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Show 342 evangelization of the wide world and the other the peace of the world; and wherever the gospel of evangelism has gone there is a fertile soil {or the gospel of peace; and wherever the gospel of peace has been preached by our ministers of state, men of afiairs, the gospel of evangelism is possible. And I put by the side of the great work that John R. Mott is doing with his vol- untary movement of all the students of all the countries of the world, parallel with it the peace movement of all the world, and . ... "W v \\\l\\ \ l peace societies and leagues formed in the colleges and universities of all the world. These two great forces are making for right- eousness not only in the individual but righteousness in the social home. You meet a man individually and ask him what is his opinion of war and he will tell you he is for peace; but when you put him in a crowd he gets the mob spirit sometimes and for- ;gt-ts his individual TtSpOnFil)llil}‘ to his country or his God, and he at once champions the cause. of war and things that pertain to torre. Mam] not that we must learn the lessons that pertain to things of the spirit. Marvel not that we are to learn the lessons that have to do with the peace and evangeiization of the world. Marvtl nut that llll'l‘i‘ are some men that cannot understand it, for they have not to the manner been horn to speak the new lan- guage oi the kingdom into which so many men have now gone, ll]( kingdom that mmprehends the nobility of every man and the llttlil til t'\('l'\‘ nation and that mind and ciiaraeter must supplant tutt't- and war hr as ninth its this generation does the best it l;no\i ‘- as did on: fathers do the hext they knew. (Applausa) the wetting then II(ljt"lll'l‘.('ll, TENTH SESSION BUSINESS SESSION AND CONFERENCE OF PEACE WORKERS Wednesday Morning. May 5. at 9:30 o'clock ORCHESTRA HALL Hon. JOSEPH B. MOORE, Justice of Supreme Court of Michigan, Presiding. SECRETARY MELENDY: I have the following telegram from the Universal Peace Union of Philadelphia: "Hearty greetings. Remove causes and establish a substitute . for wart" I have a communication from Mr. H. \V. Thomas, formerly of Chicago, who was the president of the Chicago Peace Society: "To the National Congress of Peace assembled: my "My Dear Co-workers: It is a great joy to know that of her home city is today welcoming to the hearts and homes peace. people the honored representatives of the great cause of another Ilow dearly would I love to accept your invitation, but hopeful hand rules otherwise, and I can only send a word of Racial greeting. Our age is in the morning of a great new (lay. angels: of song the to way giving: are s and religious prejudice ‘l'ezice on earth, .good will to man.' "A divine enthusiasm is inspiring the greatest minds and n hearts to unite all nations in universal peace. It is an inspiratio than from the infinite and cannot fail. Its full meaning;, is larger can be now understood. Victory is near. "That your words and work and counsel may have much to do in hastening this glad day is my belief and prayer. "Allectionately, "II. W. THOMAS." 343 thIt MH‘J'W |