The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-04-29
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college, Georvia; J. g. Cranberry, D: D..
professor III Vanderbilt university; Rey
T. Il. Hendrix, D. D., OF st. Louis; Q. T.
Fitzgerald, u. D., editor Of the Chritlian
advocate; Lewis Parker, y. D., editor OF tic
New Orleans ddrocd.e; b. NJ. Messick, y,
Dol Louisville, Ky; lsey. r.W.V:Tudor,ol
st. Louis, ani &. G. Andrews, D. d., ,presl'
dent Of Century college, In. 4 peculiarly
in the outlook for elections TO the episcopal
Office at this time Is That tho eyes OF tho
Church arc turned with strange unanimity
and flxcdncss Of gaze toward young men,
men who inay reasonably DO expected to
have before them many years Of hard ser.
vice. Three, at lcast, Of tho nine gentlemen
named IRE not yet forty, and these, candor
compets mo TO say, scem TT present 10 have
the greatest certainty OF carrying oil the
prizes.
Tho question OF union with tile Church
North wilt CONF before tho conference IN
some form, though exactly how, or with
whit result, cannot DO iorct0ld. On the
part Of tho great bulk OF tho members OF
the two Churches there Is apparently no
strong desire for unity and it Is u question
II Al Immediate organic union Of tho two
bodies would be generally acceptable,
either North or South. But lit both
churches prominent men are asiiniiDg the
subject, ind tho general conference Of tho
Church South converting so soon utter the
London Ecumenicat, this question is surc
to have II place In It's deliberations. Dr..
Searrelt, OF st. Louis, proposes tho union
Of the two Churches by II division Of tho
territory aud membership Of both Into
three general conference Jurisdictions TO
be Known as the II. Il. Church
North, the NJ. L. Church South and tho
NJ. L. Church East, thebonds OF connection
between tho three branches being q con.
tjngent interchange Of bishops and minis.
ters and general oversight Of the interests
OF MI three by u supreme council. This
plan, involving us It does the virtual civ.
insnp Of its large membership and educa.
tional interests in the South, meets with no
favor from tho northern Church and is,
therefore, rs DR., Fitzgerald well says, to.
tally out Of tho question for the present.
DR.. George, Of Chicago, minister OF the
NJ. Il Church, who was very prominent III
getting up the recent Ecumcnical,
proposes u gradual union and urges,
ny the first step, the passage
by the approaching conference Of
resolution allowing the bishops to transfer
ministers from the annual conferences Of
tho one chruch to those Of the other, such
action to be followed, as DR.. George thinks
it would be, by similar action on the part
oithe general conference OF his own Church.
Tho Chicago doctor OF divinity is very
clamorous for the adoption OF this plan
and he will no doubt be on hand with in
ilncntial supporters TO urge it in
the lobby. That enough Southern
men will be found to secure its
presentation and respectful discussion is
very likely, but, Judging from the disiavor
with which it is received by the Leading
Methodist spirits in this city, it stands no
earthly chance Of being adopted or Of re-
cciyir. auy considerable number OF votes.
It is safe TO predict that about all the con-
ference will do in the line OF fraternity, or
that will occur in the direction OF ultimate
uuiou, will be to extend cordial welcome
to the frater,nl delegate from the brother
church. Rev. DR.. Ridsway of Cincinnati,will
pioneer the movement for general Meth
odist conference, composed of Representa-
liyes OF all the Methodist bodies in the
country; to be held ut Baltimore in Decem-
her, 1851, to celebrate the centennial ami
verSAry OF the ever memorable Christmas
conference, at which the NJ. L. Church WIS
organized with Asbury and Coke us its first
bishOnS.