, 1876-01-09

fninisteIe il al! the councils Of the Church.
Both the Annual and General Conferences arc
composed OF IL many lay de'esates as Ministers.
who Lavo m equal voice aud vote in al the pro-
ceednge. The b:atsoalug COMMITTEE, NJ "hon
the appointments arr nildt, Is ccmp2sed OF the
f.ai1Aen Of the districts. aid al elua! uumoes
ii! Ecsrds are selected bv tie so.iet:c-. ano TT
appointed b! the preachers. iEs;ead OF f:eslo
rg l. Gers they isare CAalrn1en OF D.sr'sts
Iaey Lave General superintendent eNc.Ga
5ace IL foct sea:7. nh1se cE'y = ~ les'ae
It 1:le AnuH:l Conferences aId ttase! thsooSh
the cooLe-,.op =: lar:e lhe rights OF the mam-
ters are carefully saa.ne5
Io1.rta-11,er ereea, OF to rra1rcte spirituality
aad e4ua!iicty IL wo1tulC- ton:tesat:oLai eng
ipr Is uu,yc1s.I and perfoima.ces ou Itusical
iu.tru,ncuts ac5 cicl<-s'ue'nE 10 pubic II Wtrsa1p
arc prohibited They bel.v vvc IN tue log Ghost
it nca a:c really conSctec and sanctihed. II is
sbY toe Spl.1t Of Col. WEea lie r ofIs there is u
Ell 4s lIts.1aut EGWa1-s ba's: "Itestnl
(L:;.ce x.e 80 great, tui Ot such vast ccntecn.
tia: t::e1a Is great x,scrdty IL nous being but
1as ler2srIv m,yed aud Affected ~ shern." Hhe.e
LIZ Ss!st OF the Loid is, there is l1oe,tr. The
Jrrs Ie:hodlsl-, wa!}a they do not beEeye IN
any mere formal uulse. vet when tie Spirit
c-Ince liee ~ IEet11uc mighty IrlCJ, as on the
d.- cf Pe..tecost do net Lare OF: oso tho
manifestation OF HIS lItscucc. An Idwarjs
sa7s: "NHtCeyer there IS Any considerable de-
gree ct tho SPLITS u4llueuce on :4iAed multi
III, It vii proauc-, IN soAe WAY, grea: ylsl-
cincc1 tie wt!k Of God.
Iitth-TEcJ do cot believe IN 1esortinG to wo.d-
Il pol;cv to tu=t2.n the GosEeL CArlot LAS s4ad
TIA. wnosoerer glycta cup OF cold Water III llls
Ia.re eucli w.se lose h.a reward. lat It
u lpe active and uct tie anuunt dlue tl3t co.
-:1-es tho Divine appreciation. There Ii no N re
vl.tue n giving TO the :Use OF Col 1or cIruA1
r.ea4i.re lnan tue:e is ia auy o4AsT purely selasA
ac-:on. Ecncc they give 10 courten=nce 10
mooc:n exnedieo:a for psolnouu5 tbr1Et:a4.'is.
s.ca - se.isn: Or renting pews. yaculcs. CAiist~
ms t,e-e, festivals, lotteries. t41!s. and dtna-
aoa p=r.le.- 10 say tuat tie On 1F:h c1nool "a
aU-..:ceti without the>e conirvaaces 20 bHEulla
tue world into lie Eui port Is to confess that
o:.:e:s,ue Cn,is:,.na 40 'loyers Of pleasure
a... ,han lo.e-s Of Goj." It ID tu prcn"uace
Christianity fa.ure- ITO GosCAi possesses an
n-e1ta: p.we. tua: will not oA!y s..siA.n Itself
81: Ia1e itz wa; through all . position. "Ee1-
nr=r its nd,Cta:"s live uo to lis 1elu-le leClents
I'D rely Oh !!a f-J:7lses
>.L4.-aII their Churches arc required to be az
f.ee as tie grace tacy preach. They believe
lis. tleir IL ss.on is .T.-fo!1-.n malEtaln the
g.: lie s:arda1! OF Clr1ssiAasty, and to preach the
5osoel to tae poor. Hence they require thai
iii ecn:s III il:cir houses OF worship ehoa na
s.ce No IeNs cay ua rented or sold among
t.eu, III. wa.:d will never becune coa7cr,eo
to Carat SO 1ut:g Aa the churches are conducted
u;op lae excl 1s.ve system. 1t has a&"avs been
cou.:s-, to TIE economy OF the <t1letlau CbuTch
10 tui.1 houses Ut wo sp WITH pewn TO rent.
Bit tie s2l.i. OF the world has encscacaed. little
b. i,tt:c. until. in many parts OF the United
E.atfs, NOT single f!ee church can be found
i, ~. Of the cities OF !ar:er villages We are
thoroughly convinced :hat tn4s syeteuls wrong III
rr:uc.1!e AMI bad il ;fudency- 1t is Il co:rup-
u,u OF Carlstiaa.tv Free churches are essen
TIE! to reach the uastes Tho provlslo3s ol the
Gospe; are for ali. The "slad tld!ngs" mus: DC
p:oc.Aiu.ei to every lndv!dra OF tle human
rEcc God serda the true light to illuminate
kad melt every heart. 10 civilized and savage,
bend aud free, black a1d oh.tc, the ouo1ao1 and
tie learned, is freely odeieu the gtea: salva~
ton3
E,:t for whose teueft nre special efforts to be
pat forth? Who maetb particularly cared tor7
Jesus ee:tles this question. ''The blind fecolve
the!r s:ght aud taa }srus walk. and tho deaf
hear, tho de>t are raised up; ami. As il all this
lid:.s Of HIS claims, be adds ''aud the poor have
tie Gospel preached to them" This WAS
the growing proof that lie was the one
that should como. In this resrect the
Cburen must follow in tho footsteps OF Jesus.
St- must res 10 it thzt the Gospc! is preached
10 the pcor. II the Gospel il to be preached to
sil then it follows. as ucce:e,TV consequence,
that eli the arrangements for E.eachsne the
GLarcI should be 20 1uade as 10 ee:ile this OBJ
icc.. II it 10 Ea,d that seats would te freely
given to those who are rnabe to pay for them,
feE are wiling, SO loag .. they are able to ap-
rear 1t church, to be taoEcly treated as pau
ptls.
It il not the dcsi1o of The Free Methcdists to
cet up simply d large Church, but taes jo hope
that the,r societies Will De co4rused exclusively
Of those wao are IL earnest t. gan Heaven. and
.ho are determined by the graco OF God to l!re
~ to tie requirements OF the Billie.
NLs1Ir JUNIOR.