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wAsmfxarox. Oct m-Ths ffth dny
Of the Ecumenie4l Methodist coancn
opened VITA Bishop ]. W. Hood Of the
African n u Zion church Of Fayette-
vile. \. G. In the chair.
Toe topic for The morning session
wnN The Church and Her ArencieA-
and bishop Il 4 Foster. of Mas.aehn-
setsA. proceeded 70 address the council
On The Responsibilities and ouallh-
cations Of The Prsach~E"
Rev. John Bond. Of the wesleysn
Methodist church. London. followed
Rev. DR. Leonard Of New York. mis-
sionary secretary. closed the morning
session In = few remarks condemnatory
Of the preachers wha invited doubt by
delivering sermons on Darwinism aud
on Huxley.
Areeess vas then taken
During the recess the delegates were
received At the White house by preSL
dent Harrison
When the council re-assembled. Rev.
N. I. Myers Of the United Methodist
church. Rochdale. England. took the
chair.
The topic for discussion was The
religious press and the religious secular
press" Rev. Hugh Price. Of London.
delivered the ESSAY.
Rev. Thomas Shape. Of Liverpool.
made = plea for closer relations be-
tween the church and the secular press,
particularly 80 II clean and not pub
lished and edited In the interest of or
with the money of corrupt men or cor
rupt influences
Mr.. Atkinson. an English member OF
parliament thought that As all political
parties had their organs the religious
press should take no accounto of political
things. In his opinion religious papers
had a higher mission than politics A
man should do the thing he could do
best lie was proud Of DIR. Hughes as
a preacher, but he was o and never
should be proud of him as an editor.
When DIR. Hughes was invited to
come down from his high place rs q
preacher to aid decrepit papers he had
said he would we or three times a
week. When he got down there he
had delivered himself Of a sentence that
was almost as near blasphemy as a re.
ligious man could have come.
The gavel fell ut this point but Mr.
Atkinson called out: ut was merely q
question rs to how Jesus Christ would
speak on the Irish question"
Rev. DIR. Balmer. Of England, wa
grateful to DIR. Hughes, and said 4
might be that condemnation by some
speakers was equivalent to the prais,
! Of others This remark called forth
manifestations of mingled applaus,
and condemnation. and Mr.. Atkinson
with some spirit, interrupted to ask
IF that sort of insinuation Is to be
brought forward on another brother?'
The chairman restored order and Dir
Balmer withdrew his remark, but Inn
mediatcly afterward again arouseC
Mr.. Atkinson by referring to a remark
made by MIR. Shape TO the effect tina
one of the English political parties has
ridden into power on n beer barrel, an6
adding: I'VE have never learned tina
their party was ever divorced from tn,
beer barrel"
Mr.. Atkinson replied excltedly that
the party never was married to it. DIR
Balmer rejoined that he was 90 year
or age and as competent TO form
Judgment Us others II the gentleman
were In the British parliament he wouls
be expelled.
At this stage DIR. Morley. of New Zea
land, raised the point of order that l
was not competent to discuss Englisl
politics in the conference.
DIR. Balmer replied that his allusionl
to politics had been called forth by ths
preceding speakers. He hoped h,
would be allowed TO occupy his full
five minutes.
II hope you won't" vas Mr.. Atkin
sons parting shot. But DIR. Balmei
was allowed TO speak for n few min
utes and confined himself to his sub
ject of the proper functions of tn
press. The business committee re
ported back the memorial touching thu
close of the worlds Columbian exposi
ton on Sunday, and recommends
the appointment OF the followin,
committee to prepare an appropriate
expression of the judgment o
the conference: Bishop c. II. Fow
Ter, J.. II. Carlyle, DIR. l. c
Curtis. DIR. David Allison. Bishop Fitz
gerald. DIR. 7. b. Stephenson, Bishop
Gaines, Mr.. L Morgan Harvey. Mr.
Thomas Shape, Mr.. Thomas Lawrence
The motion was carried and the com
mittee will meet to-day.
The council then adjourned after
motion had been read to the effect tina
the fratcrnal delegates from other de
nominations. including Rev. DIR. 7. w
Chambers, Rev. John Hall and Rev. DIR
w. N. MARYLAND, representing the Re
formed Presbyterian churches, would
be received ut night in the church.
A Minister Threatened.
LONDON, Oct I3-Considerable In