New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-01
WAR IN AFRICA PROBABLE.
BISHOP HARTZELL's ADDRESS TO THE
METHODIST CONFERENCE
HE SAYS THAT UNLESS GREAT WISDOM is SHOWN
ENGLAND AND GERMANY MAY CROSS SWORDS
OVER THE DIVISION OF THE DARK CON-
T1NENT-PRoCEEDINGs OF THE

SECOND DAY or THE SESSION.
The second days work Of the ninety-nnth ses-
sion Of the NewYork Conference OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church was begun at 2 o'clock yesterday
morning In tho Metropolitan Temple. Seventh-avc..
near FoUrteenth-st. There was not n great amount
OF business transacted yesterday. the meeting
was a rather brief one. being followed by long
conference sermon delivered by Dr. W. F. Ander-
son. pastor OF tho Washington Square Methodist
Episcopal Church.
The most significant statement made during the
business meeting OF the conference that OF
Bishop j. e. IIartze OF Africa, to the effect that
unless great wisdom Is shown by tho govern
ments at London and Berlin. England and Ger
many VIII DO at war in Africa before another year
has passed
Bishop John +. Hurs. again presided over tho
session. which was opened with prayer Tho at
tendance fully largo that on the pre-
v.ous day. there being many ladies In the gal
leries. In conformity with the resolution passed
on Wednesday the stars and Stripes was aging
from the roof OF the Temple.
The first business tho presentation Of the
reports from the various church districts by the
presiding elders ami ministers. All OF the reports
/ showed satisfactory work during the last year.
Tho Rev l.. s. O5bon. presiding elder OF the
New-York district presented the resignation from
the conference Of tho Row T.. Il. a. Hiss, who has
bean III for some time.
The Rev Dr. a. 5. Hunt. secretary Of tho Amcri-
/ Y.
the progress made in the way OF distributing the
Bible. During his address President Bishop. Of the
Ncw-York district: +. G. Andrews and Bishop J.
C. Hsrtzcn. OF Africa arrived. and were escorted
TO tho platform. Both welcomed with pro-
lonScd applause by the ccrevmen.
THE PARTITION or AFRICA COMING.
Bishop IIarizen pressed 10 speak and when
he rose 10 - greeted with enthusiastic
cheers. He said he had just returned from trip
] Frf.. ,1,J
TO greet his friends in London on hs way home.
no was still more glad to be back again beneath
the Stars md Stripes. lie inclined to think
that before long here would be a European war
over the division OF Africa. II tho authorities Mt
London and Berlin did not show great wisdom
there would hc war between Great Britain and
Germany before another year was over. lie
thought that tho partition OF Africa would result in
great benefit 10 the natives who would be reached
/ by ciy.izin; influences when the Continent was
/ fully opened up. Bishop Har,z.l finished by
saying:
% notice the Kindly feeling existing hetween Eng
/ l!shmen and Americans. vas particularly I'M
! who're Tho american ana English Gaes placed
| side by side. When spoke % this indication OF
ihe hope tha me- would slso . ~ united in sen''-
mont. was applauded 10 TIE ecno;, p,o.,. u.,
Loud ana long nppausi followed Bishop Hart
r.shcp Andrcws merely thanked the clcrsym-n
ror thcr reception and by inGicetinc IN the Biblical
/ quotation. THE poor $50 hafo alwdvs WIN you
that Do VS. rot stranger 10 mo N"w- OK
/ ccfgymcn. he bcafcc to be excused from making
long address
TIE CONDITION OF TIE NEGRO.
Tho Ecv D~ j. W Hamilton. recording secretary
| OF ihc Trc, lfnau's Aid and southern Education
so-'cty said that lyrchiug had decreased markedly
since the Introduction % schools into the South.
+ IIe believed tho coiorcd man was better on before
/ the war thAn since. ,, a.,
I Books. e coofcd minister. O. ms icct ~" "a u
ne wanted 20 30 Oh record ~ saying may me COM
dition o. the colorcd rofula-io0 ~ mo SCUM Va
better. morally and plt-l tif AZ the present VINE
tn.f u had ever boon N@fofc.
Tire Rev Dr IS. T. Mains m agon, % no Meth
oll-t Book Con .crn. th"n 'ftross"i me mcctinE
affsr which f.o Rev. Ir. Anderson d"NF"rfi no
I difference sermon ilc took for his text Judges
y. ~. They fought from Aeatrn, no t1rs IN th'
courses f1.i.at against Sieera' In tho course ~
an el.0r.ut address Ir. AnGrr'c1 raii that what
fl. s az gratIfafi.n was o. tn. piys.cn world the
law 90 goodwill vas 20 the 4p.fltnal WORD IN"
ethical conception Vas DO" cpic o' man nchR
Arproyal o. what right and condemnation *
v.Iat VAS WRONG came spontaneously. though men
f.,I rof .iv4f4 been agfecl as 20 what was r'shi
| and what was wrong. God had so ordered II that
~. sinner carried hts condemnation In his very per-
,rn Again the finger %, God could plainly 10
/ seen io history Those VINO cinlned that the world
We growing worse went Only a few facts OBJ
eer,ei 1 ono n.sfme on every page OF history
j, was manifest that there rs God mat juise'h
the earth .., A. ~
ION. rar or Divine Event.
To W. .rh the who" creation movss
The Rev Dr. ). VI. Buckley Editor Of Tho Chris
tan Advocate" thcn addressed tho meeting. which
closed about o'clock