Morning journal and courier., 1893-04-07

| DANseAf, Apfu O.-Iue second QaYi
proceedings were opened at 8 O'Clock. The
regular business meeting opened at {
o'clock, Bishop Ninde presiding. Bushes.
meetings each day will be held from tc
IL O'Clock. Resolutions offered by the
Rev. DR.. John A. Roche were adopted CON.
graduating and commencing the Rev. Dr..
W. T. Kelley, who has been called to the
editorship of the Methodist Review, and
expressing pleasure at the ability shown by
| the Rev. DR.. A. B. Sanford in the editor.
| ship and conduct of the Methodist Primer.
The Rev. DIR. Mains. superintendent OF
the Brooklyn Church society, reported
that that society had received in cash and
pledges $2s, 900, and most gratifying re-
suits had been obtained In desolated re-.
gions.
Presiding Elder B. n. Adams of the
Brooklyn district spoke In the came vein.
The Rev. DIR. Henson Hamilton of Hack.
ettstown, N. j., agent of the centenary en-.
dowment fund, spoke of the objects of an
nual annuity plan and submitted resolu-
ton requiring the New England confer
ence now in session to adopt 1t for the
sustenance of the superanustsd preacher
tabled.
The Rev. DIR. Payne, general secretary of
the Methodist board of education, sd-
dressed the conference In behalf of the sys-
tenn and work of the board. He stated
that Sunday schools had assisted this work,
to the amount of $s2, 900 during the last
year.
Twelve hundred and sirty-six young
people had been educated by the society.
These latter represent twenty 1--WE different
tongues. Six hundred and sixty-six of
them have entered, or will soon enter the
missionary field. He spoke of childreu's
day, and presented and described the
model Columbian Children's day program
for Sunday school celebrations.
Bishop Ninde named the Rev. Drs. Chad
wick, Vail, B. II. Adams Couch and Good
sell as q committee to define the boundary
between the New York East and Delaware
conferences. The nominations were CON.
frmed
This afternoon the anniversary of the
Women's Foreign Missionary society was
continued. Rev. DIR. w. w. Bowdish of
Brooklyn presided. Rev. DIR. Thorpe of
Hartford led the devotional exercises Mrs.
2. P. Denler of Long Island City read the
report of the society. She said that there
are POS churches In the conference 80 of
which contribute to the support of the
society. Miss Yets o. Green, O teacher in
Wiley institute, Japan, In an address re-
lated her experiences and the results of her
observations in China.
Many applications were received from
people who wanted to act missionaries
in China, but there was 80 little money for
the purpose that but few could be taken.
Mrs. Q. E. Thompson of New Haven, dis
trict secretary of the society, gave . brief
report Of the literary branches. As Q re-
suit of Miss Gresr's address q collection
was taken up and $50 was raised to bring
up girl In q mission boarding school in
China.
An audience that filled the Methodist
church attended the evening session of the
conference In further celebration of the
anniversary of the missionary society.
Rev. N. G.. Cheney of New Rochelle, NY,
presided.
The Rev. W. w. Clarke of Bridgeport,
made the opening prayer The Rev. ]. W.
Butler, who is at the head of the Methodist
missionary work in Mexico, and who has
just ret urned after an absence of twenty
FIVE years, was introduced and gave inter
eating statistics. Rev. A. B. Leonard of
New York, the corresponding secretary,
then addressed the meeting. he spoke in
terestipgly for an hour on the advance
ment of this branch of the work, and pre-
dicted that in twenty-five years there
would not be a spot on earth where the
gospel would not reign or be effectually
known. 1t was announced that the ami
verssry exercises of the conference insti-
tute. which were to have been held Friday
afternoon, would be postponed on account
of the illness of Rev. A. j. F. Beherends,
D. D, of the Central Congregational
church, Brooklyn, who was to make an
address. Committee and routine work
will take the place of the regular session.
TWISTING THE LIONS TAIL.
J. @. Carter, One OF the Counsel for
the United States in the Bering Sea
Matter, Severely Raps the British
Government.
PARIS, April 6.-Sir Charles Rassen at
the morning session of the Boring Sea
court of arbitration concluded his srgu-
ment in reply to the objections of Edward
]. Phelps, counsel for the United States,
to the legal character of certain evidence
offered by Great Britain.
In closing his answer to Mr.. Phelps pro-
posal to exclude the supplementary report
of the British Bering Sea commissioners
Cnarl6S RUSSELL COntSuocQ Iuat kac W.
jections of the United States on the ground
that it had not been subject to control of
cross-e1amination applied equally to large
mass of evidence In the United States
counter-case. For instance, four reports,
made by Captain Hooper, concerning seal
life in the Pribylof Islands, had been in
corporated In the counter-case, although
these were evidences of q kind to which
the United States had objected when 1t
came from Great Britain.
These reports, like much other similar
matter, had been used In the American
case without provoking the slightest pro-
test from Great Britain. The supplement
airy report which Mr.. Phelps had asked to
have excluded, did not contain any new
facts, but simply the results of q re-e1sm-
| ination of well known facts. Sir Charles
urged upon the arbitrators the necessity of
| determining the question of right before
| dealing with the regulation of the seal
| fisheries. The British counsel, he said,
would do their utmost to make this course
i of procedure prevail.
In opening his address In reply to Sir
Charles Russell, Mr.. ]. @. Carter remarked
| that It was not o custom of the American
bar for counsel 10 introduce his own per-
| sonslity In case 30 as to lend weight to
| his arguments; therefore he himself would
not follow the example set several times by
| counsel for Great Britain. Proceeding
| then to the question at Issue, he pointed
out that when the United States delegates
| arrived in Paris the cases were finished,
| and both cases and oounter-cases had long
been closed. The United States govern.
ment, therefore, never imagined that fur
Their evidence would be sdduced. The
/ United States government was of the opin-
ion that 1t had much reason TO complain OF
Great Britsin's conduct In the case, but
this had been passed over.
That, however, after the case had been
| submitted additional evidence should be
| brought forward, was . contingency which
had never been contemplated by the repre-
sentstivss of the American government
They admitted that further oral argument
might be necessary for the purpose oil
calculation, but surprise was the least oil
the emotions they experienced when th,
supplementary report was introduced
They believed that the only thing to b
done was to return these documents, as tbs
time for submitting new evidence was Ions
past.
1--WE would not impute bad faith to tn,
British government" said Mr.. Carter
'nor charge the British delegates with en-
tering upon this case saying we Will teaol
these Yankees q trick worth knowing.
At the same time We hold that our oppo
L uanta nrooaadad an an ar-on.o1.