New-York tribune., 1891-12-18
FOR PEACE ON EARTH,
A FIGHT AGAINST WAR BEGUN,
CHURCHES TO ASK ALL NATIONS TO TURN THEIR
SWORDS INTO PLoUGHSHAREs.

currHCuns TO ASK ALL NATIONS TO TURN THEIR
SWORDS INTO PLoUGHsHAREs.
Peace brooded over Cooper Union Hall and over .ie
managers, room Of the Bible House yesterday IN the
one there was conference OF delegates IRON ieauuS
ecclesiastical bodies yesterday morning In the other
a public meeting was held last evening at which
handful of undoubtedly earnest people were addresscn
by several prominent speakers. Both meeuhg anu
conference were q part of a movement to secure une
cooperation Of all the churches In petiuonihg uo
governments of Christian countries 10 oahisn "a'i
and substitute arbitration in the settlement Vi "i
putes and to arouse public sentiment on the suo'e
The conference was the first of series when 'o ", ~
~ MA IN the large cities of the country, and VIII
reach a climax In a great peace conference Ill 'h',
nam during the Worlds Fair. Delegates were PleSou'
Yesterday as follows From the Northern fresos ''i
Church the Rev. DR.. John Hall, OF tis Guy I'm I'm
the Southern Presbyterian Church. tne neN' @ Dio,
W. A. Campbell and Moses ~ 0e| A.,
Richmond from the Methodist Eplscopsi Nv ~,
Rev r. p wilson Of the Virginia Conference tno nov
= r. Csnnon OF the North Carolina Conieehce' ue
p.v r. r. Mayhew OF the Illinois Conference the heV'
a. Anderson of the Florida Conferenee' tie heV'
stephen Smith, Of the Wisconsin CohRreh'e INC u0 W. ~
Dr. ]. NJ Reid of the Michigan Conference' tne nev'
J. H. HEIDI OF the North Georgia Conference INC he'
r. C. Fulmer Of the Nebraska Conference ana INC
psv u. Brown. of the South Carolina Conference
,-on the Lutheran Church, the Rev Dr. r. T. Hoiishd'
Of South Carolina; from the United Presoy'e'1sn
Church the Rev. Charles II. Robinson, OF Bal1moie'
from the Protestant Episcopal Church. the Kew H. ".
rgare OF Tarrytown and from the Reformed Episcopal
Church. the Rev. Samuel Fallows. The Rev. DE- JOSIAH
strong secretary OF the Evangelical Alliance, was also
present .
1a overture TO the churches and the form Of peti-
ion 10 the Governments OF Christian countries winch
rer formulated by the General Assembly Oh the souV
ern Presbyterian Church in May, $780, were aoop'ed
The Rev DR.. Hoge and the Re7. DR.. Campbell were
.nno,nted as An executive committee, with power TO
Shoose other members to enlist the cooperation Oh
ALI Christian churches Tho Rev. DR.. Strong was
asked to bring petition before the Evangelical Al
lance and the Rev. Drs. Hoge and Robinson 10 p1ns
IL boore the PanPresbyteran Council at Toronto next
year. til,
c.,.ral Stewart L. Woodford presided at the public
,rsrtins last night Congressman W. @. p. BrecEun-
ridge OF Kentucky, had been expected 10 pe preSeh'
and sneak but was detained elsewhere. LeNers III
aorsine the movement were read from "hha'n H.
Dodge Bishop Phillips Brooks, the Rev. Dr. Chafies
+. Deems and Others
rn p.v Dr Hoee OF Richmond, the first
,r.sher He said in part "The, late veneraoit
commander.inchef of the armies OF Germany sau
that the question now is not as 10 whe"er 'no
nation is strong enough to make war put "'oU''
she ia strong enough 10 maintain peace All "ii'ou
truoo can give no guarantee of peace Inc massine
of troops an indignity to an amoaSsauor, ""'
nrecipitste as dreadful struggle as drect III
yssion Yet as war becomes more deadly, u DC
comes ou,re dreaded and people are tired OF system
a1st condemns SO many millions OF men 10 army
life The spirit Of the people is Indicated loo' oy
the way they catch UP the least words Vi peeoo
uttered bv crowned heads ambassadors Two
Ka,sers meet and KISS each other, and the SMACK
r.sonnds around the world The time Is coming
when the nations will learn war no more"
The Rev. Josiah strong pointed out what ne
considered to be the silent forces tha'
have produced the present SITUATION III
Europe and said: "Do we proPose
10 dissolve the armies by resolution We would pe''ei
oonomIze our paper No. we believe in power
chat "a above all Governments, the power Of public
or,nion II Is because we believe in the majesty ana
might OF public opinion that came here to-mghV'
As SOM ssspublic opinion is educated above the D-
bor;sm of war war will become impossible.
The Rev. Dr. John Hall said in part: "Ihs Is !"
,b. t,uest and deepest sense Chnsuan nlo'elh7nO'
we ara the followers Of the Prince OF Peace ana VIC
des,re tn do what we can to bring wars ana oon'eh
,lons IN An end Governing bodies, as a whoie' are
,asrcsd tess bv the abstract right or wrong OF
tbng than bv the conviction OF the pe1pie lo5Uo G
haf We want to do IS to build up e0pvlcuon ons ne
obstacle Is the way in which human naee iesanairetion
along tSe hiIeS warriors Is ncuicated in the
minds OF the young until the vague IlolOd d
hecomes fixed principle that the greatest men IL; ANU anu
those most to be admired are shos9 VA" nv conSfrieS
grest Victories on the battlefield IN many c2s9' 1ii'
20 the army has become an honorable iisutu'oil'
ranking in England and Germany WIN uhe i+st TT' in
the law and other professions: to,ng
so stTong In unregeneTate human nature are aSo IS
,HouertnI elements The remedy IS the Spreau VI uS
. christian policy and the infusion OF phe Sp'ri' Vi
N forgiveness into public lhe."