The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-10-13
THE CHURCH AND THE PRESS.
Topics Of Discussion al The Session Of The
ECumeniCal Conference.
FRATERNAL DELEGATIONS RECEIVED.
The President Refuses TO Interfere I'm the
From the Army Capital Notes.

WASHINGTON. D. c., Oct 12-The topics
discussed by the Ecumenical Methodist Con
ference to-day were Tho Church and Her
Agencies" and The Religious Press and
the Religious Uses of the Secular Press.
The former topic occupied the morning ses-
sion, and the latter the afternoon. bishop Il.
S. Foster Methodist Episcopal Church, Rox-
bury. Mass. was the essaYist for the morning
session. but not having prepared his essay,
discoursed extemporaneousy on the qualif-
cations of preacher.
He was followed by Rev. John Bond, Wes-
levan Methodist church. Soudan, England. on
the same subject Rev William HeIley,
African Methodist Episcopal Zion church,
Harrisburg Pa. spoke on Church agencies
and was followed by Bishop ). ID. foss, of
Philadelphia. and others on the subject un-
der discussion. under the five minute rule
Rev. ii. II. Hughes. o. the Soudan mission
England, spoke Of the origin and obscurity
of the press and of It's gigantic growth.
Rev +. III. Dewart editor of the Christian
Guardian. Toronto. ont; Rev. Joseph
Ferguson, president OF tho Primitive Metho-
dist church. Leeds, England Rev. l.. L.
Hess, of Nashville, Tenn. Rev j. d. Buck
ley. OF New York. and several others spoke
on the same subject. after which the con-
ference adjourned until tonight. when they
THE REPORT RxAGGERATED.
Germany has entered INTO negotiations for
reciprocity with the United States but the
concessions TO be made are not nearly 80 COM
prehensive as a published report has made
them out TO be. A United Press reporter
learned to-day from an authority whose
thorough knowledge Of the negotiations can
not lie questioned. that Germany has not
offered 10 admit oil American cereals free in
consideration of the admission of German beet
sugar into the United States without payment
of duty. Under the Mckinley Tariff law the
admission free of duty to this country of
beet sugar manufactured by foreign countries
was authorized. but q provision gave the
President authority TO suspend after January
]. 1852, the operations of the law with respect
20 countries shat did not grant the United
States some concession in return for allow
ing their beet sugar free entry Germany
sends moro beet sugar 10 the United States
than any other country does, and
the removal of duty on that article
has proved large item in German
trade. No effort was made by Germany. how
ever, TO remain within the concession granted
by this country until the negotiations result
ing in the removal of the restrictions on the
admission Of American pork into Germany
had been concluded These negotiations
opened the way for treating on the beet sugar
question, and matters have assumed position
where the admission into Germany free of
duty of some one cereal wheat, in all proba-
bllity. or of more than one cereal at low
rate Of duty-will probably be negotiated.
CAPITAL NOTES.
The President to-day refused to take any
action in the case of Aaron Reynolds for the |
removal of the charge of desertion from the |
| nited States army which stands against him |
on the record. In doing so the President !
says If further relief is 10 be given those |
charged with desertiOn It should 10 by act of /
Congress 10 IS impossible for the President |
t. examine and pass in this way upon the |
of cases that will be presented"
Secretary Foster has selected the site at the |
northeast corner of Henry and Robinson |
streets at $4,000 for the Roanoke public
building, having reconsidered the former site,
rs tie title was not forthcoming.
Superintendent Porter tonight gave out
in reply TO published criticisms
about the cost of the eleventh census These
criticisms said that II would take from four TO
i've years TO complete the census. that an
Appropriation OF $4,000, 900 would be required
20 half complete the remainder of the work;
hat the census Office owes S555 900 for ma
chimes 10 Is now using, and that the present
census has already cost One-thlrd more than
he census OF 1880. Superintendent Porter
mphatically and specifically denies all these
harges. The charge was also made that
Porter was directly interested
n the machines used IN the census work
his statement, he says. he has denied TO a
nted Press reporter, and is again denied as
malicious libel and falsehOOd.