Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-17

ism power in the world shall be directed
against the dreadful evil" His letter closes
with the words Il bid thee Godspeed. and
! pray that the time may not be far distant when
the Christian churches of all sects will mite in
I efforts 10 make no longer possible
/ The history OF human progress gives evidence
/ that this need be no ethiopian dream. Provin-
/ clal wars have long ago ceased to be waged. The
appeal 10 arms by the duello in private life has
/ been bauished from British society and trial
/ by battle Is no lon-or the edict of British law
let both these latter practices have only disap-
/ reared during the present century. At the
close of last century their abolition would havo
/ appeared as impossible to some doubters as
the substitution OF arbitration for war seems
today.
SECRETARY NOBLE TALKS.
At The conclusion Of Mr.. Shapes address Sec
rotary Noble Was introduced to the assembly
by President Williams He was received by
the conference standing and made brief adj
dress, III which he expressed his satistacti ton at
meeting these men who are working In the in
terest of humanity i'll its march to that better
world which is TO come.
Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British minister.
was introduced to the conference, but he made
no formal address.
A few moments later and the connection in
the vicinity Of the PASTORS stairway indicated
the arrival of another person of prominence.
ana In another second or two 1t became evident
to all that President Harrison had arrived In
stantiy the great audience arose, the foreign
delegates setting the example. and this demon
stratlon OF respect was accompanied by such an
uutburst Of hand clapping applause as is but
rarely heard The audible welcome continued
until the President had mounted the platform.
Pastor Corey then introduced the President to
Secretary King, Secretary King repeated the
Introduction to the presiding officer and that
gentleman. facing the conference, said: Ben
lanln Harrison, President OF the United States
OF America" The applause broke out afresh,
noticehb!y among the English delegates, and
when /: had died away the President said:
President Harrison's Address
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Con-
ference: come here this morning to make an
expression OF my respect and esteem for this
great body Of delegates assembled from all tho
countries of the world. and much more to give
a manifestation Of my respect and love Tor that
greater body of Christian men and women for
whom you stand. lAppiause;l Every Christian
ecUmenlcal conference Is distinct step In the
direction, not only OF the unihcatiou of the
church. but of the unification OF the human
race. Applause.
Assembling from countries unlike in their
civil Institutions, from churches not wholly i'll
accord rs to doctrine or church order. you
come together to find that the unlikeness is not
great as YOU had thought and to find your
common svmpathies and common purposes
grea-er and larger than you had thought
large enough presently to overspread and to
eztinguish al these transitory lines of division.
lAppladsel.
am glad to know that as followers of Wesley,
whose hymns sing, you have been in con
sultation as to the methods by which these
minor divisions among you might be obllter-
ated. IL Is the natural order that subdivisions
should be wiped out before the grand divisions
OF the church can be united. lApplause.I Who
does rot greatly rejoice that the controversial
clash OF the churches is less than it once was;
lapplauSeI that We hear more of the Master
and His teachings of love and duty than of
hair-splitting theological differences. Jap
plause.
Many years age. while visiting in Wisconsin,
when Sunday came around / went with some
friends 10 the little Methodist Church in an adj
joining village. The preacher undertook to
oyerturn my lresbyterlanIsm. Laughter and
appiause.l An irreycrent friend who sat beside
me, the Young man delivered his telling
blows against Calvinisrn. WAS constantly en-
phasizinS the points made by nudging me with
his elbow. Laughter.l Now am glad to say
that very often since then l have worshiped
in Methodist churches and that is the last ex-
perience of that kind have had. Applause.
INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION.
You have today as the theme of discussion
arbitration. and this being a
public or in a large sense of the word a politi-
cal question. perhaps makes my presence here |
a. an officer of the United States especially ap-
propriate. lApplause.I
1t is curious incident that some days ago. |
and before l was aware of the theme or the oc- |
casion which we have here this morning, l had
appointed this afternoon to visit the great gun
foundry Of the United States at the navy yard. |
lLaUGhter.l Things have come in their proper
1 am here at this arbitration meet
ing before l 60 TO the gun factory. Laughter
This 5ubject is one that has long attracted the
attention. and think may say has, perhaps,
as greatly attracted the interest and adherence
of the United States that of any other
Christian power in the world. [Applause.l
1t Is known to you all that in the recent con-
ference of the American states at Washington
theproposition WIS distinctly made and adopted
by the Representatives OF all or nearly all of
the governments of America, applied to this
hemisphere, that all international disputes
should be settled by arbitration. lApplause.l
OF course there are limitations vet, in the
nature of things, to the complete and general
adoption OF such Il scheme. 1t is quite possible