Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-13

Methodist occupying the pulpit Of another do
nomination would have caused . grave shaking
Of heads. but now was the day when all realized
that It was their duty 70 cooperate IN the worl
there still remains to do.
When DIR. John Hail. the eminent Presby
| terrain minister from New York, was next intro
| duced and when he came forward to speak NJ
was greeted with such enthusiastic applause 81
no one had yet received at the meetings Of
this conference.
REV. DE-. JOHN HALLS SPEECH.
DR.. Hall made one OF his usual delightful
speeches. beginning by remarking that he fell
perfectly at home in q Methodist meeting inns
much as he had been familiar with Methodisu,
and Methodists in Ireland and the first pulpit he
nad ever occupied was . Methodist pulpit.
| moreover he must admit that he was Method
ist, Tor be had been elected an honorary mem
| per OF the church at a conference when Bishop
| Andrews was present and had lent his tacit
consent DR.. Hall then went on to speak OF
the real unity that binds all the churches OF
| Christendom
Remembering the great results that had ac-
| crued from the first ecumenical council. held at
! the City Road Chapel in London in 1881, DIR.
Hall said he could not but have watched with
the greatest interest the outcome Of the present
+ conference, whose influence he felt sure would
| be felt throughout oil Christian lands He
| asked the blessing of God upon them all,
preachers, office bearers and laymen, and
prayed that they might have the strength and
courage to carry on the noble work along the
| same lines laid down by the illustrious found
ers OF the Methodist church when they urged
| necessity for regeneration and reformation.
REV. DIR. MuRKLAND's REMARKS.
As Rev. DR.. John Hall represented the Pres
| byterian church north, SO DR.. ". U. Murkland
of Baltimore was introduced to speak for the
Presby terrain church south. DIR. Murkland,
speaking pleasantly of the work of the prese Mt
conference, said that the holding Of these
conferences was bus sign of the times and a
proof that men are realizing more than ever
tine unity and broader brotherhood Of man
| kind. He asked God speed upon their work,
| and prayed that God should BIO with them
! until time should be no more. The time was,
and not 80 very long ago, either, when if
Methodists and Presbyterans met there were
| likely to be sharp names and hard names. But
now the time had come when they could grasp
hands in fellowship and say Amen to one
another prayers.
DR.. Markland recalled, looking over some old
Maryland records, where he saw the statement
that court presentment against n certain man
who was charged with drunkenness had been
dismissed on the ground that if he had got
drunk he probably had done it inadvertently,
and on the whole was pretty good sort OF fell
low. So it was with the MetEodists and The
Presbyterians. II they had ever been on bad
| terms it had been through inadyertence. They
,'N" o'iiei NV on" 'i-e, "as Ai"..i NAV
| could be accomplished through cooperation.
REV. DE-. GREEN'S HAPPY TALK.
DR.. s. H. Green of the Calvary Baptist
church OF this city was the delegate OF the
Baptist churches of the District to bear their
fraternai greeting to the members OF the con-
ference. The two churches, he said. in his
pleasant address, had perhaps written their
theological treatises i'll somewhat different
language but after all they were one in ali
essentials. and conld hold each others hands
IN friendship as they kneit to pray TO tiie same
God: The Methodist church had been born IN
the fuilness OF time, and DIR. Green SAID he
could congratulate his hearers upon the trials
ana the sulerings OF those carrier days. put
more man all else ne eouia eongra!u'ate them
upon the wonderful ndelty or their ministers
III preaching Christ and HIM crucihed- he
could also congratulate them upon the growing
unity IN the branches OF the church repre-
sented In the ecumenlcal. ana ne was glad TO
ieei that TINS was but the index niger pointing
10 the hi3ner ana broader unity winch aiiare GO
ing 10 attain IN time. lie brought them the
i, .; VI LIS peopr', oi st'o 'it M;
throne to crown Him lord of ali.
At the conclusion of DIR. Green's address DR..
Stephenson announced hymn before they
should hear the words of response. The hymn
was especially appropriate to the occasions:
How sweet. how heavenly is the sixht
When those who love the Lord
In one another's peace delight.
N0 ~ Au'A'' LAB "o'o'
DR.. sTEPHENsoN's REPLY.
Dr. Stephenson said that the accident that
mazda b,m the rr.s;dert of tho Wes,.vor Motho-
a.. ..r...., - h-.,,.... - -.
"i's n"N O'"Ns A'' man! oo"i 'o
sizes since he had been on this SIDE OF the water.
but none that ne appreciated to the same de-
gree that he did the honor OF presiding over
meeting appointed 10 meet delegates from
other churches. The conference Is a large one
ana II represented many branches, SAID Dr.
Stephenson. but since the arrival OF these
iraternal delegates they ielt larger than ever
before, Tor they reahzed more clearly that
they were all members OF, a ehurch that Is
larger ana greater than the Methodist church.
Inc churches are nearer IN doctrlne, ne
thought, than our fathers realized. There Is
no doctrinai barrier In the way OF a reunion
between Presbyterians, baptistsa sand Methodists
Moreover he would welcome the delegates for
were. They had among them no such mystical
the way.
REV. WIN. ARrHUR's WELCOME
Az tho conc,ns;o, of His own br;sf rords NJ
-. n o.~-L
"e''oue TX o.epnensoi o'''''u uPoh MS irieha,
the Rev. William Arthur. to speak few
words to the delegates. Mr.. Arthur. as he
mounted the platform, was greeted with cheers.
His address was full OF wit and when he showed
his early connection with the Presbyterians by
reminding them OF the fact that he was a ma
tive OF County Antrim in Ireland and told one
or two clever Irish stories, Dr. Hall, who sat