The Newtown bee., 1908-05-15
The NeWtOWn Bee.
 NeWtoWn, Friday, May la, lP0s,
WORLD TENDENCIES TOWARD
 PEACE.
A SERMON BY II. K. SMITH.

Text: "Glory to God in the highest. and on earth peace, good will toward men," Luke .2:l4.
 CHRIST THE WORLDS PEACE.
 MAKER.
 On one of the highest peaks of the Andes Mountains, i4,O00 feet above sea level, stands a figure of Christ in bronze from whose 0ut-stretclled hand a cross reaches pointing to heaven. It tells the story of bitterness melted between Chile and the Argentine Re- public, on whose boundary line it stands.
 In 1900 these two nations were fired with hatred for each other. The two battleships being built for each in Eu- ropean shipyards could not be rushed fast enough, nor fitted strong enough with bristling armament to carry de- struetion to the other despised nation. No amount of money was begrudged by either to injure the other. A flew thousand miles of mountain land was in dispute; each claimed the whole, al- though the expense of defending was far greater than the worth of the claim. Men should be given to slaughter, homes should be bereft, heart poisoning hate should be culti- vated-for what? That national pride be gratifed.
 The clergy of each country and the women took up the question after for eign representatives, had entered the discussion. But with this difference. They would bring these excited gov ernments to calmness, put the di ispute to arbitration, spread the peace of Christ. and have the two hostile peoples join hands in friendship, while putting the money already designed for blood and destruction into life giving move- ments and constructive development. King Edward of the British Empire was asked by both to arbitrate; at his bidding expert lawyers and geograph- e's studied thoroughly the issue. The result was to have been expected. Both sides were partly in the wrong. The land was divided between them and the decision willingly accepted by both.
 A treaty to live as decent citizens of civilized country should be neighbor- ly was signed; all disputes for term of years should be referred to arbitra- tors. Armies should be reduced to serve as police protection, war ships be converted into merchant vessels; war money improved coasts and river ways and public roads; Chile gave an arsenal to the boys and girls to train them for manual work; a railroad to bind the hearts of these nations to- gether is completed across the Andes national hatred has given place to good will and mutual faith.
 The figure of Christ should stand on the disputed territory, at the boundary line. Between the two formerly in dispute itssshould attract the attention of both and be constant reminder of the song of peace sang at His birth and for which His life was given. The Chileans crossed the line into Argentine and the Argentines into Chile; they faced each other looking into no angry armament but upward to the face of the Christ, with His outstretched cross. Music enthused and, the statue was ded- icated to teach mankind the lesson of peace on earth.
 On the granite base, upon which this bronze figure stands, is this inscription "Sooner shall the mountains crumble into dust than Argentines and Chileans break the peace to which they have pledged themselves at the feet of Christ the Redeemer."
 UNIVERSAL PEACE ADVANCED
 BY THE SECOND HAGUE CON-
 FERENCE.
 Two hundred forty-four leading men from every government, except four very small, spent more than four months earnestly discussing world affairs and means of living in brother hood. Primarily this conference was to seek to reduce armament looking to the passing away of warfare. It has been pronounced failure. Such wlde- spread criticisms cause rejoicing, inas- much as they show the extent of public opinion. Not many years ago gath ering would not have been tolerated, would have been considered beneath | the dignity of independent nations and as merely the dream of towards. But to-day substantial citizenship says it's admirable results were far smaller than had been expected. Thank God for such advances made!
 But the work of the Conference is a long step toward world peace. The peace loving citizen away from the strife and unable to participate in it is Such as fishing fleets up- on the ocean. Formerly they were to be destroyed by the enemy; now they are protected in providing food for The international mail serv- ice upon the seas is to be untouched. | Humanitarian service by the Red Cross in caring for the sick and injured is to be held sacred at sea. If nations will fight they will declare war in advance they will follow fairer rules in use of | mine; they will agree not to throw explosive from balloons. This seeks to take some'of the vitriol from war. ...E