Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-08

tlon was held at Light street Church and an unusr
any interesting series of services were held Rev.
J'b' Morgan preached at EutaW street Church at !
a. NJ, and Rev. j. A. McCauey, at 7 P NJ A
Charles street Church. Rev. Wm Hamilton. D d
preached at II A. NJ, and tho pastor Rev. T. Dewal
u. d. att T. NJ. Rev. James II. Brown, preached 2
Wesley Chapel. at II A. Maud Rev. w II Cbor
man. the pastor, at : P. NJ. Att A. NJ, Rev. Isas
Z. Cook preached in the High street Church, and q
| I. NJ Rev. S. A. Wilson, the pastor. preached =
Ihe whole OF the ensuing week will be devoted
prayer Tor the prosperity of the Church and relieo,
generally. to commence with services this evening il
Wesley Chapel and Monument street Churches. Tnas
day evening, in Euaw street. High street and Unio,
Square churches: on Wednesday evening. Chsr.e
street and Exeter street churches: Thureday eve
ming, Fayette street and Broadway churches an,
Friday evening, South Baltimore and Caroline stree
| churches
| THE CENTENARY OF THE METHODIST CHURCH
:, In the month of October. 1865 the foundation NJ
the Methodist Church was laid in this conntrv Il Il
niS f.iGn 10 slsahe proportions and oustrpped
anIIJ le,dpW-ch9fches IN the land, perhaps in the
| world. MethOdiSts a well discfpIinei army -
| Ihey follow the same flag; keep step to the same
| music; observe the same manual; are governed hv
t4e same discipline, and have the same end in view
Nett odists in place are Methodiss in ali Macs
1t was proposed by the General Conference Of iS6l
| to celebrate the Centenary of American Metbodsm
Inc I;oard OF bishops appointed twelve travelling
preachers and twelve laymen, with their own Board
to carry the designs of the Conference into effect
1he Centenary Is celebrated by special religions
services and liberal thank offerings the offerings to
| be devoted to some great monumental purpose and
for local objects. Each annual Conference is to have
memorial sermon delivered before its own body
some lme preceding October 1866. and the BishonS
ask donation OF not less than 81 100000 to carry ont
the great purposes they have in view
| WESLEY THE FOUNDER
| was born at Epworth, England, 18th of June l-03
he descended from stock famous for independence
| and love of liberty,
| The first society founded Ovfo- Il
great sensation: The name originated with its foes
1t was not new but was applied TO a class of men in
1898 whose method Of action was peculiar The now
society had what they called the rule and metI16
| The outside world made themselves merry with the
RecuartleS OF the new sect It's members were called
| ,Sacramentarians;" Bible Bigots Bible Moths:
| And the Cody. or Holy Clubs --'''''
At the start Wesley began the rush among the moor
ana ana destitute which have distinguished his sect to
Whitfield was born in Gloucester in 1774 His early
m llle was spent IN poverty Ignorance and vice. lie
| iord. HIS cIoquence swept like hurricane. His
audiences we're from 10000 TO 0G0 strong and were
often counted by the acre. He crossed the Atlanta
Georgia to Maine. '-
In the Spring of 176O group of emgrants were at
himerck, ireland, prepared to embark for America
Inc little party were MethOdstS, their leader was
young man OF thoughtful look and resolute bearing
His name was Philip Embury. IIe was a frst-class
American Continent.
The little party arrived safely in New York in 17eO
from their integrity They lost their sense Of tbe
fear Of God became worldly, while many fell into the
depths OF SIN. Embury WAS converted under the
preaching OF Wesley, just eight years before he left
the CITY,. lie was a carpenter by trade and earned
hls bread by the work of his hand. The little
band were as sheep without shepherd. They had
no altar no class-meetings. nc love-feast A few
talents. -oi
One night small company were in room en-
gagged IN amusements- some of them playing cards
The door opened, and a woman named Barbara HecE
among reVelCfS. hur
IDOLS! she SAID, and catching the cards she threw
IN earnest tones. Turning to Embury, she said t.
Brother Embury, you must preach to us, or we shall
all go to hell and God will require our blood at your
of God Withor known as Park place. cottage Of
his own house T. American Methodist Church was
Taid, the 1fSt Methodist sermon was preached, the
first meeting held, and the first society formed
The room was amply sufficient for the wants Of the
congregation. for six persons only attended.
Subsequently they leased a lot of land what j.
now known as John street. On this little chapel
erected. The site was afterwards purchased. and
on it stands the First Methodist Church. The deed
is dated 1770.
The house was called the Wesley Chapel" 1t
was built of stone and stood some distance from the
street and for i've years was unfinished There were
no stairs or breastwork to the galleries. They
reached by ladder. The preacher stood on plat
form. and the seats for the hearers were benches
without backs. As it was contrary to law to build
church that was not Dutch, the trustees evaded the
law qt was sald oy hlht gwen py the maSistratfsJ
by adding fire lace and a chimney so that, IN the
eye of the law, it became private dwelling" The
preacher who dedicated 1t to Almighty God worked
carpenter on the sacred edIhce Each person at
night carried his candles and if he sat IN the
! dark it was his own choice.
The sect can take up the boast of England, that
the does not set on its atarS. Its missionaries
| follow the drum-beat of England in their march
/ round the world. Churches of white marble and
! brown stone. with elegant adornments with
| fresco paintings and sculptures, with costly
| organs. and all the elegant appliances Of modern
worship as well as humber churches suited to va
rous locations. Leading men in all professions and
1 tE,t
adorn its ranks. Its property III America in church
es and parsonages, amounts to nearly $50, OOOOUO.-
Its property in colleges and schools amounts TO over
| S300O000. Its Sunday school Union comprises
409 @ schools more than !3ggO0 0 teachers nearly
nearly go publications, with circulation Of nearly
| 100000 monthly, 1t has 925 32O communicates
nearly 1000 tinerant ministers, oyer 5000 local min
isters and 10000 churches. Its missionary sOci
ETY. has lO59 circuits and stations S paid laborers
| over 5000, ,000-and will spend $l.0O0.000.
| THE BOOK CONCERN.
| This great Concern is one of the best managed es
| tabShments in the land. 1t is no common thing fol
| other denominations to buy whole edition of tht
| Methodist House and have their own imprint put OF
| the title page. The Book Concern started il
1889. under the agency of preacher stationed il
| Philadelphia and on borrowed capital OF S6OO; i
| changed its headquarters from Philadelphia to New
York and from street to another until 1888 wheI
it reached its present location. 1t has capita
of S37GOO. Its total profits since 1885 amounted il
1860 to the full sum of 81 Ill 5S460. All these profit
have been divided among the church interests. Th,
Bishops salarie. and exgenses have also been paid
| amounting to over S1SU,00O.
| Probably no Sunday school books in the world
| equal those published Dy the Book Concern. A goo
book, well written, is literally paid for The ques
ton asked is not Nv 10 you and to what sect d
you belong; but is your book good one" Such
liberal spirit commands the best talent in the land
The business of the is 100000 a year
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CENTENARY
Religious service and liberal contributions are t
mark the year 1866 from the first Sunday in Januar
to the last Sunday in October Liberal contribution
| are TO be made Tor cOnnecuOnaI purposes and 10
local societies. Over $2.00009O Of money are re
quired, and will be paid in. The first donation ha
| already been made. Daniel Drew has subscribed III
sum of S250.00U, besides which he proposes to erec
| nifcent Theological Seminary, which shall cost nc
less than half million. A million OF money, IN ad
dtion is to be raised for the missionary cause th
and each child that gives one dollar or collects hive
will be entitled to medal prepared for the occasion
Church debts are to be paid and memorial church,
reared The Universities and colleges of the churc
to be freed from embarrassment enlarged and er
dowed The Theological School at Concord is to b
brought to the vicinity of Boston, and commodior
buildings erected worthy Of the and den0miI
alton. 1t is proposed to fund portion of the CeI
tenna collection. To this strong objections are mac
: by many of the leading men Of the church. Funt
: are considered dangerous inheritance to comlI
= | genera tions
Another plan-instead of investing the money
| funds-is to rear large denominational building
: | the City of New York The Book Concern have n
room to do their work. 1t sustain itself and NAL
large donations to benevolent societies of the churc
but it cannot build house. 1t is the only fnanci
|
| building would not only be sufficient for the use
! the Book Concern, and answer the wants of its il
. mense bus sness but would bring all the 6enevole
societies of the church under roof and be graz
! and PERPETUAL memorial Of the Centenary Of Amer
L | can Methodism.
The Centenary of this church will mark the ye
| 1866. With undimmed power. with numbers almc
: | untold and with resources that the wealthit
Is churches among might envy it enters on its seco
: century. 1t still illustrates the motto of its found
"Al at it, and always at it." It has given the wor
II the greatest pulpit orator in Whithed-he create
10 Of religious legislators in John Wesley, and pc
T. in Charles, whose hymns translated in every la
= guage, and sung by every denomination in the wor
It has carried the gospel TO every land under |
- heavens. 1t took early and decided stand agar
al | slaveholding and intemperance.
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il LEE ENpowMEYT.-The Richmond ReDublie say
Rev. Mr.. s. D. Stuart, of Staunton, has paid a vi
| to Baltimore for the purpose Of soliciting subscri
Ly | tions for an endowment to Washington COLES
- known as the Lee Endowment" He has secur
Vi subscriptions to the amount of $4,000, and
IN meets to obtain about much more in second vi
a. which he proposes to make to that city.