Pleads For Peace

Saratoga, N. Y., May 26. - Moderator Withrow, newly elected te office in the Presbyterian general assembly, said Sunday, in the course of his discourse, he was pleadin for moderation and conciliation. His subject was: "Loving Deeds, Rather than Violent, Reveal Christ." Theological contests never have been a source of benefit, he declared, though possibly good may have been brought out of ecclesiastical duels. He expressed entire dissent from the principies of those who declare: "We will cleanse the chureh, even if we split it apart in doing so." Christianity does not receive the confidence of the world while it uses the ax. Fighting churches are a laughing stock. Conciliation and mutual consideration are indispensable to the healthy growth and progress comes with peace. The moderator's sermón has been the subject of general conversation ever since it was delivered, the liberal and the moderate classes applauding its spirit.