Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-08
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Louis NV by general edict, expelled al
Pre- estants from Palatianate on the Rhine
Mo Of these refugees fed 20 Balligarraue
Irela :, forming strange German-Irish
conn. nniiy. After a time they became
very v cneJ and dissiwaled; but itinerant
eyangeliSts juund them anu turned them
to God eit aI;S5o. II lI6J about ten or q
dozen of Ia,o rgI-,o community cams
to New YorA aui settled. Some years
elapsed ami others came over
and they furueQ community
which shortly aga!G ts-oaG,e negligent in
religion. All be ;EjI., aclsliders, bat
one woman na1eI ,rp4r4 Heck re-
mained faithful. She Inn;s.t Phillip EN-
bury TO preach to the Il. + rough the eff
forts OF this woman u m3.enent began
which resulted in American Methodlsm.
Barbara Hatch and Phillip Embury are
the Patron Saints of American Melhodism.
The church has csrtgia ecclesiastical pc
culiarities, sucn Is lay preaching, tbs
itinerGncy, probation and class meetings.
Glass msa.IaL5 were established to collect
penny a week for expenses. 1t is nov,
however, only a religious M 9 ing. In
1850 Barbara Hec5 and Pnillip Embury
come to America. Method sm started in
1865. In 1873 there were 1,1G0 communi-
cants; in 1900, G5,OOO; 1925, $4,000, 1914,
1,17O,000: 1860, 1,750,000; 1855, 2,oOO,-
900; 1880, 3,574,485; ard to-day
it is estimated that there
are 100000 Methodists in America.
There are 29,270 Congregations and 22,-
582 ministers. "Methodismi is conquering
the worlG" cried a spectator at one of the
recent conference meetings, and indeed it
would seem 50. The Methodist ministers
of Minnesota have been in session in St.
Paul during the P lst week in their annual
conference meetings. The enthusiasm
and interest these men of God exhibit in
their work and discourse is unbounded.
They seem to have fixed their eyes on
nothing less than "conquering the world
for Merhodism." Not that these men are
narrow bigoted individuals, who do
not beiie7e anybody else is
going to Heaven bat Methodists. All
who truly serve and follow the Savior of
mankind and embraced as being Chris
tiens, be they Baptist, Presbyterian, Con-
gregational or what not.
There have been many discourses by
eminent dlyines of the church during the
past week whicn were largely attended,
but the sermon of the occasion to which
all the ministers and Methodists of st.
Paul looked forward to was the one
preached by the ''silver topgued Bishop
Simpson the favorite bishop Of Metho-
dism. A early as 8 o'clock the people be-
gan to anive ut Marhet Hall, and from
then until the service opened the throng
flowed thick and fast into the vast hall.
When the Bishop ana ,he attending clergy
arrived upon the platform at 1880, there
was not standing room. Hundreds
were turned away unable to gain
entrance. Among the audience were many
of the most prominent business men of
st. Paul ,:.I clergy of other Geuomiua
tions WhJ had been drawn thither by the
fame of tho bishop. A great many ladies
w-re present. Chaplain McCabe an
nounced the opening hymn and the Rev.
DR.. Van Apda led in prayer, after which
Bishop Simpson, without introdCotian,
stepped forward and began the sermon
which is given in full herewith. Il was Of
wonderful power and fe5vor, an1 affected
the audiences to tears IN many instances.
His style nf delivery is distinct and forci-
BILE accom- anied By graIefal gesticula-
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