The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-07
TIE CENTENARY CT kETHCDISM.
Approaching jubilee Of the Methodists
IN The United States.
Introduction OF MethOdisln
Into America.
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Its Influence Upon tho Civil Polity
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Refusal Of the Southern Metho-
s.an dists to Join It..
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DESIGN OF TIRE CELEBRATION.
An Edueational Fund Of Three Millions Of
DoIIars to b. Established.


Of tho Methodist Episcopal Church for It just cen
tury Methodsm nrst propagaed this Western
continent The event is about be celebrated by
grand centenary jubilee during the present year. which,
by orderof the church authorities inaugurated
on the 1rst Sunday In january by special devotional
srces in ell the Methodist churches throughout the
| land f' sal o. fp'
This movement on the part Of the largest religious
society in the United States denomination which was
Graded IN the Revolution and which has exerted po-
tent influence upon the subsequent political and ccces
astica history Of the country-is Of national
importance and demands than passing notice by
| the secular press ~
would be Impossible to compress into single news
paper article tho facts connected with the inception and
growth Of Methodism in America, TO give detailed
statement or the plans adopted and the Questions
by the Conference Church the approach
| ing anniversary. The Rev. DR.. Abel Stevens tho
celebrated historian Of Mcthodism mas by request the
Bishops prepared centenary volume. full OF statistics
s,d historical information, the rise and progress
or this sect. written in graphic style as to make
the book AZ entertaining as romance We propose
| To Gull from this volume OF the prominent and
striking facts in the development Of this religious
ganzaton which, we repeat, is more closely identified
with the carly history OF the republic and which is dcs-
tined In view Of It's numbers wealth and intelligence
have greater influence moulding It's future than any
other ecclesa csi body. This may appear be
ling assertion add the student Of the political history Of
the country may doubt accuracy bat the facts which
we shall cite will, think foriiy the statement u the
Satisfaction OF every unprejudiced mind.
The opening chapters devoted the beginning OF
Mcthodism in Europe and It's rapid Development in this
country. An organization numbering nearly eight mil
lions OF people resulted from consisting Of
nvo personx
The nrst small conference az 177s with ten preach.
and its thousand one hundred sixty reported
members has multiplied into sixty conferences with
fifteen thousand inerant and local preachers and
hundred and twenty eight thousand three hundred
and twenty members in ths Methodist Episcopal Church
alone exclusive Of the Southern the Canadian aud minor
branches, all the offspring Of the Church founded in
| 1865 and episcopaily organized in 17s4
THE rIOSEER or AMERICAN MgTHoDrsM Drs-
COVERED IN THE SOUTH OF tRxLAsD--A srSGu-
LIAR CLASS or PEOPLE. "A 70 Hitt'e ~
will be OF interest 10 the general reader the
origin Of American Methodsm. which introduced BY
Pnilfp Embusy who arrived in New York on the 10th
| Of August, 100 Il appears that wesley, when on
visit TO the south Of ireland l16s found singular
sort Of people In the villages OF Kiiiheen Bagarrauc
and Paace, OF Celtic cf rsusonlc orisp Wholly
Of being deprived Of moral and religious nence
were utterly degraded and profanc. These German
Irishmen formed portion Of the 'raisne" who wre
banshed from the Palatnate the Rhine by The papa
troops of Louis XIV. These Teutonc Mctodsts Ia the
adc Of IN hs S wcs 70 Dc ss
descendants Of prosecuted Protestsnts who Spat
sted in orer 70 impede the spread Of Protessn- hut
the rel gious history OF the world demonstrates that
the Punishment Of these German Irish coIonls led 70
the proposition Of sys,em Of religion which has
AN INTERESTING EnIeRsvr PANTY
'On spring morning In leo, sys irish uriicr,
ia group Of emigranis might baye ben seen at the
,or am.,;a a. IL, time snipprr,,on v. W.,
common an oscuren nee, as 4 Is now, and the
r,a IN. p.,.,,nss 49, .''1 a. uss.e vac ensc.
.spsusa 10 the vessels Ide by crowd Of ,Ser s Ss
,,a =, arr s.a s,, so, 49,. mon raa Come seen
miles wc,, ION snc .e one o. ,hoss
Ts.oluis e.arne-s syidsn!ly ,he leader q the party
ana NOR man an rsns ielL T many ~ they
fsn hursh and in hsr humpe ehaSs hsd o~ ,s
lssersd 10 them the word OF hfe He Il surruaned by
his spiritual children and friends. who arr sious
He cntcrs tho vessel and nom its side once nore breaks
seS sS VIZ S5as 81 mi. And NOV NOV the m ns
move A. she ,eesdss upissd hands and ups hearts
more, probably ihsn that young man HIS nan, y
sw;isss @ wh.~ BE- had BEEN ruarncd on the a.,s 81
November, l7ss in Rathieslc church. Two OF ns bro.
scoS.t q lis wife, paul Heck and T arr s'I-V Wiz.
vsi"r Tctes, Philip Morgan, and tamil, OF the Dul
aThs yerei arrived safely in New York on the loth of
scrssnv ar cbr,aisn sr,vrsnaS ,os,irs ,s rrsh sss
bns gss b. sss,eE with ske svuue se~,sv nj Tho sces
We, who among the cro~d shss - tbsm ,,s,s ."Ia
have Thought that svo Of the Ittle hand r,r s,inS
in the nys:essous proyideuce a Cod 10 isnuenoc fo
god cocnicss myrsds ana that their names s,onid i've
Thai ve~ci contained Pbilip kmSnry.- shs nrrs
class leader and local PREACHER OF Meshoikm "a
In kr~ei' 60 ~ ts Dirt rncnterss sh. rrrm from
vhirh IN Ne Sod proxidesce Of 0od has sprung the
chrfrh which hss s6w more os les under ~ inauencs
shous mlIsss ~ che germ,nsns mind o. that now
The dseccpdants NJ the Psrfima ohassh vi III sSu-
meodAbie regard the name Of The Maynowee which
ooodocsed she>r ses snfsly scros che theis
cod and we doubt ga tAa hsoy had prcscrvsd ,As
name o. the vessei which ooeveyed these Ceitic irish