Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-14
MINISTERS TO
PREACH PEACE.
Are Asked to Present This Sub.
ject to Their Congregations,
Sunday May 20
LETTER FROM MRS. SEWALL.
Recommendation is Endorsed by Young
Ladies National Mutual Improve. .
ment Association,

The following letter relative TO peace
meetings In this state has Just been
received by Mrs. Ruth NJ Fox from
Mrs. May Wright sewell chairman Of
the peace and arbitration committee
OF the National Council Of Women
My Dear CoworSor--You may remem-
Der that nj the executive Of the Ma
tlonal Council in February | notified
the executive that on account Of the
pressure Of wrok which | was under
IN preparation for the qulnQuennial at
Berlin, 1t would be quite impossible for
me 20 do the work necessary for the
organization of the annual demonstra-
ton In behalf OF peace and arbitration
on May 10, and | asked that you should
elect some one to attend TO this work
this year, or that you should appoint "a
committee Of three to become respon.
sibe for the arrangements, Although
my report was approved, no action was
taken, and as | gave notice, my own
time has been prooccuped which rem
dtred the annual denomination an inn
possibility
After serious consideration. | have
decided TO recommend TO you the post
pOnement OF the demonstration until
October Besides the reason which /
have already given, there Is another
which commends this course. The
Thirteenth International congress in
behalf of peace and arbitration is 10
convene In Boston the first week Of Oc-
tOber. IL Is Intended to make Of this
q great event. The most distinguish
ed peace workers from abroad will be
brought over to speak at this congress.
| a ,f
ments, and at the first meeting Of the
committee held In New York on Feb.
10 II was decided to arrange for sub
sldiary congresses To follow this con-
gTess In various parts Of our country.
There will at that time be so many
of the most distinguished workers in
behalf of the cause here, that we shall
be able to obtain speakers who win
arouse a great interest and II seems
to me that II we can organize the
demonstration so that In all parts of
the country on the day that the peace
congress opens In Boston there may be
demonstration In behalf Of peace and
arbitration all over the land, II will be
very effective,
| do not at all recommend
that this demonstration shall be
subject TO a change Of date
from year TO year, and [ advise
the change Of date so far as now see
for this year only, and ! am not willing
20 cut loose from the tradition which
We have already established which VIII
preserve May rs as a day sacred to this
cause |, therefore, also recommend
that throughout the country clergymen
shall be asked to present the subject Of
peace and arbitration TO their congrega-
tons either on the Sunday preceding or
I,N Col lv,Fr .t..l Ia a.
year falls on a Wednesday.
I therefore write to you as mem
Der Of my committee asking you to take
whatever steps you think proper 20 Sc
cure this service from cergymen not
! only of your own community, but In all
OF the communities where the organiza-
ton which you represent may have any
workers through whom you may reach
the clergy l should then like TO have
you announce IN the organ Of your as
ISOLATION and also through whatever
avenues are open to you by means of
the press. the substance Of this COM
munication with the reasons for sug-
costing the change. Not only is my
own work in behalf of the approaching
Quinquennal so heavy that | cannot
| undertake IT, but many Of the women
| upon whom we rely every year to help
tNttulN Tue pldll0 Nlldl dIt iulltleu ny
! our committee, viii also be going over
| to Berlin. Trusting that you may APP
prove this suggestion. and be active In
! helping to carry out the plan with re-
spect to both the work In May and in
| October | am, with klndest regards,
Very sincerely yours,
MAY WRIGHT SEWALL.
We heartily endorse the recommen-
| dalton proposed by Mrs May Wright
! Sewen In the foregoing, and take great
pleasure In inviting all ministers OF