Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-30
IN FAVOR OF ARBITRATION.
Churches Respond to Peti-
ton Of Peace Conference.

Several years ago the Executive COM
mittee of the Peace Conference, located
in Richmond, after having obtained the
support and the signatures OF the Amefl-
can ecclesiastical bodies to petition ad-
dressed TO the Christian governments or
the world in favor of arbitration as the
best means of adjusting international
differences. directed an address 10 the
leading dignitar ies and TO the representa-
tive bodies of the European churches.
requesting them officially TO endorse the
movement and TO sign the petition men
toned above.
The religious denominations OF Great
Britain united i'm successful efforts 10
organize, in order 20 have the petition
signed by all the churches Of old England.
and TO promote the aimes OF the Peace
Conference on the European Continent.
Soon the Swiss churches joined the move
ment. Prominent clergymen and .aymen
of all denominations from other European
countries wrote very encouraging letters,
while the official bodies at the head OF
the Continental churches kept rather ST.
lent on account of the peculiar relations
between state and Church which exist
i'm most of the old European countries:
Still, they signficd their warm personal
sympathies with the cause OF arbitration.
The nob.e and Jealous Rev. Dr. W. n.
Campbell who died here in June OF last
year, was TO the very end OF his life the
soul Of the Executive Committee, as well
as OF the whole movement I'm favor OF
arbitration among the Christian churches.
SYMPATHY OF AUSTRIAN EVAN
GELICAL CHURCH.
a few days ago Rev. DR.. Paul i. Men
eel, who cheerfully assisted the late DR..
Campbell in the correspondence with the
European Continent. received the follow
ing interesting official communication
from the Imperial Royal Supreme Council
for the Evangelical Churches *. X. evang
Oberklrchenrath) Of Austria:
A petition OF the Executive Committee
OF the Ecclesiastical Peace Conference
having been addressed to the chairman
of the Evangelical Synodical Committee.
Hevetic Confession. Superintendent Rev.
l. T.. Szalatnay, at Velim in which the
N-operation OF the Evangelical Reformed
ChcSch OF Austria was requested for the
furtherance OF the aims of the peace So
ciety. the undersigned Imperial Royal
Supreme Council for the Evangelical
Churches, at the request of said Synodical
Committee, has referred said petition 10
the Sixth Evangelical General SYNOD.
Hello. Conf. which was TO assemble In
Vienna on the 10Th day OF October. 1850.
TO act on the same according to the
statutes OF the Church. The latter has
also extended an invitation to the Sixth
Evangelical General synod Augsburg
Confession. assembled In Vienna at the
same time. to take the matter into con-
| slderation. According TO communities
| tOn OF the TWO EVangelicai SynOdlcal
/ Committees. Augsburg Confession, and
! Helv Confession. each OF the two sister
| synods has passed unanimously the fol-
| lowing resolution:
| Resolved. That In answer to COM
municatIon from the Imperial Royal Su.
| preme Church Council Of the nth day OF
| September. 1895. r. 1915. concerning re-
! quest OF the Peace Society, the Evanceli-
| cal General Synod. Augsb. Conf, RESP,
| Helv. Conf. expresses its warm sympa'
| thies with the efforts OF those societies
| and associations which strive to adjust
international differences by means OF ar
| bitratlon."
The Supreme Church Council has ap-
priced az the superintendent and DIS
| tricfs. Augsburg as well as Heiv. Con
fession. within the spherc OF It's jurisdic
ton, OF this resolution. and begs leave