, 1881-09-11


ane Ecuuicnle;i Methods. Cu,lfcrtnce-incrr
titc soc conservative souls who trf.tuIllt. I.sI
,n.s ue" thing III Methudi>m shall breed so.,c
t etnn ol uisturisIilce They art :,ctIl..sly
;tlarnlcd Had ali the suggestions that wcr t,f-
istcu ocen adopted they might well 11rnl,I,
~. me eoiii'n't1ec which hid the selection Of
top'cs ~ cs=aylstS, and speakers in hand WIS
ctiittientiy jucius, and Methodissn will ,.l:.rcn
afh l"s"afh ALTER th@ conference ctt'ses with as
Stcoy Stcp tU Is juEiltatlt music lis it docs to-
ustt. NO doctrines will l,e unsettled, 1o ut'es
VIZ &c sSs11le,i> lu unpleasant memories VI DIS,
an1nereEees will be excited. Men never argue
themselves in1ounity. II they COME together it
Is Dcclllse thcy grow together and urr held at
uilc-Incit by bands of love. The unity ol
Christenuon1 cannot b, found iii identity O.
SYMBOLS. hit in common experience of tho luyc
ni Christ and in ii common work and warfare
Tor the wurds redemption. Hence tho cun-
topics. have selected the most practical ind
those least likely to provoke controversies
a.iu Y; heart burnin@s :rloug fraternitics.
scssiou % IS 1sndst nir i,sors rsc0'% and dYs Is
tesultS, ai1d Hl,tl':i Ibis head the hand ut God
IN the or'E!!i aud p.tgr.ss 9t Mehos,1 will he
lying and tievnting influence OF NctAtdisu,
ulns. society and the mutual influence Of Meth
olstn anu other Observation-Disclosures u,un c:irb
o1ter will l'c shown. II is expected. ,llSu that
under this htad sonic inquiries may lie irs;i-
iu'c Us I" 1lr Ncstcy's intention III tho orylt.-
lzatiun Ut Methodist so",eties in fur&,pt. uud
sucrt:i ard particularly whether I;l,iSc)-
pai or non l:fh$toIll titihulis is most III ilar
ntonS with Wescy's views. II this topic should
uone. BECAUSE there are very divergent views
hcld about il. American anti Canadian Method
,:ni Is Serx largely Episcopal: while british and
Iniotu :Eethutii-u' Is purely ito.l- Episcopal
Iferc il. huwc:t.r. among American Mttlyiists
large constituency wl1u believe in Il ln,>Gtt:l-
tnh ot their Enlst:uiaty. and sot!l:. If them
th:t.k that tho approaching Ecu1ne,!icai Ton
1trtllCt might he influential i'll SECURING t,It this
subject great degree OF u,s:1y ::,nl mere rtr
!cct historic consistency A1Ettlt. the E::rioiIs
branches ot the Methodist fuTliiy. Others. and
tneS aul ara 1l'1'ict''u@. fear TO touch tho n!mt-
1er 1T Ai bltatse s1lt discussion woufu lt no
good. md would almost certainly produce dis
scnsion AM! strife, aud in the c,ll nothing
E'htiA bc determined. l:ut hrs. Coul. III the
Methodist New Connection tI:rfishl. and Nil1le
and Edwards. OF America. ami the Rev. VI. T..
Osborn, secretary Ut the british Wesleyan Con-
ference. the kes, William Arthur, bishop Hal
scE. i:!s "thtrS who will discuss the subject ure
catr.ui t.,rn VINO will avoid acrimonious tontru-
Ntr-y. The Evangelical Agencies of Nc1hoh-
ers, women aud their work holiness associations
GIG, will be discussed Friday ly Ur@. AlltliH
bourne. and Stucs. Of Great Britain. and D,s
-lt1crica1l Me1hodisn'. Mcs=rs. ]. ". I. White,
OF TIC Methodist Episc"l,1 Church. nnd W.
Shepherd .llcn, u: F., Of the British Wesleyan
Church, lay1Et will also participate. TN SutNr-
I;;y the eeucrst! topic tor discussion will he
:" s1ethodis;a and the Young, Including the
50 as to SECURE the largest cvan.ccai denoIui-
nt1lolaI results. on which tho Rev. Joseph
Wood ~ ~. and Sir. G. J. Smith, Of Great Brit
ain. AMI ths itcss. J. VI. II. Farley and II. ~
Thompson, b. L.. ot America will speak. Two
sessions will he hchi daily except o, saturday
On whiSh M day only 4 morning session will bt
held The lutpirS Ut the British metropolis will
b. occupied ou SUNDAY by the foreign delegates,
and Oil Monday. l.th the conference will resume
business. Every session is to be preceded with
devotional exercises.
This will br tho general topic for discussion on
Monday: II vii! include in its Subdivisions tho
relation Of McihotitSEl to both the Sabbath OBJ
scrs.'lce and temperance movements; 10 the
organization nlld promotion of juvenile temper
ancc societies in tue Sunday school aua Church;
tt1
anl the RELATION OF the Church tn such nl0ve-
1ncnts. The Tte,.. John Baker. u: A.. Joseph
worth, Of British Me,hu,lis,n: and the isevs H.
Taylor, aud j. ii. Warden, u: d. Ii. j., "f the
these topics: - The Possible FerllS of Method
ism ''ftsln tIe Fapacy. from sacertlu1aiiSm and
IT'S IT, g yonnge.en rinrs. from 1ern Scept's!sn
fnr1nality, W"rl1i1less. ana improper A1nu*e-
,nentS, aud from Innovations upon cStabfishc'l
suntcd by l)r$. @iutilh- Mckay, and Gtltterid=e
and Natknson, Of the British and Irish .
cturrhes: an1 bv Ilrs l;ycktna,. Curry, Giuen,
Ame,icasl churches. un Tucsday. ''i;dlcation "
will occupy Wednesdays session. Tho higher
Of tho Church 10 n,ai1tai:, schools which ire
Christian Ill their influence ald char
ae'ss &c the special rraipin ,; Of ministers
while engaged in pastoral and ministerial!
work. Thcs. questions will be discussed
ny = tue i9e;s, Reys: !, j. @ Aoo p y; = &
Niawcll Lu:1e. ~ NJ. Ut the Western section.
.1,d Mr.. I. &: s)=barn. ~ A.; tho llcy G. W Oil
Dy1,ond. Of the eastern, or I:rtlsh section. On
Thursday. 18TH i7,>... The Use 0f the Press for
the Advancement Of Christianity "-such. fur
instance. Is tho publication OF a1cnon,nati0nal
literature, the use IL bc 1llNc Of the newspaper
by the Church, and Methodist hymnoo,y- These
X 'oSSn5 %;Fa6a III, j. I: C. .1iSt au bS b. + y busksy a
of america, and tho tevs. j. 5 Wilmington,
u. ". Holland, and George Osborn. q. H., Ut
the Sessions Of Friday, and the l,cys H. GiImol.r.
i. Green, I. Il. Stephenson. g. A.. IL. H.. and
Mr.: T.: II. isainbrldgc, uf tho British churches.
aud Mr. james Fcrricr. of the Au!er~
call u1ld Canadian churches will read essays or
deliver addresses thereon foreasn Mlssi2ns
vii! occupy The one session OF Saturday. 18th,
and the two nf Monday. 18th. '1lssnluch us it IS
tho great feature OF Methodist evangelism. The !
general topic will ue divided into sections. such
;lS the results uf Methodist missions: il, hcuthen
lands which Dr. j. VI. Held, Of this city, and
the Iicv. Z: T. Jenkins, II. L.. OF the british
waste, riyuries, and confusion arising from dit |
fereut Methodist bodies occupying the same
contiguous ids, ol which DR.. lt.E, ot England. |
and nr. Haclay. of japan, will speak: tue cs- I
tahiiehncht and support ut training schools for
native a11d native ministers in tho for
ci.tl ttd: the Of the press i'll lOll-Ehristi
countries for the promotion Of tho GOSPEL: the !
work required III Tapal nnd SEMI ii1l-
ii:lel nations, and the resources OF Nethot'ls1'
tor the work OF the worlds conversion. and the /
duty ut developing aud employing thuSc rc--
sources: On the;c themes I, l!rs; pottcr Vernon,
"a, ;.l:d tho iters. !. knlcr. j. $. Banks. H. i.
lir=ot1 H. ~, anu &C. McNcchnic, OF Great
l'rl1nit., will speak The closn. s''ssionS Of tho
inst. when 'Chrstiun tnity"-hnw it may he
nla!ntail.etl and Increased ainuns: Metho'lists.
rty &c oi IS Gf s she bo Of
among natfons-wilf he presented
by Drs. y. {. George, Prof. j. I. $hortcr, David