, 1875-10-18

70 1ol1t snperlntcndenta over orr bro,h ,hscp
. 'lsnn1 Mu1' Hn,e" hn' Wesley 1oos not rar l,e Of
!. pointed and mt "ord.lncd. for tic rnrne wor
.aptointed" ta neni Respecting It'll t,nke an
A[ao"sy, and Wesley did not or.isin Asbur]
~, ~, @ nsna5y VA. then IN America, AZ ort'lnu
si"0 s *As net ncoefehry to constitute A.l,llsy
> nnpefintcntien. 90 T. was not necessary to con
atltnte Coko nle. Was not Wesley htiusolf In
snrorneenasnt Of the aIoti,odls. los, oty in La
srdoaeo M thas sas Woesx et1.'nsa ."l e ~ There
! Coke. In "appotntine Dr., Gosn' wc,in,
smpr did Il n mora formal m.n"or '' h, Tsi,o bon
IN en 1SYns "a apanieg ana Aieary .rsy pu da VI
psrlusenous Is mako fbem isbon.e e''Iey Ica oi
his "sher. Hiasory." gives tbe n,s.or
Of si,s nse Of the torn lilshops, In the mlnuisi
Of shos = Conference: ', He Shows that III sit
porntsudents from tho 1rst formulation or III, n,
Methodist Church IN 1884; and ths st.9e,;or
only took p'.ce in 1857. "At ths ne1t "l;o Conier
eng It Nas asked Of tho preachers If the wore
Bishop might stnnd in tho n,;nnIosi ! sesiua v tha
II waa aorslturp nnme, and the n,saGinr n IL.
MoFd Bishop was tho same with that OF Sunern
tendent' Now, why il tho tt1a Dishop Ulyan
vYee'Isc 49,. Wesley lai ordsiued .hom D,sLops
lnaentient; But me,e; "some Of ths praaohort
tpposed the alteration. aud wished to Retain liz
former !'tie THAT OF SUPPLEMENTARY, but = ma
}v }oI!1v VI t4o Franoliers hgrooa 10 let ths word
lhhliop romafn, and In the nnn,iaI Minutes f,r
!honext Ye1f. the first question is: "Wbo ero Tie
itshopb or our Church for tho Uniei stotos ;
Now, how did Wesley reco,ya the news OF tho
action Of This ConEoronco? Here IL bis response !,
There ~, ndcetl. Wide d,aerrn,e hetvesn tho ~.
relation wherein stanl to aii tho Me.los!s. Yo,l
nrs tue elder hrthcr cf the Anor,ean Metllodists;
NM Hinder Col tho father Of thr while family
therefore. naturally for you sll iu mn,lner 10
otaer icraon eau do. 1harefrs IN neqsurc, pro.
vlea for ,nn ls ealI not provide w,rs It no fr rS
were not thas not only permit him to COLLECT, bul
II II as HID p, d's II Ss 1e' Boo; BRes sna M sas yss
a.asr from NO. stndy to 10 Iittie, 1ou study To 10
grey; 81 sfssp sou s.ru: along: found achoo you
III, beware DO not SEEK to 10 sonel.as, lie. me-
n, 70 no.hinK and Christ 10 ait In n Ono Instance of
esn 3o!i, how daro yo, suffer yo,1pf to BE- cs,Irli
nn,,*ho2? I rhnldcr, fsart, Il tie very thansht.
'to,ndrr aid coute,l. hut ,lsy snail usysr by
tIs y soaaa 81 me lahopt ri my sake. for
Let s IT, ior Ga'. ~ .aks t m .ad - maj
acsuoa!s's know their railing boItat.
ih's ietter Shows chapgo iu Wcs!eys vicwa
ison 10 ~ .na siaa4 e1 no took npon reading Kiuss
ops. Lot the Presbyterlaus do an they rioass.
PVT lot tho aletlotl,sts know ter calling better"
That u, let tie rTesbyter,aua, II they n,ea.e
SILL thcmae!fea bishops. What can be pjal4ori
an1. u ,na y, IN w Meseys 1udsmeEt tho imposition
constitute AsbnFy Bishop, neitl.er could they
IN We"ley's jNdgment. havs constituted Coke
nlshop, ioF tukes authority to ordAiu WAS tho
sni snao as HeslcFa (Which was no authority at
all, both Of them being 1'rcsoytors of tic
LA'1rch Of EDRlaid; aud lharefore II IN proved
Clearly aud lndcutab1y that in appointing Coke
a!d Ahhu1y to 10 - Supsrlnte:,tieuta OF tLe
nletAodiat soctcsy, Wosloy did not ordain them
Now. what do We find In tho year l7ao7 At
ono o. ing Conto'onces. the following question
was introduced III the annual minutes: Who !
ate .t,a the Persoua Tint exercise tho Episcopal
onase o,.1 IN 1ho M Mnth1dat Church io Eutops aud
t:a'Sss { ,4a,sbi,rS, by regular order and SUCCESS.
bist'oa seab'iri, ani William Wliberiorcc, Esd,
\! IN sAsh ho aoigat from the Arst two consecra.
ton 81 himself aod slr. Asbury as "D.shoo Of
lug Mfthgdss Socioly in tho Protestant Episoo.
PAL Gh'i,eh III theae United s.atos," aud a re-
Thloh y OF tue two Churches. this YVES in 1901,
Il Mr yoaTs n 1873 he applied
ina!a. The lapne Of tune did not satisfy hin
that he Ind over been n,ule Bishop. Permit
no, ~ passing. TO remark that the English
.hnfeh ana t1o American Biahops mado gsiev-
2.la mistake that thsy did MT mako Aabury aud
Coke Dishopa and secure 4 united Cnnrcn.
liao' that there is nothing necessar.ly soraIlta-
lDo 10 CuIoH lettatg, but yiaReI in tLo j1unt OF !
aat'e2aent 10 eysnts TUE, manifested noas h,art
aa ,af.soeing mind. so alAo thsre Is perfect
Jod' in alt Wesley did There wss not even
Inconsistency 1hors wa4 asIort tlme ul,dount.
a!y when Wesley was convort to the idea Of
,ulafefns ,ua pafatY which ho undoubtedly Aban-
oned. l3ut during this period ho ce1tsluly did
ot intend to make Dlsaons, but Hupariutend-
ntH. Ono theory of Wesley'a apparent iucon.
atency fesehts any auy nttacl upon bis iu,cv- I
~ whether It co1ea trom Metho,uH;s ur Epis-
Upon resdiug tho three letters OF Dr.. Colo
cterred to. y will be manifest that Or, Coke Z
oes not m III them clam for mon,eut to he Bsl,,
D.. D., nls letter 70 bishop White SHOWS /
;o,oy I,spptovoa e' u hjs aoa prosssanss es as'
n.y. letter to Bishop Reabury, no aska linn to 3
rdaln M him "Behop OF shs Aietl4olist socioty,"
appointed" him : SuoovinssnIont, did did not !
Faasn him D,zhop Of that Bocloty. IN his o
fter TO Biahop saahurr. be asls U,slop Bea. q
sy ntbo,x. T. qfdn'n Edn1, hr Asonry Dshup Of tho
lFy. asking for tho admission Of tho Afethodst
'oacherH into tho ltotesssnt Enl1copal Church. n
:. Coxa eays that ho knoNs they must s,lbmlt 10 n
rsordlna!,on. re- these Iettors a4oa, too. con
us.vsh sn.ss taa1 WHOM Wesloy "appsiuted !" Coke -
", " "orlaln MIN B;shop Ut tho Church Of Ii
aa e may serve the can4e Of truth for no tu a,
nte that tue usual mode OF ORDINATION
m aong 10y oI1 Eogiislt Aeshod!et brethren until In
Aye,, u that year (l536J imposition Of hands b,
LUZ what docs Wedgwnod'a Lifs of Weslov sa y,
~ "Wea!ey solved the difficulty by taxing n n
oliee o. B'nhop upon haHolf." / do not cl
.ult 1hat no efaf designed 70 tako te Office OF ri
Aehop' but the testimony is valuable ~ show ah
thas no alslhodst historian, avon At this lato hi
'. claims that l.e was ever consecratoti a Bshon
~, what are the fActas Wcdaxood's Lifo 81 te
ssIoy sayt; - lr
spiscoral ordination sre.t need to tho wes be
an prcseher1 and In 1868 Wescy obtained prJinA- ~
~ ons of biz preschos., Jonn Jnnss. who was in
set! = te,shes IT Rihyswood sSaoo), flom Dishop I'll
ibo tine Yss tAts seP WI e.ieutjy s4ksn VIII ~
ne reluctance Bishop Erasmus u4g, u course. " ~ ~
ns t. oFdatn hundred preachers ~ one. Lu NOV IN
We Wesley eontentsd with this slender enansuu To-
Epis.D!sl lntiuencs, but 10 was extremely djs-
assi With ZONE Of The lay Preacher Hhp toJk Id a
Lgs t,g q II Without asilpx hs rssluisslou, nd ee
e..d lhem rum the Bosie!y. Charles, Ilore con- m
I III fe!hsea 10 recognize JnLss ~ . pricst and 49, 49,
ss.!ututiy TO cn'"pcrase viii him ii It's ajnnis ov
knelety. 1'1' wy ~ An
int no nre nat done. Now villa. docs tho IN
ssdnca Methnd1st historian. tue KoY. 1T, anl
Eman' shyf II tho Kov. Mr. Iyerlnan does Or o.:
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