, 1881-08-01
TIE ECUMENICAI COUNCIL.
IRIS OBJECTS AND 1rs SCOPE FULLY SET
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Tho service at Centenary Mothod.st Ch,lrc',
!ast ~ evening wns dovoscd 10 = consideration OF
the f'ounlenicot CouncIl. wnteh Will nescfnb'o IN
prayer was ntreral Sy i,isnor llcrrilt, and Ito
sesaptaso 'csso,-the eeven.eontn ne, ehaptcr m ~.
l,ov. Dr.. A. c, ucorgc. A,nung tho annoutcu-
sncnss was ono tim. Trisiny next would 10 Oh.
.'ew ~ a, M ~ 'aS ,,.' mols 1 v.
~, and that tho evon!nE service NJ Contcsary
tiat tonic,
,ish"n sfcrr'li o pEesiel eyer o ncc,t!E ,!aEs
tl,oughts. During THO !srst huff pf tho presn,,t
a@s.,t.ier @ by ai!tcrcncos Is to church lolity.
markch tondenoy tn ccnse tho further crct!tion
ot INC wnits or tpartlllon thnt ilnu sgpntatcu
the work Of ChristinniziiE !ihe worll. II wey
Hoout g. 70 oi'gnso tho attcnton Of chr,s!oadon,.
ii.hop statei tha. Tho ICY. lir: qeorK9 was oi!o
., aMo 9sE 9ovoss n to aMpsGc. y aM "9,
os'e On s0as ss sabess Is y ID
ssksi two 81, questions Sbo,,t Il TIC 4 4Go;!nS!l ,
Will yo,' ,lo thera5" Some diversity Of opinion
existed ns to WHO tlrst suKNcAtc.l such Enthnr-
@ naS iSo IKE etsei:t hssS0 chro VII t' b. 70
y!e,c. about 1SS,. but The grcd!t nropcr'y ~.
ns,nerMl conforense 1T GhLs.Ta, u iss.
t,,nn Sn'ca Nv 'Iiniug ntn xaS,Ig XII, ge,
Esllc1 AlsMn.s wns i.ol.t followed Intor ~ ti;o
S1nnG!I, ana o.m .Heny ,s,
taoy snouli M hot nayo sllar Eathor!nA. T. rug
au Mr1tton I'll aatS a ~ .ho New M t nosk
ntc ,ssas. rrI1o M y ~ itTs. ,
IlMaIanaMnl IuHRressot icy Metnoutht Gnuie1. !no
subject VIZ aoI'nitly 1rought before tno ,ext M
e9nsL:,sr .ne matter, e"s!sttnE amE othors,
OF nxsnopa Smnsoh 9ta A',Gst NV In9 snankor.
Mani c!a,nE sF Is Is Taf & .'I M ~, IN
The n1nc n,no Of !, Neihol!s ' iSnr ,,n,,o
identity ttse,f With sts .noye.,ont was tGe
tta itea5ana ~ T., nv soco tm0
fnnw iso ya"pe l n av snp ie SoEs vaa rny
fenrReM ~ DeHI " ans tit.se thhI ~ t1tl hot Wans
yS s'ng os eaos 70 G Ps ise ors
q .no Kj9Se n, had ',nsuins,iisy snt!1st saom;
acyTs wta 3o @ nnay fhG RfcMt
There had bocn % tho gra,.test hnrnony m ~ all mo
ics ou In0 asf I o np re N r.
Council t,ad prove! nnro..1;led. ; ana ~ wcre
Eivenn nt ~ eG,9! shnwlng lul!ss which h hnl !' ha
w anuon .or yeNss enmo ts'snnIher ana stooa
s!ao ~ sldo n tno gftat work Ihis hG neon
aSco'np.snGGa ewihg t9 INC Lacs lna1: Mainoi9n
tho AlutnGuise ch.,rea WIS .l rent aai.oGf Wy On
polnts o. church pol,sy thorp ,, wns rot TO sight
ost unctEnni utllercnce. Ene people Carried
MOE MGthostn Wnofovef iney wont, anu eisng
70 - tnoir lte1erant syS1c tu9as ess
the!f lopo'1eats, anu olaof distinguishing icat-
nrGs' ,v,, ,ne,,tu,,,o flint ,,o.o ,,,,.,,,,,, :,
hotnohlsts could not mrtM niauer INC colnt'lotl
bnnner OF tlo Church or Wesley, for thoy wefg
WcakctilnR thoir atretlHth W petty ditatGnces,
which prevented q united ant' har!nonlons m, at.
tack on tho BtronKh0ltis OF sin. Tleru was q
Krei!t waste ~ not concentrating tho enlrRles OF
tAg Church, Tho work OF missions, education,
aul religious nCtiptty Ecncrally was too tNt1ch
cut up " nn nttGmpt ~ ctrry them OIL by oAch
Individual oody. WHAT WIS wnnttti was to utilize
tho tOrces ot tho Church tu tho best tllyantnge.
Tho Council would have no othor objeet than 70
cnnstder, in n brnthorly Ina!lhcr. tho work
which tho Methodist Church Is endeavpring to
to, 1t woulll nttGnpt no litigation, would pro-
II aGoro.5ai, iatcroHana" m Uf fntSra feeaS and
| by hrcnktng down Tho bnrrloga which havo too
long kept tho followers Ut Wesley Apnrt, would
give II powerful impetus to tho activity Of tho