The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-28
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The Last sabbath of the Centepnial Year
Summary Of Hundred Yegrs' Eaort-Re.
laiion 20 Other Denominations.
This month closes the centennial jubilee OF American
Mehodsm; hence this is the last Sunday, in the FIRST
hundreth year Of ita operations in this country. The
General Conference which met in May. 1854. ordered
that jubilee anniversary should be held and ap
pointed committee Of ministers and laymen TO carry il
into effect These anniversary meetings began with the
rst Sunday Of 1885, and have been held necessarily
the present time. or the 10000 churches Of this
denomination, each has held at least such
meeting while others more general have been held in
great numbers In connection with these large amount
OF money has been collected. This is TO be used for
erecting mission house in this city, the building and
endowng Of educational institutions. and tho evangez-
ing ireland 1t estimated that $1,000 600 has been
raised For these purposes IN from 81 to $500 600
This latter amount was gwen by Daniel Drew Of this
city At one meeting held in Cooper Institute few
wcsks since $700eO raised. Last year. with
ost any OF the enthusiasm Of the centenary gatherings
the Nehodsts collected for benevolent and religious
purposes 000 This was an average OF over
$40 member,
mnont Of Methodism have been busy in writing
the record of the century The publishing house Of the
denomination aeo has kept its I'VE hundred hands busy
in giving these works to the public Prominent among
these works Is the Centenary Of Methodism and the
I" Women Of Methodism" by Rev. Abel stevens; and
the First Century of American Meth0dsm, Y by Rev.
c. Goss This latter is complete record Of the cen
tuy Viewed In Its relation TO the country and TO other
denominations If quaint titles were in place. It should
be called "Methodism In NUTSHELL The poets or
Methodism also have measured out its praises in verse;
and the large gatherings have certainly sung them with
spirit ii not with tho understanding Thus the orators
historians and poets Of Methodsm during the past few
months, have been vcng with each other, while the
members have been giving Of their means very album
dainty under the pressure Of the enthusiasm kinded
occasion only occurs once in century, all feel as
If they had right to make merry and be glad
oRIGIg AMERICAN METEODIsN
Methodism introduced into the United States 274
years after the discovery Of America by Columbus l67
years after the landing OF Henry Hudson ten years be-
fore the immortal Declaration two years after the Dutch
tyeght years after the birth OF Methodism in England
II had its origin in England with the ''Holy Club, -
which met in Oxford for tho purpose Of studying the
composed of four persons Of learning and intelligence
In this city originated with class Of four persons
Also but o. the opposite attainments Tney were four
ment in Barrack street, now City Hall place Here was
the first preached and the society formed In Oc
tober l76d Philip Embury Mrs Barbara Aesk and old
aged erect church edce In John street. on the site
OF the present John street church II then had chin
and " II SO as 70 s o. Hs
aries TO this country is said, only possessed means
enough In Liverpool TO purchase bottle Of milk and
few crackers 70. the ny " Si
during the voyage. From this humble beginning tho
denomination has gone step by step until IL has won
its way into position and responsibility.
PRESENT.
AT the present there eight distinct branches
OF Nethodism besides the Methodist Episcopal Church
All Of these LEFT 1 S0y % 1s ana res
Evangelical Mchodists, who originated with Jacob All
bright among the German8 In tho West. All these
branches are about equal IN numbers to inc parent body
13,656, making the total number OF Methodist ministers
30,i96 The ministers OF the leading denominations in