New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-07-17

sity, delivered the principal address OF the e'e"N'
place of Bishop simpson, who is sick at Long Di""'"
In the course Of his remarks he said; -.
There were assembled here hundred yeo r1d's Soods
tie band few ia numbers poor in TINS worln ne iS,.
Unframed in this worlds schools uns.s.id' s p,iloso
phv but rich I'm faith pure in heart heroic 10 p,
iniiamed with heavenly zeal ana ~, T6omas RANKIN
| Their names are worth repGtliIon, Frspcis Asbnry
Richard Boardman. joseph flIn'oSTr; ,nos Webb John
Richard Wright George anS Joseph Yeasbry. This
vs. thp liine handful OF corn ON bnS ~ ~ then, 10
waves like the cedais "a in the minutes Of this
Dr. carferenec We trace them T ohvion
circuits VIII nj Fnropeans. All had the chiet
istics IF missionaries. They were OF cr hahtS and
noe W thes and most Of them soon Sv ~ere
Sork Excepting Asbury ana pCSS o-tb notise ISensa
very 81 tn oudience1 They were monarchists ny ~
dee and educon tories by 81 ~ ngsnd Their chief
disncon was their faith in Goa am VS." Se3rs no
tnSt r S6edford Joined the travelling connection IN
res came to this country IN lft5 auu in those
NeWYork four months rs longas was -, he
~ uastIIities between the mother country ana INC
coinnies drove him aud all the rest OF tne
eTt except Mr.. Asbury, from the country nc uSu ~
gee H. was modest and retrng yet bold and always
successful Joseph Pilmoor joined tne uaNeilng coeo
I'm SeHYork PHILADELPHIA. Norfolk ana in North caro-
i'm He was studious ambitious selfish ana cold ne
ING disappointed on returning TO Enganu III NOT oehg
ad1ancqa i'm the church, he returned 10 America ana
ioined the Episcopal Church. Richard B0ordman Degdh
10 preach in 1903 and came TO America IN lLoy: nc
n,,ached i'm Philadephia New York aud IN different
par of New gland. aud returned 10 England III l7s
where he died in 1910. Thomasl RANKIN came near
Wrpcking the infant church. He came TO America IN
I773 and was account or his age, appointed utneId
Assistant ia place OF Francis AsDury lie returned 10
Fngiand In 157s and died in $50 He Scotch IN de
scent and English IN character. lie nad an inc hgh
notions of authority which marked Mr.. Weseys actions
He issued his orders without explanation or reason
with greater will power had also greater wisdom He
%adlS resigned his responsibilities into Mr. Ranln's
man who understood neither the age nor the
ioDip
tion was about to burst upon the e0u MY
opchIy in sympathy with royalty, drew tue lines WIN
an unfnchng purpose. But God had wiser plans t1n
America and lbs cause than either Wesley or Rankin
compreheuded The news from Lexington ana bunker
mn threw the mOlding and guiding OF the cnurIn iht
The hands OF Asbury The administration of Mr. Rankin
WIS after all of great value in establishing ana nam
tanning discipline. He brought over INC puISS
T U Of conseGnences out of this rule came GER
tain sternness aud grandeur OF chaIat'eI tn.t ~
meated the entire membership ana secufeu TIC "sNeS'
we ascend the line of these worthless We come
TO strange seated in tins frst counsel:
HIS military uniform, and ever present sword, nrst
catch our eye. There he SITS, large, genlsi,
pecunar patch over one eye covers scar
of honor This is Capt. Thomas Webb VINO
was wounded the Heights Of Aoraha Wncle he RdAiI
Wolf fell and who is retired with Captains u pay. In
l735 he became converted under the preaching OF Wesley
and Joined the ministry. lie moved 10 AIOany oi .uo
Hudson and his house became temple 10 MN De.ohes
the honor of introducing MethOdism into TINS cry OF
Brothery Love. Asbury always eNpecteu tne hSuost
success from hi IN and tne Elder Adams pronounced nun
% az rho most eioduent preachers he heard IL Is
6 70 do iustice to such character. Brave, resoute
nroresvS me seemed impatient OF delay and Unable 10
endure tmidity orshalfheartedness lie was eccentric
but he revOlved around liked polnt-the cross. ,,.
Towering above ali others-nke Mount washington
above the White Hliswe boheld Francis AsDuFy Born
i'm England i'll he began TO preach az the age OF 10
ana was sent a missionary America in III. In lil
the observation-disclosures OF the Church. through the troubled
times OF the Revolution was committed 10 hlhl Inc re-
turn TO England OF the regular missionaries left him
aImost without an adviser TO hun more than TO any
other does MethodisIn IN America owe lts c,ccr
4 N
chose the peTs of fidelity to the mock conntd 10 nl
rather than safety in his native land Everything was
10 be done. without organization without church ell,
fees without church societies, without an Oiudihed
ministry without the sacraments, and without puOlc
sympathy be was thrown INTO the sea OF rcvOlut0D,
| and compelled to organize church lIoni thc
scattered fragments Of sOcietesto create Out OF tle
| raw material a membership and "a ministry dc was
adapted to the work he was to accomplish Inc dsth-
gushing characteristic Of his mind was common sense
He had little una ginatOn. He things as they were
| and dealt with facts. see nun wherever "o
may and In whatever work missionary, as pastor
as BISHOP we are charmed with the beauty Of ms eDar
acter tie simplicity his faith tue breadth OF ms
plans the strength of his purposes the hero,n or ms
Sacrifices and the vasness Of his results such was one
of the who sat here in council 100 years ago to-day
These men represented all the elements OF the Cnurch as
a working body. Asbury represented leaaership
and fall away and others or the company represent
those who through timdy avarice lose Their power
ana sink into oblivion; they are dead and only need
decent burial PlmOOf represents the cass VINO become
dissatisfied and seek promotion IN other communlons
" God bless the churches" said the speaker, who
are able 10 them after we have failed on them
sei-saerihcing, heroic, Christian ministers.
The orator discussed at great length the mental moral
and physical characteristics Of this latter class HIS
address occupied than hour, and was listened
to with close attention some symptoms Of dissent be-
ing seen when be spoke OF some Of the men who have
been euogized the past three days only men Of
mediocre ability, and having very wedeGned and de
oided faults.
solo and duett sung by Miss Beach and Miss
Smith. The Rev Or. Deems, pastor OF the Church OF
the Strangers, New-York, made brief address. He
said he was not Methodist of 1873 Of the strctest sect
but he believed he Methodist Of 1878 in the truest
sense. He believed in Methodism, but not always In
Methodiss the former could never more die in the
world 1t did not have its origin the work OF Wesley
IL dated back 10 the manger in Bethlehem and had ITS
baptism the day OF Peuecos 1t Is not system OF
dogma form OF ordination IL Is principle and Is
eternal. 1t is Christianity in earnest Marvellous
Work." from Haydns Creation. was sung, AFTER which
o brief address made by Dr. 4. NJ. Eddy. Bishop
Richardson of Canada pronounced the bcnediciiOD.