The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-09
PEACE JUBILEE
OF ENDEAY0RERS
The Speeches All Had an AgIO-Saxon
Aspect and Favored Closer Re-
ations With England.

DETROIT. MICH. July S.-A decidedly
Anglo-saxou aspect was impaired TO the
speeches at the Christian Endeayor
peace Jubilee" held on Belle Isle This
afternoon All the speakers We're repre-
ssntauves of Englishs peakng countries
American and Brilsh-and all sentiments
favored friendship and closer relations
between the United States and British,
and were heartily cheered.
Wet weather during the day interfered
with tho exercises. but when the sun
b.0k. out late in the day several thou-
sand persons had grouped about the
speakers stand
A memorial 20 Congress was adopted
in part as follows.
THE MEMORIAL.
owe. whose names are affixed hereunt0.
are members ana friends Of the Societies
of Christian Eu3e1g0r. numbering FOO this
country over forty thousand orgmiz1-
tl0ns with more than Z5gH0 members
and in foreign lands over 1909 0rganiza-
tIous with nearly 1Ur 00 members. 10
is tho sense of our worldwide fellowship
that impos us to this memorial Cam
ada. Great Britain and Australia contain
hundreds of thousands whom we have
come 10 love as brethren. Among the
Hindoos and persiaus the Chinese and
Japanese. the natives ~ Africa ANA Mada-
gascar, the republics of South America
are large numbers who arc thus closely
knit 90 us. our comrades 'n Christian
Endelvor age found iH France. Germany
italy. Russia switzerland Turkey Greece
Norway. Sweden. Denmark. Austria Eei-
n.a "a HU
war. Is "a rapidly Increasing fumper or
them. and Christian Eudcarorers were
found in each of the opposing armies.
UNIVERSAL PEACE.
I'm Wow OF these facts we DO wish 60
express our adherence OF war al u cur
solemn conviction that it is .he duty cf
every civilized nation to do 1I n ms
power toward making war Impossible. we
wish 90 record our desire for the speedy
establishment Of tribunal of ar5itra-
ton. We wish 90 show our interest ln
the International conference 20 discuss
this matter. proposed by the Car Of
Russia. and 90 urge that our country act
promptlv upon the proposals of that com
ference, And especially we desire our
signatures TO appeal for The Immediate
consideration Of the question Of arbitra-
ton between this nation and Great Brit
ain. that the Anglo-SaXon, race may be-
come united I'm the interest of peace ana
good Will"
Rev. Or. James HILL of Salem. Mass,
first spoke for the United states. by az
much as we are Christian Endeay0rers,
said Dr. Hnl. "by SD much she'll we w,rk
together for peace We come 90 new
day"
ENGLAND NEEDS TT MOST
For Great Britain. Rev James Mursell.
OF London. said that the question of peace
seemed perhaps more Immediately press
ing upon the lives of English people than
Americans. because England lies too near
the continent of Europe 90 be ever detach-
ed from its political enianglements. He
ascrihed the peaceful settlement of the
Venezuelan question partly 10 the good
offices of Christian eleigymen, who pray
ed and preached for avoidance OF blood
shed lie said that all Engllshmen had
watched with the keenest interest the
progress OF the Spanish-American war.
praying that justice might triumph. as It
did.
Rev. Joseph Walker. OF Queensland Au-
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