St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-18
Methodist Ecumenical Dele
gates Discuss Universal
Arbitration.
President Harrison Addresses
the Conference, Favoring
the Idea.
Tho General Debate Results
in Some Interesting EX-
preSsions.
Foreign Delegates Are Very
Much in Love With a Re-
public.


G. Williams, of the Methodist church in
Canada, presided over the ecumenical
Methodist council at the beginning of
the tenth days session.
Hon. Charles Foster, secretary of the
treasury, was an interested spectator of
the mornings proceedings, and made
pleasing address, lat the same time invit-
ing the delegates to visit the treasury
department and vaults.
Secretary Noble also addressed the
delegates.
Bishop Wayman, of the African NJ.
E. church, said: Il rise to question
of high privilege. The brothers in
black. as we have been called by the
venerable Bishop Haygood and also by
Bishop Warren-to which we have no
Objectionable bishops and delegates of
the African NJ. f. church, the African
Nj. e. Zion church and the Colored NJ.
b. church have held meeting, and de-
cided unanimously i'll favor of organic
unIon-and now we say to all our breth-
rem in black, come. 90 with us. and we
will do you good" This announce
ment was received with long continued
applause.
The general topic of the day was
war and Peace" The first essay on
international Arbitration" was read
by T. Shape, of the United Methodist
Free church, Liverpool. Since 1881, he
said, the settlement OF international dis
putes by arbitration. has assumed i'll
creaSing Importance, and has been
adopted by various governments in the
adjustment Of differences which had
arisen between themselves and other
powers. At the Pan-American congress
eighteen governments were represented,
and the congress declared that 1.-The
republics of America hereby adopt
afoilratlOn as principle OF
international law for the settlement of
disputes or controversies that may arise
between two or more of them.''
Through Mr.. Blaine the congress Sug-
gested that the European governments
should enter into similar treaty. but
thus far Switzerland has been the only
one of the European powers that have
given favorable reply. Other govern
ments, notwithstanding that several of
their parliamentS, by resolution. had
declared in favor of international arbi-
traiion, have Shelyed theproposal.
F5enace and Preventive.
The maintenance of The enormous
ornaments of the civilized world creates
constant risk OF war. and necessitateS
an annual taxation i'll Europe of $780,
0u0,O0O, and requires for the existing
war footing of European armies, includ-
ing the second reServeS,a force amount
ing to the stupendouS number OF H.
0O0,000 men. This grlevous military
taxation, instead of diminishing, is in
creasing year by year.
The suffering inflicted upon the body
polite and tire injury sustained by
morality and religion through war and
its institutions are enormous. The
remedy. simple ami just, is at hand
That 1t IS practical remedy, the declar
ationS or many of the presidents OF the
United States have proved. The answer
which most concerns this conference is
that in nc small degree the evil con-
tinueS, because of the silence Of
the church with reference to it.
and because of the actual sanction
that ministers of religion and the peo-
pies and governments of ChTiStendOm
have given war.
Prayers are uttered "by those who
should be the ambassadors for the
Prince of Peace" for the success of the
respective cOmbatautS on whose side
they serve. Such prayers, ii genuinely
paraphrased, can only mean: Lord.
IO49iFe oar citciileS, cuI ueilftI LltlH
I'D to death. Pardon their offenses.
against Thee. but assist us to STAY them
for their otfenSes against lis. In the
Scrlpturai passages read at the opening
services of this conference we repeated
together the inspiring words referring 10
our Lord ''of the increase OF his govern
ment and of peace there shall be no
end" If these prophecies are to be full
filed; if the message of the advent
song is to be realized amongst men, the
church must be the agent by which
these glorieS are to be brought to pass.
Let her arise i'll all the might OF her di-
vine strength TO abolish war, to estab-
lish international arbitration and peace,
and then shall come, as her abiding re-
ward. the benediction of the most high,
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they
shall be called the children of God"