The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-15
PEACE THE SUBJECT
Members of WOmen's Council
Ask Aid of Pulpit in
Work.

WIN the IDEA OF having q grand
demonstration from the pulpit on the
question of Peace and Arbitration
which shall stir the residents Of salt
Lake City to q realization OF ghe im-
pOrtanCe of the work which the WO-
mems Peace committee is now carry
ing on the local organization, acting
on the suggestion Of Mrs. May Wright
SeWall. chairman OF the peace and ar
bityation committee of the National
Council of Women. has invited the
clergymen Of this city and state to
address their congregations upon the
above topic. The aid of the ministry
of whatever denomination is being So
ICited for Sunday. May %
Mrs. SeWalIs communication TO Mrs.
Ruth II. Fox has been heartily en-
dOrsed by the local peace women. 1t
follows;
My Dear CO-Worker-YOu may remem-
Der that at the executive of the National
council IN February / notified the eXeCu-
tive that on account of the pressure Of
work which / was under I'm preparation
for the quinQueunial az Berlin IL would
pe quite impossible Tor me TO do the
work necessary for the organization of
the annual demonstration in behalf Of
peace and arbitration on May IS and j
asked that YOU should elect someone to
attend to this work this year or that YOU
should appoint a committee of three TO
become responsible Tor the arrange
ments. Although my report was APP
proved, no action was taken, and as I
gave notice. my own time has been pre-
occupied which rendered the annual dem
Cnstration an impossibility.
After serious consideration, ] have de-
clded 20 recommend to you the postpone
meut OF the demonstration until October.
Besides the reason which ] have already
given, there is another which commends
this course. The thirteenth international
congress Ean-gI# of uHrrE and 1ThrfT4 rrng1
Is 20 convene I'm Boston the first week of
October lt Is intended 10 make of this
great event The most distinguished
peace workers from abroad VIII be
brought over to speak az this congress. I
am one of the committee of arrange
Heuts, and at the first meeting of the
committee held Ina New York on Feb. 13
10 was decided 10 arrange for subsidiary
congresses to follow this congress in va
rous parts OF our country. There viii
al that time be so many of the most dis
lnguisEed workers in behalf of the cause
here that we shall be able 10 obtain
speakers who viii arouse great inter
est, and DO seems 20 me that If We can
organize the demonstration 50 that in all
parts of the country on the day that the
peace congress opens i'm Boston there may
be demonstration i'm behalf of peace and
arbitration all over the land, it viii be
do not at am recommend that this
demonstration shall be subject to q
change Of date from year TO year, and I
advise the change of Gate so far as I now
see FOR this year Onlyi and I am not will
ing to cut loose from the tradition which
We have already established which will
preserve May IS as a day sacred to this
cause. I, therefore, also recommend that
throughout the country cleTgymen shall
be asked TO present the subject OF peace
and arbitration TO their congregations
either on the Sunday preceding or on that
following May IS which this year falls
on a "wednesday
] therefore write to YOU as member Of
my committee, asking YOU to take what
ever steps YOU think proper TO secure
this service from clsrgymen, not only Of
your own community but i'm an OF the
COmmuuites where the organization
which YOU represent may have any work
ers through whom you may reach the
clergy j should then like 10 have you
announce in the organ of your assoCia-
ton and also through whatever avenues
are open TO yOu by means OF the press.
the substance Of this communication with
Not only Is my own work in behalf Of
the approaching qUinque1uial SO heavy
llat 4 cannot undertake IT, but many of
the women upon whom we rely every
Year TO help execute the plans that are
formed Dy our committee viii also be
going over to Berlin. Trusting that YOU
may approve this suggestion and be aC-
I'VE 80 helping 10 carry out the plan with
respect 20 both the work In Nav and in
October I am. with kindest regards.
Very sincerely yours.
MAY WRIGHT SEWALL
We heartily endorse the recommended
ton proposed by Mrs. May Wright SewaU
in tle foregoing. and take great pleasure
in inviting an ministers of whatever de-
nomination throughout the city and state
% present TO their respective cougrega-
uuus ON sunday, May % this all impOr-
tant subject Peace and Arbitration
Respectfully.
ELlIINA S. TAYLOR.
MARIA y. DOUGALL.
MARTHA u. TTNGEY,
Presidency y l. NJ. I. A.
RUTH M, FOX
Chairman Peace Committee