, 1880-04-29
a Sketch Of the Progress Of This
Branch Of American Meth
odism.
Come OF tho Important Questions That
viii Como Before the Cons
ference.
Extension of the Pastoral Term-Lay-
men In tho Annual Con-
forences.
Ordination Of Women to the Rinistry-Ap-
pointmsnt Of Presiding Elders
Election Of Now Bishops.
Special Correspondence af 1ne Chicago Tribune

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CisclSNAT1, Apfll %'-ohuac"aen ol .no
GENTS Methoalst seem 70 nave .,, n!onoro.y ls',
of tho name conference. Emu t,,,' 1me,n M"cso
rou VIII, and tney !'hve y. 1hiougioht tao
world the ANIMAL gatnoflnss oi tas.s mus
srs nre known ny ti'nt nnlhe. ~ Aus.IalM,
tndia, Canada ana tao un,teu ota'es u,ele
arc nenrIy dozen Generai conferences o. ~
many pfahches Oh Ine A1Gthou1st ssoeh. n, t.'cn NY.
they nave Quarle1iy IonleiGnce IN e"In
pastoral cnnIee' U'ss,es .o'.oiScu
many fresiams'EMcl Dss.oss' ,.s' "t4 4,.ain,s, .a
teriai Appellate courts known M ~ 'mn'c.at ,,aai
conferences. L'1ush''s, ~ taei' W u''eo'o
MS not LOT lack OIL Conference.
Ihero hlo u Actuhtay cnauiieu ".cuucla
tbo1't 4,7o,ooo Methoaists IN q eS's,ence; s,s',.
Aboat 3,'o'vo OF Wese "1e ~ ene on..su
States' anu. II hgures "Glc sNen VI p'pu.a p,
lion, hs III Inc cAse u natAetMns, W. N",',.
Catholics ana otneIs, sn1s o''"VpVo m'sn'
Satciy w a,,I,.,es, maa.pou =. ,.,eaa, ,oaa, ,..
reports ABOUT ha'1 OF III III u!s ~ ulatea
States,-ont OF WHICH nooue 44,oV" nao no
pastofsr Whiie she 'as pieAc'e's .''noet l,ovv
more than ING pastors, ana oh 'ness 'e"''y
',4oo nave pastol", chnlRcs' .,,. .
.Ihe 1ehefai Enhltlehco =. .a's steas
Chtifch lnee.s III lais Guy neSt oatutuay, a''u
Will nfobably co'lt''1ue Ill sessloa aoo"'
month: -,o A. ,,,,4. .,,,,
Al octoner, i'uo' tle lui!lua eeeu.u's v.
this romarkaoie fe'glous developheht was
planteu III Ne" 1oFK " u - ioenl pteactlel Alu
1--WE adnerenIs, IN l,'a me lrst conie1enco
was helu IN fhi!aae!phla' vi, pfenchets eo'l1-
pfisng 1ne ohtlte 1otee. ite ehu1ch eoll-
tinued TO grow rap'aiy, anu ny l'lo ei"su VI
the war ior independence ~ llno Must,pl,sn y ~
into elghty-tnfee preaehels @ anu aooM1 i"'ooo
members. oooh attef'-1'o4, a. uie Ctflsn"s
Conforcnce'-at Tue suggesIol1 ol M; Wes,
ley, under whose dreetlon 1he Wo1A hna
been prosecuted up 70 ulae tlnlo' Itey organ,
/. Church.. There were thon three Annual
Conferences. That Christmas Conference III
l7s4 was the first General Conference.
IA As ,'nortant o ottors orose tia naed ,voa
detarmine. This was attempted to bo sup
niied nv
'oN - co,,yc1r.
proposed by Bishops Coko and Asbury,-the
latter being especially favorable to It. This
Council was composed Of the Bishops and
1lesiulns I'ue.o. tnoy Mo.e ~ "a,u e,...,., ~
:hority to mature everything they shonlu
Judge expedient" for tho unity anu p!oKfess @
ot the work; but only lts n nnsnimous nm s,s decs s
Sas as weae " ~ eo W. n,nIIme - ~ t1 onv st,,ct
hese were 10 DO plnolng ~ hly u4stflct. ~.
only When approved ny malorlty OF tno
vera to have authority to convene tho Coun-
III ~ thaIr rlaneure maior,tv ~ tha
naaohers c -. ret annrorod tbo n1an and t,yo ses'
sious we're ed in 17so 80 and % 1ioo or but W 20 de-
cided became the opposition to this attempt
to rule the Church with heavy Episcopal
hand.--for tho Presiding Elders were the
creatures OIL thb Bl8llQp9-Ahn 10 organize