, 1876-05-27
the GcnGrnl Conference III the Methodist Church

Lie acnErnl Conference III LIE altlhfHilat thllrln
Mt baltimore:
Let me- pas. 10 n confederation Of fomc points
more dircrtIy brnr'ns upon co'nparntyr study Of
tnn two churches n"w exchanging Christian salnta;
tiola VIZ nrc more nj ohe. ?lr. 'Ith n p'!ity aud
When rat fltre IN iaet Saturday nnh Listened to
u. eloquent speeches made rrtpcciycly ty Ln'us
rittsbnrr c"uld Innglne thni j WI att:n,llng the
rlerrchcs nounde.i 20 much like 'imi1a. speeches
snailc ty ruling EldGsa In our nwn body Aud.
Of iso ruling ElicF, i +, rue int yaur Church and
M sy afls y % ", "t ssi II III % aaesion" "is M
IT, government tho people haye n nubttnutial vocc
y The tnattcr tArplA'ite.l And vt'cn tat up"n
are s wots III e I %c cus '
was g1nd u think that your Church. llk" mrs. willie
tic m eoa nv wat Il .s III
Say, an farnsl:,i With a. ex"rs,. 81 u" word
tfrct. prr,rn,rl during thn carly rr-rion. of your
Conference, stgned BY the twelve, who, .'in jour.
1ue:c'aof. If ths Xpo..lc. In tns ony trna Script
@ s;ensa s %"i rsG 1nS % ss ieal
aSf" H. y"f I wss GSeS va. :" ~ ne as.
zatton. and that It rtaN.!t the scft q healthy
stess 's ssoie sT. aa s whs ans she. % susfs
TIC wl"n sy .of, ..saa wi.h + hrnatc
hro catdnal prineipcs which un'!er!le it. iso.wt:
tue locr1ne TINT thu peop. hive substantial part
aon n fo o s.s % Ie m tc afrsr .1 f
II hut onr order In the m!nfrtry.. Purity Of the
ny r"t wssS sa t
s;s{ss" fa!i ApP"'ch Church .hea, get
a s ss as"d ii nv M Il & e Il ; ;lt S n genl ss
agreement. with us in these great princl.
pies, you nrc practically y Presbyterian
"s a nj a, s"fp ,on s sr s1GaSs .h.,
mike the rtatsnent without at al tmply!nF that
tlgniacaa'ly onr In doctrine. And even thousf, tho
as Il matter sasr"t 10 eontitatc hs
reason for fratcrnal snlutation, In sat zach
ys, wS nys Se stssa ss,.s As;s cIe, h" sf
4. s!s-and WI u.r word which. IN these days of
l. 1Rt to swnksn hottliy
essso It icqte= ns Of IT, Ill they
shalt be faitI'ful IN tcachng that theology. IAp-
p@t wSet 5Hr ~ w tY X %e9ps 'sp5s6a M r.
IT. children te distinctive pollty and creed Of tile
Church, and honor L bccauae It u nut ashamed,
In these hys, to say that ts theology! ~ AfminIan
theology " t.airInirttc. lei! y",,, BRETHREN the
day WI be GS.e5rsd retnstnnay y rs o1ary
dominion, which bhall commemorate tho tno when
Christians rull bu 70 far rccrcant 10 TRUTH 80 In
.xun u ~ mt NJ ,i iii hcr ~ nan na1 d,a ne
which svl Jet IN everything from Ariuulsm to Cal:
'1s n not fpsers{ to the distinctly. fvn,ures nj
our systcm but do sny TINT lire IN time. when
ga n ere ag1 WIZ IT, ill., ncson nt so
much whittier tioi hears prnycr a. whether thcrc
Ia God; in these dayr, when It Ia not much a
there /. .ou, We can at1ord to stand together aud
the evidences EnItituut EItkCECc
| rstnatIT1l b.iief; lApGIause.l In these days,
when philosophy is rarading tho gospel Of nc.Gl.
stock OF our articles of iaith anu ray ''Tnis =
WIN Ml1at wc know" When the clun,a Ut Fnral ihfni'
y @ n afH a,mp pFesfcq ,xs'o On ai1s 's n1s .nc n39
TIE ohe, We eqn at,nra u !" M ,a iosethsr N main.
ta!n!ng ths infali!h,y nf tns !1le tnkinE ior our
mot,1, 'Let Sod " tFae, thoug'. syety ntan le
liart lAppla1ss Asnnst IclAGian!sm a.,,,,, wc e
n! M ?esfas ar. =! Say W. o
the wefll an thnt lis dsaia ": not tae tc.at q
tyfao or hcfoisu,. put rsal saeEiaeial drat, W.
", ,%nfsIip 9ne 1ou II trinity, anu Trinity ~ unity
5sy ar 1u}n;s sa II s no nSr n
g spcak u d1hnatal pnraar fcsfecssie Inc sapfes
ao.y o., 81 'esns .1 n, .,,a.s'' ltnuF'ansS hna
saS SSeh "o Ss = ae W to p1a cha;ee.
each other laushse. ! aoMeitHiss s,,. he.r Il saId
pay. ": and IT. a,sass Ar!nIana sss
tHc1 ptenen. llnuItha aaa app'aliste. WEE!
iii r,et enoas aase asd thsfe !. aae iSd
=. l1n @ .,at a. 'e H. 'su'
anu i but seldom M *harply sclnea a.. And yet. III
%onld os tuo ia1 ~ s9' "9m sat , oe thv @ lasn .,
branches o. pfoestnnt,s s.ana aaft ana main.
Of Dp pearstuatinc .henl"gieas " iocenaeSys c
Iu s"t IN. n,o ,,,,ortnncs md IL, aistnn,