Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-09
MAY NOT GET A JURY.
THE EvpEAvoR PEACE JUBILEE.
II Is Given n Decidedly AngIo-snxOn
ASueCt


DETROIT, MICH. July S.-A decided
~ Anglo-Saxon aspect was impaired TO
the speeches at the Christian Endeavor
peace jubilee" held on Belle Isle this
afternoon. All the speakers were repre-
sentatives of English-speaking countries,
American and British, and all the senti-
ments expressed favored friendship and
closer relations between the United
States and Britain, and were heartily
cheered.
Wet weather during the day interIered
with the exercises, but when the sun
broke out, late in the day, several thou
sand persons had grouped about the
speakers stand. A memorial to Congress
was adopted, in part as follows:
I'VE whose names are affixed here
unto. are members and friends Of the
societies OF Christian Endeavor, number
ing in this country over 10000 organiza-
lions. with more than 100000 memoers'
and i'm foreign lands over lLVO orSaAlId-
lions. with nearly 100000 members IL
ia the sense OF our worldwide fellowship
that impcls us to this memorial. Jana
da. Great Britain, and Australia contain
hundreds of thousands whom we nave
come TO love as brethren. Among the
Hlndooes and Persians, the Chinese anu
Japanese, the natives Of AFRICA anu
MADAGASCAR, the republics OF SCUM
America, are large numbers who are mus
closely knit to Us. our comrades III
| Christian Endoavor are found III fIa"O1
| Germany. Italy, Russia, SWltzeIiIHu'
| Turkey, Greece, Norway, SWeucn' ~
land Denmark. Austria, and Belgium. IN
! sroin itself our foe i'm the late war, is
Notwithstanding number OF them. anu
] Ion
each of the opposing armies.
ABHORRENCE or WAR.
On view of these facts. we wish to eX-
press our adherence Of war, ana our
| solemn conviction that IT is the duty of
| everv civilized nation to do all in its
mower toward making war impossible.
We wish TO record our desire for the
speedv establishment Of a tribunal of ar
bitr3tion. We wish to show our interest
in the international conference TO discuss
this matter, proposed by the Car OF Rus
STA. and TO urge that our country act
promptly upon the proposals f,that con-
ference And especially we @sre our
signatures TO appeal for the immediate
consideration of the question OF arDltra-
ton between this nation and Great Bril-
tain. that the Anglo-SaXon race may be
come united in the interests of peace and
good will"
Rev. DR.. James Hill, Of Salem, Mass
first spoke for the United States. by
as much as We are Christian Endeavor-
ers." said DR.. Hill. "by so much shall
we work together for peace. We come
TO a new day"
For Great Britain, Rev James Mursell,
Of London, said that the question of
peace seemed perhaps more Immediately
pressing upon the lives of English people
than Americans, because England lies
too near the Continent of Europe 10 be
ever detached from its political entangle-
ments. lie ascribed the peaceful settle
ment of the Venezuelan question partly
ia the good offices of Christian clergy
men who prayed and preached for avoid
ance of bloodshed. He said that all
Englishmen had watched with the keen
est interest the progress of the Spanish
American war. praying that justice might
triumph, as it did.
GOOD ADVICE FROM AUSTRALIA.
Rev. Joseph Walker, Of Queensland.
Australia, advised Americans TO be
cautious. lest in teaching the spirit of
patriotism they foster the spirit of war.
The last address was by Rev. DR.. ". +.
Wilson. of Hamilton, ontario, who as
serted that he had married the Epworth
League to the Christian Endeayor in can
ada. and that the pair had gotten along
together famousy.
Resolutions were adopted calling on
Congress- TO refuse to seat Representa-
tive Roberts, of Utah.
At the close, three cheers were given Tor
President Mckinley, Queen Victoria, Ad-
miral Dewey, the Society of Christian
Endeavor, and Mayor Maybury, of De
troit. --