The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-06-25

second and Market sIreets-and his voice could be
he attracted great attention and at one time, t IS
the hearts of ihe people We're moved Shorty enef
his visit, sermon which he preached led to some dis
Grace was issued in England, aud Immediately
printed by Benjamin FRANKLIN in this city. win not
be positive about the date. Attacks came out on the
spirit Of Mehodism before the Church was organized
Whitfield was the head But aner the organ satlon,
This Society ought to collect IL possible ali those
articles that have been preserved. Where there Is
think PbiisdepIs point IN which an Historical
served a Kindred society has apoiIected nn9 muob
Through the enterprise Of DR. Roberts, of Baltimore
centre Of Methodsm which is claimed to be its cradle
@ hSvs s Peen % maze & which are yslga1e 10 me
never have quite the position or the resources which
Oldest Methodist Church building on the continent Il
Is older than the John street Church building The
Introduction of Methodsm. Having the oldest edfce
IN bay ee me Is gsy shond
Here established the drst office Of publication
The "Book Concern" as IL was called, was COM
mepced in Philadelphia; 1t was established here,
connected with the history OF these early publications
ought to be collected by us Philadeiphians and
Fund socleiy which stll It's ganization this
city, was established at very early period for the
It's operations have been here from the beginning
should Be written history Of gifts and
S sx psed t and G Tene anp
on high. The first educational movement was pro-
It a rainy morning and Bishop Asbury unable
TO 60 out upon his Gospel Journey sat talking 70 John
Society, when their conversation turned upon the
S Of the sons OF Re
sons Of Meth odst ministers ana the Bishop, q! the
that conversation commenced form for the enter
BuTy College az AbBgon on the old uEnpks Toad
Although that does not lie within the bounds of this
Conference, yet having been projected by minds
Educational operation Should be gathered up. Gn
dersaDd that such records as remain are among the
this section Of the country think one of the mem
that he had the account books of the old Cokesbury
College, and no doubt copies of them could be fur:
To those who Will labor in collecting materials
most all the writings of Methodsm have been defec
circuits these conference lines change from time to
Circuits Constantly alter in their Boundaries Hence
there is an indehniteness In all the collections which
that which has been collected yet have always re.
gseG That much OF 6e Tng basn Wss deeSye in is
way TO have q definite history OF Methodsm is to
vdual history from time TO time, stating when it
part Of this circuit or that district and collect ipte
resting facts touching our general Church history and
| we shall never have an accurate history until we
| For Instance, take up the ministers and their
Churches take up ST. Georges. and become en-
| bar assed The reported members are two thousand
more; 1 know that ST Georges couldn't seat so
many. learn that 1t embraces some four churches.
| The history ought to be able to tell what the
organization is, far be ascertained, alone.
and notice its regular growth the time IL was
| built; who were the movers in the organlzation;
Of each Individual church, you wi have deniteness
and present facts which will aid the historian in
cally because there are abroad WHICH
want to know what has been done order to shun
the errors ana improve upon upon tRem @ especially to be
throws its light upon coming ages, ana no man can
| versed in all the dongs, or the knowledge of the
doings OF the past O., oo,,oo. .o,o,os ~ ,,,
tiers and the old members of the Church, and would
mes al W hs
the time when there was but little handful, and
when men stunned their society / should like 10
know what has become Of the children @ of those old
| descendants have gone to other churches; If they
ofitF also, what accessions have been made @ Us
the philosop6y Of III ntermngiing with our denomi-
nation find here man whGss iSnsT %an was PEes
| What caused them 10 withdraw from those churches
paiian or a Presbyterian church, and find man OF
woman whose %ere tTss s There
All this ought to be able to trace out and ascer,
S be or lie sRe as Of
nation and us enlargement ~ the II TINE net to come Al
hear that you propose to nave course OF lectures
m e and have no doubt That those who
present and who are not can aid their contrl0u
mens, hope that each one viii write out his remi
M Tse would make but single suggeStion b
sure that they are genuine. There has been enough
TeTussien sEG % to build Whole cty possible
make 10 be- eenane II knoS s6S a IN
fairs that have taken place Of late q great tT man!
great many things bought up as mementoes OF grea
nfb This ihink viii not likely be the case with us
If we do not prize them SO lightly, we ought TO b
STiee which may be presented In this collection
know how far your have been eondpcteG
to say that want to be member myself and hop
seS S members so SS and aid in the coeeon
facts and books and the preservation or such matter
think, viii be also life other societies gla
that there is union OF hearts and Efforts ana that h
ways in which we can combine to aid our denomn'
; colleague close by bidding you God'speed.
SPEECH OF MR.. BoEHM.
Brother Boehm, aged ninety-two, was the
introduced. He spoke as follows:-
In my medtatons and thoughts upon on what ,t.tl II
and Of the members Of the Methodist Church an an
ieet Ste qhave faint recoection Of sirawbrdge VII
| Visited my father, perhaps somewhere about l7s
: Richard Webster, ofwhom have very sweet EecO
%So seG yeq O peaeh m at my o6urch
1850 or 1881, was quite young then but have dl
large congregation were in the habit OF assem6llr
e hear h S one Of se eSr M9s pTeSce
e was located at Baltimore for some years lie was
Jersey, Staten Island and Chester and Lanc@st
counties, In this state Inere mas Deen very ~ ~
g examine closely we shall hnd hlm very hnlshed ms
i I have been acquainted in Philadelphia, more
for years IN tas sred is 9b & Th,
fer the first me sRS ne Tbe ey ony bease
Tended to Fourth street In 1897 here aud heal
The venerable Wilson Lee preach in St. Georges I
W and EbenezeT fell in with brother i1; Of MT & Lee
West we tar yrSina S when Bishop p Asbsy attended
2 camp meeting. was bis companion then. no