, 1874-10-04
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A new Methodist Episcopal Church in Jamaica
y, L., viii be dedicated Oct. IL.
The annual meeting of tho National Associa-
ton for the Promotion Ct Holiness meets it
Philadelphia. Oe:. :.
! i new Primitive Methodist Church building,
| situated Gil Iark aycnue and Bridge street
Brooklyn, will be dedicated Oct. II.
In each OF tho Methodist Episcopal Annual
| Conferences for 1875 there j. 10 he sermon
| preached in honor Of the natoa'a cxltcucc 10;
| 1pU years.
I Tie Sixth street Methodist Church. Cincinnati,
the l:ev. Dr. Scolt pastor, Is shortly to be ds-
nloli=hed. to mako way for tlle demands of trade.
| Tic parish has been IN existence since 1923.
I The building of the Methodist look Depository
! in Baltimore has been soil for S2D010, and tic
t Directors have purchased tho Tracey bu1ltl,ns
on Baltimore street. in the heart Of thn business
centre, for 576, 900.
St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church, Nc.
York Clt: the Key. DR.. Chapman, PASTOR IL said
to be the wcaItnicst church Of the denomination
in the United States. Its present membership
is 522, and its contributions for the ca1l.c of mis-
slo1ls soa,a years have been as much as $11, 500.
The Ninctcet:tl, Animal Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Cnurca for Uppc. Iowa.
now in rcss|on as Challcs City. haa gIoyn very
much III :. few yc:Ts. Embracing the northeast
about 10. 900 persons; 800 Sunda?-schools, with
$4,000 pupils; IN churches and 80 parsonages,
Of an Estimated value of ssc0,C00 Tho MINIS
tcrs III the Conference number about $50. Bishop
Gilbert Haven p-csidc3.
Mrs. Van Cots failed to o1,:nin ordination Of
tho California Conference. held III San Fraucisco
q few da:s a5o. Several District Conferences
Recommended her ordination. bat tho suhi"ct
was declared out of Or'ler by the presiding
Iishon. Tho question OF o:dainng women to
preach, in tho u. L. Church is of growing i'm
rorta1icc, mud PROMISES to como u3 for tn. de-
ci.:on III tho General Conferea:o Of l57G. 4
good deal of objection will b.. urged b7 tho
preachers, While the l1;mau AFRO largely in fayor
uf tue innovation.
Tho statistics Of tae Indiana Conference for
1874 are: Irolatloncrs. 3,st2; fIil members,
29.O72; local preachers, 3tJ; churches, 333
valued at 57}5.3.5; a-aonagcs, Il, valued Ct
:3j.3Go S:t:,lay-8cnools. ;52. all Increase Of 13:
officers Gad tcaccis, 3.40;; scholars, 2,313: for
mise:one, -, ISL; there vas IN increase in t;,o
amount laised by Sun.;a--acloois of S:}57.
Won.n's Foreign Missionary Socc:v. ri:
Charch ES:en*1on :sj5; Tract So.ct?. 5l53;
Sunday-Sch' 'oI Caion. $19J; F1calmoi's Ali
Society, 500: Education. Si21.
The New Orleans Adr3ca.e, organ CT thu
Methodist Church South Eays rcrya!B ara ro;n,r
on N aluost all Southern Ncthodlst churches,
IN sA3 lace OF temporal conditions not usually
regarded as faToca5le to tho SUCCESS OIL the Goa.
Pei. SAYS tic -dd5ccate: Much political e3-
citc1neht - supposed to exist. and if VIC NAV
oc!le'c the represent atoms OF the Radical news
FaPeis, there is general riot anl social disturb
auce II VIC were to credit tho reports which are
spread abroad through these ehec:s, ne should
6nprose that our reoplo wc.o dc1otin. them
Selves c1c!u6lyely to hu-Klu1ng aad to co,s-
s:.lraeles against the weil-beny and lives of the
carpat-ha.gcrs and their colorcd followers Ana |
Et: throughout thesc States there is Grca: er re-
415louS interest, mere CONVERSIONS, auu larger !
lneleaso OF membership than for years past