New-York tribune., 1911-03-20
BRITISH pULPTS FOR
TAFT'S PEACE PLANS
Free Churches SOIidIy Behind
Sir Edward Grey, Says Ma
tionaI Councils Head.
FOR GREAT PEACE MEETING
Prominent Bishops and Clergy.
men of Established Church
in Hearty Accord with
Arbitration.
FOR GREAT PEACE MEETING
TBy cable to The Tribune.

London. March 19-The Taf-Grey
proposals for an arbitration treaty when
will secure unbroken peace between Eng
land and America were welcomed in hun
dreds OF pulpits to-day.
The Anglican clergy were not silent
but the heartiest responses were from
the evangelical free churches. Since the
National Council had sent ont general
appeal for an emphatic expression of APP
proval Of the peace movement th' heN.
+. 3. Meyer. .chief organizer OF the coun-
Gil has stated To- the Tribuncs CORE
spondcnt that to-days demonstrations
proye that the free churches of the KING
dom are solidly behind Sir Edward Grey
and that il remains for the churches III
America and the leaders Of peace socie-
ties To show whether they are prepared
IN stIpport British free church men.
Mr.. Meyer has been sending OUT cap'es
10 friends in America. and hopes tha'
the enlightened opinion OF the religious
bodies Of both countries can be eN-
nressed simultaneously in meetings 10
bo held early in April. He considers II
Of the utmost importance that Sir Ed
ward Grey and President Taft. having
appeal for the moral force OF pubic
opinion. should have response AT the
earliest possible moment. which VIII
strengthen their hands and encourage
them to persevere in reducing the pro-
posals To a practical form.
While there is no central committee
in the Established Church to initiate
similar action, the utterances of proml-
mont bishops and the clergy prove that
they are in hearty accord with the in
ternational religious movement in favor
of permanent peace IN the EnSlsh
speaking world.
The Bishop of Southwark. preaching
i'm Southwark Cathedral, said IT had been
q memorable week The suggestion
horne over the Atlantic from man VINO
held the highest place and power had
been received by the coolest ana most
reticent of British statesmen I'm words
,hose vibrant powers and feeling had
reached even those who had not heard
them. and had called forth an answer
from the nations heart To seize the op-
nortunIty for using England's vast re
sources for greater things than defence.
and for being remembered as nation
that strove fer peace and would rather
have Justice than its own way.
DR. clifford. an eminent Nonconform
ist clergyman. said Sir Edward Grey :
words stirred in the minds Of those who
had the advancement and wellbeing oil
the human race at heart. an amount OF
iov and thankfulness that it was irnpos-
sibe 10 calculate.
Albert Hall which can seat 10000 per-
sons. and is the largest building IN Lon
don i'm which a meeting can be held. mas
been secured. Professionally. for April
for tho great peace demonstration.
II Is hoped that the Archbishop col
Canterbury will consent tO preside.
Efforts will be made To- have on tn,
platform representatives, Of all political
| narties and all religious denominations
similar meetings. Il Is expected, VII
be held i'm the great provincial centres.
1 II IS I'm order To allow time for ar
! ranging a united expression of Ameri-
can opinion that the Albert Han meet
] ing has been deferred until the end o,