The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-10-07
MEJRoplsTs m THE UNITED STATES.

II
They are divided into fifteen branch
co, all of which agree in doctrine and
most of them in practice.
The largest branch is the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church. THIS was
organized at conference Of Metho-
dist ministers called by Thomas Coke
and held in Baltimore, Dec. "a, 1874.
This branch now has 95 conferences,
l2 bishops, l2,Oeo travelling preach
ers, and l,o4s,e22 members. and
church property valued n about $7s,
oo0, 900.
The NJ. E. chur, south, the second
in size, was o, anized by seceders
from the M. E. church, at Louisville,
May l, ls45. The occasion Of the
secession was the action of the gen.
era! conference Of 1914, requesting
Bishop Andrew to Withdraw from
the exercise Of his Office unit! certain
slaves owned by his wife were eman-
cipated." At the time Of the secession
this church had about 100000 MEM
| beers. 1t now has SO conferences,
bishops, $500 ministers, and $4,000
members.
| The Methodist Protestant church
was organized At Baltimore in 1880
by certain scceders who favored lay
representation in the conferences and
the abolition OF the presiding elder
ship. This branch has no bishops.
1t has 1914 ministers and lI3,4o5
members.
The United Brethren church was
founded by Phillip w. Otterhein. It
has Eve bishops, forty-seven confer
euces, 2,l95 ministers and l57 1856
members.
The Evangelical Association was
founded in 1900 by Jacob Albright,
and is composed mainly of Germans
Ii has bishops, 81 conferences. s93
ministers and 1928 members.
The Free Methodists Church was
organized At Pekin, N. Y. 1t is es-
pecialIy devoted to the preaching aud
practice Of the doctrine Of sanctifica-
ton, and is opposed 10 the putting
3 on of gold and jewels, and the wear
ing of costly apparel and to secret
societies. 1t has neither bishops mol
= presiding elders. It has l3 confer
: ences, 27I preachers, and 1864
!, members.
y The American Wesleyan Churcl
Y was organized at Utica, N. Y, il
d ls4s, ard grew out of the anti-slaver!
~ agitation. It has no bishops o
:. presiding elders, and admits no on
~ belonging to secret societies TO mem
P bership.. It has ESQ ministers AM
q. "a, 200 members.
ID The Congregational Methodi,
is Church was organized in 1852. II
n. adherents are mainly to be found
Id Georgia and adjoining States.
as has about $50 ministers and 1000
a. members.
21 The Primitive Methodist Church
YER = branch of the same Church
he England, and numbers only abo'
be 5000 members.
he There are four Colored Methodi
m, Churches in the United States, a
y, having had their origin in the soci
up difference between the whites az
Mt. blacks being in former years mat
th' too apparent.
- The African Msthodist Church W
ad organized in 1916. It has nil
The bishops, l,4ls ministers, and 214.s'
aid members, The African N. E Chur
so. was organized in 1919. This hoe
,ns is particularly strong In the Sout
ers It has seven bishops, about IS
rge ministers and 100000 membe
90, The Union NJ. E. Church was four
ed ~ Wilmington, Delaware in isl
ins and was originally known as I
ing "Africau Union" It has Eve ct
old ferences, l2l preachers and &c
lin members. The Colored NJ.
or Church was organized in 1870, nne
i'm the direction Of the NJ. E. Chur
1 it South. but is entirely diat,nct fr'
that Church in its jnrisdiction.
uld has four bishops, 63s ministers a
diff ll2, 500 members. There are ais
ow- large number of colored members
lust the Methodist Episcopal Church.
,ole Besides these organized bod
inn there are Independent Method
old Churches, the total membership
! wn which is about $4,000.
ave These various bodies are repres
old ted at the Ecumenical Conferel
the now in session in London - folIo
,ess Methodist Episcopal Church.
,old Methodist Episcopal Church Sou
The ss; African Methodist Episco