, 1877-03-27
RELIGIOUS.

METHODIST MINISTER'S.
Tho Rev. Dr.. Jutkins presided At the Methodlst
mintstcrt' meeting yesterday morning. tho Rev.
II. D. Gillette opening II with prayer.
The discussion Of tho question, "The psopFictT
Of removing the limit 10 tho pastoral tcrm," was
resumed. The Rev. n. u. Sheppard was the h0t
speaker. liz waa Inclined to take a conservative
Wow OF the anbject. Dy making possible the ex.
tension Of service thtrd would be general cnu,or
for It. II tbs opportunity ot ataylug In place
beyond the appointed time. even ~ An experiment.
were given 10 pastors, they would take It. aud
claim It afterwards a. right 11o thought that
faw pastors wcfe capable Of doing good service
longer ttan thres years In nne place. They Ak
hausscd themselves In TINT period. neatdes, they
themselves needed relief, which was TINS obtained,
giving them chance to use thoIr ideas again.
Then again tho aIethodEst. Church was not for tho
s psesens ss5s.em was pfots;t and check sgainst
fayor!t!sn,, and VA. for unlyereal brotlierhood.
Ts s MI %ns 5 s.t sfs ssa as S BE- 81 "a sss
ess esss; fsh;fi = iesfhs s
thsee yeata woil Il might 30 possible for him % 70
on another !hrcG years. Fer h!tnseif or one &c.
ssss ss"t Ssek a stumS,ed along awhile, ana 81 Id
| came revival, and he preached seven sermons q
week AMI tho peops, said he gave better seEmons
essnes sssr ,e i s would e. good Or
CITY work. Whsn "a majority Of sanr:s a. asfSa for
| tue church did not Interfere:
Tho Rey; SO. Aski1son VA! le bad back. sl!ldcn
sirsble. liz bad somo Statistics of churches In
twenty four elites. !! shc number Of probasloncrs
sosntea tbe Mstheois Y pt'ledspha wGul
's''''eai mors ecan,aaieaeis .ssa liz Methoais!.
sSsssFass Ss% 9asIs sa t. as e been 9' esnsa
e G e Ms% York ths.e rs.s ct1
I'D I'D SSS Ishod!sts and 90 ID
nsqse hsa FIJI shanes fS es ssr
largest City in tha country, had 70 20a fal! mem.
se I'll Tao;s s ns;,tsMs hsa e. s anS f%csf:
f:s.bytetsns osi0n lsa OF Mstheds,, Nsi II.
s1a Mshsa!sis o a Fl a
tass g. aGs ::SeTs Ses.s 81 .a liz ebs
il ths soath wilO tlat y te Methodist va. n th'
iet'aas. AashInston had MsIied!'ts sSt
ts NsTs* Id Tapi.;s IL: ss III
Mstho;5: Gs anS sn
I
odisG and .os3 Prcsbyter.anss;, pet1ol
ferians. Milwaukee had !, 2238 Methodists and sG
pFyssyter,sas Albany haa o1 Mshea,s ell Ms,S snt
odists and III ftcshyterian6. Rochester had !, ~
ethod!.ts End atilD prssbytMs,tans M Altcsnsn
Ncw Haven had i, 3al Metholiats whllu tho Pres
bytctlans had not d atngle communicate. Indian
I npoli. had .. 304 Mcthodlats and 2,H76 pfeshy
| tarIans. Many Of tho abbyc. named cltlcs wern II
Statcs which wcro drst occupied BY rrs*bytertans
yet In almost ovcry case the Meth9dists bad e9m n
up abreast of and passed. the old church.. Th
spcnkor wished 10 point out that the Methods
Church, will! its itlnerant pastorate, had bease
| the ethuf church organisations.
Tho Row. Nr, Willing did not sec how thceo dG
urc2 affected tho question. II wnsn'ta question q
relatfys strength Of tho Methodist and Pfcsbyte
Churches, but whotheF change In tho iunrtan
systcm would not still further Increase tho Meth
! tt!st 1Ee,nbeEahp .r
On motion OF the 1tav. D. McCheanoy. the dsa
cuss!on Of tho question was ordered continued mt
tho sseoai Mohdny from date, tho aev. Mt. VIII
| m II n n fkaH