Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-07
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 THE GOSPEL OF PEACE.

H.Squfres ofthe First Unfvers-
 alist Church Discourses Concern-
 ing the Recent Peace Conference at " Mystic.
 The Rev L. H. Squires entertained his hearers yesterday at the First Universalist church with resume of his vacation ex periences. MT. Squires was out of town for goodly partof the summer, during which he visited number of seaside and mountain resorts. He was one of the many speakers at the peace conference held in Mystic last month, convention attended by prominent elergymen, phiianthropists and reformers from all over the United States. The workings and result of this conference Mir. Squires has brought back with him to New Haven, and the nature of it's purpose and mission, which consti- tuted the greater portion of his discourse yesterday, possessed considerable interest.
 The minister chose as his text II Cor, .13, f:H'In the mouth of two or three wit nesses shall eEerya word be established. He spoke in substance as follows: "The
 practical realization of the gospel of
 peace' in all the relations of humanity is
 the object of the international peace asso-
 ciation. The frequent warlike attitude of
 nations toward each other, the vast armaments supported at public expense,
 the innumerable enmities that prevail be-
 tween man and man and social classes are
 at utter variance with the spirit of Christ,
 which is the spirit of love and good
 will to universal humanity. Christians
 who desire to see the reign of divine love
 and mercy supersede the reign of force,
 and reformers of every creed and faith who
 are working for the elevation of the world
 are enrolled in the ranks of this associa-
 tion. It is our common aim that inter national disputes be settled without she'd ding of blood, by resort to arbitration or other pacific means, and that a spirit of general good will be established among the
 masses of men, 80 that people will try to raise up and help one another in all their daily intercourse instead of trying to pull each other down.
 ,ttThe work of the association has already made considerable progress. We have been instrumental in getting Eng land and Portugal to arrange their diff culties by arbitration, in checking serious revolution in Venezuela, and
 we have sent letters praying for the estab- lishment of peace to the czar of Russia,
 which have received favorable replies. The labors of the association among individuals has been very fruitful. That eminent
 philanthrophist, MT. Alfred Love of Phila- ooCl tllC p1OAoC1 Au UulS u1Of0-
 ment. He has personally contributed large sums of money to the cause; he has relieved distress and established peace
 where sufferings and quarrels have ren- dered life unhappy; he has supplied the
 needs of the association and advocated it
 untiringly, and has spread the doctrine of
 the gospel of peace' to every section of
 the civilized world. The energies of in-
 numerable noblemen, both in this country
 and in Europe, have been enlisted in the agitation, and great advance can already
 be seen in the thoughts of men concerning
 the incalculable evils of war.
 "It was wonderful how the power of a
 single grand idea united the most diverse
 characters by common bond. People differing in religion, political beliefs, hab- it's and customs came together at Mystic, inspired by the idea of universal peace. All recognized Jesus Christ as the bringer of peace into the world. Men of different faiths and creeds each found in him some special quality whereby they could claim him as their own. The socialist recog- nized him as the first true reformer of society; the spiritualist called him the ssboy medium and the great est medium the world has ever known; the Unitarian proclaimed him as the high est type of man and the orthodox believes | as the one God revealed on earth. There was an utter absence of self assertion and dogmatism and. the spirit of love and goodwill ruled all hearts. came back to New Haven with more of the Universal ! and less of the ism in my composition. It matters little what the outward circum-
 stances of men,are on the formal creeds
 which they profess. ?, If only they have l the spirit of Christ abiding with them our affection for them may oYerleap all bars and draw them unto ourselves. And this | is the one great lesson I learned at the peace conferenee-r-that behind the exterior divisions and handzand-fast lines separating Christian men and women is the true church of God, united, indivisible, com pretending all faithful followers of the l master, going forward with single mind and stout heart to teach all nations the blessed and merciful gospel of peace. And while we may believe that the peculiar in- | stitutions of our own particular church are well for us under the present circun- stances and in the age in which we live, let us Qot lose sight of that greater church universal, whose noble work it is our ulti- mate a aim i'm to do. do. lla s.f,vos rss. es HorsfoEdssuA uAeidP Phosphate For the Ffred Brain
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