New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-17
TIE METHODIST COUNCIL IN LONDON.

copot church
At St JamcS's Methodist Episcopal Church,
at Observation-Disclosures and Madson-ave
the Rev Dr. james NJ King the pastor. spoke yesterday
upon the Erumenical Methodist Council to which he
was delegate. lie said there were twentyeisht diner
cut denominations Of Methodism represented ana ESQ
delegates present This ncud,d all the different bodies
OF Metbodi,m except the Calynstc Mebodsts, who re-
fused the invitation to be represented The call for the
meeting originated with the Methodist Episcopal Church
Of this country. The chapel in which the Conference
was held was erected under Woseys direction IN l1'1
in what were known the Moorhc1s just outside OF
the city walls. the northeast Of Moorsate In these
fields Wesley and Whitfield preached To multitudes.
brass foundry situated in these fields was abandoned IN
was purchased used for forty years the
first recognized house Of Methodism. No trace OF this
foundry exists at this time To the northwest oil the
foundry were fields. and here the chapel was bu
which remains to-day substantially as II was IN Wes-
Ieys time The changes that have been made were coca
stoned by repairs made after the fire Of Dee T. 1879 On
the wallis i'm the interior are memorial tablets to Wesley
Fletcher Clarke Benson and Coke. The basement floor
under the chapel contains many graves In the buying
ground back OF the chapel are $3.50 graves, among
which are those Wesley Benson Benting and Clark rn
Bunh buryug ground, by, there are buried Watts
Henry and Richard Cromwell, Buny an, DE Foe and SUI
sanuah Wesley. south side OF the pen space in
front Of the chapel Wcslcys house sua ted Many
of his preachers lived here with him.
summarized under eleven heads as follows: Broaden
ing the minds and feelings of the delegates by giving
them extended views OF the scope Of the work accom-
plshrd and Ia be- accomplished; mhcatlon OF Method
ism by demonstrating and emphasizing tn" points upon
which agree; bringing together the different pfhthes
OF NTchodsIu and showing them h0w unlmpOltant com,
paiatNrI, were the CAUSES Of separation; " VIII lead
N.rhod.4n to pay attention 10 the great tsSentlaS
and less to little varieties II ha- shown thaJ u IS
csf the prriarities al the different branches, ana
NOT On account Of Them that God has blessed them they
fnuud they could together despite Their Inherent
METHODS worship ana prayer; the English press on the
English speaking world found itself, IN some instance
a, ~ tell the world what Mcthodlsm bad done, and III
other instances was compelled 10 do t; II compelled
tho know dgcmcut of its power IN ChrStanLg ana
cyilizing the world and power Acknowledged Is pre-
cursor of victory; IL inspired srtTcspect ana dignity
nlon our own people n lands where the state church
dominates often mpcrOusN II pronounced upon great
matter, OF Christian morals IN language ana "rce that
must bc felt and greater opportunity Tor the IN
nucucc Of Gaiicd- death made 10y the presence at
thr Conference of 50 many representative Americans
The Conference made real impression upon the mem
hers of the Church England the great attention that
was paid To il by the reprcscntatv" JOURNALS ol TIE lead
in school ~ thought IN that body shows. Ihey say that
II aug that the mistakes of the past can never he re-
unirrd: that the secession of the Methodiss Is COM
rtr and hnal that the independent state OF cApap-
on that Mrthodsm has reached II reacts Tor good upon
the huch al England that II Is the most wonderIul
system OF evangelism known and that II Is SAD Iact
fiat 80 many millions Of MethOdiSts could not remain
in he