New-York tribune., 1907-04-15
MANY PEACE MEETINGS.
Delegates to Congress Speak an
Churches and ELse1ghere.

Many delegates TO the. peace congress addressed
meetings IN this city yesterday afternoon on -
subject OF International peace Baron d Est0u1 .
nelles de Constant Baron Eugene de Person OF
e. Petersburg and Congressman Bartholdt, OF
Missouri were the speakers at the First Church OF
Christ. Scientist, at Central Park West and s6th
street.
At Carnegie Hall in the morning Baron D'Estour-
neIe de Constant, Mrs. Anna G. Spencer ana W. l.
Stead spoke before the Ethical Culture SocleIS'
Dr. Felix Adler presided. and introduced Baron
de Constant, who began to speak in French lie
soon changed TO English, however when the audi
ence began TO laugh
Mrs. spencer said the United States should take
the lead I'm the movement for disarmament anu
universal peace.
w T. Stead said America ought TO raise a million
dollars for the cause and was too enthusiastic
in speaking Of peace congresses he had attended.
At the Broadway Tabernacle addresses were
made by W. 7. Stead the Rev. DR.. Newell Dwight
Hills pastor of Plymouth Church. Brooklyn, and
Rabbi Joseph Sverman, while Edwin ID. Mead OF
Boston, and Raboi Emil G. Hirsch, of Chicago.
spoke before a mems meeting held at the Majestic
Theatre under the auspices of the West Side brahch
of the Young Mems Christian Association
The meeting at which Baron de Constant spoke
opened by Hayne Davis, secretary of the lesis-
lative committee of the Internationa! Arbitration
and Peace Congress. The baron. as at Carnegie
Hall in the morning. began his speech in trencn;
but changed TO English as he percelNea
the amused and bewidered expressions upon 4 i n.ie
faces o his hearers. q COmplimente0 New AOIh-
eTs and Americans generally upon Iheir C!liH az -
and interest in peace, and narrated several m m
effective. The Dogger Bank episode would nave nave
caused war he said. had not the people OF RUS
sia ana England seen that it was simply mistake
ana submitted II to arbitration.
Tho people of to-day throughout the civilized
world are taking hand in NATIONAL and lhteIna-
uonal affairs. said Mr.. Bartholdt, ana govern
ments are no longer able. as they once were. to go
10 war without the consent OF their citizens. Inc
nation that produced the great captains OF peace
Washington, Grant. Mckinley and Roosevelt. is
well able 10 appear in the world congress as a
Al the Majestic Theatre the meeting was opened
by musical programme. Rabbi FIirsch, OF Chi
ers and battleships. and said that ii the greed
OF The world that had made these ships necessary.
Edwin y. Mead OF Boston, said tha; the mes
sage of arbitration was the message of religion
end had been 50 since there had been any religion.
lte declared thar The arbitration agreement or the
first Hague conference had not only been the
means of averting war between England and
feet Of English fishermen I'm the North Sea. but
had made possible the arbitration between Russia
Considerable surprise was caused at the Broad
way Tabernacle when W. T. Stead. the last
speaker and the only one TO precede his address
by prayer, began his speech by a criticism of
churches and the ministry He said that his
whether the religious bodies could be relied upon
10 exert their influence in behalf Of the peace
prOpag g9nda, the people gaZed at him in axe
ment THE Church Of God" he said. has gone
out of that business II has no more influence on
were subject TO the same rules OF war as the army
many of its members would be taken and shot
What would happen If the members of Christ's
Church were subject 10 court martial for cor
The Rev DR.. Robert Stuart Macarthur. of Cal
vary Baptist Church, Sixth avenue and 57th street
10 get into Carnegie Hall Nearly fifteen hundred
persons availed themselves Of the opportunity 10
az the principal meeting The topic. Universal
Peace Desirable and Feasible was discussed by
ka36l Hlrscil' DIT Macarthur and Edwin ID. Mead
OF Boston.