The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-01-26
ADDRESS OF MIR. HARLAN.


Rev. DIR. Durbn theu offered prayer.
ADDRESS OF MR.. HARLAN.
Mr.. Harlan then spoke substantially as fol
lows;-The church and congregation represented
here tonight are entering on the second CEN
tury oil their existence and there has beeh
desire to commence with new energy aud large
hberality, that the interests Ofthe church might
be advanced and the education OF our own
people and of the world be secured. All those
VINO believe in the immortality of the SOUL
and that life here is but a probation to be con.
tinued in q future world in bliss or anguish
forever, cannot but feel strong desire to ald
the Churcn IN the worlds christianiZatlon; aud
all who notice that the wisest and most de-
snable associations Of life follow in its tram,
q knowledge of the ants and scienCes, cannot
but otherwise than TO wish TO push on these
enterprises. l need not state to you that the
wealth and power OF the world is in the hands
OF Christian nations. Our own nation over
shadows all nations on this side OF the ocean;
England on the other; France at the head of the
Catholic, and Russia of the Greek Church; SO
that none can be without a motive to assist the
Church to cblistianize the world. We also find
the means; we have in this land wealth of
$40, 900, 900 900; OF our population, 1000 600 are
members OF the Methodist Church. They are
mainly adults and represent 5000, 900, Or one
eighth OF the population of the United States
They are as wealthy and as intelligent as the
majority OF theu fellow-citiZens. Our wealth
doubles about each ten yeras, and at the end of
the present century tine wealth OF the United
States will be leo, 600, 100000. You increasing
at the rate OF three per cent. each year, and YOU
will see in this country 1000 900 of people, or
one-tenth OF all that live on the earth.
ADDRESS OF BISHOP JAMES,
This celebration is not to be alone spiritual,
but to take ON financial character; and the
most suitable objects tor our beneVolence are
the missions in Germany and the Irish fund, and
/ will speak to you OF these two subjects The
mission was established in l649: conference
was organized III 1882 we have sent eight miais-
tiers, one of whom ls dead. There are now
thrty-ive itinerant missionaries, twenty-eieht OF
whom have been confirmed and licensed there.
We have in Denmark and Norway eleven
missionaries and in Germany and Switzer-
land there are 46l6 communicates, S3 Sabbath
Schools, 400 officers and teachers, and 4000
scholars. Our mission publishes three perlodi-
cals it has distributed l73, 900 bound Volumes
215, 600 books IN paper, 100000 children's books
$4,000 Bibles, 1l5,000 Testaments, and several
thousand with passages OF Scripture, or 660,U00
volumes IL all. They have distributed 6,000,000
OF tracts; these are strictly religious publica-
lions and evangelical literature. Our MISSION in
Bremen was established in 1858, and 26 young
men have entered the pastoral work. We have
three classes OF young men. This institute re-
ceives students not licensed to preach; they teach
German, classics, ,dogmatc and pastoral theology,
and church history. We regard 1T as essential to
our prosperity there. It's hard for youno men
to acquire an education there without aid, and
there is no other place in Germany where
Methodist education can be obtained. We could
to-day make draft on young ministers there
for foreign missions IN any part of the world.
They are patient, enduring, and persevering. In
Germany this institute promises great useful
ness. We all remember the long and severe
contest in tkat country Tor religious IOerty
| and the struggles OF the early ChuIch.
In GERMANY Methodist experience first COM
menced. There rose the star which Wesley
| followed. We have always believed that a true
| believer could apostaJiZe. Ii 1T be true with
one it Is generally true in churches; and we find
an Illustration in the present religious condition
| OF the German churches. There are doubtless
| many who live arighC but they admit the tact
that fornality, rationalIsm, inddelity, Sabbath
| breaking, profanity, and wee abound there and
there Is necessity for a revival of the truth Of
! the Gospel-Christ and His salvation, and the
| pressing wants of the people there. The Gov.
| ernment regard us tayorably, and revlVal5 are
| frequent and tervent there. and the motive for
IS necessity. 1t is $4,000 in debt, and
! we need another building costing $4,000,
| and $4,000 more are needed Tor the en-
dowment of its Presidency. l also pre-
| sent the claims of the Evangelization Fund
| OF the Irish Church. Our brethren there have
| labored earnestly for many years. A. few years
| since the Conference was convinced that unless
| they increased their force tney must continue to
decline and thev determined to do 1t. They
| established parochial schools, and made arrange
| ments for the education OF young men; funds
we're necessary, and the good people raised all
| all they could, but not enough. In 1906 they
| appealed to us, and received encouragement
that they might get 100000 from us. They
have received $4,000, which is spent in
|
schools, and 1913 teachers; in the schools the
teachers preach, and the schools seem to them
and to me necessity. We have deemed this
| fit time for us to present to the Irish
Church the balance of the 100000. They need
| it, they need sympathy. They need it, md we
owe it to them. American Methodism was
| planted in Ireland, and was transplanted to this
country. They found home there, and Phil.
Embury preached in this city the first Methodist
| sermon preached on this continent with the
exception of those OF Wesley. Strobrdge,
| another Irish preacher, began about the same
time in Maryland, and from them has risen all
| the Methodism in this country and Canada.
| Ireland has continued to furnish the preachers
to this day. An Irishman introduced Method
ism into Nova Scotia and Australia; ireland
| gave us DIR. Butler, who planted Method.
ism in India. It's our duty to stand by
Ireland in the hour of her trial. The close OF
our war and the death OF slavery are to have
great effect upon the migration of lrishmen
hither. II has been question whether we could
maintain ourselves against internal dlt1culty.
That question has been settled; there is no doubt
about our perpetuity. These and other conside'
rations viii bring to our land tide OF emigra
ton never equalled never calculated. Is II moi
our interest ana our duty 10 pre- Americanize
! them? And IL is because of all this that ask
you to remember these subjects and interests
| which L have presented you. There can bt
no more urgent claims than theirs; there can be
no more appropriate contribution. May Goo
make this occasion a blessing to us and thu
entire community.
Hymn No. 1902 was sung by the audience, al
standing. .. ..,-.-.
ADDRESS OF BISHOP SIMPSON.
Bishop Simpson was then introduced, anC
said -,
The question forces itself upon me, why are W.
here II may be briefly said we are here be
| cause the first century of MethOdism has passe(
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