, 1866-04-11
Meeting Last Eveuln.-The SnrccsA
II mesh.,oIAan sud kh- lfke8snn Why
-AddeAAes by Drs. Querran,
Hatfield. Raymond
Centenary Con.
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Las esensa 'ss %sa .a1e .. nse
to ce,eb,ps the Centenary OF Mcthodi.n in this
w ~. .,.f, r.e oce,,nt.d hv r.. - -
f9nn EnWIrf' nastnr w or ine church. - " H.
ine ; - - ~, ,inI M, hytnn to,,ss y .os
AnoleHe! JSin4os - ~ s'N-4 ~ ",n
.,.. n,sa ns, 'as ,slrem, om ,ua @ "1oonsu,
offered by Rev. Mr. Crew-. Presiding Elder
The Chair etated th1t they were called ioeetnez
h7 tne orotrs Of she Conference Centenary Commit
mesps rome f1bute Of their C7 l'udc for INF manv
blessings 4 esived- The tpeaktr then Introduced
Professor Q9ssean, Of Ansota.
n Of Melhodism that It had been the church OF te
People Other Denominations preached where they
were teueht, and remained a long a. they were
eupUcE1ed. but did not 70 eTey3wbete to seek ont
and pars III. To supply this Vnns Aethod1s1n waE
pfo.,Gen' Eally called into existence md had ever
s1 , fa a ss,q.D at 1e apS Boz z
this country "i'h The hepuoEc4 Methodfsm had
been ,be peoples church even a. the Government
nas hecu The peoples Government
tba, he gpeaspf. Is lie Presiaen. Of Clark se.n.
mary, urged the cause Of tbs semms.ie. OF the
MeIhodIst Church much a. they were es.ea-
tfsfv the peoples 1ustltutions There wefr now
on; Of ,ventyIhree thousand Methodtst Church
s,utente, tWe5t, one thousand and half who we're
and eipl,!een thousand h, eeln1uarea, There
were in ibis church thirteen per1ons
Who could and would receive the religious fns1uc-
nominsitons. The epeaker briefly reviewed The
b,storx Of temmsriea IN tnis country. coupied wnh
he lie Of he church, which they had aided 40
coqrnc H. tnsn"n,sttf, of cn,ieres bnt bejaveI
,hnt tefy ru-t nnt could moi tor m Instant nerlect
or seem 10 pe0ecl, the great necessity existing for
snreadfnr edncnt1ou TO {hc peopIe It va. certainly
nperfsaT1 10 bsTe In edncsed ministry. but II WIS
eaually neeeesary md eascuiait 10 NATE an educated
iaity, viii an edncated iaity tho education Of the
nil istr woujd be enhsnced. for from the DconIe
ths sreakt n 1,enrIy uniYcrsalJy emapatc.
Among lhe -CGurTeeailopal aud Presbyterian
chu,ehes On this continent, no ettorts had been
vtr no other denomtuations poseesscu TO day mofe
smni1 nnin,tss They have es,anlIahed colleecs-,
. he o1det, nd best manned IN The couutry-ther
nrnfessnn Nere tbe aiesf TO be obtained. ftii III.
rn,nhnne edorts of eperpy and prayer tailed 10 dI
, fheir nnln1ts. Aud whyf Becante theY neglected
10 properly and thoroughly educsie the Young md
1il eyer r. fnnnd nt eo|Jepfate and thcoIo1icaI
instutione may be founded with the greatest cate
msn them win he utmost shllity,rffll 20 long az
he educational principles which leach the popular
/ tic to do
Methodkm has not tal!eu into this blundcr, but nas
labond, TO educate. BY her sem,nasles, The ma.se.
glorious ha7est. -. :,
I! According TO the statistics Of Dr., Bowman. II
il oq
i 81 ihper attending the sunday Schools aoont oue
n lbisfy were converted, and ii those In the literary
a.n,. tr,.e IN :, T.nv MIL rn4.
snunne a.o.ssen. a. .. 1ny ~ H., eti erhea,s
i'eLtsn n Mte!AIy aeeoSMtons 10 u w s1uoosss
Idna Iou1 nnies ~ J J5 ~ e sGuvo, ~ ~ o. a, - tn ~
cnniea: % ahe speSAe1 e'ne'uoeo " ~ appeal LUZ
Vey. DT. Ra5nnond said church relations were es-
(tahliahed BY various and different cause.. som.
We're members o. tae Me.noo.. t enalcn .h s Peesose
inv YER conSered IN her eu1sp o,heTs by resso1
'of soe1al reistion., Others fron, behef IN AIme
ntan tnee'oR1, otoeIs .. me- ~ H. ,s ,,'t.H Y.
1snouons4 tenG,on aEn "a 1n1
.Wna!e4er sgens1e, 90 n . tuS &c H.
join the METHODIST CnaseH, az mas. ieei nef tneJ
efSas s,d s.x+ sf1nI y 9ion N, ,rei
lpE to tnesF talae iof a !ninvs Ion LII mat.et
10 toe lnnna.e maAet q ~ ~ "! ~ VII h -
s5oDE o1s 10, tee 81 y bs, "en ~
The holy sacramento, MheIe ne nas .tooa oy tae
napm Q, a. % oses, anu osef eons ~ ar9.t
NJ more, mln Who j. true Chsit tian mu.' cher.
ioye n alike s,li probso1y lore no one t5Fdy be
ao Noaa nS
en .ks L rot ,:d 70 b she ,;,, He H ), who
se;ses stsong dons.te enees.on VII ~ q, A. ps@oa
ss III Il bs sna hea 1 sepsi7 ps1sIoa:
church va q sourse hased 1pop the 1sa ast shs
Ser pr'nples n5 nc.t sas1e.l1 believed r. spssker
to@e lengsn o. t1S 3 rsa,;nI. srd y .1S 'nG
Isons asn9ma.iSn ~ ~ @ tsnm ~ bi,;o9
!nen p!9eesesu ~ 1Hst hs. 'n rh..r,.n.air
OF Met6oditm , anaa .n1 Se,,,
."rSce bnt mon The 3iea I ac6ley
h .ood 70 T1s 9eTnss ;Ss
est t4nusnt a9a hn Ais ,,se
chnrrh nf the,r ehojce hss 4 h1stofy unspotted ~
rrime, but lumlnou. with 1he 1ghi reflected fruu,
The Deity. The tpeaEsr could thank God that INC