GEO. C. BECKWITH, Cor. Sec., to whom all communications may be sent.

AMERICAN PEACE SOCIETY.

CONGREGATIONAL LIBRARY BUILDING, 23 CHAUNCY STREET.

1866.

POSTAGE.- The law allows only 6 cents a year, quarterly in advance.

ORGANIZED, MAY, 1828.

Its object, as stated in its Constitution, is "to illustrate the inconsistency of war with Christianity, to show its baleful influence on all the great interests of mankind, and devise means for securing universal and permanent peace." For this purpose it seeks to form a public opinion in favor of superseding war by rational, peaceful expedients more effectual for the great ends of international security and justice, such as Occasional Reference, Stipulated Arbitration, and a Congress of Nations. These expedients, identical in principle with the system of laws and courts provided by every government for its own subjects, we would have extended, with suitable modifications, to the brotherhood of nations, for the settlement of their disputes in essentially the same way that individuals and minor communities do theirs The Society prints and circulates pamphlets, tracts and volumes, holds public meetings, and maintains correspondence with the friends of peace in other countries, watches against the approach of national hostilitics, and strives to prevent them by timely remonstrance. It endeavors, also, to enlist in this cause the Christian pulpit, the entire periodical press, and all seminaries of learning, as the chief engines for creating or controlling public opinion; and by such means it hopes in time to induce governments to exchange their present war-system for peaceful, Christian methods of settling their difficulties. It invites the co-operation of all who are willing to aid in thus promoting peace on earth and good-will among men.

FUNDS. In carrying on these operations as they should be, there will be needed, at least for a time, quite as large an amount as in the Bible Society. Besides an office and a Periodical as its organ, the Society ought to establish in all great centres of business depositories of peace publications, and employ in every State one or more lecturing agents to keep the subject constantly before the whole community, but more especially to bring it before ccclesiastical bodies, seminaries of learning, and the State and national governments.

SOURCES OF INCOME. - Besides collections, donations, legacies, and the sale of publicatiors, there are Life-Directorships, $50; Life-Memberships, $20; Annual Membership, $2; to all which the society's periodical is sent without charge, and for a year, also, to every donor of $1, or more, and to every pastor who preaches on the subject and takes up a collection.

ADVOCATE OF PEACE. Devoted to the Peace Question in its manifold bearings, and containing discussions of principles, and measures connected with the peace movement, statistics, anecdotes and illustrations from history, biographical sketches of distinguished friends, reviews of books on the subject, and general facts respecting the progress of the cause through the world. Monthly, or a double number once in two months, making a volume in two years; $1.00, or ten cents a number. To auxiliary societies, or clubs of not less than ten, 30 per cent. discount.

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"Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord."-Heb. xii. 14.

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And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people; and they shall beat their swords into plough shares, and their spears into pruning-hooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.-Isaiah ii. 4.

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government shall be upon his shoulder; and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlast ing Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, ***—Isaias ix. 6. 7.

They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, the waters cover the sea.-Isaiah xi. 9.

Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and up a colt the foal of an ass. And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle-bo shall be cut off: and he shall speak peace unto the heathen: and his dominiou shall be from sea even to sea, and from the river even to the ends of the earth.-Zech. ix. 9. 10.

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And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,... Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth.... Blessed are the merciful for they shall obtain mercy.... Blessed are the peace-makers: for they shall be called the hildren of God....Ye have heard that it was said by them fold time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill hall be in danger of the judgment: but I say unto you, That hosoever is angry with his brother without a cause, shall be 1 danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his rother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosover shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. 'herefore, if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there ememberest that thy brother hath aught against thee, leave here thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be econciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.... ́e have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and tooth for a tooth. But I say unto you, that ye resist not vil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn him the other also....Ye have heard that it hath been said, hou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy: but I y unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, o good to them that hate you, and pray for them which espitefully use you and persecute you; that ye may be the hildren of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh is sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain n the just and on the unjust. For if ye love them which ve you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans le same?...Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that en should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the tw and the prophets. (Matt. v. 2, 5, 7, 9, 21 to 24, 38, 39, 3 to 46; vii. 12. See, also, Luke vi. 27 to 36.)

Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my rother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? (3)