Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-09-17

Of Christianity, Methodist hymnology,
home missions, foreign missions, and Chris
| tian unity. Each Of these general topics
is divided on the programme into two or
more special themes, for each OF which
an essayist and invited speaker have been
| appointed, the former to occupy twenty
minutes aud the latter ten, the remaining
thirty minutes necessary to complete the
hour allotted to the theme being occupied
| by voluntary speeches not exceeding five
minutes in length. A glance over the pro
gramme shows that it has been constructed
with a remarkable regard for the great
American propensity for speech-making,
for it affords opportunity for forensic dis
plays to no less than 300 of the 400 dele
gates TO the Conference These oppor.
tnnities, we venture TO predict, viii all be
eagerly embraced, and if the delegates
! from our own shores do not eobble up the
hons share of them we shall be much dis
| appointed, aud shall be led to the cor
clusion that the American eagle does not
thrive IN the foggy atmosphere OF she
British Isles.
THE ESSAYS.
Those selected by the Two sections Of
the Executive Committee 10 read essays or
TO lead off in debate are the following :
Rev. WIN. Cooke, D. D.. Methodist New
Connection of Great Britain Rev. w. K.
Nlnde, D. D.. n. c. Oh; Rev. Arthur
Edwards, D. D., NJ 4. CHI, Rev. n. C.
Osborn, British Wesleyan; Rev. VIM.
| Arthur. NJ. A, British Wesleyan; Bishop
L FL. Holsey Colorsd NJ. E. Ch; Rev. A.
w. Wilson, d. D.. NJ. c. Gu. South Rev.
S. S. Barton. United Methodist Free
Churches OF Great Britain; Rev w
Autif, D. D., Primitive Methodist Of
Great Britain; Rev. j. B. M'Ferrin, D.
D.. NJ. g. Church South; Hon. j. w. L.
White, NJ. d. CHI; Mr.. w. Shepherd
Allen, NJ. P, British Wesleyan Rev. f.
| w. Bourne, Bible Christian Churches Of
Great Britain; Rev. Charles FL. Payne,
| d. D., NJ. q. CHI; Rev. John p. Newman,
ID. D., M. Il. Ch.; Rev. J. Stacy, D. D.,
| Methodist New Connexion of Great Brit
ain Rev. Joseph Wood, NJ. A.. Print.
tive Methodist of Great Britain; Rev. j.
McH. Farley, H. T., Zion Church Z;
Rev. Fl. A. Thompson, d. d., United
Brethren Church Mr.. G. j. Smith,
British Wesleyan; Rev. John Baker,
| NJ. A, British Wesleyan; Rev. 3.
| 7. Roberts, Free Methodist Church !;
Bishop D. A. Payne, African NJ. e. ca. j;
Rev. Joseph Kirsop. United Methodist
Free Churches of Great Britain Rev
Charles Garrett, British Wesleyan Rev.
Marshal w. Taylor NJ, L Ca; Rev. John
NJ. Walden, ID. D., LID, OF the NJ E.
Ch.; VIM. Beckworth, Primitive Methodist
of Great Britain Rev. ]. Gutteridge,
| United Methodist Free Churches Of Great
| Britain; Rev. T. B. Ryokman, d. D..
Methodist Church, Canada Rev Daniel
Curry, d. D, M. f. CHI; Rev. w. l..
| Watkinson, British Wesleyan Rev. J. W.
| Mckay, d. D., Irish Methodist; Rev. C.
NJ. Gifhn, Independent Methodist Bishop
j. 2. Thompson, NJ. e. Zion Church Rev.
S. Antliff, D. D., Primitive Methodist Oh.
of Great Britain Rev. 7. G. Osborn, NJ.
A, British Wesleyan; Rev. F. A. Mood,
d. D., N. e. Ch. South Rev. O. G. An
drews, NJ e. Oh. South Rev. G. w.
Oliver, B. A., British Wesleyan Rev.
w. B. Pope, D. D., British Wesleyan !;
Rev Geo. r. Crooks, d. D., Nj. E. Gu;
Rev. Ridwell Lane. a. H., Methodist Oh.
of Canada Rev. j. Dgmond, Bible Christ
ian Ch. of Great Britain; Rev. j. S.
Wilmington, United Methodist Free
Churches Of Great Britain Rev. j. G.
| Antliff, NJ. A., Primitive Methodist Of
Canada Rev. c. x. Marshall, D. d, III,
L. Oh. South; Rev H. w. Holland. Brit
ISL Wesleyan Rev Geo. Osborn, D. D.,
British Wesleyan; Rev. Jlmes III. Buck
lev, d. D., M. i. Ch.; Hon. James Terrier,
Methodist Oh. Of Canada Rev. Hugh
Gilmour, Primitive Methodist OF Great
Britain; Rev. I. II. Bainhridge, British
Wesleyan; Rev. G. B McElroy, d. D.,
Methodist Protestant Oh; Rev. S. B.
Southerland, D. D., Methodist Protestant !;
Rev. Richard Green, British Wesleyan );
Rev. 7. B. Stephenson, Ii. D., British
Wesleyan Rev. Jacob Todd, D. D., NJ.
8. Ch.; Rev. j. NJ. Reid, d. D.,
N. e. Ch.; Rev. E E. Jenkins,
NJ. L. British Wesleyan Rev. j.
II. Rigg, D. D., British Wesleyan Rev
r. S. Maclay, D. D., NJ E. Oh. Rev. W.
a. Potter, D. D.. M. E. Oh. South Rev
John Kilner, British Wesleyan Rev. j.
5. Banks, British Wesleyan Rev. Leroy
NJ. Vernon, D. D., NJ L. Oh. Rev. A.
Salzberger, Phi. D., NJ. E. Oh Rev II. j.
Piggott, B. A. tRomel, British Wesleyan
Rev. c. C. McKechnie, Primitive Method
ist of Great Britain Rev. G. W. Miller,
CsI(sf LIs IL III. JSQGi1 lA5N. augustus ~
George, D. D., NJ. E. Oh. Rev. William
Cocker, ID. D., Methodist New Connexion
of Great Britain; Rev. John Myers, United
Methodist Free Churches of Great Britain
Bishop, j. A. Shorter, African M. 4. Oh. :;
Mr., David Allison, Ii. D., Methodist Oh
of Canada; and Rev. Benjamin Gregory,
British Wesleyan. Besides the formal
essays and addresses of these gentlemen,
there viii be on every subject and at every
session a number of short voluntary
speeches, and it is by no means improbable
that these will exceed in interest and force,
as they certainly viii in freshness, the
more stately carnations preceding them.
STATISTICS.
Your readers may be interested in the
following points in regard to the different
American churches represented in the Con-
ference
The Methodist Episcopal Church was
organized in December, 1874, at Baltimore.
It then had IA, 9SS members and 81 timer.
ant preachers. This church now has l.
742, 922 members and II 096 itinerant
preachers. Sends to the Ecumenical so
delegates.
The Methodist Episcopal Church South
was organized at Louisville, KY, in May,
1915. Its first general Conference was held
in May, 1916, at Petersburg, Va At its
birth il had about $50 600 members. 1t
has now $40, 900 members and 8, $50 preach
ers. Sends to the Ecumenical SO delegates
The Methodist Protestant Church was
formed in 1880. Commencing with SO
ministers and 6, 600 members, it now num-
bers 1874 ministers and about lis 900
members. Sends to the Ecumenical six
delegates.
The United Brethren Church originated
little over century ago In Pennsylvania |
and Maryland, under the labors of Philip |
W. Otterhein, German Reformed |
preacher. For some time this was exclu. |
sively German church, but it has long |
lost this distinctive character. 1t has |
100, 900 members, and 1000 ministers. |
Representation on Ecumenical six, but |
sends only two delegates.