, 1874-03-17
METHODIST MINISTERS.
Discussion Of the Church Mission
Work.
Need Of Money to Carry 1t on Success.
fully.
Organizing New Churches.

The Methodist ministers of tho Chicago Dis
triot met yesterday morning at No. u East
Washington Btreot, aud after discussion OF the
temperance subject. which Is given elsewhere,
took up the aubjoot Of church missions.
CHURCH BUSINESS.
Eldor JutRin called attention to tho fact that
tho Board Of City Missions and Church Exten-
sion was to bo filled noxt month. The Quarterly
Conference WAS to be held ut Evanston on tho
23d inst, aud when tho Board Was filled
up he wanted to, have an early moot
ing. No work In tho city deserved moro
attention than mission work. It. would 60 OH IN
QUO or two ways-without direction, IN d general
and miscellaneous way, or with drootion and
tile wisdom Of tho Church. 1t WAS difficult to-
say Just what should bo dono regarding it. Two
new points had sprung up since tic panic,
aud thoy needed to be presented in their trao
light.
MISSION wonH.
Some Of tho churches which Wero thought to
be soif-supportng wero not ablo to tako caro- Of
themselves. 4 few Christian people woro doing
their work with great patience, with nothing to
encourage them except tho fact that they con-
yertcd few sinncrs. But just as eoon as those
people got religion they became civilized aud
moved away. II the missions were to be kept
going, thoro must DO outside forco to sustain
them. no did not know that tho preachers wore
prepared to meet the question now, but hopou
tuBY WGuu Dc HG1OE0 tuU luoltu Hao oAts
Dir. Peck sud tho Centenary Church had two
m1Bsions-ono oil Wood atrcet and another on
Milwaukee, avenue. Tho latter was good field,
having already 200 or 800 III the Sunday .sohool,,
Tho former promised to bo self-austalning, hut
Ae believed tue Board Of Missions should be
called upon to take supervision Of them.
hlr. Troider. Of the second Norwegian Church,
said ho wanted mole room and moro teachers.
Il he had both Lis Sunday-school would lnoroaao
mmotsoy.
Or. Peck said he had taken in 800 probntioners
since tho 1st Of January, and thought teachcrs
aud officers could be made Of some Of thom il
provision could be made for housing thona.
M1Bs1oN-TEAOlIEnB.
1fr, Dandy sud there never Ind been M off,
| cient eorpH Of teachers for the miHsion-work.
That ,sas tho gront diftioulty. There was
enough for local work. but they could not bo
| spared, nnd besides tncre was no wnv OF paving
schools q milo or two distant from thoir
churches. II tho work was put into tho hauda
! Of the Presiding Elder aud Board Of Missions,
| and they were allowed to doBignato' the places
for tho establishment OF chapels, he believed tho
work would progress satisfactorily.
| MONEY NEEDED.
| hIr. Youlscr mentioned two missions on tho
West Side which wero branches OF bis church
| The Doard of Missions had no money, md was
! usele6s without It.
| Dr.. Tholuas said when there waa an opening
for school. the people ,nust give monoy. The
! Church had piontY Of funds. The memberH
could not, OF course, DO compelled to hand oyot
| their poolsotbookH +; but ho believed they Wonlt
preachers must talk tho people up or tho giving
question, and bring about revival Of bone
Violence. ['.Amen."] The revival ought to ut
tach to all poutB Of character and oil points o
churches stood back aud refused to give mono.
SaS YopGes S1g ponarkea that hia church ha,
lighted tho two brands, but could not keep th
fires going.
REACHING TIE l1oH.
Elder Jutkn desired to mention snothe
aspect Of the question. It was vol know
that men had incurred obligations in catryil!
on the work, mud woro unable to meot them. IL
referred to one young man who alone had spe'
81 500 for churci, extension. Tho laying out Q
individual funds waB stopped to great extent
and they muat dopond upon tho rich mon WI
had dono littlo as yet for fund.-. Iloy could
reachel only through tho ministers: T., Iho Churc
Extension Society would mood $20, ,0uo next yeal
1lr. Fulton spoke OF mission on Lar'abe
gtroot which had been supported by laymai
but lie would DO obliged to give it up ho di
not receive assistance.
Dr.. Thomas said the great difficulty was thu
missions wantea to take on tho responsibllstie
Of independent organizations, and haYo npeoi'
preaclor. That was to be guarded agatus
Horny Ward Deoohor's church in Brooklyn had
dozon ohapela, but gully ono place., whGro thor t,
, WIS proaohiug- Church. The built
Ing Of Lalf-a-aozen little ohurohos was . wast
Of powor Thore was powor IN large churche
and large congregations; and y Nla seem 70 ~
that, when missions wero tabllHhed, It ought I
be understood thut they woro but feodors VI til
, churches which gave them Ate,, =,
Mr. You1or conteutlcl that the pastor was til
best Judge Of where mission should DO Htasto'
J He believed. II an opening presented itself NJ,
where, In walking into it.. 1le infrinGed on /
, ,pan'a ground IN 80 doing, and no ono dare into
fero with him. Laughter and applauae.]
DR.. Edwards believed that the OWLS spoken
by Ds. Thomas grow out Of tue fact that tt
| Board Of Missions had beon ignored.
Mr. Dandy thought there would be no trouoi
but that harmonious work would result II Il
pooplo and tho preachosa would sustain Il
, Society.
Mr. Youlsor remarked, IT tl,e Board would p
: ita foot down when men said they must have
I church within half mile OF another ono, tho
! would 10 TO dNaonlty. But III long III tho Pr
!, siding Elder and tho officers OF tue church
!, countonanced the erection OF the buildings II
present stats Of things would sxiat.
: Altar further discussing thu temperance or