, 1876-05-07
"a Church p4sesd hs5pnd her anpsrv1ae4 snd pss
toE1 overEKhS sxcept b tadteA prooess fez W1eas.

49, &kAAsh0o NAG
teI. ovssstshs sxcsp* b 1adtetA process tar w7eas
CONFESSIONAL on.1Ao1x1 ~ THE onuncH
u maintained largely bJ tho lsw u affinity. The 70
marfabls agreenant m doctrines. ths saneneas q!
religious experience, and the atttAsrtty ct usasoa
which prsyal throughout the eenuectsou, stvo ,ss
oneneas cf character. and assuilsts int body
Where men s,aa .hn1 AID fesl she ssne es tnd1si
| the Church are bonds OF union. The nearly m,o0o
Sunday schools auxiliary to the Sunday sIhoo Unsn
theae schools, under tha tuition OF mora than 10 Oo0
officers and teachers. constitute organized cadet
forcs which promises in thu future 70 .dd greatly
70 the strength and efficiency Of tho Church. This
more specifically Ae.hodsttc their religious training
ts the greater will be tbs power usofu1neas they
they are not taught tho scr4pora character Of our
docttfrss. they do not have explained to them our
Church po,tty. 4 in .hetr ye.rs thsy
not enlisted 10 thu support Of institutions and
benevolent agencies, but left to believe that any
other Church Mill b6 . useful to thom ~ ours, ws
p to :. and
OUR MISSIONARY tocrx71,
with ~ numerous au1tIiaries IL anotheR Of theso
bonds Of connect1onal un1on This Kosaut soctety ~
the central organ lks the heart Of thd human body
IRON a. she vens 9, the II ~ r
to every extremity Of thu Church to noursh an sup
port tho WHOLE il indsBolubls tic besWeeu III tbs
Every preacher on obscure circuit border rei
sion who h hboring and suffering on very tnads~
peopl. fFom tsr vory poverty TO eontribute to ito
troasury Of tho society; and the huznblest member
and the infant sunday scholar, who contribute
their psnnies and their 1ysrs to t1s CAUSE. we'll
tho missionaries the foreign Geld all real factors
IN this great united work Of evangelism. This not
she dignity aud honor of III tho labopers IN the sight
Of God and In the annals OF eternity. Tho Book Con-
has eo sas.'sd ~ naG ths
nterests of do whole connection. So long It sha
be appropriated for falpabie and common interest,"
1t Will still have that influence. But II 1t shall
fail in either Of these respscsur will not only lose 1ts
centrpetal force. but become source Of contention
grafton. EARLY convinced that tsase institutions
greatly promote the unity Of tho Churca, ~ well u It's
far authority and opportunity would pazuit 70
Labor for their xrsatest prosperity
THE GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT
unity Watching with impartial eye tho conditions
and wants Of ali portiona Of tho Church. and the T
bor1 aud interests Of a the ministers, holding the
esme relation to al, and having common sympathy
with al without special obligations to any; atriotly
Arnenabla to General Conference for their charac
ter and administration; where every member aud
every minister has right 10 challenges their every
exercise Of authority: tho general superintsdcnss 90
concerned, we'll prepared to travel through the
connection u large snd oversee the temporal az,d
spiritual futefeBta Of the Church. 6af1hG 0ten
employed during the ecclesiastical year hsy meet and
report and consider tho condition, both teoo-
Rorsl and spiritual os all part of tns 70
theiConferances makes several reInoars Of the Beard
by personal inspection and observation, acquainted
with the mora condition Of each pa.ucuar part
OF ,hs WORN, and thus gives us united Judgment
upon the state and Claims Of every part Of Tho field.
This Judgment thus found has been sought aud
sometimes deferred 70 by the General Mise1onaty
Courui,tee On Church Extension In dividing their
funds; and not iufrequcntly. on different aub{*o.s
great Importance, 1t enables them to understand
where ministers ars needed. the qualifications re-
qured for ths edgancea OF the work. and By tEsnser
and otherwise to such necessities thus proTtd
ing for the poorer and more difficult fields Of labor
and the advancing aggressive action OF tho Church.
To limited extent, It enables us to meet tbs 1gont
emergencies Of ministers aud their families by chang
ing Their church In Of stcRness and by placing
them where their family wants and educational neces
sites arc more fully ust. This csu only bo done
partially but much extensively than it csn he
done by any other Church. and tho nno31nt Of minis
to ths Church can only b. Known and appreciated BY
those who parties to It. .....,.-..-......
Owing to the great extent Of tha conneco1, ~ can
perceive no other wsy by which
UNIFORM ADMINIBTHAmoN
can bs maintained. aud without uniformity, Without
oneness Of tho executive authority znd adHintatra,
character OF the Church can be Preserved Our pro-
found convictions this subject hare led us TO great
and constant effort TO secure uniform Admins
t1ation.
Il IS no wonder that 80 far ~ making tha appoint
nents il concerned our administration should b.
sharply criticised BY parties in narest In those de-
nou1uat1ons where ministers ara lift to ind tns!r own
pastoral re1n1ons they fsll to escurs such they
% ta,ra party Of whom hey caa compl.in. In our
chur.r wien they fan to receive such appointments
esae a:5 ; To- s6or i
sssasy, *pRsst%sas ssP's2@isx Pss; as: d n:
ss ,aS s7 seesss @ in sv at ss e.%s IL
90 can lntelgeny xriticify the appointment Of an
annual conference, he must aeareiuAy eoao1der the
fact that svery appointment 1senhtea 10 :ecears =
preacher and 9ycTy elective cher TO receive An s
pointment This other fact must also be consdered.
that the Bishops cannot alter thechaeter Of the pas
tho preachsr rApplauss] rneJ naase tAko these As
Proy1dence has furnished them and adst the pastoral
relations between them a. happily and useAy q they
nav e able to do after the most craful AnS proye1fu
constderatiop of circunstznces x2d cAhns Of all
The preachsrs and Of al the churches.
Pcshaps the most important and responsible duty
in ths work OF making the appointments that Of
SELECTING THE PREa1DINa RIDERS.
Undoubtedly II had given to the Preatdtag z
might in sona instances have filed it popularity.
But II uniformly gve the o1ies TINS pEe-eminence;
how ara e to PROVIDE TOT our
and these pulpts spare the men whose services they
would be deprived Of BY such principle OF admnis-
a1ble appointments be coutent to exchange them for
this work Of p1iVAton, Greater hardship, and
less compensation notwthttandln8 IL u VOTE OF 30
creat responsibility and usefulness, or il It at all GER
fsin thst these en vore they assigned to districts
would more 5eely or ukefuliy exercise the func
tons OF tho Ptesflina Edership7 Could anything be
moze unreasonable than for churches which. as they
auppose have the best ministerial es ~ their pas
tors require better than lhs bet e,ts IN their
c;ous han for such churches and pastors to sppre-
e1sse thar Presiding Elders because they do nos in
crease the congregations At their
In f1lnR this otace while duly considering the
other appontments have sought for 1t men whose
Christian character and whose standing IL the minis
try would for them the respect aud conndeneo
practical wisdom and knowledge Of our discipline and
ursges and kind spirit would enable them to adjust
difeies whenever they arise In the churches advice
the inexperienced preachers Of whom more are now
put in cha.ce than formerly in the administration q
fiaciplne cr3de aud encourage tho church in their
Abrasive TorE ad judiconsly counsel in arranging
Of tha appointments at the Conferences.
IN potne instances, where the slzo Of tho district
.n ts consequent lsboEs would permit We. have ap-