Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-01-24
Important Methodist Council.


ing to the converting of an Ecumen-
ical Council or Conference of Metho-
dists from all parts of the world, to
be held in the United States some
time next year. This idea was first
mooted at the Methodist Episcopal
Con ference held in Baltimore in May,
1875, when committee was appoint
ed by the board of bishops to take it
into consideration. This body, of
which Right Rev, Bishop Simpson is
chairman, has been in correspondence
with representatives of the American
Wesleyan Church, the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, the Metho-
dist Protestant Church, the Evsngel-
ical Association, the Methodist and
Methodist Episcopal Churches of
Canada, the Wesleyan Methodists of
England and other bodies in every
quarter of the world. Favorable re-
plies having been received from one
and all of these hodies, Bishop Simp-
son has issued request for a meeting
of the committee, to be held in Gin
cinnati on May 9th, to prepare call
for the council. Every recognized Or
ganization of Methodists will be in
vited to send its representatives. 1t
is expected that the conference will
represent 100000 Methodists in all
parts of Christeudom, as well as in
Asia and Africa. It's formal object
will be to discuss "topics relating to
the position, work and responsibility
of Methodism for the evangelization.'
The discussions will not be limited to
q mere interchange of views on gener-
al subjects, but will embrace proposed
changes in church rules and modes of
government reform in missionary
work. and the adoption of common
p.almody among all the Methodist
churches, as we'll as Of uniform or
der of service. This latter feature,
however, Goes not mean thu adoption
of a prayer book, after the Protestant
Episcopal form, but the introduction
of . regular and stated order of SER
vice, the tendency at the present time
being in the direction of an increased
formality in the modes of worship.
CHANGES IN THE NEW CENTRAL
Coal CoMpANY.-At meeting OF
the stockholders of the New Central
coal company, held in New York last
Wednesday, officers were elected as
follows:
President-Malcolm Sinclair.
Vice Resident-W. S. Jacques.
Secretary-George Adams,
Mr.. M. Sinclair, of this city, who
succeeds Mr.. Henry Conrad as prefi-
dent, has been general manager Of
the company for about four years past,
having previously been connected
with the Blaen Avon and Hampshire
companies. He has had wide exper-
fence in the coal trade and will doubt
less discharge the important duties of
his new position with fidelity and
ability. Mr.. Sinclair will be compell-
ed to take up his residence in New
York city and will remove there to
assume the duties of his new Office by
February l. Mr.. Sinclair's numerous
friends will join with us in regretting
his departure from our midst, but will
unite with us in congratulating him
on his advancement.
Mr.. Sinclair will be succeeded as
general manager of the company by
Mr.. Duncan R. Sinclair, of Cumber-
land, formerly paymaster. The lat
ter is well qualified by ability and
experience for the position. Mr..
Alex. Adams will be shipping agent
at Cumberland and Mr.. Benjamin
Bissel will hold the position at Balti-
more, as heretofore. Both are young
men of several years experience in
the coal business. -Ne,ps.
| BUSINESS BOOMING AND EVERY
BODY AT WoRK.-A very intelligent
New York merchant, who has just re-
turned from three weeks business
tour OF observation through Mary
land, Western Pennsylvania, South
ern Ohio and West Virginia, gives a
| glowing account of the revival of in
dustry in all that region. The leath-
manufacturers, he says, are refusing
to take further orders, and have as
much business on hand just now as
they can take care of until mid-sum-
mer. The furniture manufac turers
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