The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1905-08-17

d&hNe Oh lhN hutrfs bi otuti NsssohN w saN
eosstally mect the siiustion.
whatcvcr the eatpIag eri.lcs here At
home msy say Of our hoaond President or
Of our conduct in International Affairs dur.
ins the lass TEN sests, the very presruce af
these Peace Eayoys 10 this country, st this
time snd uedrf the conditions have Al
ready ind,csGed, speaks rpiBa.ts Of what
The worlds thinks of us And it ilfts as 10
= stilt higher plane, whore, II only we are
true to God aud to those holy and righteous
principl,s that count TOR Nations great.
ress, We hall earn the right TO be called
! sons af t,Ut, because we esn BE- used of
Him Ia re-astahlisbing and In conserving
the worlds peace,
II behocyts us all who believe Ia prayer
then, to pray without cessiag, that the God
OF. Nations may himself preside over those
important deliberations Of the Peace Eu-
voys. We must be patient aud hopeful and
charitable The yellow iournsln which 10
one Of the cures tf our modern times, aud
all Press reporters who reyel Ia the sensA.
tional, will do their best TO hinder the ae-
complshm mt OF bentise resulis. We
need not place much conf ience In any re.
ported utteranees from the Euvoys Of a
purely pessimlstie or ~srlike character
that the daily papers may bring Us. The
personal character Of the men them.
selves ia \ guarantee thai they inset In
good faith with au earnest purpose to Sc
cure what eur noble President has so well
called 1.-THE peace ofustiee, the peace OF
righteousness
or course they NAV fail in their efforts
bat 10 nj hftk they eH Tor Gods hand
Ia IN this matter
The whole civilized world IL weary with
| the sound OF the booming Of cannon and ID
panied at the thought OF the dead and dy-
Ing and the horrible carnage Of war. The
spirit OF 81 FILTRATION is abroad in the land
and 1t eanuot be stiied
There arr four hundred and hfty Peace
Societies In the world today doing all they
can TO foster arbitration, and here ~ well
as abroad great peace conferences are be-
ing held annually.
LEES than two years ago France entered
into an agreement with Gteat Britain,
whereby for i've years certain specified
cases sldH b. submitted to the Hague Tr-
bunsl,
i President X )osevelt and the late Secre-
tary Hay did their very best to enter Into
a similar agreement with Great Britain,
| France, Germany, Switzerland, Portugal,
| Italy, Mexico and Danmark, but our Unit
ed States Senate 10 its ultra conservatism
and its shameful disregard Of the spirit oi
the age, and the earnest appeals OF true de-
voted patriotic men the couatry over, de.
lhhsrately refused to consent thereto, lest
perchance It's traditional rights should be
overthrown aud lie dignity suffer.
But though such action threw cloud
for the time being across the clear sky
which has favored our diplomatic endeavors
in these later years, 1t cannot push back the
tide very far Andrew Carnegie had the
eve Of q seer when two years ago last
/ April be gave million and half dollars
to erect Temple Of Peace for the use OF
the Hague Court OF Arbitration, and that
international Court Of Peace will surely be
In more frequent session as the years come
and 90. Whatever the uubelieving world
may say 1t remains true as Tenpyson wrote
years ago.
more things are wrought by prayer
than this world dreams Of
i And 1t 10 the privilege OF everyone OF us,
and we can know that we are doing the
right thing and something most pleasing
to our Heavenly Father when We pray and
continue to pray that His guiding hand
NAV shape the future relations between
great Nations whose representatives are
now here, and bet ween all the Nations OF
the earth, and that he may ever keep our
own favored Nation true to every trust
committed to her.
4 The Hon. John W. Foster, Secretary OF
State under President Harrison, in spe ak
Ing Of the cheerful outlook for ,nterha'
tional arbitration withstsndiGg the
fierce conf c. WI ieh is raging 10 he Fsr
East, gives this beautiful picture OF What
has already been accomplished In the two
most Southern II publics OF this hemls-
, phere. The little States OF Argentina and
Chile have been engaged for many years In
, almost constaDt warfare. but Two years
ago they u5ited 10 treaty OF peace and
unconditional arbitration whereby their
armies are dsband.d and thair uayies re.
: duced by the sale ~ q number OF battle.
, ships and the transf,Imation of cruisers In
to vessels Of commerce.. To crown ui'
! noble work. these two Republics have
!. erected on the highest peak Of the Ande'
: which mark their International boundary
long subject - sngry controversv--a
: statue Of the Christ-the Prince OF Peace
. NAV that day be hssteDed when th'
. Spirit OF the Christ may be found In The
hearts Of all rulers as well ~ 10 the hearts
Of the lowlest Sub 'etp and when the In
spired prophecy shall be practically faihIi'
ed. Men shall b-a. their swords into plo W
shares and their spears into pruhi1g hooks
Nation shall not lift up sword against Na
tion. neither shall they learn war any more
but they shalI st every maa under his vine
and under hi. fix tree and none shall MAKE
them af aid for the mouth Of Jehovah OF
hosts hath spoken ".
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