The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-01
IS TINE TO PREPARE
For PEACE, NOT war
CHtRCH PEACE UNION SENDS MIS-
SAGE TO CLERGY or
AMERICA.
c A u Sc OF CLAMOR
TT ~ PROMPTED nv DISPOSITION
TO ECH0 EUROPEAN CRIES
ron THE NAILED FIST.
NEt IHAIITy LNJoINED.

The resent clamor for an arma-
ment to resist q possible attack il
prompted. not by peril, but by the
disposition to echo on our side Of the
sea the 'ries which have been heard
III Europe for years, and II is en-
gendering the same suspicious that
have wrecked the relations of Ger
mant and Great Britain. Are we to
repeat tie policy which Is drenching
tho Continent with blood? This 10
the time to prepare, not for war, but
for peace"
That is Il sentence which leaps
out to meet the vision of the reader
OF the message Just addressed to the
churches and clergy OF all America
and received in Richmond from the
Church Peace Union. founded a year
aeo by Andrew Carnegie.
Tho message cautions ministers
and church people AGAINST partisan
ship in discussing the European war,
and protests strongly against the
present agitation for increased arma-
ments.
All Creeds Unite.
This 10 said to be the first time in
church history that Catholics, Prot
estants and Jews have joined in sign
Ing common letter addressed to the
churches. Among the sinners are
Z
Archbishop Glennon Of st. outs. The
president Of the union is the Rt Rev.
David II. Greer, Protestant Episco-
pal Bishop of New York, who is one
! OF the si8natories.
! Al the first meeting OF the Church
/ Peace Union on February 10. 1914.
! IL was announced that Mr. Carnegie
! had made It an endowment OF 81
90" 900. it's aim being the further
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peace through the united efforts OF
all religious bodies. Twenty-Five
prominent clergymen and churchmen,
/ representing all denominations, in
Guiding Jewish organizations, were
/ appointed trustees. 1t is these men
who have signed the message in ques-
ton. Following are some of the
, striking paragraphs in the message:
Increasing Passion.
"Partisansh!p is adding fuel to
fires OF passion which already are too
hot. Clergymen should allay preiu-
dice, not intensity It,
In this ealamitous hour denunci-
alton of either side assumes IL SUPER
human knowledge OF complex policies
and purposes, imperils the influences
OF our Government in promoting
| peace, aEgravates a quarrel which we
should help abate, creates disseusiona
among our own people. infiames =
war spirit in America. and gives force
to the criticism that the Church has
abdicated It's sacred function as the
maker OF peace and concord.
"Christianity has not failed but
nations have failed 10 be Christian
The time has come to insist that
f! the law Of the jungle should be re-
placed by the law OF humanity: that
there is no double standard of ethics:
that there cannot he one rule for In
cividuals and another for their gov
ernments; that deceiving others. OPP
pressing the weak, stealing territory.
rivals. acts which are criminal be-
tween men, are no less wrong he
tween nations; that the real greatness
OF Il people lies not in res.ments and
battleships. but lin justice and for
bearance, and that righteousness ex-
alteth nation. but sin la a reproach
to any people"
The Signcrs.
The following namea are signed to
the document:
Rev. Peter Ansiee Rev. Arthur
Judson Brown. Rev. Francis F. Clark.
Rev Or. ". II. p. Faunce, president
OF Brown University, His Efninence
James CARDINAL Gibbons. Archbishop
James Glennon. Rt. Rev David II.
Greer. Rev. Frank @. Hall Bishop
+. r.. Hendrix. Rabbi Emil G. Hirsch.
Hamilton Holt. Professor William I.
Hun Rev Charles F.. jefferson. Rev.
Frederick Lynch. Rev. Charles s.
| MacFarland. Marcus Al. Marks. DR..
Smaller .dathews. Edwin D. Mead.
Rev. William Pierson Merrill. DR..
John r.. Mott. George A. Plimpton.
Rev Junius r. Remensnyder. Judge
Henry Wade Rogers DIR. Robert r..
speer. Francis Lynde Stetson. DIR.
james ]. Walsh. Bishop Luther B.
Wilson. Bishop Lawrence and Jenkin
Lloyd Jones.