The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-08
TALKED ON KNOX PEACE PLAN
NM ORk MINISTER'S FOR ~
iRBgTRtTIO> rOt mr.
Tiarre stnnsir-t OF Thrm ralA the se,a~Wir
over Rao>r, eli = Prarrm akinx Ideas
trsp tp Two Preachers for rhem
anti DRe against Iau Notified

Roosevelt wa- = topic for "A time ye~tcr-
day At the ministers conference" un the
subject II world r"aC" N The Narhl,
Collegiate Church The meeting took the
place ol the usual Monday gatherings
OF minister 81 New York Two speakers
were for Roosevelt : teaChIng- on ps'aC-
and on- against
The men who favored Roosevelt were
the Rev nr Henry \ StIm-on Of the
Manhattan Congregational church and
the Rev Or Wilson Phranrr. IN" veteran
Of the association in point nf years The
one who opposed was IN" Rev Dr William
jay Peck who l. president Of the Pre-hH-
terrain Ministers association IT New York
He believed that even women are better
able To handl" IN. peace matter than
Roosevelt and that they rather than he
should quad. national policies concerning
the spending of millions on warships
The meeting grew out Of the last Lake
Mohcnk conference. and was based
chiefly upon AN official statement sent
hy Secretary 81 state Knox To that CON
ference. IN which the Secretary said.
In. responses 80 the Identical circular
uT. have been ~ favorabl. and manifest
such a Willingness ami desire IN the par
Ut IA. leading nations to constitute q court
of arhi'ral usrIcr that the S.crstary Of
stat. of the I nitei states believes a truly
rsrfnansn' court III arhlIal Justice. -om-
POSED nt Judges acting under >.n-' OF
JUDICIAL responsibility. representing tine
fudtcial -v.rru> "f IA" world and capable
~ ,nsIrip. ~. continuity NJ arbitral ms
tIr. NIL ~" ,'-'atll-hrd IN the immediate
ir'grc and What the thrri peace conference
VIII Gnd "a -rc,"S-fUl operation ~ The
Hague
Three hundred ministers attended tn.
meeting and unanimously adopted a reso-
lgiun fnvorlng the plan and saving THAT
We all uI,,n all the Christian ministry
and 'aitv ~ the lnli-d States To Use their
utmost "loTts Ia develop a sentiment in
favor of the cessation oT war. which shall
n.ak" itself felt 10y our lawmakers and rep
rs-enrat,ye~ and contribute to the hasten
ing Of 'h- era IT universal Is'aCs
The R"y pr ! Il R"msnsnyder OF 81
James I.uth""an 'hurCh presided and
made II" nt."ning address Bishop Greer
followed saying that Christian churches
ought 20 lead. NOT follow As they appear
10 b.' dong m America and especially IN
New nrk where p.aC. advocates not
specially identified with tn" churches arr.
active and "'t.ctIV" beyond ministers 49,
Vet
The Rev pr Charles r.. Jefferson Of tn.
broadway lab.rnaCl. gave message
especially to ministers. u" said that
Ihristend dom /. big Goliath driving
China. Japan nd the non Christian ma ions
into the purchase Of vast ornaments
European peoples are being crushed
Christendon -. IN many nations, tied up
to the Stat. and nothing can heexpecrrd
The Russian Church cannot speak III
Russia. the Lutheran State Church cannot
speak in Germany. the Church Of England
cannot speak IN England The churches
In these countries are muzzled But "A
free church IN a free land here can speak
out. and he hoped It would do so II
ls5 0O0 III minister's IN America set about edl-
eating the people the building II battle
ships " III cease 10y and by.
The Rev DR. ID. J Burrell of the Marble
Church said that ministers Of Germany
and England have already taken a stand
on this matter. He said that in 1919 there
commenora ting the landing 81 the first
Dutchmen on Manhattan Island. and
suggested that peace conference be
held then. The nations now behind the
Hague arhitranent court proposition are
Russia. Germany, France. England. Aus
tria and the United States. SIX only.
There are fifty nations that have Parlia-
ments. He wanted all OF them TO be
represented. and his proposition was
seconded by the Rev William wilkinson
Of Wall Street. Finally on the plea that
this resolution might imperil tn. principal
Ones the parliamentary peace conference
proposal was Withdrawn
Word was given out by the chairman
that the Rev. Or VI J Iavelle OF st
Ps'-ick'- Cathedral IL heartily in favor
IN speak in his behalf. The Judg. did not
appear Nv vote the action OF New York
ministers Was ordered reported To Pres-
dent Taft. and II was stated by Bishop
Greer that he would send word to Epis-
copaI ministers that they preach on IN.
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