National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-07-19
THE GROWTH OF srkrHopIs,r.


THE GROWTH OF METHODIsN.
sssisIsliss1lI-,-< l'Fil5Es'llusi
The Establishment Of tho Cenfsrence frsn
t113 TO fs73-Psser Read ~ Rev. Geo.
A. Pheebus.
Al the celebration In PfIi1adeiphia of The
FnI.conai conference. Raw. George A pho.'
- :, a.. w,,,,in,,o,, aa.s. n. inu
ous, oi 'no vun'ins.vn eon,s'ence, reaa ap
interesting essay on the conferences formed
during tho century.
He said that from l773, when the fr,t CON-
ference was organized, ~ the preachsrs IN
connection with the Church belonged 10 the
one, which as vet had obtained no local name
but was, from tlmo TO time. held n arch
places as were most suitable for the general
work. Their deliberations during t6c A. !,
twelve years were wholly under The dire, ,,,,S
Of Rev. John Wesley, who hold an az 49,.
right Of control and govern.ncc. And dc.
separation from the societir nadsr S ~ On.
troll. Measures for actio .n,r nrn.s NJ ~
conference, not by mo- - ~. T., NJ, s,s,., ~
short questions, by wcsjrvs sss,stsrt and
the minutes befot , pnbiishsa were snhicct y,
his revision. ,hc ,ltIc deeds for chanel isnss
which " s,hodist minI,ters gI md mona S,b,,r
shou' :, nrsaSh snd nrosidea thst IN nin,s,
te'.s sbouid preaeb ouly mo doctrines in NJ.
Wes,cvs no,es on M Nc,s Tcs,s,ncns and,
III .o.,,on. n fn,,r xolnmc. Rny n. A T.t ~
md Wr I.hary bccamc tbe ~, .u,s nno
tendents (af,orwards called b,sbops, n is7a
and thoy considcred tbemselyes Vested vii, win
tho .sp,s ,owcr In msr,ne " we .sca win
,iscd IN Graf nr,,ain " "''''' 0Ao'-
IL i1aS : ,,s. v,a sn Az,
,,ini. Mo,hnsia,. evpa,s',on iIotn tne VII
snto on TSsnus o ,se,, ~ rvsson Oh dls-
took Mac ana ~ 'r n. ~ y, ,hn aeuhon
APPEARED rs one body. On the 10th of April
NJ Ghon,anI VS. s,a na ~ M. asouiy NONE
n',,aa 49,. nsaT VI DeaMo Weny
tawn ~, ,,,nI gorcss cnaPgt nunI .ne
a., ,t,,,,' ~ o,ccn s Nv LEY, io' .ne
.,on, . INN inc worn on tne eoniosenee ses-
Nc" W., mas ., enu uum sn,s aate 'nere
T,n nS Srs, .nsn one soss,yn @eany.
mr.. fsn., t Nun Iou'v w p osen. OUT gIeaca
,ho ..,Is,,I ~ Ut III 70 asseronIs, W. AZ
i,no 'e ~ ,i ~ Is .ne,e va une ssne vut.
,hoso " Nsi,i'ory,i ~. NV sySleles wi'nln
,htrt euhus nAo oyH W.. uesciopcu; nv .ns
bea,, . S9nierenee, IN ia S nS gtcins1Iy mao
yn soaeoS om IN lL'o Nortn Sn1mna vas
hnciuaev. from tnas ume untu LOG Bncre
mH1no ihc.ease, YIN eonssquencc " ne nevo-
suston, put .ne nunoeI y cntfkes mao troWn
from II In lI7o e eeip iYus the number o.
N,nc,ants Iron ~ 70 %, sna oo inc numo e Of
, shenpsw Hon NJ 70 NOV. IN i,eS W.
,,Ss In pennsyNani,as aua maTylana, a na ~
noo 70 south carolina ana oeorgis eneis
Surne, IN NOVA SCOTIA, and Antique, IN me
'WTs andies, An ,.oo hentueky was Aaae1i
uet Oho; 10 i1oS SonneGucuI S
Massachasetts; IN tSS Heods ls,anu, IN IVY W.
Maine, ana IN Ivs VIEW hampsnire' WIN Inc
oppcr snd i,owef Csnaaa. "a
IN w. the mempers were 40 q, ~ 100, ana ~
.Wo' oo,oo4: inns loss ., Iouo n s,iu,,
was Que 70 the pronounce We've ~ sia'ery
o. heury ana uhe conIerencc, and 70 me
charactcr Oh Asburys personal aaminis.,i.
eion, which was a,egea 70 nave oeen aioi-
uary. Inc cnlei losses wero ~ w nc ooutn-
ern States, tnere peing loss o. nSv mem.
oers IN Georgia n one year. IN w w nIst
regular tenera ConierSnco was nela. W.
inc nrse one ORGANIZED unaer tne ruies 9!
icgisianyc bodies ana Al otners preccaing u
NAG been general conference SESSIONS OF an,
other ORDER Asoury arrangea ioI geneIa'
council I9r inc governmen' q, tne ohuren,
but II only assembled twice, INC lasL Tune 10
INo, when u adjourned 10 meet IN leg. be.
lore tnat Tune, however, uinerent form oI
church Legislation mad eeen prosi9ea; Ine
denberations OF the conference OF If@ gaye
offence 70 James o,heley, VINO wlthdrew
from me Shurch, and carried win hiiu many
virginia Metnodists; - -
Inc detection In me south was very CON
siueraole' pnt IN q Few years INC agitauoh