Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-22
THE ECUMENICS.
The Tenth Days Session Graced
By the President.

The Tenth Days Session Graced
By the President.
SUBJECT OF ARBITRATION DISCUSSED
Tho President Thinks HE Presence Es-
pecaally ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Fosters
Methodtst Amliafions-The Prest.
dents Calvinism.
WASHINGTON, Oct 1a-Rev. DR.. T. g.
Williams, of the Methodist church in
Canada, presided over the Ecumenical
council at the beginning of the tenth
davis session. Charles Foster. secre-
tary Of the Treasury, occupied seat
within the altar rail and was an inter.
ested spectator of the mornings pro-
ceedinRs. A session was ordered for
Monday evening to hear foreign mis-
sionaries. Bishop Newman, ascending
the platform, introduced Secretary
Foster, who, in response to the applause
of the assembly. said:
Gentlemen and Ladies: could not resist
the invitation OF Bishop Newman last night
to meet you this morning am not MEM
Der of your church. but may be considered
q very near relative. My father settled in
western Ohio when it was new. and my first
recollection of a preacher is that Of a Meth
odist For forty years have been trustee
of the Methodist church Of my state. Tney
are kind to me and never call upon me for
assistance except when they get into finan-
cial difficulties For several years I have
been n trustee of the Ohio Wesleyan uni
versity. So you can see how near a relative
am to the Methodist church.
nj cd tn ho a tn Ennw M
the widespread influence OF this great
church.
We, in this country, are able to get along
without standing armies We simply keep a
little nucleus-something to enable to
create an army, or organize one, when we
need it. We rely upon the patriotism of our
people to furnish an army when the emer-
gency comes. and we rely upon the religious
sentiment of the country, and especially on
the Methodist church, to create tn patriot
ism that is necessary.
called simply to show my appreciation
of the great work you are doing. We have
vaults and bars to protect the money in the
treasury. We have a few watchmen, but we
depend more largely upon the sentiments
you teach than upon our watchmen. Feel
ing this way about you. most cordially in
vite you to come to the treasury and look at
that money. know it is perfectly safe ia
your presence, for two reasons, first, know
you would not take it. and second, you could
not [Laughter1 Expressing my thanks for
hoping your meeting will rebound to the
benefit of mankind, 1 beg leave to biz you
good day. (Applause.1
Bishop Wayman, of the African NJ.
E church, said:
Mr.. President: rise to q question of high
privilege The brothers in black,
have been CT allied by the venerable Bishop
Haygood and also by Bishop Warren-to
which we have no objectionable bishop and
delegates of the African NJ E church. the
African NJ. E. Zion church and the colored
NJ. e. church have held a meeting and de-
cided unanimously in favor of organic union.
And now we say to all of our br .thren in
black, come, go with us and we will do you
good.
This announcement was received
with long continued applause
The general topic of the day was
''War and Peace" The first essay,
international Arbitration" was read
Free church, Liverpool.
During the reading of Mr.. Shapes adj
dress, Secretary Noble of the interior
entered the hall and took set near the
altar. He was introduced to the assem-
bly, by Bishop Newman. There was a
pause in the proceedings for a few
minutes and then the small door to
the right of the pulpit opened and
IItSlQcnG hdIIlSOn euCSIt0, dCCOh-
panied by Rev. DR.. Cory. Every body
in the church rose to his feet and there
was an outburst of applause as the
president assembled to the platform and
was presented to the chairman, who in
turn announced: ST have the honor of
presenting Benjamin Harrison, presi-
dent of the United States Of America "
Another burst of applause followed,
president, stepping forward, said:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Com
mit,ee: L came here this morning to make
an expression of my respect and esteem for
this great body of delegates, assembled
from all the countries OF the world. and
respect and love for this greater body of
Christian men and women for whom you
stand. (Applause.1 Every ecumenical con-
ference is distinct step in the direction,
not only of the unif1cation of the church,
but of the unffcation of humanity. As
sembling from countries unlike in their civil
Institutions. their church not wholly in ac-
cord to doctrine and church Or
the unlikeness is mol SO great as you had
thought ferries of heart hear! from the En-
glish delegates]and thought to find this COM
mon sympathy and common purpose greater
and larger than you had thought-.ar9e
enough. presently to overspread and extin-
guish all those transitory LESSONS and divis-
ions. (Applause-l 1 am glad to know that
as the followers of Wesley. whose hymns We
sing, you have been in consultation as to the
method and time when these minor divisions
among you may be obliterated. 1t is the
natural order that SUBJ divisions should be
wiped out before the grand divisions OF
the church can be united. Who does
not greatly rejoice that the controversial
teaching of the church IL less than it once
was. that we hear more of the work of the
Master and His teachings of love and duty
than of hair-splitting and theological dis
cussions? 1 recall that many years ago
while visiting a watering place in Wiscon-
sin, when the Sabbath came around. wen,
with some friends to a little Methodist
church in an adjoining village. The preach
er undertook to overturn my Presbyterian.
Ism Iiaughterl and irreverent
friend who sat beside me as the
young man delivered his telling blasts
against Calvinism was constantly emphasiz-
ing the points made by nudges of the elbow
am glad to recall that, although since then
have worsh iped in Methodist churches
that was the last experience of that kind
have had Hear! Hearc You have to- day
as the theme of discussion, the subject of in
ternational arbitration, and. this being q
public and enlarged use of the word, per
haps makes my presence here as an Officer
of the United states especially appropriate
NEW YORK, Oct 16-John Hoey the