Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-30

Was ii the coming OF the cloud of sleep
That darkens down TO death determnatee
The leeches feared il. and forestalling fate,
Gave up the field for Azrael to reap.
To them the Lady of the White House said.
go to your posts:-the sleeping is not dead"
August %. 1851. JOHN SAvARy.
Whist Garfield said of Lucreta: 'she is perfectly un
The AethOdists' Ecumenical Council.
THE GREAT CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN LON
DON.
The Methodists' Ecumenical council, repre-
senting that religious denomination i'm its
| varied branches of belief throughout the world,
will assemble in London in the Finsbury or City
Road chapel on September 4 This place of
meeting has perhaps. no special significance
outside of its association with the earlt DAYS of
Methodism when John Wesley preached therein
on the first day Of its dedication or first use as
| place of public worship on November l. 111S
The main purpose of the council or conference is
TO devise means for prosecuting home and for
| eign church work in an intelligent and compre-
hensive manner. so as to lead 10 the greatest
| economy and efficiency; to increase the power
and efficiency of common Methodism. and to
secure the more speedy conversion of that part
| OF the world not yet brought within the healing
and pacific influences of the gospel Of Christ.
| The character and objects of the gathering are
looked upon as very important and significant
| IN their expected results.
WHO SUGGESTED THE COUNCIL
az cannot remember" said Rev. S. w. Thomas
to Philadelphia Press reporter. 1.-The names of
the parties who first suggested the holding of an
ecumenical council. which is certainly clear de-
parture from the established custom of our
church. think though. that some OF the men,
bers in the church south were or claim to have
been primarily interested in advancing the idea.
L have understood recently that Bishop Jesse I.
Peck was also one of the original movers i'm the
matter. and that if is amatter of great pride with
him that it has assumed its present successful
| standing. In this connection | think it proper
| to say that the Rev. Dr. A. c. George of Chi
cage, has been one of the most active promo
| tiers of the gathering. and he has been thor
| oughy indorsed and sustained 10y Bishop
| Simpson. The Bishop has been selected to
preside over the deliberations of the council
| and sailed about two months ago. first taking
! tour over the continent with his family prior
| to joining the members of the council who left
| America in the early part of this month. The
| spirit and genius Of this Ecumencal Council is.
| as gather it. of the same type which pervaded
| the Pan-Presbyterian Council which met in this
city. in so far as it relates TO the modes of con-
Quoting business and the preparation of the
papers. the subjects for which have already been
assigned to the different delegates. The basis
of representation am not sufficiently acquainted
with to give an intelligent account of the num-
Der Of members TO which each church or con-
| ference may be entitled.
| THE BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH IN THIS COUNTRY
TO BE REPRESENTED.
know though that from this country the
following table of delegates is correct. and shows
| the proper proportion who will attend the ses-
| siOns of the conference and they are about
equally divided into clerical and lay delegates ::
| The Methodist Episcopal church, 50; the Metho-
dist Episcopal church south. IS: the African
| Methodist Episcopal church. u; the Methodist
| Episcopal Zion church. 10; the Colored Methodist
| Episcopal church of America. 6; the Evangelical
| Association, o. the Union American Methodist
| Episcopal church. 2: the Union American
| Protestant church. ,: the Methodist Protestant
church. 6: the American Wesleyan church. 4: the
| Free Methodist church, 2; the Independent
Methodist church, 2; the Congregational Meth
odist church. 2; the Methodist church Of Cam
ada, IL: the Methodist Episcopal church of Can
ada. f. the Primitive Methodist church i'm the
United States and Canada. q the Bible Chris
tlan church, 2; the British Methodist Episcopal
church. 2.'
In the list of the members from the United
States who will attend the conference are found
the following prominent names:
DELEGATES METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Bishop Matthew Simpson, of Philadelphia.
Bishop Henry w. Warren, Of Atlanta: Rev. v.
H. Buckley of Orangeburg. SC; Rev. Z. w. s.
Peck. of Baltimore Rev. w. s. Edwards. DID,,
of Baltimore; Rev. Chas. o. Fisher, of Atlanta:
Wilson Cooke. of Greenville SC: Prof W. H.
Crogman of Atlanta Rev. Alfred Wheeler. ID. d.,
of Pittsburg; Rev. Otis II. Tiffany. ID. D., Of Phil
adepha; James Long. of Philadelphia: Hon. J.
W. +. White. of Pittsburg; Rev. C.. HI. Payne
DID,. Delaware. Ohio; Rev. Otis Gibsons ID. d..
of San Francisco: Rev. E. Q. Fuller, DID,, of
Atlanta; Rev. Alpha ]. Kynott, ID. d.. of Phila-
delphia Rev. John Bradden, DID,. of Nashville:
Gen. Cyrus Bussey, of New Orleans; Z. Heffner
of Baltimore.
DELEGATES TO THE NJ. Z. CHURCH SOUTH.
Rev Bishop Holland n. McTyeire. ID. D.,
Nashville; Rev. John B. McFerrn. ID. d.. Nash
vile; Rev. Alpheus W. Wilson. ID. d., Nashville;
Rev. David Morton, Louisville; Rev. Charles w.
Miller Lexington, KY; Rev. w. w. Bennett. ID.
d.. Ashland, Va: Rev. l.. S. Buckhead, ID. d.,
Raleigh. n. c.; Rev. Wallace w. Duncan. ID. d.,
| Spartanburg. S. c.; Rev. Wyman Potter. At
lanta; Rev. Joseph S. Key. d. d., Macon; Rev.
w. P. Harrison, d. d., Washington City, ID. c.;
Rev. Mark S. Andrews. ID. d., Montgomery.
| Ala; Rev. j. B. A. Ahrens, ID. d., New
Orleans: Rev. F. A. Wood, Georgetown.
| weston; Rev. JOS. W. Lewis, ID, st. Louis;
| Rev. Chas. G. Andrews, Jackson, La; Rev. Au-
gustus r. Winfield, DID,. Little Rock, Ark;
Rev. Ephraim p. Wiley, DID,, Emory. Washing
ton county, Va; Rev: Geo. Sim, Santa Clara,
Cal; Hon. Robert B. Vance, Asheville. NC;
Edward Winsor, Lexington, Mo-; Hon. w. ii.
Chambers. Auburn, Ala; DR.. G. A. Stitt, Mil
lersburg, Ky; Prot. +. NJ. Smith, LID. Char
lottesville, Va; Prof: r: W. Jones, AN. Ok
Yampert, Poplar Bluff Ark: Hon. j. Wofford
Tucker, Sanford, Fla; Walter Clark. Raleigh.
NC; Hon. A. II. Boone, Mayield, Ky; Prof.
Benjamin T. Meek, Tuscaloosa, Fla; Thos j.
Magruder. Baltimore; C. X. Marshall, DID,,
Vicksburg, Miss; Dr. H. V. NJ. Miller, At
lanta, Ca; John G. Parham. New Or
leans; Thomas A. Bonner, Tyler. Texas;
James A. Carlisle, LID, Spartanburg, sc.
AMONG THE COLORED DELEGATES
appear the names of Bishops Daniel A. Payne of
Baltimore. Md; William +. Dickerson. of South
Carolina; Rev. J. NJ Brown. of Washington, ID.
c.; Augustus I. Carr. of Charleston. S. c., and
James w. Norris of CokeSburg S. C.. Bishop
l.. H. Ealsey, of Georgia, will also be dele
gate. The cOlOred men will be objects of in
terest to both European and American members
of the council, and their bearing will have much
to do with their future influence.
Virginia Politics and the DuellO.
TWO YOUNG LAWYERS HAVE HOSTILE MEET
ING AND ONE Is SHOT IN THE HAND.
duel was fought near Warrenton. Va, last
evening between James C., Scott and Robert r.