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the open waters Of the Pacific. killing and

the omen waters of the Pacific, killing and
woundine many in proportion to the few
captured. as is inevitably the result
with pelagio hunting. The proper meth
DDS of checking the indiscrimlnete
slaughter OF these animals Us they are
approaching tho breeding islands can per-
haps be reached best through some agree
ment OF the Governments concerned which
shall create a close season. applying TO
waters without as vol as within Behring
Sea. hit we're possible now to make such
an agreement a part OF an amended modns
rireadi. delay for that purpose would be
more than justified.
As to Sir GEORGE hpEN-PowT1T,'s opin-
ion that England Ill win In the arbitration.
this IL, after all. rather a Deiplic utterance.
MANY subjects arc TO be submitted to tho
arbtcrs, and England could win n share OF
them without preventing the United States
from saving those that are OF the most
practical consequence to us. Mr.. BLAINE
originally proposed five points for con-
s.deration. OF which four related to
the claims OF Jurisdiction In Behring
Sea. as based upon Russia's rights and our
acquisition Of them. The fifth took up tho
question Of the rights derived from "own-
ership OF the breeding islands, and the
habits of tho seals In rcsor.ing thither and
rearing their young thereon. and going out
from the islands for food. or out Of any
other fact or Incident connected with tho
relation OF those seal fisheries to the terri
toriul possessions Of tho United States"
Lord SALISBURY suggested further point
relating to damages; while the question MS
to the practical methods OF protecting seal
life may also go to arbitration II not settled
by the two Governments.
It was fairly TO be hoped that the Com
missioners who visited the seal islands last
year would make reports enabling tho two
Governments to agree on a close season for
1892 pending tho arbitration. But there Is
thus far no evidence OF such wisdom on
their part. nor is the modus rirendi as yet
revived In its original form.
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Tho Chlnes e Que stioA.

To TILE EDITOR OF The SuH-Sr: In TIE
SuH Of to-day read Q criticism Of tho few
words which addressed to you last week on
tho subject Of the moral value Of tho Chinese
population OF this city. The writer appears to
besurprised at the fact that the number OF pre-
cious stones. 'so-cnlled buttons" on a Chinese
mandarins hat should denote the grade Of
the different officials But 1t is fact
that one Is surprised at institutions
to which ono is unaccustomed. It
does not strike me rs moro wonderful I"
to denote rank by colored buttons than by
pieces Of gold braid. as is the case In the army.
Our Generals are not known by the number Of
cooked hats which they may possess. but thoy
are distinguished by the number Of stars
which they wear on their shoulders. As for
colors. rank is also denoted by their use in the
Catholic Church-black for the costume OF the
common clergy. purple for the Bishops. red
Your Correspondent also speaks Of Sir Sir Robert
Hart. saving that he acquired greater honor
d In sat aG o. sS Ttettf e office Which h It, held
tue Of his eminent fitness for It and in reward
one to which he could secure appointmenit NY bS
as Is the ease with the mandarin magistrates.
integral i parts Of the provinces Of Yum Nan ana
F lSoi his remarks are IS sensible as II he
should say that New york and Pennsyl-
hundred miles from Greene county. Pa
may easily be verified By consulting that work
II was published by Challemel in Paris during
tho French war with Tonkin. with tho French
AZ to the doubt expressed relative to the
Chinese making copve sion to Christianity
purely u matter OF business. let me say Tint
my est innate OF 50 cents a conversion II perhaps
even too high as the price accepted by most
!. converts" The so-called converts Of Chris
nothing less than silk factories. know this
from my own observation. The nuns" are
young native women compelled to weave by
!nercenary missionaries. who realize richly
from their traffic. am sorry to say that really
GOO men t are the exception among the mis-
The massacres Of Christians and the burning
OF converts is often nothing else than the de-
fnsment in these convent" factories.
NEW IoEE, jan. ID. J.J.V.M
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| At this time. too, the sensitlveness OF Chris
| tien society as TO the fnfiiction OF pain IL
so acute that the prospect OF illimita-
| bic torture for the heather. who still
make up The majority OF the inhab-
itants OF the globe. is horrible beyond
description. The old Protestant feeling
against the Roman Catholics has passed
away. or at least Its bitterness has 30 far
decreased TINT tho Confesslon's olassifica-
ton OF them with the doomed heather is
resented as harsh and unreasonable. The
sentiment that the COP depleted by Calvin
ism Is cruel and vindlctive Deity instead
OF loving and merciful Father has become
prevalent among the religious communions
which have modelled their faith after the
Westminster Confession.
With view to satisfying this feeling. tho
committee OF Revision proposes to change
the declaration Of tho Confession that
GOD has predestinated some OF mankind
to life.' so as to make it read that those
fortunately predestinated are AN innumer-
able multitude Of mankind" But the
change amounts to nothing. 1t Is merely
using another form OF words to express tho
same doctrine. audit cannot DO satisfactory
to those who are shocked by the theory that
there are any predestinated to hell and Its
everlasting torments.
Tho truth is that as a statement Of the
Calvinlstic theory of COPS sovereignty the
Confession Is not susceptible Of improve
mcnt. For that purpose it Is rs nearly per-
feet piece OF logic as it is possible for men
to frame. Hence tho instructions OF the
committee Impose on them task they
cannot perform. and concerning which 1t Is
useless for them to spend time in discus
sion. Fits Calvinism is to remain. nay. IL
the standard itself is to be kept. tho Con-
1csston must stand as it Is. II the Univer-
salist sentiment. rs declared by DIR. LYMAN
ABBOTT. prevails in the Presbyterian
Church. the only thing to do is to wipe out
tho Confession altogether and make now
from beginning to end.
That task would be as easy as tho other
is impossible. Throw out tho doctrine of
tho infallibility Of tho Bible. pay heed to
human reason and sentiment only. get rid
OF tho theory of rewards and punishments.
election and pretortion. substitute pro-
Ercssivo sanctitication In the future life.
and consistent statement Of principles
can he made up without difficulty. It would
be simply necessary to say that there is no
absolute and dogmatic religion. but that
the perception Of religious truth is q mat
ter OF evolution endlessly proceeding.
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10 ,nS EpIIos ov TIE suS-S,. An editorial article In
THE Sun OF JAM Q mentioned me ms ~ writer Of az.
uos"e ehtecedents" fIhad agnostio Anteecdsuts II
was wholly without my knowisdSe or collusiou. I
nave never bosn an asnostic myself and have never
had the slightest inclination tendency tina. way
since your editorial alluded to my ancestry it seems
proper to say that am descended from tho Rev John
Lahrop Tor Lothropl who came to tho Msssnchusetts
plantation from Kent. England. In 1854. lie was
ersat'greatrraudfathsr OF oliver Wendell Holmes
(see Abel Holiness memoir OF Lathrop In the Massa
chusets Historical socictys collsctionsl ono OF mis-
descendants WI the mother Of John Lothrop hetlsy.
The Lathrop family old Yankee stock and has pro
ducsd many Protestant ministers. The Rev. John
Lsthrop was ssparatst from she Church Of England
and oseAms the Puritan pastor OF church At seitus
hass But hts ancestors and mine. the Lowthorps Of
Lowthorps. Yorkshire England In the thirssn,h cen.
tury. we're deyous Catholics.
INV LONDON. Jan. IL 0xoRax PAssous L.rr.o,
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OPPOSED TO sLEorRrcAL EXECUTION
Slow work In Obtainiag . Jury - Try
Carlyle w. Harris for Murder.

Slow Work In Ohtainsng . Jury % NY
Carlyle w. Harris for Murder.
Fifty talosmen were called yesterday In
Part Ill OF General Sessions in the enort 10
complete the jury which Is to try Young Carlyle
W. Harris for the murder Of his wife. Helen
Potts. But four were accepted. and there is
still an empty seat In tho jury box to be filled
on Monday. These were the jurors who took
their seats:
No. s. Samuel r. Mapss linens 40 white street; resi-.
dence. ~ ist street and seventh avenue a,
No. Y DAvid ~ Hiidbursh. no ousihe"' r"ae"ee' -
No 10 Henry hsdo ph. ,.x..r. 20 John streets resi-.
IL Crawford Mason .sn and fr..oo painter 500
West Thirty cighth street.
Every one Of the taesmen had to 20 through
q minute examination at the hands OF w;
rravers jerome. Harris's counsel Several
SS o sSa has sy
they could not bring in II verdict Of CONVECTION.
The Recorder made Joint Of questioning
each candidate TO find whether ne was simply
using this as a mean o. esrapinG Jury GUY IN.
death penalty" he said to Talesman Albert
Kramer. but would this interfere with your
IT .might influence my decision to great
Well what have you .rot, to d9. with it2'.'
Responsible Tor the existence Of the law. The
question is whether yop would allow your
fssn y, sgni1sst sSftgc"l execution to u
~ don't know" said the talesman. hesl-
Nobody docs ~ you DON'T. said Recorder
Smyth. impatiently: but at this point Kramer
afternoon session it took over two hours to get
one Juror.
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Gallant Senc tor Glbson.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 13.-The storm made q vehicle All
soIu,sy necessary to those who attended the P-esi
dents reception last night. Consequently there were
hundreds Of vehicles in line, coming aud going and
many collisions. involving not only profanity, bu.
broken carriage whees. doors. and Window Even the
favored few who were permitted to come and 90
through the rear entrance had trying sxpersncea
Perhaps the most picturesque was that of Mrs Dick.
son. tho charming wife of Dr. Dickson Of tho navy
who Just A. she was stepping the carriage dropped
her slipper In tho mud She stepped right In the car
rage the attendant policeman slammed the door, aud
the coachman drove OF In the hurry Joined upon ali
by the police.
Just ~ the next carriage drove up senator Gibson of
Maryland, the handsemest man OF the new Senators
sspied Mrs Dicksons slipper and picked 1t up 1t was
dainty little fswncoiored Paris creation. and looked
pretty even dripping with mud
Senator Gibson gallanty wrapped II IN his handler
chief and upon being Uniformed Whose It was sent 1, 70
DR.. Dickson to-day
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The Effect Of tho Duke of Clarence's
Death.

There Is much moro significance than
might at first sight be supposed In the
widely different feelings with which the
news OF the death OF the Duke OF CLARENCE
was received by the English aristocracy on
the one hand and by the middle and lower
classes on the other. We are told that
when the announcement OF the event was
made at the Mansion House. in the city OF
London. 1t was heard with stolid indlffer-
ence; whereas in the West End conspicuous
members OF society gathered Ia groups dis
cussing anxlously tho possible bearings OF
the Princes deceaso on the succession to
the crown. The masses OF the English
people are not in the least con-
cerncd; they are. on the contrary.
rather pleased than otherwise that the
death OF ALBEIT VICTOR should have
brought the Duchess OF FIFE and her
daughter. who will BIO half an English
woman. one step nearer to tho throne. On
the other hand. tho contemplation OF the
secession OF either Of those ladies cannot
but cause hcartburnings among the English
aristocracy. TheyIao not relish the idea of
the Duke OF FIFE's occupying tho position
OF Prince Consort. and they ioresee that the
assumption OF the crown by the Lady
ALEXANDRA DUFF might involve the attain
ment Of complete ascendancy at court by
her relatives on the fathers side. Those
are contingencies. however. which would
have to be faced should the new heir pre-
sumptive. Prince GEORGE OF Wales. who has
but just recovered from dangerous illness.
die without heirs.
The masses of the English people have al
ways welcomed. and the mobiles rs Il tudy
have always dislikcd. the marriage Of sub
jects with members Of tho royal family in
the direct line OF succession. 1t was largely
becsuse the House Of YORK WAS English on
both sides that Ito representative was moro
acceptable to the Londonsrs than HENRY
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Tho Behring Sea Question.

The frankly announced opinion Of Sir
GEORGE BADEN-PowELL that England will
win In the approaching Behring Sea arbl-
tration. possesses a certain interest, al
though preconcelved opinions may not
count for much in the settlement Of that
matter. Sir GEORGE Is now on his way to
this country as member OF the British
side OF the Behring Sea Commission. Tho
remaining stops in this controversy will, it
Is hoped. be taken with reasonable prompt
ness; yet. whatever their alacrity. no one
expects any conclusions OF importance be-
fore the opening Of the sealing season.
Accordingly the urgent question seems
to be whether the two Governments ought
not to renew at once the n,Odus rirendi Of
last year. Midwlnter Is already here, and
the British Columbian sealcrs are getting
ready for their spring cruise. as they are
fully justified In doing, because the present
compact expires May I. 1892 They GER
tainly cannot DO expected to assume thnt it
will be continued. It has been said that
fifty vessels will leave Victoria. and that
fifteen schooners arc on the way from tho
East to engage in the same industry.
Last year nest OF tho work done by the
Government cruisers WAS that Of warning
scalcrs that had loft port before the publ
cation OF the mOdus ripeadi. 1t was then
suggested that this labor could be- avoided
during the next season by renewing the
compact for another twelve months before
the Victoria fleet should get away. In that
case c!earances for Behring Sea could
be refused at the Custom Houses. and
other precautions taken. But In the
lack OF this renewal 1t is now for
the Interest OF the pouchers to get
off prematurely. They may then be as much
entitled as last year to n warning. and be-
fore 1t is served may get good catch in
the forbidden waters.
The seasonable renewal of the modus
rircndi becomes the moro important from
the discoveries made by Treasury agents
who visited the Prlbylov Islands last year.
after the seal herds had taken to the water
on their migration southwark. Accord
ing TO the reports. vast numbers OF the
young animals were found dead In the
rookeries. and tho Indications were that
they had persisted from starvation, Oh ac-
count OF the killing Of the mothers by
poac!cls WHO lad infested the neighboring
waters. This Is not tho only point for
consideration In tho effort to save the fur
seals from determination. Before the ami
mails enter Behring Sea. they are waylaid
In their course northward. This 10 one
purpose Of the early fitting out OF this
years 0set. which viii attack The hagd n
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TorHK EptroR Tar SuS-Sir: have read two Chinese
criticisms OF my letter in your paper. Tho first
IL from "A Celestial" who doubtless possesses
all tho celestial virtues Of his people, whom
he modestly styles tho most courteous and harm.
less race Of tho world" A little Of that terres.
trial virtue known As "ths courage OF ones con.
vctions' might have prevented him from doubling NV
veracity In An Anonymous contribution Life 10 too
short to waste in tho discussion either the
prophecies or principles OF Christian character with
who preends to believe that tho heather princ.
pies OF morality are as good A. any principles Of
morality
My relations with the second critic make II imnos,,
bic that should engage In any controversy with him
were disposed to do When became tho pastor of
Methodist Episcopal church in Brooklyn little over
three years ago. Learned that young lady. = mem.
Der Of the church. had begun mission work among the
Chinese by becoming the Sunday school teacher Of q
chinnman; she continued BY marrying that critic;
she Is still engaged in It, but carries her scholar in her
y; ss's s,as y
HI or IN mission
tnush ns 70 p .snGy states that Osss'
in lev saEs hs Chinese
miss viii 10 su ,s Of b and sns
VIII s il I ri.
ssts5s sas RrS , :s
s.S3ss f.ss
teacher H. young and pretty girl" but whether
or not the teachers must DO women since
writing my letter ! have learned Of two schools
ceased for me same rason Within few days have
discussed this question with prominent iEyman OF
one ul tho leading denominations Iio IL one OF the
most rominent and influential sunday workers
IN either city, He. with two distin giished mipstcrs
was appointed mitee to examine this WORK and
tnp Aftera careful! and thorough exarlnation ths
mttnoos were found TO be precisely a have stated
snen. Inc committee reported that they could not
cnnscisnsously recommend this work being ink on IN
Tor tho ye:y reasons have given If each scholar IL
placed IN c!as. OF one with "a patient woman"
Tnole 81 the teaching the nstructlon is secular ns
That Of me weekday school When amy other rorerner
VINO IL III business here desires TO learn tile ,n9nvc
he zoos nor JON Sunday school; lie hires n teachsr
~ tne SCHOLARS VINO have learned the language as the
fssni. % socaed Sunday school teaching remain in
one scholar 70 receive religious At tile hancs
OF An lmpatien man. the such prom otions
conparsd to the number OF scholars would De intor.
ssing reading. few figures would be VERY hepfuI II
natttes or the thirty nve Chinese sunday nc hoos
new f9rx And Brooklyn could DO given would save
= E test asai OF argument. Let us know how many
ia mere are how many teachers male and Il.
C Gm9e nme anu attention Of ono remn,o teacher No
Snistian can 30 accused OF enntty 10 Chinamsn Ne.
canss ns ooecis 70 improper questionable metiios
vi their eysnyelizAtton. Such assertion s mn i'm.
ttnencc hat must DO dismissed with the enin
81 ssscs submit AZ my closing word that The sim.
y their application ali nAtionsiitits ste
Uns sash auemgt would be extinguished bv tie hurri
cane VI Indignation and disgust It would excite.
JAW BENSON HAMILTON.
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An Impossible Task.

The revision OF the Westminster Confess
sion which was reported by a committee OF
the Presbyterian General Assembly proved
to be satisfactory to nobody. and conse-
Quently the committee are now undertaking
to revise tho revision in accordance with
the vio"s expressed by the many different
Presbyterics.
In this second task thcy cannot be any
moro successful than they were In the
first. Their instructions wero to revise the
Confession without disturbing It's Calyinism /;
and yet it was because OF this Calvinism
that the demand for amendment arose in
the denomination. Election and prcterition
are fundamental principles OF the Calvlnistic
system. They are its logical premises, and
without thcm 1t falls to tho ground. Start.
ing out with the declaration or assumption
that the world Is governed by personal
GoD. omnipotent. omnisclent. autocratic, IL
proceeds to lay down the theory thut He
hcstows everlasting bliss on some Of man,
kind and condemns uhe rest to everlasting
misery and torture In the world to come.
As His foreknowedge Is absolute. 1t con-
cludes with lnvlncible logic. those who
are elected to salvation We're particularly
determined by Him before all time. and
those who are 10 be damned were thus
doomed by Him in the councils OF eternity.
By pretertion the Confession means that
COP passed by those Ho did not choose to
elect to everlasting Joy. not for their merit
or demerit, but OF His own absolute and
Interchangeable will
1t Is this doctrine. for 1t Is essentially one.
which ohends the sensibilitles Of many Pres
byterians OF this time. They are Mortified
by q teaching that COP created men with
the knowledge that great part OF them
were to be damned eternally. and with the
intention OF booming them to indescribable
fortunes in an everlasting hell. This part
according to the understanding OF the old
Calvinistic theologians. consists OF the vast
majority OF mankind. and among them will
be- many Infants. tho heather generally,
aud probably all Papists. The damnation %
baSesis especially abhorrent to human sem
timent; but, OF course. IL the law OF election
was ordained by Gop, infants cannot be ex-
cepted from Its operation. Really. too. the
everlasting torture Of babes In hell u not
worse than tie torment Of damned sdults.
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A Good Second.

The result OF Gen. HADn1soS's hunt for
delegates In Philadelphia would discourage
less persistent man. He has brought to
bear all the power aud influence which he
possesses as the head OF tho Administra.
ton and tho dispenser Of the Federal patron.
age in Philadelphia. to force tho election OF
delegates favorable to his denomination
The Hon. CHARLES FOSTER and tho Hon
JOHN WANAMAKER have done their best for
him. Federal ofIiceholders who worked
against him havo been suspended from
their posts. and their example has been
used to strike terror into the rest. What
WIS the result in the two Congress districts
in which all this labor and terror were
expended? In ono district the HARRISON
candidate. the United States Marshal for
the western district OF Pennsylvania.
received 10 votes out OF 1913. and
most Of that pitful 10 came from his own
ward. which his opponents graciously al
lowed him. In the other district tho COM
bned efforts OF the Mint, tho Post Office,
and the Custom House gave tho HARRISON
candidate 80 delegates ont Of ZIG The
three other Philadelphia Congress districts
were given up by Gen. HARRISON and his
friends. In these tho awful QUAY was
allowed to have his will. 1t would have
been better for the dignity and the pres
tige OF Gen. HARRISON if he had let the two
which he unwisely contested so by default.
The glorious result Of his labor is seen at a
glance In this resolution:
whneas. Tho sentiment Of tho Republicans Of Penn
syivania overwhelmingly III favor OF tho nomination
of the Hon JAMES G. BLAINE for President of the United
States. 1t is hereby
"Rr,o'rci. by this Convention that the delegates
here nominated DO requested. in Difference to that
universal sentiment to cast their votes In tho National
Convention for that peerless statesman and foremost
Republican,"
1t Is said by Gen. HARRIsoN's friends,
whose hearts are true to Mr.. BLAINE also,
that Mr.. QUAY is merely using the Man
from Maine as pretext. a shield under
cover Of which to smash tho Man from In
diana. This may be true so far as Mr.
QuAY's personal motives are concerned. but
the sentiments Of the Republicans Of Penn
sylvania are undoubtedly expressed in the
resolution printed above. The success OF
Gen. HARR1soN's fishing for delegates in
Pennsylvania Is expressed at present in the
following simple form:
"For HARRISON. o. For BLAINE, H."
We advise Gen. HARRISON and his Federal
ofllceholders In Pennsylvania to work for
the election Of delegates upon this accom-
modating platform:
"Reso're. That in case that peerless statesman and
Republican. the Hon. JAMES G. BLAINE. refuses to DO
candidate for President. favor the rem omiuation
OF the Hon. BxsJANl. HARRISON OF Cold Harbor."
Any way. working for first choice doesn't
seem to do Gen. HARRISON much good.