The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-26
CHURCH COUNCIL MEMBERS DIFFER
 ON RESOLUTION
Council of Congregational Churches May Oppose Military Policy Ot
 United States

New Haven, Conn. October 25.-Differ- of a resolution to place the National Council of Congregational churches on record as opposing a militaristic policy in the United States left the discussion undecided when adjournment was taken tonight until Wednesday. A resolution which seemed to voice the prevailing sentiment was left with a special com mittee.
 The question came up twice today. Tn the morning Rev. pr. c. E. Jefferson of New York city put in a sweeping reso- lution, and Moderator II. M. Beardsley in much milder terms. These were sent to the printer and were discussed latee in the day when the council reassembled for consideration of the question:
 On both occasions the debate was ami mated and the parliamentary situation of the resolution, it's amendment and mo- tions bearing on them became tangled. A new draft which embraced parts of both the original resolution and the
 
 sage seemed assured. Several, however, demanded the substitute be sent to committee and this was done. The com mittee probably will report on Wednes- day.
 The programme of the day included the biennial meeting of the American Mis- sonary association which reelected H. c. King of Oberlin college. president; Rev. w. F. Blackman, Winter Park, Fla, was made vice president.
 A list of 60 corporate members was adopted under changes in the constitution, 20 serve each six. four and two years. An incident was the declination of Rev. G. G. Atkins of Providence to serve so that Rev Dr. H. H. Proctor of Atlanta could be named, the first negro, it is thought, to be a corporate member of the body.
 Among the speakers in the afternoon were the Rev. Proctor and Booker T. Washington.
 The Jefferson Resolution The resolution offered today by the Rev. MT. Jefferson read: Whereas, the great war now desolating Europe has laid bare the fallacies which lie at the basis of the policy of armed peace and has demonstrated the futility of gigantic armaments as the guarantee of international security and justice; and, Whereas, various forces are at present working nightly to sweep the American republic into the same course of govern mental action which has brought upon Europe immea surable disaster; therefore be it
 Resolved, that we. the representatives of the Congregational churches in the | United States, in national council as- sembed, view with painful solicitude the organized and desperate efforts to stam- | pede the nation at thls time with wild and extravagant expenditures for ships | and guns, and place upon record now our | earnest objection to the committing of our l nation just now to a policy of so-called l preparedness for which Europe is now | paying an appalling price. we appeal to the President of the | United States and to the members of | Congress, soon to assemble, to see tc 1 it that the enormous sums appropriated | for army and navy shall be more effici- | entally expended and to bend the entire energy of our government at this crisis
 in human history, not to the elaboration | of the engineery of destruction but tc
 the working out in cooperation with oth- | CT governments Of a plan of international l organiza ton which shall render the re. 1 currence of the present world tragedy | impossible"
 | Moderator Beardleys amendment di rected the executive committee ito com municate with committees or heads oi | Protestant, Catholic and Jewish churche: to secure such attitude of our politica
 parties and of the governments of th'
 world as shall bring about peace and se cure its maintenance.'
 Mr. Beardley said that the underly ing Christian sentiment in the countr. l should have something to say about wha
 goes into the platform of political parties
 at their conventions next year.