The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-16

home In the Canaman wilderness. He rnen went
ON and portrayed In glowing terms the vast work
ing pioneers who had braved the wilderness In
their zeal for Wesley and the great cause, ano
thanked God thatioday, standing as ne did. on tue
trious brethren had preceded him, that the cause
still looked brighter and brighter.
that in no country or age since the days OF the
apostles had greater prtvatt0ns and hardshps been
endured and greater labors performed by any
performed by the men who were sent from 1870 to
1910 to labor and suffer in the hyperborean WIDER
ness OF Canada as Illustrated In the lives OF Losee
and Others Id referring TO the labors OF
THE LATE Dr. BANGS g.,
~ ne saiu snas ana tsss me country was
30 sparsely populated that In riding rom one ap.
pontment to another the preachers sometimes nad
miles, and not unfrequently had either TO encamp
in the woods or sleep In Indian nuts, and some,
times In visiting newly settled piaces tncy ca1 are
Simply Illustrations OF the scenes which the
pioneers had to undergo to spread Meth
ers sent from the New York Conference,
the good work went on and ten years
later there we're thirteen ana the number o. cngacn
Great Britain and the United States Interrupted
the progress OF Methodism In Carada, which was
the principal field OF battle. But after the close OF
the war the work OF the church was resumed with
renewed energy, the number OF minfsters was In
creased, and large numbers were ADDED 70 the no
cieties so that In 1924, when the General Conference
was divided by setting on Canaoa as q separate
conference. there were reported 80 travelling
preachers and 8, 14e members: 1t was nom tnat
time the reverend gentleman's lab0rs In Canada
commenced. The conversion about that time OF
several
INDIANS OF THE CANADIAN TRIBES
had worked incalculable benent, and now no less
than fifteen tribes had been converted They had
stood forth now near half o century, and still
continued 80, the modern representatives OF. the
ancient Thessaonians In this work he paid q
high tribute 70 the American Conference. Since
the American Conference set or the Methodist
increase Of the missionary society there had been
from $l.400 to $l0S, 900 per annum; the member
ship OF the Church has increased from 9,76S TO
10 1854, besides corresponding increase In the con-
gTegations.
THE MINISTER'S
OF the Church had increased from "a to 6S2, one
seventh OF whom IN the active work have been
ordained to the ministry During the last nve
years the circuits were increased from 81 to Al
and the missionaries from ID to 233, occupying
missions from Gaspe, in the Gulf Of the st. Law.
renee to the Saskatchewan, 900 miles west OF Fort
Geary, and to vancOuver's Island, on the shores Of
the Pacific. They now had $50 Sunday schools
with 81, 7S4 pupils and 9,476 teachers.
In conclusion, he spoke OF the a1ectton existing
toward the American parent church by the Cana
dian Methodists but they were adverse to the pro-
jet OF annexa ion. only as far as their heart was
concerned, in the great cause between them. He
closed with quotation highly complimentary t(
what Is expected OF Canada In the future.
In the afternoon and evening addresses were
delivered by Rev. J. M. Freeman, assistant editor
Sunday school publications, on sunday schoo
work, ana by Rev. f. Hodgson, d. D., on the
preaching Of the 0lden time. Tonight the cente
nary will close by musical and other exercises al
the Academy Of Music