The Russellville Democrat., 1891-10-22
WAR AND PEACE. "
Topic of the Tenth Days Session of the
 Ecumenical Methodist Council.
PROMINENT SPEAKERS.
President Harrison and Secretaries Foster and Noble Introduced to the Assem- biy and Deliver Eloquent
 Addresses.

tue Ecumen1Cal MetDOulsL OOunCu al the beginning of the tenth days ses- sion. Hon. Charles Foster, secre- tary of the treasury, occupied seat within the altar rail and was an in- terested spectator at the morning. s proceedings. A session was ordered for Monday evening to hear foreign missionaries.
 Bishop Newman, ascending the platform, introduced Secretary Eos ter, who, in response to the applause !, of the assembly, said: "Gentlemen and Ladies-I would not resist the invitation of Bishop Newman fast night to meet you tnis morning. 1 am not a member of your church, but may be considered very near relative. My father settled in Vest ern Ohio when it was new, and my first recollections of 8 preacher is that of a Methodist. For forty years I have been trustee in Methodist Chruch of my state. They are kind to me and never call upon me for assistance except when they get into financial difficulties, so you can see how 1 am related to the Methodist Church. 1 called in simply to show my sppre. citation of the great work you are doing. We have vaults and bars 10 protect the money we have in the treasury. We have few watch men but we are dependent more largely upon the senti- meDts you teach than upon l our watchmen. Feeling this way about you, most cordially invite | you to come to the treasury and look at the money. l know it is perfectly safe in your presence for two reasons. First, l know you would not take it, and second you could not. Laughter,
 After Secretary Foster had bidden che conference good-day Rev. T. Shape, of Liverpool, of the United | Methodist Free Church of Liverpool, read an essay on to-day's topic, "War and Peace."
 During the reading of MT. Snspe's s address Secretary Noble, of the de- partment of the interior, entered the hall and took seat near the altar. He was introduced to the assemblage by Bishop Newman. There was a pause in the proceedings for a few | minutes and then small door to the right of tue pulpit opened and the president entered, accompanied by Rev. Dr. Corey. Every body in the church rose to their feet aud there was an outburst of applause, and the president ascended to the platform and was presented 10 the chairman who introduced him to the confer ence. The president said: "I came here this morning to make an ex- pression of my respect and esteem for this great body of delegates, | assembled from all countries of the | world, and much more to give manifestation of my respect and love for that greater body of Christian men an women for whom you stand. Applause. Assem- bling from countries unlike in civil institutions, the church is not wholly | in accord as to the doctrine and church order. You come together to find that the unlikeness is not 20 great as you had thought. TCries of hear, hear from English delegates. And find this common sympathy and common purpose greater and larger than you had hought-large enough presently to overspread and extinguIsh all those trsnsitory lesions an1 divisions. Applause, I am glad to know you have been in consultation as to the method and time wben the minor divisions among you may be obliterated. Who does not greatly rejoice that controversial teachings of the church is less than it once was, that we hear more of the work of the master and teachings of love and duty, than of hair splitting and theological dissensions.
 It is curious incident that the day, appointed Dy me some days ago, and before was aware of the theme of the occasion, which we l thio van,rxafs,r had appointed this morning to visit the great gun foundry of the United States at the navy yard. Thiugs have come in proper sequence, l am here at this arbitration meeting before go to the gun foundry. This subject is one which has long attracted at- tention, and think l may say as greatly attracted interest and adher- ence of the United States as of any other Christian power in the world. Applause. It is known to you all that in the recent conference of the American states at Washington, prop osition was dis tinctly made and adopted by the adherence of all or nearly all of the governments represented, inst as applied to this hemisphere, all international dis putes should be settled by srbitra- ton, Applause. but did not intend to enter into discussion of the theme for setting forth of which you have with delib- eration appointed those who have given it attention. Let me therefore say simply this, for myself tempo.