Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-02-11
TWO MILLIONS FOR PEACE
THROUGH THE CHURCHES
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to undertake the administration of
two millions Of dollars, yer cent
bonds, the income to be used as win
in Your Judgment most successfully
appeal to the people in the cause oil
peace; that as man in civilized lands
is compelled 10y law to submit per-
sonal disputes to courts of law, so ma
tions shall appeal TO the court at The
Hague or to such tribunals as may
be mutually agreed upon and bow tol
the verdict rendered, thus insuring the
reign of national peace through In
ternational law. Il
After the arbitration of information
al disputes is established and warI
established as it certainly will be someI
day and that sooner than expected,
probably by the reutonic nations, Ger
many, Britain and the United States|
first deciding to act in unison, otherI
powers joining later, the trustees will
divert the revenues OF this fund toI
relieve the deserving poor in their dist
tress, especially those who have strug1
gled long and earnestly against mis-
fortune and have not themselves alto-|
Members of the various churches will
naturally know such members WELL
and can therefore the better judge q
hut this does not debar them front
going beyond membership whenI
thought necessary or desirable. AS al
general rule. it is best to help those|
who help themselves, but there arel
unfortunates from whom this cannot
be expected.
After war is abolished by the lead
ing nations, the trustees by a vote of|
two thirds may decide that a better
use. for the funds than those namedI
in the preceding paragraph have|
been found and are free according tol
their own judgment to devote the inrI
come to the hest advantage for the|
good OF their fellow men,"
The Trustees Named.
Among the trustees of the Church
Peace Union are: David II. GeerJ
Episcopal bishop of New York: Car
dinal Gibbons, Baltimore; William
Lawrence, Episcopal bishop of Massa
chusetts; Luther B. Wilson, Method
list Episcopal bishop of New York; L.
r. Hendrix, bishop of the Southern1
Methodist Episcopal church, Kansas
City. Mo: Smaller Mathews, dean of
the Divinity School of the University
of Chicago; Arthur Judson Brown,
secretary Presbyterian Board of Gen
eral Missions, New York; Francis L.
Clark, president Christian Endeavor|
Societies of the World, Boston; Johnl
r. Mott, head of the Student Volunteer
movement of the Y. NJ. c. A, Newt
York: Frederick Lynch, of peace1
commission of Federal Council of
Churches and secretary Church Peace|
League New York; c. S. MaeFar 4
land, secretary Federal Council of
Churches Of Christ in America. New
York: Francis Bynde Stetson, lawyer1
New York; Henry Wade Rogers,
Judge Of circuit court, Connecticut. i
New Haven: W. II. P. Faunce, presi-l
dent Brown University, Providence. r.
l.; Robert Z. Speer, Presbyterian
Board OF Foreign Missions, New York
Edwin d. Meadal, secretary World i
Peace Foundation; Hamilton Hoit,l
editor The Independent, New York: ]
j. Glennon. Catholic Archbishop of 81
Louis; Rabbi Emil G. Hirsch, Chill
cago; George A. Plimpton. publisher,
New York. Prof. William !. Hull.
Swarthmore College, yswarthmore. Pa
Bishop Greer vas elected president
OF the union DIR. William p. Merrill
of New York. vice president Dr.. !
Frederick Lynch. secretary, and Gee.
\. Plimpton, treasurer.
The trustees adopted a resolution
which appealed to the rulers and
statesmen of all civilized lands tol
abolish war 1t pointed out that the|
combined debt of the world, MOSTLY
borrowed and used for war purposes,
was nearly $37 GOO 100000, that the|
amount expended annually for stand
ing armies and navies was s2,5oo,0o0,
600 and that 6.244,6o0 men are kept
Idle in military service.
The Teutonic nations, Great Britain
and the United States were called upon|
to Meet and agree TO inform the|
world in a friendly manner that thew
could not look with favor upon war
on the high seas
Copies of the resolution will be sent
to each sovereign, prime minister, min
listers of foreign relations and presi-
dent of legislature and other officials
of the world MOWERS"