The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-10-05

| The ANNUAL MEETING OF THE LOCAL PREACH
Frs ASSOCIATION OF New YORK AND BRooKLYN-
This Association of Local Preachers of the Metho-
| dist Church established in 1887 in BROOKLYN,
| but soon included New York, and was incnrpora-
! ted by act of the Legislature in 1854 Hereto
| fore its members have been mostly confined to
New 1ork and Brooklyn; but it has been deter
mined to extend the membership, so as to include
local preachers in all portions of the Union, and
! invitations sent accordingly The exercises
| were commenced yesterday morning, in the Allen
street NJ Il. Church, by love feast, at 81 O'Clock
| At lO12 o'clock, the annual sermon was preached
! by the Rev. Mr.. Harman, of Baltimore rfrom the
! text in Daniel tx. a. ''Seventy weeks are deter
mined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to
fnsh the transgressiOn, and to make an end of
sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquty, and
to bring in everlasting Righteousness, and to seal
up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the
most ho "" He divided his discourse into two
heads: "Ihe installation of Christ into His sacred
office, and the work He had to accomplish
And his discourse was quite appropriate to the oc
casion.
Mr.. G. c. Leigh then addressed the assembly.
lie said that the past history of Methodist local
preachers cannot be etlaced from the record of
time. The names of such men as Thomas Maxwell
John Nelson, Howell Harris, Philip Embcrry, Cap
tain Webb, Robert Strawbridge and John King,
are enrolled in the history of the church, and en-
graved on the hearts of its members.
Mr. Kolleck, of Philadelphia was then introduced
to the congregation. He said that about 40 wears
ago few brethren in Philadelphia assembled to-
gether to take some means of ofcarrying the Gospel
into the outskirts of the city. Jas. Boring. JOS
Brindle, Samuel Snead and Andrew McCaskin
were the first, and they went for twenty miles
around Philadelphia, preaching the Gospel In
1918 they formed an Association, which has grown
and incresed till the present time. There were
then but four churches: now there are from twen-
ty-five to thirty stations. In 1885 they erected
small building in the outskirts of the city, where
they worked for years, till in 1912, one of the
handsomest churches in the city was placed on the
spot.
Mr.. Cook, President of the Local Preachers As
soclatlon of Baltimore, was thankful to meet his
brethren on this day, in Christian fellowship and
brotherhood The local minister was volunteer
in the work of God, and expected his reward here
after. In the most lamentabe division which has
taken place in the church, the local preachers had
no part or parcel If he cannot be foremost in the
fight, he did not to be so far behind as to be
taken for one of the enemy. He closed by impress
sing the body of local preachers the necessity of
punctuality in their appointments and also the ne
cessity for increased mental culture.
EVENING MEETING.
The church was crowded again at o'clock, to lis
ten to ten-minute addresses from the local brcth-
ren from out of the city. The speaking was COM
menced by DR.. Roberts, of Baltimore, who related
his experience from 1921, part of the time as To-
cal and travelling preacher, and part as doctor of
medicine. He charged his hearers not to forget
that happiness holiness and usefulness so hand in
hand.
Mr.. Lee from New jersey said he supposed he
was the oldest member of the body in New Jersey.
He had been preaching for "a years When he first
joined the Methodists, the whole of New Jersey,
part of New York and Pennsylvania, under
the charge of one elder, There were but II sta
ons then; now there were $50, with 300 preachers.
In the Bergen circuit then there were ministers;
now there are 25 In Newark then there was one
small chapel, with l30 members; it was enlarged in
1929; in 1881 another church built, and since
that have been added, and there 1000 5000
members. At the early day of which he spoke,
there were churches in 80 miles about Newark,
now there were so.
After addresses from several others, the Hon.
Mr.. Brady, exMayor of Baltimore, said it had been
hard work for him to keep silent thus far. He
warned all those present that they would have to
give strict account of the actions of this life. He
hailed all his brethren, whether he came from the
North or South, for all would yet come from the
North and South and sit down with Jesus The
local and the itinerant preacher can go hand in
hand, the only rivalry being who should do the
most good 1t had been said that the local preach
er worked without pay, but his master paid him as
he went along He had tried to be skeptc, but
his conscience reproved him, and at last pious
wife had brought him back to his duty, when peace
and sunshine entered to his soul.