Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-12-01
THE VITAL DIFFERENCE

ngton about There however, many differences
such the personnel of the representatives the
from the conference the direct and
board procedure, etc.
But the vital difference lies in the fact that entirely
ignored in the Versailles No
His holy and neither His his blessing asked
1t meeting of struggling quarreng selfish worldly
each aiming to get all could at the expense the which
hoped his glory, the
League of Nations that should rule the world by of
made rules regardless of God
This Washington conference now session.
First foremost this conference the fact that the Divine
and blessing invoked at the beginning for the
conference opened with by the Rev. W. Aber
nahy of the Calvary Baptist church of Washington the
church where Pres Harding Secretary Hughes worship This
devoid all dogma and simple event appeal
to the god of all nations and all for wise guidance this
time The could be accepted by all people of all creed
and classes and worthy of the careful study of every thought
full citizen The study it will make all better
1t given in the main follows
Almighty God thank Thee for the coming of this
full day. rejoice that
has at last dawned May it bring untold blessing troubled
world Thou omnipoent One today in other days be-
eve that Thou dost guide in human affairs Thou hast made
blood all nations that dwell the earth and though
of many and the interests of the few
the interests of the larger number.
MAY feel assured that the welfare and happiness and
prosperity family inexpressib dear to the
Thy heart We pray for clear vision shall grope bndy
the light and lose We pray for lovingly sympa
hec to human Distress wherever may exist shall
into the depths of miserable elhness. We pray
ward look shall be overwhelmed hopeless pessimsm
the ability to think clearly to Judge fairly to act wisely Help
think less often of rights and often of
and responsibilities.
eve pray this hour behalf a world in sore need
Thou not mndfu of the sufferngs of thy people, The
cries of the muude of widows and orphans up
fore Thee God We have had terrible baptism blood
There is hunger and pestence anguish
forbid that the of these years should again visited
the earth Can be that Thou permitted thus
suffer in order that might turn devices Thee and
acknowledge Thee King of lives and desns? Out
the depths cry unto Thee, Save u.s. OF perish.
MAY we walk softly and humby before Thee this day, and
throughout the aefu days of this conference May
intent on knowing Thy will and knowing it, have the
to do it. And may be that the findings
conference shall be wise far-reachng beneficial that
all mankind take hope and fresh And Thee shall
be be the praise and the glory forever and Amen
An analysis of this reveals several interesting things
1t contains thanks and rejoicing appeal for guidance for
vision for sympathetic hearts for the forward look prayer
for the whole world the which have gone up heaven
repeatedly during the ackno
edgement of the wkednes and weakness people the
EARTH ferven appeal that these hunger pesence
and anguish shall again be visited upon the
tans also suppcaton that the people of the earth may
taught the will of God and look Him i'll the
counsel and guidance and ends with the hope that the findings
OF this conference reaching
all mankind take hope and fresh its
ing also significant the statement that the praise glory
will be given not nation but
to God.
Another very notable thing about conference was the
fact that Pres Harding outlined briefly and point
and aims of this country and perfectly plain
all that have selfish motives and greatly
ton of and world peace He then
the assembly to do its work.
Secretary Hughes electrified the by declaring that
the time to reduce proposed ten year naval
holiday and then laid down the for the reduction
naval armament The United scrap its great
baeshps now building just button which $3.50 1000
already been spent would also scrap its
ships Great Britain the speaker suggested would scrap
dreadnaughts and 10 old bateshps Japan
three new battleships and 10 old ones
According to this the United more
than asks others to do would ships
Great Britain would scrap TONS and Japan would scrap
$4,000 TONS This would total capital ships
scrapped with of relative strength
of the three nave would then be- United batteshp