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natures in support of the peoples
mandate to end war was launched
on the birthday Of the late Jane Ad-
dams. The mandate and it's sigma
lures, will be presented to the inter
American peace conference in De-
cember, in BuenOs Aires Since the
mandate was formulated a year ago.
its sponsors said, 100000 sigma
lures have been obtained in the
/ United States and 10,OOO,OOO have
been reported by similar organiza-
tions in the European countries. The
mandate demands that governments
stop all increases in ornaments.
that existing peace machinery be
used to settle present conflicts. and
that international conferences be
called to solve disarmament and
economic problems.
Editor Clifford p. Morehouse of
The Living Church startled many
church people with this statement:
In many parts of the world it is as
dangerous to live and worship as q
Christian as it was in the days of
the catacombs. The signs point to
darker days ahead" He estimated
that there were about 129, 900 mar
tyrs among the ancients and 1877
600 in modern times. During the
129 years of early prosecutions
about 1000 members of the church
died at the hands of those who
feared Christianity. Comparing mod
ern conditions with these, Dr. More
house said: "Russia alone proba bly,
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tire Roman Empire from Nero to
Constantine. Adding to these the
martyrs among the Assyrians, Ar
menians, Greeks, Chinese, Mexican
and Spanish, it seems a fair assump-
tion that the number who gave their
lives for Christianity from the time
of the World war to the present,
far exceeds the number in the age
Of the persecution
There are 5000 Christian En-
deavor Societies in England with
total of $4,000 members. 1t is
significant that the conference at
its last session resolved that an ad-
vocate of peace was too mild, and
an outright anti-War amendment
was carried declaring that all war is
contrary to the spirit of Christ, and
calling upon all Endeavorers to re-
fuse any part in war
Union Methodist Episcopal church,
New York City, which is sometimes
known as "the church ninety-nine
steps from Broadway" is planning
this fall a series of cooperative ven-
lures designed to help many of the
needy of the parish. White collar
workers between the ages of As and
60-too old to get jobs in industry
and too young to receive state pen
sions, will be enlisted in the devel-
opment of cooperative stores where
they can work for modest fees and
buy at reduced prices. Members of
cooperatives already established
keep the church in repair, take care
of the telephone switchboard, infor-
nation desk, lunch counter, and
do some office work in return for
meals, clothing and SO per week.
The church last year served 156, 900
meals and gave $4,000 nights of
lodging on a budget of $4,000.
Descendants of the Pilgrims, who
fled from religious persecution in
England in 1920, have called on
their fellow Congregationalists in
Great Britain for a union of free
in democratic countries,
to preserve the political, academic
and religious freedom which they
say is under attack from autocratic
governments. The minister and
members of the Congregational
church of the Pilgrimage in Ply
mouth, Mass, sent a letter to the
Rev. VIM. Dodge of Old Plymouth,
which read in part: "Po-
litical, academic and religious free
dom has suffered new assaults from |
fresh defeats throughout the civil |
lied world. Only few nations re-
main, England and America among |
them, where our ideals of freedom |
are still cherished and protected.'