The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-09-15
The Great International Council of
Methodists.
HISTORICAL.

Our readers may be interested in the
following points in regard to the differ
ent American churches represented in
the conference:
The Methodist Episcopal Church was
organized in December, 1884, at Balti-
more. 1t then had 14,9SS members
and 81 itinerant preachers. This church
now has / ,742 ,922 members, and IL, ,096
Itlnerant preachers. Sends to the
Eeumenical so delegates.
The Methodist Episcopal Church
South was organized at Louisville, XIV.
IN May, 1915. Its first general confer
ence was held in May, 1916, at Peters
burg, Va. At its birth it had about
400 900 members. 1t has now $50, 900
members and 1850 itinerant preachers.
Sends to the Ecumenical 80 delegates.
The Methodist Protestant Church
was formed in 1890 Commencing with
80 ministers aud 5000 members, it now
numbers l,3l4 ministers and, and about
49, 900 members. Sends to the Ecu
menical six delegates.
The United Bretheren Church. origi
mated little over century ago in Penn
sylvania and Maryland under the labors
of Philip W. Otterhein, German Re-
formed preacher. For some time this
was exclusively a German church, but
1t has long lost this distinctive charac-
ter. It has 1906 members, and 1000
ministers. Representation in Eoumeni-
cal six. but sends only two delegates.
The Evangelical Association was
formed by Jacob Albright in 1900. 1t
is almost exclusively German church.
Membership, 112,197, with 1893 minis
ters. Sends to she Ecumenical six del
egates.
The Free Methodist Church was or
ganized at Pekin, N, Y, in 1860. 1t
has 2,lQ7 members and 271 ministers.
Sends to the Ecumenical two delegates.
The African Methodist Episcopal
Church was formed in 1916, with about
5000 members. 1t now has a member
ship of about 2l5,000' Sends to Ecu
menical twelve delegates.
The Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
(colored) was formed in New York in
1920. 1t began with l,500, and now
has nearly 200 goo, and sends to Ecu
menical ten delegates.
The Union American Methodist
Church (colored) organized by Rev,
Peter Spencer, has only 1000 members
and 121 preachers, Every member of
this chVrGh is required to contribute no
less than $3.50 year to the support of
the gospel. Sends to Ecumenical two
delegates.
The Wesleyan Church was organized
at Utica, n. Y, in 1871. 1t was strong
anti-slavery church, and since the war
has declined. 1t has now 2j0 ministers
and about $4,000 members. Sends to
Ecumenical four delegates.
The CnlanAd -MaiL..-l:-. I2I-:goi,i,ssl
Church was formed at Nashville, Tenn.
December, 1874, under the directions
of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South. It has 63S ministers, and 112,
300 members. Sends to Ecumenical
six delegates.
The Primitive Methodist Church re-
ports 1856 ministers and 3,2l0 members.
Sends to Ecumenical two delegates.
The Congregational Methodist Church
originated in 1852. Membership, 10,
nGG 1nG. Sends two delegates.
The Independent Methodist Churches
report an aggregates of about $4,000
members. Sends two delegates.
The Canadian Churches will be rep
sented as follows; Methodist Church,
u delegates; Methodist Episcopal
Church, 4 Primitive Methodist Church,
2; Bible Christian Church, 2; British
Methodist Episcopal Church, 2.
The 200 delegates representing British
and Continental Methodism are distrib
uted as follows: Wesleyan Methodists
50; Primitive Methodists, So; Free
Church Methodists, u; Bible Christ
ians, 10; Wesleyan Reform Union, 4
Irish Wesleyaps, 10; French Wesle
yans, 2; Australian Wesleyans, 16,