The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-10-18
METHODIST COUNCIL
The President Addresses 1t on thu
Subject of Arbitration.
DESIRE OF AMERICA FOR PEACE
For the Whole World-COmments of the For
eign Delegates-A Republic the Only
True Form OF Government.


WASHINGTON. Oct. l7.-Rev. Dr. Williams, of
the Methodist Church of Canada, presided over
the Ecumenicat council to-day. Hon. Charles
Foster, secretary OF the treasury, made a short
address. The announcement by Bishop Way
man, OF the African Methodist Episcopal church,
that the colored churches had decided unaui.
mously in favor of organic union was received
with applause.
The general topic to-day was War and
Peace" The first essay, international Arbi
tration, was read by T. Shape, OF Liverpool
While reading the address, President Harrison
Gnd Secretary Noble entered the hall. Every
body III the church rose 10 their feet and there
was a burst of applause as the President
assembled the platform. He WAS presented 10
the chairman, who IN turn introduce him to the
asSemDlaga. Another burst OF applause FOL
lowed, aud when that dieddaway, the President
stepped Onward and sad: 81 came he e This
morning TO make an expression OF my respect
and esteem for this great body delegates as
sembled from ali countries OF the world; and
Oh more, TO give a man festatIon Of my res
pect and love Tor that greater body Of Christi an
men and women Tor whom you stand. lap
plause.
Every ecumenical conference is distinct
step IN he direction not only of the IN iCation
OF the church, but of the unlicaUon OF human
NV. IL Is the natui al order that SUBDIVISIONS
should be wiped out before the grand divisions
OF the church can be united. You have to-day
as a theme OF discussion The subject of Inter
national Arbitration and this being public
ana enlarged use OF The word perhaTS makes
nv presence here as an of1icer of The United
States especially appropriate, Applause. /
The subject Is one which has long attracted at
tsntlon and think may say as has as greatly
attracted the interest and adher nee OF the
United States as that OF any other CHRISTIAN
power in the world. Applause 1t is known
TO you all that in the recent conference OF
American states at Washington a proposition
was made and adopted by the adherents of all
or nearly all Inc governments repre-
sented That as applied TO this hemi-
sphere all International disputes Should
be settled by arbitration. Applause
1t IS quite possible TO apply arbitration to a
boundary dispute; II Is quite impossible, it
seems TO me, TO apply it 10 a case Of interna-
tional feud. If there is present a disposition to
subJugaIe, an agrees We spirit to seize terri
tory, spirit OF national ACKNOWLEDGEMENT that
does not stop TO consider the rights of other
men and other people, to such case and such a
spirit, int Rational arbitration has no aDplica
ton, or II any, a remote and difficult application
1t is for Christian sentiment man testing it.
self in a nation to remove forever such causes
OF dispute, aud then what remains VIII be an
easy subject of adjustment by far international
arbitration.
''t3ut l had not intended to enter into a dis
cusslon OF this great theme, for the setting
forlh of which you have appointed those who
have given il especial attention. Let me
therefore say simply this: that for myself tenn
pOrarlly il a place of influence III this country
and much more for the great body of it's citizen
snip L express the desire of America for peace
with the whole world. lGreat applauseI 1t
would hove been vain to suggest The uuiling
down of block houses or the Gisarma
ment OF settlers on hostile Indian frontier
They would have told you rightly that the CON
ditlons were not ripe ana so it may be and is
probably true that full application of this
principle Is not at present possible, the devil
still being unclaimed. Laughter We will
still have our gun foundries and probably will
best promote settlement of International dis
puteS by arbitration by having it understood
that If an appeal be made 10 the fercer triounal
we shall not be unprepared, There is a unity
of church and of humanity on lines of progre s
that are the same. 1t is by this great Christian
sentiment character Zed not only by high
sense OF justice, but by the spirit of love and
1OrbearanCe mastering the civil institutions and
governments of the world that we will ap-
preach universal peace and adopt arbitration
methods Of settling disputes
Let me thank you, Mr.. Chairman, and YOU
gentlemen OF tins conference, Tor the privilege
Of standing before you for a moment and for
this most cordial welcome you have given me
! beg to express again my high apnre Citation of
the character of these delegates aud OF the
membership OF that great source from which
they come and 10 wish that in your remaining
deliberations and your journeys to your far
distant homes you may have the Guidance and
care OF that God whom we all revere APP
DR.. 4 T. Shape, OF Liverpool, read an essay
on international Arbitration He smoke nj
the growth of this idea in the last decade and
It's importance; made reference TO the decIara-
ton OF the Pan-Ameaican congress and the sng
geStlon of that body through Secretary of StaIa
blaine TO the governments Of Europe suggest
ing they should enrer into similar treaty
Switzerland, however. is the only European
power that has given a favorable reply II is
greatly 10 be regretted that among govern
ments which ignored the proposal is that of
Great Britain; the more so, because in the ar
bitraton debate in the commons in 1871 Pre-
mier Gladstone had said providence had en-
6owed England and America with increased
advantages and facilities for the propipation of
the principle of arbitration"
Mr.. Shape dwelt on the enormous tax neces-
STATED by the tremendous ornaments of Furone
and said the suffering inflicted upon the body
polite. ana the injury sust ined by moraiify
nnd religion through war and its institutIons
are enormous. In times of actual strife the
Church refuses TO speak lest she should offend
her members who are supporters of the govern
menu which is responsible for the war. PRAYERS
are uttered Tor the success of the respective
combatants on whose side they serve Such
prayers, If genuinely paraphrased. can only
mean: Lord forgive our enemies but deliver
them up to death. Pardon their offenses
against thee but assist us TO slay them for their
offenseS against u.s. Let the church arise in
all the might of her divine strength to abolish
wal, TO establish international arbitration and
peace and then shall come as her Abiding re-
ward the benediction of the Most Eigb tttsia 1s
sed are the peacemakers, for they shall he
called the children of God"
Congressman J. d. Taylor, of Ohio made an
argument for international arbitration
Rev. Enoch Salt, Of Dublin. said as an Emo
gllslman he was bound TO admit that in this
respect England was at least twenty wears he
hind this country.
Bishop Newman, OF Nebraska, honed that
some day high supreme court would be es.
tablished before which could be adjudicated ain
differences OF the nations OF the earth UntiI
that time should come, however nations wouId
do well 70 prepare to defend their rights.
Rev. Dr. Buckley, of New York was not one
OF tuose who denounced all wars as sin He
believed IN hghting for principle, in lighting for
his religious rights when unjustIy attacked
After number Of other addresses the confer
eace adjourned.
AS the President concluded and passed out of
plauded his remarks. ~
Secretary Noble, who was introduced. made
q few remarks. He was followed by Sir Julian
Pauncefote who was present but made no ad-
dress.