The New York herald., 1921-11-14
NEW DAY FORESEEk
BY BISHOP MANNING
u. S. Proposals Event in His
tory, He Says.

Bishop William T. Manning, in a spe-
cial address at the forenoon service In
the Cathedral of st. John the Divine
yesterday. described the proposal of Sec
retary Hughes for naval holiday as
"one of the greatest events Of history"
and went on to praise "tlie courage, the
definiteness and the frankness' OF the
suggestion. When Bishop Manning fin
ished his brief, unexpected message the
congregation at his request stood and
sang the Doxology.
ut is not necessary TO say much" he
said THE message speaks for Itself.
You all know what It's content is" He
then sketched briefly the proposal o.:
Secretary Hughes limiting the navy OF
the United States to eighteen capital
ships. that OF Great Britain to twenty.
two capital ships and that OF Japan 70
ten capital ships.
This proposal made by Secretary
Hughes on behalf OF our representatives
at the conference should fill all our
hearts with hope and thankfulness to
God" ne continued. "It is true that this
is only a proposal. 1t has not yet the
assent Of the other great naval Powers
primarily concerned--Great Britain and
Japan.
But even SO, ITS Importance IS beyond
all estimate. This suggestion delfber-
ately made by our representatives in
the name Of America is itself one Of
the greatest events of history The sug-
gestion itself marks a new epoch and
creates q new situation
| The Protestant Churches through the
Federal Council Of Churches OF Christ
In America, sent a message to Charles
Z. Hughes. Secretary OF State. irdorsing
the programme which he announced on
Saturday. Tho message follows:
THE Federal Council Of the Churches
of Christ In America. representing its
! constituent bodies with a membership
| of 10000. 900. expresses hearty indorse-
ment OF the nobly constructive pro-
! grarnme proposed by the American dele
| CATION for a real reduction of naval
armament.
with gratitude to God for the vision
| that has lod you, and for the courage
with which you have dared TO follow it.
we. on their behalf. pledge our prayers
and our loyal support for the realiza-
tion OF this vision
World peace Is predicated on a change
! In the spirit of mankind and not neces-
sarily on the limitation OF armament,
TT. Herbert Shipman. rector of the
church OF the Heavenly Rest said in
his morning sermon, for II the nations
nave no armaments they will fight with
hsts or clubs.
1T Is not the battieships and the
armies that necessarily cause war" DR..
| Shipman said. Concurrent with the
! effor. Of tho delegates to limit the
mics and the navies of the world there
mt at go a demand 20 limit the hate anr
| the distrust and the fear among nations.
u 81 as truly as the murderer. II he have
! 70 knife OF pistol, will stay with his bare
| bonds, just so with the nation that has
no battleships or army"
| DR.. Joseph Silvcrman IN his sermon
! at Temple Emanuel hailed the WASH
/ ington conference as "the silver lining
upon the dark cloud that hovers over
! civilization" He said that II should
succeed in its purpose. not that our
'honored dead shall not have died in
vain." but TO establish that the victories
Of peace are greater than those of war.
Dr. Karl F. Reiland, rector of St
! Georges Episcopal Church. sees lesson
! for the churches in tho great step
! already taken at the Washington con-
| ference toward the Limitation OF arma-
nenta. "If we arc TO have unity In
/ our faith IN Jesus Christ" he declared.
'and the strength that goes with unity
/ the churches must be big enough to pro-
/ claim their Willingness TO scrap any part
| OF the communion TO which they hold
| which blocks the way TO the establish
| nlent OF that unity.
1T Is poor thing In the sight OF
! God for any minister 10 say Of another
whose communion Is not his tina. 30
and 80 has worked hard and faithfully.
hut and then make some qualifying
remark because tho order followed In
this mans service differs somewhat from
! his own"