The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-21

speaker is alone responsible for the opinions
expressed in the volume and that the views
of the conference are expressed only in the
resolutions and the address which 10 has
adopted by vote.
The resolution was adopted.
The topic of the day. ''The Outlook, was
then again taken up. The last essay of the
conference was read by Rev. DIR. j. NJ.
Buckley, editor OF the New York ChriStidn
Advocate. His special subject was The
Church Of the Future
A RESOLUTION OF THANKS.
AT the conclusion Of the discussion DR..
Stephenson, by request or the business COM
mlttee, voiced the thanks or the conference
In various directions He presented the
following resolution
=, ResolUed, That tie cordial and affectionate
thanks or the conference, and especially of the
eastern delegations. be and are hereby pre-
sented to the Methodist churches of America,
and particularly to the Christian citizens OF
Washington, FOR their generous hospitality
the conference be presented to the following
brethren: Bishop Hurst DR. Corey Dr. Rake
man and Thomas Shape and DR.. Baldwin aud
Dr Hamilton. The conference is especially
grateful for the services rendered by the repre-
sentatives of the press, and particularly to the
Associated Press Of America and the Washing
ton daily newspapers.
In moving the resolution, MIR. Stephen
son said he preferred to treat 1t In the old
fashioned way OF considering ID by sections.
Referring to the hospitality shown the for
eign delegates he said it had been SO gener-
GUS in measure as TO make some of them
wish to stay here. He referred by
name in a felicitous manner to persons who
had given receptions and entertained the
delegates and wished godspeed to the
magnificent project of the Methodist uni
versity. lie said that the oolored churches
had given them the best music, and as
hearty a welcome as was to be found any
where.
HARRIsoN's VISIT.
He referred TO the Presidents visit to the
conference, and said that he had done
honor to the conference and 70 himself Z;
and had set noble example TO the headsof
every great community in the world. He
was very grateful to the Associated Press,
which had done for this conference yesrer-
day what had never been done for
Methodist conference before in sending
last night to 800 newspapers the text of the
admirable address iesued yesterday. That
was feat in the journalism of the religious
community to which he thought there had
been no parallel. [ApplauseL
DR.. Stephenson then drew touching
picture of the meeting in this country 100
years ago of Coke and Asbury, marking the
first formal communication after the war
of independence and sealing the lasting
kinship between the Methodism of the
new world and the old, and also sealing
perpetuity of peace aud good viii
between England and America. [Applause. ]
The conference was Of little use in itself,
but only as preparation for what was to
come from it. The conference should be q
mighty power. but we should not live for
that. We should live to save souls; it was
the business Of every one to keep at that
great work God had given to them.
A SOLEMN AFFAIR.
| The close Of a conference was always q
solemn affair, and who could say whether
| he would be present ten years hence a5 the
next ecumenical conference. Let the dsle-
| gates work for God for the few months that
might be left 60 them so that when called
they could say II have fought my way
through; 1 have finished my course" aud
rec i've from the Lord the words: well and
faithfully done; enter into my Joy and sit
down on my throne" [Applause
Rev. DR.. A. Carmau OF the Methodist
church In Canada. in "a short but earnest
address, seconded the motion for the adop-
tion of the resolut on.
Chief Justice Way OF South Australia, in
a felicitous speech. also seconded the motion
and took occasion to remark that as
the first ecumenical conference was held in
the eastern hemisphere aud the second
iu the western hemisphere. he
confidently expected that the third would
be held in Australia, and while he could not
promise the conference such elaborate enter
tainment as it had recei we'd in the capital of
America, yet it should receive the best OF
what they had.
Hon. Farmer Atkinson of London also
heartily supported the motion.
The resolutions were then unanimously
adopted by the entire audience rising and
applauding.
Bishop Hurst of Washington briefly re-
spouded, and the second ecumenical confer
ence, after half an hour spent in prayer,
adjourned sine die.