St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-18
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President Harrison on Interna-
tiOnaI Arbitration.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1T.-At a pause in
the proceedings of the council fur few
minutes small door to the right of the
pulpit opened and the president entered,
accompanied by Rev. DIR. Corey. Every
body in the church rose to their feet,
and there was an outburst OF applause
as the president assembled to the plat
form and was presented to the cEair-
man. who III turn announced: Il have
tie honor OF presenting BENJAMIN Har-
risoA. president of the United States OF
America" Another burst of applause
followed, and when this had died away
Mr.. Harrison. stepping forward, said:
Mir. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Con-
ference came here this morning 10 ma Ike
an expression of my respect and esteem for
this great body of delegates assembled from
al the countries of the world and much
more, TO give n manifestation of my respect
and love for that greater body of Christian
men ana women for whom you stand
Every ecumenical conference is distinct
step in the direction, not only of the unifca
ton of the church, but of the unification
OF humanity. Assembling from countries un-
ike III their civil institutions, their churches
not wholly in accordance as 10 doctrine
ana church order, you come together to find
that the unlikeness is not so great as you had
thought (cries of hear. hear" from the
English delegates and 10 find this common
sympathy and common purpose greater and
lafSef tlan you ndu tnOti5nL-Iarge enough
presently 10 overspread and extinguish all
those transitory LESSONS and divisions. IL
is the natural order that subdivisions
should be wiped out before the grand divis-
ions Of the church can be united Who does
not greatly rejoice that the controversial
clash or The churches is less than il once was
that we hear more of the work OF the Mas
ter and His teachings of love and duty than
of haifsplitting and theological dissentions.
The theme for discussion TODAY is one
which has long attracted the attention and
think may say has as greatly attracted the
interest and adherence of the United States
as that of any other Christian power in the
world. Applause. 1t is known to YOU all
thatin the recent conference of the Amer
can states at Washington the proposition
was distinctly made and adopted by the rep
reseutatives of all or nearly all of the GOV
ernment's representatives that as applied 10
this hemisphere, ali International disputes
should be settled b. arbitration. [Applause I
II is quite as possible to apply arbitration
TO a dispute as to a boundary line: it is quite
impossible IL seems to me, to apply it to &
case of international feud. If there is at
present a disposition to subjugate an ag-
gresslve spirit TO seize territory, spirit of ma
tional ACKNOWLEDGMENT that does not stop to
consider the rights of other men and other
pe0ple-to such a case and to Suen a spirit
international arbitration has no, or. if any.
q remote and difficult application. IT
is for a Christian sentiment manifest
ing itself in the nation. to remove forever
such causes of dispute. ana then what re-
mains VIII be the easy subject Of adjustment