The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-30
30 FOR AL NATIONS.
y - caT1Oxs PRESENT TWO PETI-
rr0xs TO M'kINLEY.
Represent More Than
nHnoJO00 Christians Throughout
- wOrid-The President He
80 10 Many Congratulations.

.uxfxGToN, Dec. "a delegation
80 ..-s~er.ef 10 fhs. president two petit
- - from ths great majority of the
s1s.a Protestant Christian churches OF
~ -arh. and the ether from the Pan
4 es..r.ran Presbyterian Alliance The farst
@ssssun has been placed IN charge OK tie
Witllaxn Henry Roberta. the Amsfl-
- .ecrrfary Of the Pan-Aneraca-s Pres
1870 Alliance. and with MN was the
~. Wallace EaacsiGe, Key. r. ". fazer.
S.esAlnuto1: Rev ". W. Barr. OF Ph1a-
31..s. Ana Rev. J. B. Drury, OF New
Gissw4ck. y. j.
- eyvt petition was signed by the rep
s.ss--,.ttves OF the ! Is national and organ
sS rAurches, existing on all the six corsfi-
s..-ts viz: The Church Of England. the
sS~rrh of Scotland. twenty-nine other
1870 In Great Britain ard ireland, the
e.s-~r.i church OF the Salvation Army, two
Essrehex In Belgium. TWO Tn Switzerland.
- q Holland, twelve III Australia. TWEEN
q 1a~ht IN the United States and sixty
- ii other parts Of Inc world Baptists.
rsrexatiUuslssts Lutherans. Aiethodlsss
Geshvfeyisns and Episcopalians unite in
80 approval Of the petition. IL ask for
~ rsductlon Of the heavy arTaa niepts
tinted by Christian nations. ready
- pfovoca.ion 10 go 10 war ana. A.itie
800 The influence Of the United States In
800 Of International arbitration ~ a sub
e1fu1e for war.
~ secoae petition from the pan-Ameri-
~ Presbyterian Alliance Includes eight
SENSATIONAL sienominatlonai churches
fksouehoat the world. for permanent
- neaceiu method for the settlement Of
a cosffoversies arising between the peo-
r6e q the British empire and the republic
r - United States"
n delegations. in presenting the peti-
81 Emphasize the fact THAI both orig
hofed IN the United States. the first. for
ra1yersai disarmament, in the year 1850 AZ
~ esneral assembly Of the Presbyterian
cnurrA III the South. The delegation also
aases tina, they were not to be regarded
= THE advocates of "a policy OF peace at
~ price," or with maintaining the opin-
II that ali war In sinful. They quote the
Westminster confession that she civil mag
tfntes may rightfuliy now. imsder the
xsw Testament. wage war upon just and
sec0nnary occasions.
1As president was congratulated upon
ID result OF the sightfai war recently
saeed by tho American people In the cause
4 justice and humanity. and the Divine
hasning was invoked upon him a. the
n1n ordained Of God In a great crisis In
Auman history 10 be the leader Of this
>eopte and also 10 be instrumental. through
hoih war ard peace, for the Infringing Of
Ehf5es's universal kingdom
no slgucrg of these petitions represent
ms< than s9.co. n0 Christians II ali parts
II The world. 25.ooo. tsD of whom are Pres
hytss12ns
The president responded cordially TO tho
teatEations, sa y1ng that he favored arhl-
hoeon between Great Britain and Arner!-
- he also sStid sha, he had responded
pzomptly 10 the ears proposal for dis
umasnent. but that under present circum-
aancs the arffla riofsfs Of the United States
avid not he iessened. bur would Ia any
Seni be less than would satisfy European
iokt0nx.