The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-05-15

pose Of considering matters looking 10 the
promotion Of church enterprises In the Dis
trict, The meeting was opened with devo-
tional exercises by Rev. J. N. Green, pastor !
Of Fletcher chapel.
Rev. B. Peyton Brown, the pastor Of Yves.
ley chapel, said this meeting lnaugurated o
series Of quarterly meetings, to be held In
the interests Of Methodism In the District.
He had expected that Mr.. John @. Hardness
would be present to preside over Its delibera-
lions, but engagements previously made had
prevented his attending.
In his absence, Rev. DR.. Newman, pastor
Of the Metropolitan church, was called upon
chosen secretary.
Rev. Mr.. Brown then delivered the follow.
Ing interesting address
when the preachers meeting ,teque.tsd me
70 make the quarterly report q ,he condition
agreed that each pastor should furnish me the
necessary Information for each statement.
piled With hi. ssresmsnt, any rsvisw Of the
stations would necessarily be partial u at
tempted 10 follow the original plan.
hsps quite A. reliable and equAlly ~ satisfsc- |
tofy-from another source-out Conference |
Register. And As this little book" Il In the |
tion / shall make from II may be not only new, |
but Of interest to many here present, snd afford |
e sns p our stfsntion hi. soS Sn pans INV"
For We are here my brethren. u understand
the object OF this meeting, seek Information
| consider "wsys aud means" for the enlarge.
ment Of our drnominnl influence and useful. |
| ness, for the glory of God and the salvation Of
Il souls 10 the only spirit OF emulation In which
the Church OF IhTisi II + 'rmitted to indulge,
| any other would be snnsGr u" and sinful
| What our strength is--.ri rnrrespondingly
our responsibillty-in this CO.. uunity, the fol-
| lowing dgures will show,
| In Warrington and Georgetown we have
II -. 49, al IUulla lrZ4 AaA
| earnestly at "o'k - property valued A.
| $3.50 900, and rnh "r"mbership OF 3,03i,
| with ssS probAtl."s N"d ~ zeal presehers-
whole numerical strength ~ eur last confer
| enee, seas.
Since that time say atty have Joined our
signed 10 duty here, making our number to-day
about aos7, dl.,ri6uied .%ons ,hs iol,og ,,n
er., 81 total Us. wesley Csspeinmemsefs,
Includes the chapel connected with the church
to, but a ward Of this station) East wash.
iagtos.TsmSet,, esoi P.oe. ,dS' oc total
81; total, 3si. Union Chapei-mcm MIXERS, l2iI
probationers, sli total, ls2, Ryisnd-mem.
bers, las; probstioners, ~ total, 2io. Gorsueh
wssss"aeSSers., ,G $50, pToSsfion.r. IS total
Ii total, a, FleteheI-members, 50, Prob,.
pToSst,onsr., ST. total, 100. osorsetownc
| West Georgetown-members, 1t6, probation-
| ers, 30j total, lfo. Since conference about so
members have removed from this charge to
the Metropolitan church. lately organized,
na n9% 10 ss I'D
upon Its career OF usefulness under the most
nsttering and hoPeful auspices. May the
terprI.e spiritual power 10 this community,
for = church that 10 not this IL nothing.
In addition to our actual membership OF 3,esT
there are embraced In our IS sabbath schools
| aS22 scholars.
Then add to this the average number Of four
persons not members to each member o. the
| church attending upon our worship, and you
have the grand aggregate OF 7i,T61 immortal
souls under our Immediate care, influence and
NV brethren, God IL conferring upon US as
people great honor, and at the same time lay
0 Ing upon US grave responsibilities. May we
patient effort in well.doing faithfully meet the
latter. And 10 meeting these responsibilities
; there should eeIthsre must be unitsd action %
most need here, indeed In all our large cities,
for success as q church, next to faith In God
,. unIty' There 4. too much isoIatioa, and, 1
Q may add, Individual church selhshbess among
US. We should ever feel that we "are on,
A a"compsnyn of this great army, holding II,
allotted place In the held Of moral contest, ant
the ,uees,: o! ons u 20 The ;.
" the enlargement Of another, that our Ereghri
Gus tastes should be sacrificed upon the alta
1. Of church vanity aud denomiuationai develop
D We do we'll, my brethren, 20 regard the adnC
milton Of Paul, who says Those members Q
f. the body when seen S,n 10 DC o unon III,
p, members Of the bodyn-wh,eh may refer
he poot meh ~ o. aSa ssowsd m
~ abundant honor" So should we, because
re- n, their weakness, be the more careful of the
To to 4 mere i.p.isI Of msnes..h.P, except 6
the organisation Of new church entetpIis
wi. from one oil our ehnrehe. 70 q, r., she
sci may De a mAIet OF oohyehenee 70 tne mei
All bers, 10 no enlargement OF our denomlnAlon
so, strength, ana shoIia, as rue, en,espt whs
he me tsmov ., a ass,,eh .as,n., les n, ",
pastors and people There may pc 70 ms ~
me exceptional cases; speas OF me rue. -
gathered from me worid toIn from .he q
"a mlnlon o. SATAN men WI oul ehiAIk meu'
ne Let our Ieh LOT huneers smorsee OUT eol
IN mon Methouism' anu no' ohiy my Pa"eu''
us church. ,...
l., opment, rejoice in a step now being taken
oc too long deierred.oi 1rnsins our Sao "a,
school. Into closer relations ey me iormst i
Is OF "Methodist SundAy.sehool unioh,, eI
la braeins In one gIeAt pIotherhoou' spuI ! ~
\, add, sisterhood-thew whole snndny school AZ :,
>" " o. the ms'h9dm Ep,'eop" onu'0h In VI
In, In pursuance Of this plan, ordered BY q
at, General Conference, ADO now oeihK ekeeu.e
ad OUT az ana ~ RsiaimoIs nnu,l Coniepeuo
"a LIZA
I VII organize on mex, Mos ssy h'g gi AZ ~
nc bsnns x withatsSsi Of our Schools rom n
III union in the District OF Ooiumbia, which W,
not Influenced by any local question arising
~ Wshington;
s Whne Dems s,i IN ,h shn ssms sima Il u 4
'Ua iudsment and ob.erystioa that denomin
~ tonal organizations, as arule, are always bes
and much more ptomouye Of me peace =,
In Str o. sSs,s 'aSn e mp,eu unions OF co
Let Us be, as another has well said, zone
Nc the sea-" In the great sub, stratum Of our fsi
D.. Hope and Loye-these immortal princlpl
M on rp nsonmfestoosl orssnIsstisn. any Man,
IN. church Enterprise and our distribution
church literature.
nj, We are here, my brethren, tonight, to 60
er. slider ne Interests 81 our common me t
j. nomsratsdpnsi man nnusnse' md for he guilty
AS. lion OF a more Intimate aud ardent Christi,
Ter. sympathy and love for each other, and for n
whole church Of the Lord Jesus Christ =,
VS.. am c snI az maw ne m,hs