kin
All Fighters and Leave Only Peace
loving Peopie-End OF tho Conference.
Twenty eombro Quaker mnldens. twenty
sombre Quaker matrons. hrd twenty s1uaio-
jawed. solid Quaker fathers attended the QUAR-
tsrly Quaker Conference at Westbury. L. j.,
yesterday. They discussed war and armies
and navles and governments.
Yesterday was the last day OF tho conference.
There were religious services In tho morning.
and the spiri. moved Isaac Hicks. samuel u.
Halres. Robert Hatton Of Philadelphia, and
Chailss NJ. Stahlor OF this city to preach. The
afternoon was devoted to business. Tho forty
maids aud matrons and tho twenty fathers re-
solved themselves into Committee on mi
lan,hronio Labor. They listened somewhat
listlcssly to reports OF sub-committces on tenn
psrance and PRISON reform. tobacco. and tho
education OF colored peonle In tho South.
Whom It came to tho report OF the Committee
on Peace aud Arbitration there was troubls.
In the Quaker book OF discipline there is this
Consonsnt with the precepts and doctrines o. the
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samuel p IIanes Of the Bowery Savings
Bank Was the Chairman Of the Commit'es econ on
ArersSn H"d saie and no n sr9is ibo "5o%
navy, Tha! paved the, way for Charles NJ.
stahler. h. Secretary of the Executive Com
lection. Hs iijn't lake a decided stand. Tho
ious 10 lax T o ' n" roee beore the menniSm
s9 ns g. snds Gss shou so orSa Il: Is
ieY II NeW York x in is isSs he ssid. and he saw tho
riots. and then the police wero not able 70 cope
with tho mob. Moral sunsion, he said was
useless or, that crowd. and 1t was NECESSARY
for the soii'ors to como and Suppress the riot.
Soldiers were necessary then and SO are they
I'VE are of the kingdom Of Christ Thee
must rsrembsdr NE sas 1ngd0m is not .h o,
troubis as Wei as in times Of Prosperity said
Schn SIlln was the solidsst leosins Of the the
1nac. he s fsss tsisse sa whss
ever harpens. the ali-wise power that ,rought
us here wll care ,or US in an npy case; The only
Divine power and let ali these other things
work themselves out" tie didn't believe in
lord WAS his government. and all that the
Ths assi i@iher 9 made playful but b ss5sss,i. s,
4 Z wes ths,s would be no use Of E.yernment
is1niym: "Mankinl has among 4 conslder; mel y:
Ss i':'ffs Sh.y the must sFh'f Be-
ESdnt H.; want 70 be poss"ap .b, Or
Sp st srms 70 q dsi~nd % nSs csunsrys ioPor now now
lake a sentimental nttituae. Of course We ali
are opposed to war until 1t Is absolutely noees-
ssoset i've. s and IssHF %s
ssd :H hf il. Ssons SGy;
others are p"t. We must NUS get out oi the habit
and .ur navr. We may call IL the govern
ment,'and tho army. and the navy"
Il must say AIN In sympathy with John. as
aomc would say. for Christ's SAKE" said q ma
tron.
There wer. reuues q Tor tho opinion Of tho
Chair 'uap. He had been in WAR: He said thnt
he didut lik. to 81 oak at all heta ause he
thought wars were horrible things. even II
they were sometimes necessary. ne did op-
poe. however. tho maintenance OF military
schools, ,Hse,, thought The country, could, do
the dignity OF the law AID the Government
could be enforced without police and armies
III read the papers Alright" said matron.
the guns that are built are 20 destructive
that whom war comes all the lighters will be
extermnnted. That will leave q nation OF
peaGe.lovine reople and there won't be any
III l mistake not" said another matron,
the is race OF people now growing up and
constantly Increasing. who don't believe In
any Gov Of nment and who are lryips to destroy
II all"
There Is no need Of this discussion" said o
third mRtron JesuB settled this matter
when .he said. my Kingdom is not OF this
world W. are OF Chi st 3 kingdom"
A general feeling was expressed that rsrars
should be prepared AMI more formal discus.
sion Of sthe question be had. Tho meeting nd.
Jnnrned Ruu the conference lott Westklry W
the Long Island railroad.
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