The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-03
SER MONS ON PEACE
FOR PAN-AMERICANS
Pastors in Washington Dwell
on Central Idea Of Scicn-
tific Congress.
BISHOP CURRIER on WAR

wAsHrNoroN. Jan. 2~-FinancIai and
commercial problems confronting the
American republics as a result OF the
European war will be taken up In earn
est by the delegates to the Pan-Amer-
lean Scientific Congress. which will re-
sumo It's deliberations tomorrow.
The majority OF Latin American dele
gates. several hundred In all, attended n
special mass which was celebrated to-
day at st. Fatrick's Cathedral. In other
churches throughout the capital sermons
were preached In which the idea Of
peace and fraternity between nations,
the central idea Of the congress. was
dominant.
The Right Rev. Charles Warren Cur
rier. former Bishop OF M~atanzas. Cuba,
one of the delegates. occupied the pulpit
at the Pan-American mass at st. Pat
rIck's. He spoke In Spanish and Eng
lish.
Bishop Currier deplored the disastrous
effects Of the war on science and the
arts and the destruction OF places of
itarnlns ana Ca~tneufalS.
while the nations OF the Old World
. re graphing with one another In deadly
conflict those OF America have met In
this capital" he said. TO elevate their
which only peace may discuss-the pur-
suit of human happiness.
The un.st NJ E~0Is
81 know there are cases IN which war
Ia morally unavoidable and that the
preparation for war in time of peace
may he regarded as automatic. but /
know also that at its best war Is the
worst of evils hat can befall society.
America alone finds time for science
and scientific congresses. Behold an
eloquent appeal in favor OF peace. In
the direction OF war the means III ac-
curing science are neutralized tniver-
stiles and colleges are turned into hos
pitfalls and barracks. Books. the chan
mel OF human knowledge. are ruthlessly
destroyed. Havoc untold has been
wrought in this manner from the destruc-
ton OF the great Babylonian Libraries
down TO the ~Alexandrian. and the latest
victims To Moloch are the splendid COLI
~lections In Mexico.
~ ~ ~ - ~ So ~ ~ "'' ~
away from their studies and made 10
slaughter their fellow men instead OF
helping 10 enlighten them. And when the
war shall have ended II will leave US a
generation OF weakened. p~rematurely
aged and practically useless men. whose
energies might have been better em-
ployed.
while the Eastern Hemisphere throbs
with the excitement OF human passion
the Christ child raises his hands In
blessings over the nations OF America"
Topics to Re Discussed.
Practical questions growing out NJ the
relations between the United States and
Latin America WIFI occupy the attention
OF many OF the delegates tomorrow. A
paper by pr. L"renz, An,don Of Argen-
tina will he read by pr. Ambrosetti.
II treats OF the best methods 20 facilitate
commercial transactions between manu-
facturcrs OF the United states and
Spanish American merchants
George T.. Roberts of IN. National CITY
Bank will discuss obstacles to the estab-
lish'nent OF long term credits. Lewis
+. Nixon Is on the programme for a
paper on the merchant marine.
Dr. Pedro Fonseca of Salvador will
discuss commercial relations between his
country and the United States.
The possibility OF establishing a COM
nor monetary standard for America will
he discussed by Dr. Adolfo T.. Davlla OF
Argentina. Dr. Guiilermo Subercasseux
OF the University of Chile. Dr. Alfredo
Palacios of Ecuador and Baron DE
Franzenstein of Honduras
TIT conservation OF American antidui-
ties through international cooperation
viii he the subject OF discussion before