New-York tribune., 1907-04-15
MEETING OF CONGRESS.
Mr. Carnegie Prevented from Pre-
siding by Delay to Train.

night with choral service by the OratoriO So
ciety of New York and addresses by Rabbi
Emil G. Hirsch. of Chicago; Archbishop John NJ.
Farley and Bishop Potter. On the platform and
in the boxes were many Of the prominent men
of this and other nations. who have come aa
delegates. Some of them had spoken at peace
services and at meetings earlier in the day.
Rabbi Hirsch whose subject was The Ad-
vent of the Plough" said 1t most often
materialisrn that unleashed the dogs of war. He
intimated that the interest taken in our war
with Spain in some quarters in the islands
that it brought to US where railroads. financed
in New York could be built. "Our President
said the rabbi. has said: Speak softly and
carry the big stick but the big stick IS dan
gerous. for some time may go too far. Pis-
tolls in the pocket have caused more murders
than anything else So the big stick may get
our nation into unpleasant disputes"
DR.. Frank Damrosch. as musical director. had
arranged a splendid musical programme. in
|. Guiding the HalleIujah Chorus from The Mes
siah' and the Chorus Of Messengers OF Peace
from "Rienzi" by Wagner
The hail was beautifully and appropriately
decorated The back of the stage was draped
with white cloth. bespangled with silver stars
and edged with gilt fringe. Out from the white
background blazed the word Peace" formed by
incandescent globes Of frosted glass. Under this
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over which hung white streamers. bearing the
/ legend: Peace to All Nations" On either side
were United States coats OF arms. sUrmOunted
by golden eagles.
The fronts Of the first and second tier balconies
were draped in the same way as the back OF
the platform. Flags and ensigns of the various
nations hung over the drapery. The two gall
Ier1es above were draped with American flags.
In these flags at intervals appeared circular
known in history as advocates Of peace Among
the names were Sumner Penn. Channinzs.
Worcester Kant Grotius. Golden and Victor
Hugo
From the speakers platform hung a white
banner on which were sewed a number of small
flags and which bore the Inscription: Peace
Ensigns Of the United Nations. Parliament OF
Men 1t has been hung before in meetings OF
peace advocates.
Carnegie Hall was filed before the meeting
began Snd late comers were directed to the
broadway Tabernacle and to Calvary Baptist
Church, where overflow meetings were held
1lR CARNEGIE LATE IN ARRIVING
Andrew Carnegie president of the congress.
was 10 have presided, but his train from Pitts
burg was late. and when he reached the hall he
quietly entered box in the first tier. Bishop
Potter in taking his place, said Mr.. Car
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whether he has forgotten it is lost. I don't
know" Then he said: Father LavelIe and I
were equally shocked the other day to see a
list of Pittsburg's twenty-eight righteous men.
which. while it contained Mr.. Carnegie's name.
had neither his Bishop nor mine"
The Rev Dr. Charles F. Jefferson Of the
broadway Tabernacle. led in the responsive
reading of appropriate selections from the Old
Testament Scriptures. beginning: God reign
eth over the nations: He hath prepared His
throne for Judgment"
The first address was delivered by Rabbi
Hirsch He said that the advent of the plough
was forcing war into the background. and that
toiIers were coming To understand the. fallacies
which caused He added in part;
That old fable told OF the Titan parent devour-
ing his offspring, in inverted sequences We
5evor their progenitor Every device and every
bas con riftaei To- Mold war itself in greater re-
strant Old scrap iron are the proud h9ating fort
uoughts OF to-day will be regarded as puerile toys
with explosives or terrible pOteutltl or navOe
Armors are pierced with as great ease as though
}ori5 me steel raparts Of the treacherous deep
from The quiet laboratory OF an expertmenter ema-
mates the fuse that reduces tuTretS and steel
to be the OF war. Later only small percent-
I1,ors "a" yere drafted into the service NOW war
calls To arms the whole nation. And this very fact
aPTepaTe for war if thou desire peace
HOPE IN COMING OF PLOUGH
Our hope is founded in the advent OF the plough.
Py a very costly and ciTcUtOus route the sword
has been turned into a plOugnshare ft ~
now CSunmetai had be returned to industry. for
in many and in experience repeated.
when employed for wars purpose IL was scarcely
moulded detected to be insufficient for a rival
across the frontier had discovered a power
fuI engine which the day after again had to be-
abandoned because another had hit upon a still
quicker process. We would come to the plough by
a more direct and less wasteful road Yea. the
plough arrived.
TIE pI0ucn confers moral blessings as rich "a
ever were those imputed to Does industry
try mems souls less searchingly than does Warf
| Will we lapse into hopeless materialism If ara
one for the larger good of others and many? The
cOmplexity Of modern life cOnsecrated TO the de-
velOpment of and the resources OF his home
is such that herOism. altruisn Self-SaCrilce. high
resolve and strenuous effort conditions OF self
maintenance. Constructive cooperation in all
| those things that make for the humauzing OF men
dspenses strength robust and viriity as elastic
ever did destructive warfare.
/ Bishop Potter spoke briefly, as he had to go
to the overflow meetings. In opening he re-
ferred to the sermon in defence Of war delivered
by the Rev DR.. Dix. which is printed elsewhere
! in The Tribune. To-day heard a sermon IN
/ the interest OF war from a man Of my own
| communion" he said. Il had the pleasure OF
/ sitting under the drippings Of an elOquence IN
/ which your purpose and mine in holding thess
Acted An arcuguDso T-LHr ero~1x.