Evening journal., 1922-07-31
lift VOICES
AGAINST WAR
Churchmen Join Laymen In
Praising World Move
for Peace
TX. WARD URGES
PEACE MOTIVES

man said it was and then some, APP
peared TO be the unanimous opinion
OF several hundred men and wo-
men who took part in .he process.
sion and attended the mass meeting
held yesterday afternoon in observ-
ance of mo More War Day."
Twenty nations and some fifty
cities in the United States observed
the day, either on Saturday or yes
terday. and it is planned to make It
an annual event.
A resolution was adopted at the
= mass meeting. held in Brandywine
Park, commencing the results of
the recent armament conference as
a great step forward in the proven
ton of international misunderstand-
ings. Copies will be sent to Presi-
dent Harding and members Of Della
wares delegation in Congress. The
resolution was offered by Mrs. Flor
ence Bayard Hilles. and its adoption
moved by the Rev. william Temple
D. D.. OF st. Eliabeth's R.~c. Church.
Charles Coke, principal OF the High
School. presided at the meeting. Ad-
dresses were delivered by DR.. David
a. ward. city school superintendent,
and Mrs. Hllles. The affair was held
under the auspices OF the executive
committee OF the Delaware Council
for Reduction OF Armaments COM
posed of the Rev George d. Allison,
the Rev Charles L. Candee, James
A. Barley. Mrs. James n. Glnns,
Miss Mary Moran. Miss Edith Spru-
ance. Mrs. Hilles. Mrs. George A..
Rhoads. Mrs. Robert L. McSparran
and Charles Coke.
The meeting proper was preceded
by a procession from the Public
Building TO the park. The pro-
gram comprised 1.-THE Star Span
gled Banner" invocation by the Rev.
Charles L. Candee; song. "our Flag"
composed by Mrs. o. V. Ort and sung
by Mrs. j. Ralph WOodmansey; adj
dresses by DIR. Ward and Mrs. Hilles;
patriotic airs and hymns. and bene-
dicuon by the Rev. Father Temple.
The resolution adopted reads In
full as follows:
Whereas. Cooperation, rather
than competition, Cancellation rather
than controversy, and that full and !
frank discussion such as we saw in
the recent conferences OF the four
powers at Washington, are all means |
10 the peaceful solution OF interna-
tional dispute; therefore.
BE It resolved. That this mass
meeting held at Wilmington. Della |
ware. on July 80, 1922. assures !
President Harding that we believe /
the late Washington conference is a 1
great step forward In the proven
ton OF international misunderstand-
ing. and that by such means. in the I
future, peaceful and just solution 1
may be found, to the end that we |
shall have less OF armament and
none OF war"
Father Temples Prayer.
The same idea was set out in the
benediction given by Father Temple
at the close OF the meeting, as fol-
lows:
I'VE thank Thee, Eternal God, for
the passion OF peace among men
which fills the hearts OF thy chill
dren throughout the world today.
We praise Thee for the splendid ef-
forts TO promote this peace made by
the men and women assembled here
this afternoon and we beg Thee TO
fruitful our desires to end all war
national and Industrial.
For this purpose. we pray Thee,
Lord God. TO help us lay the axe
TO the root of the tree of war and
tear all unkind thoughts. harsh
words and unjust actions out of our
lives so that we may deal fairly with
all manner OF men.
Help us TO seek first the Kingdom
OF God and its justice. for them only
will this grace be added unto US.
The love OF man is founded on the
love OF Thee and we shall never
love our fellow men enough to pity
and to pardon, to bear and forbear, ,
TO lay down the arms OF war. to ,
stretch forth the hand OF peace. un-
I'll we love thine in Thee and for
Thee.
May this great love OF God and
man descend into our hearts with
the blessing OF the Triune God,
Father, Son and Holy Ghost and re- I.
main with US. forever. Amen"
Mrs. Hilles said that she felt she
could speak from the viewpoint of
the women Of the country and point
ed out that as women were the pro-
ducers and not the destroyers OF
mankind, so their voice should be
heard strongly in the future when
ever the question OF war arose.
DIR. Ward For Disarmament.
DR.. Ward pointed out that dlsarm-
ament was not the only remedy for
war. 1T is a strong and vital element
in the removal OF the causes OF war"
he said, for no nation not strongly
armed will willingly employ injudic-
ious means OF acquiring territory, or
so willingly impose its unjust claims
upon other nations as when it Is
equipped with a well developed
fighting machine as was Germany in
1914.
But so long as the intrigue and
of selfshness obtain
among nations. there will still be
danger Of war even with limited
armies and navies. We cannot rest
on disarmament alone. the welfare
Of nations and the safety of human
ty. There Is among the nations of
Europe and the Far East today the
same selfshness of motive, the same
OF method and the same
sagerness for territorial and eco
1omic advantage that have charac-
erized diplomacy for centuries" /
In proof of this DR.. Ward pointed
,ut the attitude Of Japan as the
most outstanding example of this II