, 1866-01-26
METHODIST EPISCOPAL cERreK-
Arr.
Exercises 1t First 4. E. Church,
AddrcA.cs by Hon. Grant Goodrich,
Rev. Mr. Fowler. Rcv, Ds. Crex..
Rcr. DIR. Tiffany and Rev, Dr,
Hatfield.

Rcr. DIR. Tiffany md Rev. Dr.
Hatfield.
meeting, Preparatory to The grand ser1es OF ce
.Enary celebrations TO be held IN Oetnbc. ne1t. /
[ The Methodist Episcopal Church o! hi. coua,r
va held LIST evening IN the First II. E. cnu,ci
an Wss attended By rcsy 1arge snd horaewh,
fashionable AudIeoce.
1ns e1eftses wtEe opened by the singing OF th
nynn commencing: 'Comc lei rs Join our cheerfu
;ag s;o5gs, Thieh va. given oas by Hon: Grant Good
| 1aGn, Aod sung By the entlre congregation
Rey. Hooper Crews, r z, tben offered up m In
pTessise prayer, thatEtng God for the spread Q
| Meihod1Stte doctrine,
ms me @ laeons @ 3or holding this centenary meeting
nc We confident thai all rcjo!ced TINT We had sue
eef;,q H.; Rasssa ID, h,9uE he lse great 5
the1c11 been sustained. ln that, Is IN al great
were thetr earliest advocates, those who gave Tie
snae.1ng and opposinon, bnt were triumphant 1t
,.si IN L proportion to The amount Of immortal
IT 1 noiEa hey sandea;ea Such W: the hstorr
doctrine d be- grace waa hrst! preached in thi.
SSPpoh'fiGSn S9Is eSnrcS Sf the most bis9tsd fo@ sE
nrst eon1e1ss ] M .he huns1e s4'11; 6oor md We sso
then would have thought that already The belcrers
u fhss doGtsane T. t1s country would be numbered
numbered b. thousands ard her churches Al every
1llaee cross.roade and hamlet, and her Hteratura
scattered hgoadca.t oye1 the entire land. Since this
has been achieved. fs meet tat bow honor shouId
be done 10 The hrave and devoted men and women
Mbo nret planted this church On these shores and
! & 20 1a'se aa enduring monument to them and .hc
Grand results OF which they were the fpundera.
This monument should not be Of cold marble or
senselcss Granite, but IN human hearts, and IN 40.
rons OF Gh.st1an character Spreading The glorious
odtst church. The speaker then dwelt al eout
!enEth on the tmporsant subject Of ministerial eda-
as. saaon: &c M sad that the hrtt preachers oi this
Ep,sed men. and they bowed mene hearts
~ tho pow1, Of The eptnt Of God which
thete ". desa ea and d D., ch5,,,bii;s Ii IT,
a body without soul, and IN the rcs, Of tbe ia3d
tns ,,ss W. not eyen bodS Of Christianity. There
ion, ana this Metohdlsm supplied, and thron1h Il
pteaehers hundreds and thousands were broueht
Into the church, But slnea then The country las
seS ol H. intelligence and The great
ministry. For tht4bu,pose he appealed 10 bis hear
err 70 40 n Iu.nhing The 1neas By which hi.
fs9g,sate p!rpas,ion ,oE The sacred calling should
TO sutsfs the want Of The people and 10 make ID far
n eccentrcity in church government peculiar to iii
npon hseh sn55Y the Of appointments
kev: Ds: Eddy then addressed snc 1neenng. nr
fc1oated that this Centennial Bhould E.u 1t this
time II the cote Of our cvii WI, whca lie power
OF truth and great thoughts bad been sustained in
sa's 70 .e nee county, About one hundred ye.ss
doctrines II Georgia, and It seemed bnt yesterdsy
that Gen. sherman and his ttbummefs" went
ih1onsh that country. preaching the samc doctrine
tect that bad been determined hat tht1 oenianui
eAonld he universally celebrated throughout ihe
eonnt5s a. ihis lime and that the donations at his
magnitude Of the donsltons Of, red, kowere-, "a.
1o.red rome change in this programme. For
instance, thc Contsntion Of delegated ministers
at C!evel1nd proposed 10 appropriate {5D,0O0 for
Hrnth
came forward aad donated quarter Of million
1t once. i uas then determined 10 form gigantic
deDomiutiona fund, and to this md 10 local edaca
nonal pEfpo=es 1t WE recommended that the dopa-
uons Of the people should be made. With this
understanding, the month Of October, 1856, had
Sabhatic srar Of the Church for the celebration Of
The centennial The Church in Canada il entering
uh1ch bids far to ontsttip u.s. Il We do no, isbor
emAettly and uberslly3 and. in conclusion. be np-
pea!sd to nj. heare1s 10 ehow thci. faith BY their
s1{ M".1a m 'a 1os ne noble purposes set
Kev W. Hatfield vas ne1t introduced, and h2yin.
apoIostsed fo5 bad eold; which vas teli-eyldent
the numbers md ability oI the memocEs Of he
Methodist denomination, nothing less tna1 fye
millions o. dollars shonld be contributed. There
In I'LL. country ~ the Methodist, ind he had for
ycarr feared that this very prosperity would be Its
ruin Y unde9ntninc its ancienf purify and sImplic-
when Il was stastea tn The tal]lon in alioIss and
Gan ~, a!lsy, n New York, up to the present
length and breadth q thc isnds 1yIs II wss sss
therefore, he deemed, time that This roupd sum of
I've millions should be rassed Il monument, not
stlna nas e. gss e. Cog q
uo @ ths, he waned hts hearers that some degree Of
seu.sacdee would be Necessary. and drou their a.
had hitherto been required Of them. In Illu,t1ttou
Of this he told seyetal opposite ttle stories Then
0e came back to the Io1nt and desired to know
MED bimself OF new coat. o. 4 sister Who denied
hertelf Dew velvet bonnet or two pairs Of Kid
gloves, or an embroidered HANDKERCHIEF. in order
the Advancement Of the Church. From these be
proceeded to illustrate, In many other ways, the
,9,' ngs e.: IN ~ which Christians might praclse sefe
for money. hs sald, was In putting It ont Tor he
good q men and The glory Of God. The money
P appropriated at Ibis Time ~as, he assured
pors Acceptable than anything else could he 10 The
Intelligent portion Of the denomination. Thesreat
central tund The captal Of which should never Sc
expended. hut the interest OF which should be
aaGly tpfae'cnt lof the purposes Of education Of
ont over all The Ttde 1estesn half Of our counT1
still un.ettled and almost unexplored. doen Into
now been wiped ont, This il, be urged. The lime
when this should be done. this centennial celebsa-
ndn, Whfn this nob1e sfoSt Ehontd be made. In
Of education. md has most nnusiiy lem M caiicd 40
opponent OF education On the contrary. IN those
Gssiy sa tines, hcs preachers were urEed ioEwafd BY
Jericho untIl iheir besrds were % rToun," and M Eom
their slender means and those o, tneIr
email ai,s eong1esstaon, ,, @ noble work tn com.
half Of education, was accomplished, one
Of which the church need not be ashamed aud now
Uni the church has crown great and strong. she
generous tplrit-
Rev: Nj. Fowler was the succeeding speaker, and
be took fog hie enhcra The Lad1esT Centennial"
centenna1J effort. 10 e1ect homes for theoloe-
1cal Students at Evanston and 1T Concord or Dos
ton TIT f.. E9., "a Il Va: proposea he said 70
10 the work IN this county the first Methodist minis
tr n th!. country Philip Embug. Il intended that
each Of these homes shall cost not less than any
s,rncton three coordinate ideas-frst honor to the
memory Of heoefncto.s OF the church; second,
gtf. 70 The eha,eh snd thlrd home: ior
these ideas was the sefimposed task Of the Ladies'
Centenary Association, work worthy Of that
csareh Mheh = our artsred s.,5 Fre..asnt said
plsJes for The Republic than any other" From his
en1oginm Of women-en advocacy Of women's
rights and enthusiastic defence OF woman a. the
dominant power Of civilization
this celebration aa The centennial Of ths MeihodEt
Episcopal Church tn this country ~ 1879 WAS Of
Wesleyan Nethods,u, and q! the objects Tor which
planned ths, By The early founders Of The church in
this country was established chartered fund, the
interest Of which is annually divided among tho
nuatfd and worn ont ministers and Mlp5tcr'a Ttd.
ow. and orphans, and this fund 1t Ia now proposed
larrely to 1ncrnse. Il IL also proposed to pay OF
gratitude we owe to The Conference Of Ireland for
Introducing Mcthodien in this county. Sti1l IN.
other proposition Il to erect permanent sub.tan-
religious centre. at New IoFk. he appealed to bis |
heafcrs to rsmembef 1hA these and Other great oh.
}ects need not be deemed too great, In !
regular coDtibutions Of The church amounted to
million Of dollara; and that in The hundred years
past their numbers have increased from hre perrons
theIe were in the whole United States Hundred |
yc1fs Rso Another purpose IN view for the app1i- |
:atioo Of the funds to he raised a this time Is The
oundat1on and endowment Of biblical inetitutes,
nanently fixed in Boston, md another Just north Of
'ere on the thore ol the lake. To these il Is pro-
!bssftes and other appliances for the Sibic.l edaes
Ion Of the young ministry Of the chnrrh. For this
'urpoee one wealthy lay brother in New io1k has
1 . and ssc to Evs
ion in hft vicinity This is trrly anoblc centenary
lift. i Is furthermore he tald. pruposed to do
his church bns more under it, control than any
heI religious body IN this country. The
Peake1, n conclusion msle az
adae s se s9 11s eas IL eler
enable II to employ adszntaceousy the large do
.ationf 1t had arcsdy received, and stated tnat II
as in the past, at the end Of that time there viii
e twice az many Methodistf II there are now In
ahitant.. Of the globe, and one hundred and dity
houfana millions TO trare- .,
he A1f0 11iest 1