THE HOPE OF THE WORLD.
BROTHERHOOD OF NATIONS. LEAGUE AS THE INSTRUMENT. A. and N.Z. LONDON. Sept. 15. The International Brotherhood Congress, at which delegates from 20 countries were present, opened in the City Temple. The Bishop of London, Dr. F. Winnington Ingram, by a special sermon in St. Paul's, had given it a great inauguration. He eulogised the League of Nations as the greatest Christian ideal ever put forward, and fervently hoped that union of the churches would be realised. Dr. Clifford, the president, in his inaugural address, described the congress as achieving the union of East and West on the indestructible basis of fraternity. He added that the Brotherhood was marching, and nothing could stop it. The League of Nations was the one great hope of the world. JAPAN AND THE LEAGUE. DUTY TO CO-OPERATE. A. and N.Z. TOKIO. Se:.t. 15. The Marquis Sainji, who was a Japanese delegate at the Peace Conference, has beseeched Japan to understand her responsibility in aiding in promoting the League of Nations, which will ensure the world against the menace of war if effectively administered. It was Japan's < duty to help to consolidate a lasting peace based on the principles of right and justice.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17267, 17 September 1919, Page 9
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