Evening star., 1921-11-13
BRAND ASKS JOINT
EFFORT FOR PEACE
Won War by Union, He Says
to Church Body, Calling
for United World.
MEETS FEDERAL COUNCIL
Religious Leaders Give Greetings
to French Delegate and Laud
Purpose of Conference.

Premier Aristide BRAND Of France
yesterday declared 1T is necessary for
US to remain united to assure peace"
in making an address of welcome to
representatives of the Federal Council
OF Churches Of Christ in America at
an informal reception in his suite at
the Willard Hotel.
United we won the war" said Pre-
mier BRAND to the guests. This was
the nrst task. In the interest of the
whole world as well as in the interest
Of our respective countries, it 10 nee
essary Tor us to remain united to as
sure peace"
The premier's words were inter-
preted to the delegation, among whom
was William Jennings Bryan, by an
attache.
Leader Speaks tn Tseaah.
The representatives Of the federal
eounelI on behaf Of the Protestant
churches Of America, Velconn16 tAe
French premier to this country. their
spokesman being DR.. Charles S. Mac
Iariand, general secretary Of the fed
eral council, who spoke in French.
Others who attended the reception
were Hamilton Holt. consulting edi-
tor of the Independent; Prof. Jeremiah
W. jerks of Cornell University; Dr.
r. .. Watson. secretary of the local
committee of the council: William r.
Ellis. Mr.. and Mrs. William Knowles
Cooper. Mrs. Leah G. Street, Arthur
E. Hungerford, Miss Mildred Belt.
Rev. f. Paul Langhorne. Rev. and
Norton NJ. Little, Rev. George A. Mil
Ter. James L. Wilmeth. Rev. James E.
Freeman. Rev. Wallace Radcliffe, Rev.
Charles Wood, Rev. and Mrs. Charles
r: Steck. Rev. and Mrs. Lucius c.
Clark. James r. Lloyd and Rev. H. H.
Premier BRAND said further re-
specting his unity plea:
Your noble President: well UNDER
stands this. anu translated his
thought in the beautifully inspired
words which he addressed to us this
morning, As. you answered pres
ent' in the hours of danger, so we.
with far less merit, answer present
when your government calls on US
to work for and to help win peace.
1t is our intention, with all the
power we hace. to make substantial
and definite this peace 50 dearly
bought. l do not think that there is
long as the feeling of friendship
which now binds our respective
countries continues"
Address to Premier.
DR.. MacfarlanI addressed Premier
BRAND in part as follows:
1T is fitting that you should re-
ceive greetings from our churches be-
cause of the great moral and spiritual
ideals which animated and fortified
the men and women of France during
days still within our memory
In America the separation of
church and state has made our
churches freer and more powerful in
dealing with great national and in
ternational questions. We are privi-
legged to do so without any entangle-
ment with diplomacy. 1t is, there
fore. appropriate that we should
welcome you because the mission on
which you have come is one that
deals with moral, spiritual and eter-
nal ideals.
Your eXcellency, we believe in
God. We believe that He is interested
in the affairs of His creatures and so,
while you are here, we shall lift up
our prayers for you. We shall pray
that our own nation may be humble,
generous and unselfish. We shall
pray that it may not forget the four
long years when your brave people
stood between us and the attack upon
our liberty"