The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-08-24
PEACE WORKERS BEGIN ANNUAL CONFERENCE
RESOLUTIONS SENT TO JAPAN. ESE AND RUSSIAN ENTOKs
 1T PORTSMOUTH.

Universal Peace Society and tue Con
 necticut Branch Beseech Them to
 Bring About a Lasting and Durable
 Peace-AM Ministers, Priests and
 RabBis in This Country AIxed to Pray
 for the Success of the Negotiations.
 Mystic, Aug. 2S-The thirty-ninth annual session of the Universal Peace union and the Connecticut Peace so- ciety was opened in Peace Grove. on the banks of the Mystic river. this morning, and continued until late into the day, when adjournment was taken until tomorrow. The conference will last three days. With the peace com ference at Portsmouth. N. H. holding sway, the session of the peace advocates in this place is especially timely this year, and many references were made during the day to the great interna- tional meeting.
 During the afternoon resolutions were drawn up by committee appointed es- peciaIly for the purpose, and forwarded to the Japanese and Russian envoys at Portsmouth, beseeching them to bring about lasting and durable peace The resolutions were several hundred words long and of a like character, and were signed by Alfred H. Love, president of the Universal Peace union; James Wat rous, of the Connecticut society, and ID A 1T 4ot. r,a the Universal Peace union. They im- piore the Russian and Japanese envoys to use the great power vested in them and to negotiate lasting peace, speak ing in behalf of all peace-loving per sons in the country, whose representa- tives they are.
 Following the sending of these reso- l Iutions the Peace union drew up anoth- CT resolution calling for prayers for ! peace from all ministers, priests and rabbis in the United States. The reso- lution is as follows:
 Resolved, That we call upon all min listers of the gospel in the United States, I priests and rabbis to offer prayer, con-
 jointly and individually, for the success 4 of the peace negotiations now conduct ed in Portsmouth, N. H., by the repre- I Isentatives of Russia and Japan, and N that such concessions may De made by
 both parties that a permanent and 3l durable peace may be concluded and
 bloodshed cease, while the rights and N interests of China be respected X l To-day s session opened at 10:S0 this
 morning with President Love in the
 chair. James Watrous, Arabella Carter and BelVa A. Lockwood were secre-
 taries. The meeting opened with a N prayer, which was followed by invoca-
 ton by Mrs Lockwood. President Love
 then delivered his annual address,
 which was full of interest to the large
 gathering of members present It re-
 counted the conditions of the peace I movement all over the world and it's
 present aspect. President Love said
 that the movement for peace was wider
 to-cay than at any previous time, and
 referred to the meeting at Portsmouth,
 declaring that 1t would be for the ben
 eft of the world should peace be
 brought about as Its result.
 Mrs. Lockwood read the secretary, $ 't report, which showed an encouraging s condition of affairs in the society. Also during the morning session letters of
 encouragement to the members of tht ( union and of regret in their inability tc
 attend were read from President Roose' : welt, Secretary Elihu Root, of the wal department; Cardinal Gibbons, Rev Floyd F. Tonlpkins, Helen D. Dundee of India, well-known peace worker; Dr. Lyman Abbott. Lillian M Hollistel
 land several others. The resolution ], committee was then appointed, and thii t afternoon presented the resolutions al : referred to above.
 r President Watrous, of the Connecticut : society, delivered an address at the aft r ernoon session, the subject being sWhe e. Are Our Heroes? ?" The address held e the large audience at all times. Thomas : Whipple, Of Connecticut, also delivered
 an address entitled The General Aspect
 of Peace" and this was followed by 2
 memorial service for those members
 who have died during the past year : A general discussion followed, whicE
 included remarks by large nunlbe
 present, and at o'clock the meetin; : adjourned.