The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-10-04
RELIGION THE
REMEDY FOR WAR
John Hays Opinion as Ex.
pressed at Peace Congress.
ADDRESS or MAYOR COLLINS
RESPONSE OF THE BISHOP OF
HEREFORD.


Boston. Oct. 3,-secretary Of State
John Hay, representing the United
States Of America, spoke the word Of
welcome this afternoon to the dele
gates to the international peace con-
gress who assembled here for the first
\ formal meeting of the thirteenth an
! pual convention.
/ Secretary Hay traced briefly the War
history of this country and pointed out
that the country's greatest men had
/ been warm advocates of peace. re
agreed with Tolstoi that religion is tn 2
remedy for war. lie promised the ad-
ministration's support so far as prac-
ticable. of the principle Of arbitration
of such questions as may not be SET
tied through diplomatic negotiations,
and expressed confidence that at no
distant day the attention of the nations
might be brought TO a project looking
toward the return of peace in the far
east
fremont Temple Crowded.
The meeting was held in fremont
temple. Before o'clock the auditorium.
was damned and streams of people
were turning away from the entrances.
Edwin d. Mead chairman of the COM
mittee on organization of the peace.
congress. after calling the meeting TO.
order. said:
IF the press of the world would
adopt and persist in the high resolve.
that war shall be no more, the clangOr
of arms would cease from the rising
Of the sun TO its going down, and we,
could fancy that at last our ears, no
longer stunned by the din of armies,
might hear the morning stars ringing
together and all the sons of God shout
ing for joy.
These words are not mine, but were
spoken at the International Peace as
sociation meeting at st. Louis a short
time ago by Secretary of State Hay,
and il is with those words ringing III
our hearts that we rejoice that the
secretary Of state is John Hay ana
that he is with US today"
Address of Welcome.
Mayor Collins said that no word OF
his was necessary to welcome peace
delegates to Boston, for Boston was the
home of peace. He said if he were to
paraphrase a Bible text to suit the
occasion it would be this: Blessed are
the peacemakers, for they shall see
God; damned by the warmakers, for
they shall see the devil"
Right Rev. John Percval bishop OF
Hereford, was the first to make re-
Spouse. He said that the European
nations looked to the United States 70
lead in the movement for peace; that
the presence of Secretary of State Hay
i'm itself gave a new character to the
gathering. and he felt grateful that
the secretary's address should have
been given i'm behalf of the president
of the United States as well as in his
own behalf
Mr. Hay is well known in Europe
and greatly respected and hOnored,
the bishop continued.
Thanks Due the Car.
The bishop then expressed the opin-
ion that a change was coming i'm peace
affairs Of the world He thought that
the worlds thanks were due to the en-
peTOr of Russia for his rescript b.
which he had brought the questions OF
peace and disarmament within the
range Of politics, or practical discus
sion at any rate.
our hope for peace" the speaker
said, lis fixed upon the policy of the
United States in years TO come.
Mr.. Lund of the Norwegian parlia-
ment presented the greetings of his
country
The meeting was closed by all pres
ent joining in hymn written espe-
cially for the occasion. The next SEES
sion of the congress will be held to-
morrow morning.