The Detroit times., 1915-12-18
FELLOWSHIP
IEACE PLAN
SUGGESTED
hurches Lead Radical
Scheme for World
Harmony
LOVES LAW
is ADVOCATED
Y Acti0n Declared to Be
Like Francis of AS
sissi's Way
u yHe RELIGIOUS RAMBLER.

4 ~ yHG RELIGIOUS RAMBLER.
Rp1 several months there has
toen quietly spreading in this coun-
~ and abroad new movement
1kaf aims at world peace and new
GuDternity between the warning ma
Hons. IL is not merely one more
3once plan. Instead, II lays down
y reiikious basis so fundamental
11ot many active Christians feel
(qward II as conventional church
S must have felt toward the
laid down by Francis OF
~ promoter of the fellowship
America il DR.. Henry T. Hodg-
I British Friend, long ago a
1oeionary In China. and one of the
xentiR. figures at the Edinburgh
GglGS Missionary conference. He
W 4 member of that body's con
1oatioc committee" which is a
|g& ~ high court of Professionalism.
I ~ the Worlds Christian Stu
k federation. DR.. Hodgkin has
M spent two months In this
n1xy, enlisting Americans in the
tWuhip. Il 10 known that many
~ and women Of national prom
onoo have united with DIR. Hodg-
but the movement purposely
Iknins from the use of q list OF
1850. There 10 no effort being
nQo ior what 10 called "a large
ID1tve Membership" Headquar-
- have been opened at No. l25
III Twenty-seventh-st., New York.
&e story OF the formation Of the
Irwship Of Reconciliation in this
ptyy II best told In the words
IN. Of liz own active men: This
- baa been taken by . group Of
r. and women following two
~ conference recently held at
&f1ep City, Long Island. Those
| w attended the conference. though
oaenting various faiths. we're
Nn together By . common feeling
n the time was ripe for q deeper
DDeotation Of the Christian mes
10o. They were distressed not
|o1v over the tragedy Of the war but
|loe many present social conditions.
|D yell, and were disturbed by the
|19fused utterance Of churches and
Z 11g6stian leaders. After the most
pFlsua consideration of what was
&volyed. the conference expressed
N cs.nviction that love as revealed
\ The life and death of Jesus Christ
the only SUFFICIENT basis OF hui
San society. that II is the only
<1wef by which evil can be over
nae, and that In order to establish
lQrlety upon such a basis those
I.n believe In this principle must
Ifeept II fully and dedicate them
|1Iyes unreservedly to the enthrone-
mt of love in every sphere OF
6tDonsl and social life.
The movement thus launched
Dreptiates itself from others oc-
Cf4ned by the war in certain par
01axS which arrest attention. II
3bviously not simply an addition
11s already long list Of peace so
l1ee. While there 10 no doubt
- Ne nsmbers OF the fellowship
~ absolutely against war, the
vtAnos Of the spirit Of Christ a.
enIy sufncient basis OF society
~ Involves for them very much
- Than opposition to war. They
~ War not ~ IN isolated phe.
noDoa bat 20 only one out Of
- unhappy consequences OF Tho
1nnol peverty OF society. while
noot1ea Of war may 1t the pres
80 ~ the most serious ant
Deoooing problem confrontin,
lnoy conceive their task Il
D ~ thsa . common Ques
- oo1es of society IN accord
IN TIE mind 81 Christ.
y OSoet . purpose. seriously
1oohoa, uecessasfly implies thai
lDJloWuhip 10 not 10 - prima
= prolsst but . power. Its
- cor existence II not IN The
~ Vh)ch kiIleth. but In the spirs
E>DcA Quicksneth. To those who
" eAis position II seems that no
ou1 q nsgation. no literalistic
6g1eo of noafesistance. no pro
t0ooo ol the use Of force. can
tOof social diseases or sradi-
war. TIE fundamental need
~ discovery Of God. q fresh
y - ne sources e life. . prep
y - uvlns channels Of pow
= % this deeper work that
DUonlD b dsdieatsd.
oolovsAip has ~ program
cnllooo tno1 q = not deal.