The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-16

convention held at assembly hall last
evening. An audience gathered that
filled the structure to about two-thirds
of its capacity, and although there was
little demonstration or enthusiasm
shown, there was a deep undercurrcht
of intense feeling through all the al
dresses of the evening, which sank INTO
the hearts of everyone there Governor
Wells presided over the meeting
George A. Smith opened the meeting
with a prayer, in which ne caI4eu uOn II
the blessing of the Almighty on tne
Deace movement. He asked that those
who sat in high places in the couhclls
of the nations and who had the power
to plunge the lands under their con-
troll into war, might be LED TO uesIi
for peace and not for war he SPOKE
of Utahs sons now battling IN tne
Philippines, and asked that those 10
whom our boys were opposed might
be lead to realize that the American
flag meant to them freedom and peace
and not the yoke of slavery.
Governor Wells then read the call lot
the meeting and introduced l.. b. Hail.
who read the letter of the Russian ear
in which he summoned the powers 10
meet in a peace convention at Ing
Hague on May IS.
Mrs. Maynard's Address.
Mrs. Mia Upper Maynard was the
first speaker. THE proposal Tor peace
convention" she said, was received
with delight the world over 1t was
welcomed gladly by those in high ON
cial positions in all lands. Yet among
the people, among every class, II ought
to be more welcome than IT has seemed
to be. All over the land peace meetings
are being held this evening. fes, an
over the civilized world. And the num-
Der in attendance here and the NUMBER
at each one of these meetings all
around the globe will be cabled abroad,
and our peace commissioners VIII KNOW
of what the people they represent are
doing If all the people cared TO see
the dream of universal peace realized,
war wouldn't be possible. War appeals
TO our Young men, and why? Because
it seems to them the only way TO WIN
honor and glory. We honor our heroes
of war, we point to them as models LOT
orr children we revere them and cele-
brate their birthdays They may have
been just as heroic in their works IN
times of peace, but it is the war side
that we think of as the heroic side
And so we must set up for our children
heroes of peace. We. must make them
realize that the heroes of science and
fatesmanship and literature are as
great as those of war and then they
will not so greatly long for the glory OF
war, but rather for that of peace.
DR.. Talmage.
DR.. ]. E. TaImage followed: This
movement is but the seed time, he
said. 1.-The harvest of peace will come
after, but as no harvest can come with
out a planting. we must SOW the SEED
early if we expect harvest. Every
government requires its people to sub
init their differences to the courts,
and is it not strange that in this en-
lightened age. when il comes to a diff
ference between nations these nations
fly to the most brutal and primitive
methods to settle that difference. II IS
a terrible game of checl1mate; torpedo
boats are built to destroy SHIPS; tor
pedo boat destroyers follow Homing
pigeons, first cousins to the bird OF
peace are used TO carry messages of
war. and now the word comes that fal-
cons are being trained to eaten and
kill the harmless messengers. Yet uni
versal peace will come at length,
though it will not be attained at once.
And fullest success will only come
when men follow the precepts of the
humble Nazarine and love each other
as themselves"
Mrs. f. D. Kimban recited Edwin
ArnoId's beautiful poem, Peace" and
then. amid ripple of applause ex-
Representative W. H. King rose
VI SdSC.
"Our government" he said. should
be the first to take up the great move
ment to secure universal peace. We,
of all nations, should take the lead in
such a movement. This republic of
ours. dedicated, as it is supposed to
be. to ideals of freedom and peace, has
in the past year spent $500. 100000 for
war Considering this, isn't IL time
that our nation should reach out its
IN he effort obtain nH1Tar
This movement is not wholly Utopian;
il is not unattainable. War is abnor-
NAL: it is wholly wrong; it brings good
to almost no one, and it lays upon the
people a terrible. a harsh. d heavy bur-
den of tears and toll and sorrow. But
we are progressing, and the day Will
come at last when universal peace will
be over the earth; when our hopes and
our prayers and our prophecies viii be
fulfilled. and there Will be no more war.
In that day one king win rule on the
earth, and he will be Christ, and his
reign viii be from pole TO pole"
Mrs. w. C. Jennings.
Mrs. William c. Jennings said that
ii was too much to hope that universal
peace would follow Immediately after
the peace conference. THE meeting it
self Will have no definite results she
said. but all great movements have
been preceded by the spread of SEN
timent and a desire for the result TO
be attained that in the end led to the
accomplishment of that result. Dec
AIDES before the abolition of slavery the
sentiment was spreading abroad
against il, and at length the time came,
and behold, slavery was at an end
hops The spirit in favor of peace may
spread, and continue spreading until at
length the desired end comes. 1t has
been said that the movement is pre-
mature: that the time for it is not ripe:
but with this / cannot agree | feel
ten minutes before his train left. |
There's not a minute too much time
to spare.
Helds band gave a selection, and
then Or. L. V. Silver read a set of reso-
lutions prepared by the National CoUn-
Gil of Women's Clubs, endorsing the
peace movement. and. on motion of
Mrs Emrneline b. Wells, the resolu-
lions We're adopted by a unanimous
rising vote
Frank B. Stephens.
Frank B. Stephens quoted at some
length from an GRAFTON on Peace" by
Senator Charles Sumner. delivered on
Boston Common, July 4. 1S45. in which
the great statesman urged upon the
nation its duty TO take the lead in a
movement in the interests of universal
peace. "All men are more or less COM
bative IN disposition" he said, land If
we must have peace we must learn to
overcome this spirit. Until, moreover,
we can learn to revere the man of peace |