The Washington herald., 1911-06-04

Churches Enlist for World Peace.
Results OF action taken at the Lake
Mohonk conference, just held. and at
meetings of ministers held in New York
will be close cooperation with ministers
OF Germany, Great Britain, the United
States. and Canada in a world league
for world peace" Prominent ministers
here from England and Germany insist
that the United States must lead. in part
because the proposition for the court of
arbitration came first from America and
in part because OF American freedom
from entangling alliances. political as
we'll as religious. Ministers attending
these meetings insist that the churches
must be in the forefront and also that a
league II formed must include in its
membership foremost laymen as well as
ministers.
The present plan is to influence public
opinion in support OF the arbitration
treaties by public meetings, by sermons.
and by resolutions to be adopted at re-
ugious conferences, official and summer
alike. and when such opinion is alert to
propose the holding at The Hague OF a
world Christian conference designed TO
ence Of Christian sentiment. The date
suggested is just previous to the assem-
bling OF the third peace conference. The
new peace building erected by Mr.. An
drew Carnegie has been offered for the
purpose.
II is argued that financial interests that
profit through the sale of war materials
will contest long and vigorously the
adoption OF the treaties and the founding
ments will not II is believed, readily
adopt or confirm treaties when offered.
II is also argued that treaties with Ja-
pan, Germany, and Russia must follow
those with Great Britain and France and
they being confirmed Christian. influence
mast still be eNerted TO prevent the build
ing of more battle ships and the enlist
ment Of men for armies. Christian men
do not think the victory won yet by a
good deal
Emperor William Of Germany has sent
one of his court preachers to America to
find out whether he would help the cause
II he sent to America a deputation of
German preachers. In Europe thus far
ehe chief influence in favor OF the treaties
has come from the labor people. This is
the report made by the Rev. DR.. John
Clifford. head OF the Baptist World ALI
ance; Dean Ede. OF Worcester, and Pas
tOT oIIHOIelI, OF BeTnn. cardinal GiObOnS,
for Roman Catholics and leaders among
Jews and all Protestant bodies expressed
at Lake Mohonk and New York willing
ness to Cooperate. Some ministers and
laymen have membership in the new
threefold Carnegie peace foundation plan
as just announced. The proposed world
league for world peace" If formed. will
net be auxiliary TO the Carnegie plan but
II ministers have their way will lead the
sentiment and the arbitration programme
Eminent clergy here at the moment from
England and Germany declare their in
tention to stay until American ministers
organize for work
Many regard the pulpit OF the Cathedral
OF st. John the Divine. New York. as the
greatest pulpit in the New World They
SO count II because II is in the largest
city and in most respects the metropolis
and capital, and because. in a sense far
greater than any other, II IS the Christian
focus OF New York. Whatever goes on
there commands attention from the whole
city and from its vast environs. Con-
gregations on Sundays number :. 900 morn
ing and afternoon, or 40c0 in all and on
special occasions eight to twelve thou
sand people try to gain adnlittance. Pres
sure to enlarge the cathedral by complet-
ing II is already great in order to let in
the vast number. Now hall adjoining
is often used for overfOws with n total
accommodation of about 1900.
Mrs. Russell Sage has Just presented a
stone carved pulpit. which Mr. Henry
of Boston, is to make. There
is no limit as 10 cost, of course But the
Gospel message from the pulpit and TO