, 1877-03-20
RELIGIOUS.

THE METHODIST nr1NrsTE1s.
The regular weekly meatinE Of Methodist minis
ters WAS held yc.tcYlay forenoon Ia the Conference
room. No. 6l Washington strret, Elder Iutklns
presiding. There wero about twenty eefG1mon
present. ,...
Dr.. uurncy reported 'thAt he had becn most
agrccably surprised st tho afgc attanlsnec At Tho
Clam. Lenders Convention, recently held. lte be-
l,cycd the results would bo seen in an tncreaAe In
membership Of The churches Tho Hsv. II. II.
Tarkhurst gave an account d biz stewardship Ia
relation 70 Tho provision made dor snppsr fof tho
cd ~s IL ref Sss' o' e. cit X ' H*
p?eessasa s g ~ asass q ~ ~: Ssas sst!ss
priesy Of extending tho terms of ministers.
The Hcv. Nr, Scott, Of :>ak Park, announcsd his
e9eepi ssr doe &C.
ttnes ws5s ysfy VII T. es5ts'n snss' and weq
ien element often came out right. And '!a believed
e1tsna!on t II ihc oastoratc would 10 d.ca.scd .t
great length, and would be IN issue at tho no1t
sma. ffoas Joha % %esuys doesrins tat no @ man eoni
s!dsa
rTessat day 10 hold the etuund which had been
'oH4s It VA. impossible /" eonsnco anybody outside Of
tho tlothod,t Church lint thefe nnr in .h-
arbitrary thtse .yoar4 rule iie believed tue chnrch M
Iestieas, and to r. them .necuatng after General
eoad see foe hs " t6e rule tas
a. Il .s fssE aT 5t s ss the sy
1uls shan % ur;,sr il. He believed .ie bishops were
eonpetent e tna the Church II any sase. IL "a
~. and entfauptel three -YCHtN' fA3G.
'Tho Ivy. ". A.. spencer Thought sh:fc wns no
5 ss h Te'sa 5 s ay xS e ~ ehsn:e
WhvtleT the existing raIc w. equally vol adspted
for debate, hut the tact that tho country districts
were not specially anxious fer chang should 10
setlied ministers in rural disric did mol sec tnoru
o m snc q M +. d e % arskes
i!lum. ru.isblJ tl!u romoyAla neccssIta.ed w
tho .e1lssaus rnlc might be tncon'enlcnt
look At AZ ws. rth rnot thcr own comfort, bat iust how
many sonis they could bring to Chstst: d. Hum
'i9aa uaae! aiFs hs ss to The front
members than any other church. except iho Roman
Catholic. lie, therefore, thought shat they shou'd
seT npy 9ys7 M; nritSr Ftaar H. D. believed TINT
tho statement q. 10 dcssa being felt ly country
! memters for change in tho rule was 4 mistake.
AT, SCOTS experiences Win Mln'alcls anu p5nM.
| nent laTmcn N tle e9nntry was NC unnoslte o. o.
that o. DIX. SPENCER: ih9 M ety men Wnatea ~ w
that nnaef Tue fuIe they should uiEmale'S ge1 10
''r1s Tho i ites n s. Harrington bo.,cved that Meth.
2as % m!nstsFs % IN c1Mntry nSss s,ayea 1ongc ss
olt!!ven onle!a1y fnahy cefeyIs o. otnes ucn1n
lnatnns nhd M observation ~ county, ptcsensStt
w1s thaI y any eaahge snoAtn % 1aue. - enp"ns ~ @ =
Do " tue natHTs y! asAutentE VI LIZ 'etoA ~ ""o
years, % was Tho rule originally,
] The Rcr John Foster tnoasht t1at tne Ehafen
ost unch by Carrying na1 tne saio 20 stietyt
man va Removed lnst III ING Miaoie VI fGs.saa
Ssnd. u Mon TX tcm i1n fnn"} In rnie shoald mi
10 considered unaltcrabIc. md that where d blessed
work was going Oh tho pastor SHOULD not be fe'
m9sru;; ;,,. H. r.,,,.,,z, ,,a nm, ,o,,cv. IN :,
no,uf.r - xntr ii wms not tho y0lce nf (jod cithcI
In tGe MctlIodtxt Church OF any other. Whcrc thu
lntorents Of tho Church demanded removal he
Thought ths nlshnp. should tnsa powct 20 n.aot u.
nnsn1,ny ~ w. ,rs rhn trnnt. was tat rIes,aIna
| Eidrrn and U{shona did not know tho real se1ki.