Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-08-07
THE ECUMENICAL LCONFEREECN.
Program, for the Great Gathering OF
Methodists in London.

world Is now turned to the approaching
Ecumenical Conference, the arrangements
for which are about completed 1t has been
decided that no paper shall occupy more
than twenty minutes in reading, and the in
yited speaker who follows is limited to ten
minutes. Thirty minutes will be allowed
for remarks upon every subject, those TAX
ing part being limited to five minutes. The
programme, as follows, is published in the
Western Christian Advocate Where the
name of the branch of the Methodist Church
is not given. the essayist or speaker belongs
to the Methodist Episcopal Church:
FIRST DAY, WEDNESDAY, SEPT 7.
10 a. m.-Sermon dt City Road Chapel
by Bishop Simpson, followed hashe Lords
Supper
$50 p m-Address of welcome by the
president of the British Conference. Re
sponse by Bishop McTyeire, of the Church
South; Bishop Warren, of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, and Rev. George Doug
lass, LII. D., of Canada, and others.
SECOND DAY, SEPT. ..
NIethodism: Its History and Results. -
II a. m-An address in grateful recogni-
ton of the hand of God in the origin and
progress of Methodism address by VIM
Cooke, Methodist New Connection of
Great Britain; invited address, by DIR. w
X Ninde. y m,-Statistical Results es-
say, DIR. Arthur Edwards; invited address,
Rev. NJ. c. Osborne, secretary of the British
Conference. 2.40 p, m.-Methodism,
power purifying and eleyating society: es-
say, Rev. ". Arthur; invited address,
of OIL Ta@I
Episcopal Church of America $40 p. N.
The influence that Methodism has exerted
on other religious bodies and the extent to
which they have modified Methodism es-
say, DR.. A. w. Wilson, of the Church
South: invited address, Rev. S. S. Barton
Leeds, United Methodist Free Churches of
Great Britain.
THIRD DAY, SEPTEMBER $.
Evangelical Agencies of Methodism-1
a. m.-The ltinerant Ministry; essay, DIR.
". Antlif, Primitive Methodist Church of
Great Britain invited address, DIR. j. 3.
McFerin, 12 m.-Lay Preachers Hon. j.
W. T. White, of the Methodist Episcopal
Church; invited address, Mr.. W. Shepherd
Allen, NJ P, British Wesleyan Church.
2 40 p. m.-Women and Their Work in
Methodism essay, Rev. F. w. Bourne,
Bible Christian Churches of Great Britain
invited address, DR.. Charles ii. Rayne, $40
p. m.-Scriptural Holiness, and the special
fitness of Methodist means of grace to
promote it, essay, DR.. J. P. Newman in
! yited address, DR.. J. Stacey, President
| Methodist New Connection of Great Brit
ain,
| FOURTH DAY, SEPTEMBER 10.
! Methodism and the Youug.-11 a. H.
| The Training of Children in Christian Homes,
so as to bring them TO Christ and attach
them to Methodism essay, Rev. J. Wood,
Primitive Methodist Church of Great Brit
ain; invited address, Rev. j. McH. Farley,
of Zin. Ghnrch
/ II m-The Training of Children III une
Sunday school and Church, SO as to secure
the largest evangelical denominational re-
suits; essay DR.. FL. A. Thompson, of the
United Brethren Church; invited address,
Mr.. G. j. Smith, British Wesleyan Church
FIFTH DAY, SEPTEMBER ~.
The Lords Day and Temperance.-11 a.
m.-Methodism and the Lords Day essay,
Rev. John Baker, British Wesleyan Church !;
invited address, Rev. B. r. Roberts, of the
Free Methodist Church. IL m.-Relation
of Methodism to the Temperance Move
ment essay, Bishop Payne, of the African
Church invited address, Rev. Joseph Kir-
sop, United Methodist Free Churches of
Great Britain. 2.40 p. m.-Juvenile Tenn
perance Organizations and their promotion
through the Sunday schools and church ;
essay Rev. Chas. Garrett, British Wesleyan
Church; invited address, DIR. W. M. Taylor,
of the Methodist Episcopal Church. SAC
p. m.-Civil Measures to Suppress Intem-
perance, and the relation of the church to
such movements essay, DR. J. NJ Walden ;
invited address, Mr.. VIM. Beckworth, Prim
tive Methodist Church of Great Britain.
SIXTH DAY, SEPTEMBER 13.
Possible Perils of Methodism-11 a. IN
from the Papaey, from Secerdotalism, ,anG
its connected errors; essay, Rev. j. Gutter
idge, United Methodist Free Church Of
Great Britain invited address, DR.. E. b
Ryckman, of Canada. II m.-From Mod
ern Skepticism in its Different Forms and
Manifestations essay, DIR. Daniel Curry
Methodist Episcopal Church; invited ad
dress, Rev. W. L. Watkinson, British Wes
leyan Church. 2.40 p. m.-From Formal
ity, Worldliness and Improper Amusements
Among our Own Members; essay, DIR. j.
W Mckay. Irish Church invited address
Rev. Charles M. Griffin, of the Independent
Methodist Church. $40 p. m.-From In
novations Upon Established Methodist
Usages and Institutions essay, Bishop
Thompson, of the Zion Church; invited
address, DR. S. Antliff, Primitive Methods
Church of Great Britain.
SEVENTH DAY, SEPTEMBER IA.
Education. a. m.-The higher educa
ton demanded by the necessities of the
Church in our time essay, Mr.. T. G. Os
borne, British Wesleyan; invited address
DR. A G. Hayood, of the Church South
- m-The duty of the Church to maintain
schools which are Christian in their infu
ence and character; essay, DIR. G. G. An
drews, of the Church South invited ad
dress. Rev. G.. w Oliver, British Wesleyan
2:40 D. m.-The education and special train
ing of ministers in theological schools essay
DR.. ". B. Pope British Wesleyan invited
address, DR.. G. r. Crooks. 3.40 p. m.-The
education and special training OF ministers
while engaged in ministerial and pastora
work; essay, Rev. Bidwell Lane, of Canada
invited address, Rev. j. Dymond, Presiden
Bible Christian Church of Great Britain.
EIGHTH DAY, SEPTEMBER Is.
The Use of the Press for the Advance.
ment of Christianity a. m.-Denom
national Literature and its Publication
ESSAY, Rev. J. Swan, Wilmington, editor
United Free Methodist Churches, Great
Britain; invited address, Rev. j. Cooper
AntlifT, of Canada, IL m.-The Newspaper,
and the use to be made of it by the Church
South invited address, Rev. II. W. Hol
land, British Wesleyan. 2.4O p. m--Meth,
odist Hymnology essay, DR.. Geo. Osborn,
British Wesleyan invited address, DIR. },
, NJ Buckley.