, 1881-10-02
PAN-MEI'IIODISM.

Special Correspondence Of The CAieueo Tribune.
LuSI,oS, Sept. l:.--That this Eculme1tical
Methodist Conference would attract the at
tentiUn Of the oythoaoN loncpnfoTlnlsts OF
this city WAS only what everybody expected.
But whether or not. Dean Stanley being no
more, any leading ccciesiastic OF the Church
uf England woutd pat it Oil the back was
prob]cinatca. and. as for the attitude toward
the gathering Of the unortllodox noncon-
forn1ists, that was expected to be one OF dig
nitcd co.tlness, il not. indeed, one of posi-
tive rilicule. The problem first named las
now been satisfactorily solved. and the cX-
u.,ctatlOn referred to happily disappointed.
There seems to he a general desire on tile
nart OF all denominations represented III this
great metropolis IL speak well Ut Aletliodisn
and bid the conference "tiod~speed y III its
work. Even U,1itarianism has spoken fiji
yorably. The Christian Life, Il leading Or
ean of that Church, says i'll Il recent issue,
No sect can claim the amount Of success
that has crowned for l}0 years this Church.
Ii is juy tu us 10 add that the Church
is e,ainent1y~ religious, and So deserves
admiration In tile United States the Meth
otiists are the only body that keep Ill check
tile daring assumption anil arrogance of the
Eonlal. Catholic Church. They nvernatcii III
industry and success the whole hierarchy OF
Rene, with all its Irish anAlliarles: anu az
wise men bless God for Wesleyislll in .Alneri;
ca In the E;,iteu kinytloln every town anu
village has fcit saving Influence IN tue ek-
ertioI,s of AIetlludiSts. II we were ;lsked 70
1.auls. the one chief instrument IN the hands
1T Providence which has contributed must
ut late to the moral elevation OF our reop!e'
we would not hesitate for IL moment TO say
| .Nerhodism.f'
| Such Il tribute rs this from body that IS
| ~
ISM Is not bad. ard it is only one stra" outot
n whole stack, iii nf whiyl, show that the
| wind is lust now biuwin:. very f;lvOiabiv tpF
tile old Ship that john Wesley set a-sal!lng,
and that that venerable sehtlcnia'ls suctess-
| ors III ecclesiastical navigation are III these
| dAys i'll less danger from persecution ti;lh
| from excessive auhAtloil. =
One of tile tributes from the Church OF
England was na,!,: 1T Westminster 4Abpey py y,
| Ca,lun Duckwurth. The canon preached
| unity Of tile Spirit III the bond OF peace"
Il text which was doubtless suggested by tllc
fact IF the Eculuetaical bein. then III seSslol.
in tile city: and lie paid Mct,,oIlsnl the ~
mon with Il weii-known Wesleyan l!i,lstfa-
| tion. There would always necessarily, he
said, be II variety Ut Stcts Oh eaItii, DIT III
| Heaven s,icll things, he rc!,,lnen Ms lleat-
| atiiluccd ti1e dream John Wesley lad IN 7
certain occasion, il, which. being transported
! :. .,.-;.,,. ff,uf,I rh4.r1 f1Ibnfr
10 inc lo"ei IsSn''. ~. 'o' III ta In,umi,:
o1 reprcsenlatFes INV -, ,I,,;ttaI u ~ tt,p
tlons, btIt be!hs s"psetiue'';,s ~ Hat neither
heavenly "oftn :oti"a ,',',,',,;,,s ~ .'.. nm,
Epscola!lanS, bapis's Iesp, ':, III, ~. ~
Method'ss, but only thttsllahs. t ol.ts;ty ns ~
marks Of fiiIa ecrcs1aSte s - . f.'r =,
i the existing c.suAlos 1 ., s'I; ~ M ~
diversity 9t r.lisolS , Se;.ls tr. i' y.".u h;eh r
Tie probable Issue ol islls eof'tere' for.sn So,.
the Canon pefll1'S st!.1 i's ..l.1 lad r. ti,t,
expected tie cuntslt. ,,. ] ,.,rasnnte1 in II.
organic h1l"l ot ..,e to,.. H.. IN ti,e
that ~ lhe ,ifaI lu;ue nr Xix: Ev s,l,:ll
W',ra "t'E ,,m';',"cn1 mist have been felt
rs tnese 'r.',.,, i|,~ I,shon Sjmus01l
III tae opt,i1n!S ~ ti,nt ,1vrsi,v nf frgalliza-
TOOK ult @ Ea"'h h,.,1 i,.i1a - SIeiulis1u in the
ton au oeet ,.,iat nJpMt ~ :,Ivnnrf. her it,
past. at!. W. mas .''... Ia, + tn. unr1ing SER
terests III lug i.,,;,,.r tn the shirts Vi the
mon w, n.y. d .''r,;ui hnvn h;l uIt.uty to
nnlonisas lug ti .inr.,. oni n, tuesday,
discourage tHehi s.1'fe ,1'. ,i". frs, t,m W.;
sounded on the Sn|sI! x. TIC sl' :Ii 5'r;r or ,fn h.
tlrcanlcrs h'tat sutets n',1e ert,'.Ii ~ fhe II
yond RESURRECTION. A ~. 1', ..,,;',siT liz
+. Church S.t'l; Wo i,''. ;,,',; ~ al
tngulslictt himself oy tlle ,t',r',, ~ ay.
vanced trateral fGelliis !c.tuat ti. ,v,,'ii,
press the hvs tiny tl's Is1:sl H.. y ~, rI'ss IN l.r.
soon be ,'nt, rs, sas nc, ,,; = ft,is IIttr,