New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-08
1ITTuODISTS IN NETWORK.
THEIR PROGRESS AND STRENGTH.
No KING TAKES A MUCH MORE CHEEIF u VIE"

y,,,c TAKES A MUCH MORE CHEERFUL VIE"
THAN MR.. LIGHTHOUSE
Many of the MethOdists III New lOIK 90
not aeres with the somewhat gloomy We" 'aKeh Vi
tHa oondition of the Methodist Episcopal BODY IN TINS
az, an tbe statement made by the Rev. James III
1,bfbourp the Seventh Street Church, which was pup
,ld IN THE TRIBUNE Sunday, September3O. The same
,,ions 10 which Sir gave answers we're SUD
,,ted 10 the Rev. DR.. James NJ King, pastor OF 'no
eighteenth Street Church. He mas DeoH
longer in consecutive service than any other Meno
oisr pastor in this city. and q number Of prominent
olsrsy,pen of whom inquiry made said tha' "
KING was the best informed and best qualified Memo
IN New York to give brief review of the recent grown
NJ ,s denomination aud show its present suenh'N'
Following Is his statement:
10 me Edttor Of The Tribune
s,p. yaur commemorative has submitted 10 me !ns
following questions with the request .nS io,s and
responses for your paper. Will give tHo qu''''
the IesPp ySg ~, non is The Methodist Episcopal Church
advancing numbers wealth ana 80 "a
ton 10 the Immense pro. ress winch IN. cry is m
ans question can Only BE- ntelhgehty IN
behalf OF the Metn6aSt s;,ieG The factors in
tue problem OF proportion are rene nropIe,n in
arV other large city, account OF the composite
ebsracter of our population. a. Inc large nuiueL "
teaches TO any considerable extent (2)lhe
sgrTessyplv irregiUus classes nom Europe,
aatcs If intelligent Protestant foreigners, as rue
Itss on TO Western homes whe me snorau. anu pau
- 5a.sSs Roman Catholic rrellglous, remain mere
a Here Is fOunu tUe headquarters o. nDsa' roT"
istio and Glhillsuc ApNe.nC.a' Va @ ~ NEE i have
pies, tnelr cUun rles ny icaYlGs theh' anu
ns and especially the OF the Christian rcsub oy
s,, 10 ug-Witn TINS preliminary STA euents oi iactS
cad say to this first question, mat III pOlorOh 70 &c
advance IN "numoeTs, wealth aud sueugn' o. Tue ma
tive and potentially irOtestant population my response
would i've the Affirmative - ..,,..
H. lis 1t keeping pace with the expansion Oh otheI
r,iglous bodies IA NeN.IoIki All 'HhSs (ouS'TSyIf"
ii i. It the iast IN the neil, "l,mdI
on; cndowments, starting among lhe poor any
upoying classes II rapidly Increased IN numbers Dui u
hau 20 wait wealth. until honest Lniit A4'ed l's ID"
III IL n malus special efforts aud So ouhow ex
teLsye scale' 10 meet I,o ~ 11Ir dE.cI caurcn
VIA ~ well as our dsmcUyciy mission wOIh, is Inuch
o oI our churches ON tie SIDE oil Tie city, nearly
"a Of whch seli.suata mus Is one ~ ,'UI, 10
osm to the Harlem klyri snG IN the ius' V t.ls rol
ualOn, ia addition 70 I.s, t'e IN - III 49,
En,scVual ChulCn twenty three c'dlcHCs haAheH
fIrrc pastors ana assistants 1872 HcHDaIs
SS snnigy school teacntrs ana G,UUv -cuuiara, aud
poperty TO tie value Oh S5oIOOv; ana mas tApAC'u IN
tlo pat years III current EXPENSES IoI ' ''PF'4'
"Cuula YOU gave IN words an ldea OF the
plogIess maltrlul anu spiritual made by No'u fe-Ioo
nv m tue iGst Ten yealsi" Without surendenns
any important pOlut, We htVc eItCtOY Gnu oN
TOE Last side, "a I,k'J nI"Ss,
ie.ptus Ma0IsULtye. al nlxuet-st, AnC fdlnl'e. at
EIShty-EIN n-s., ana otNehsS ga ~, ,Nsrs -
ana other ADVANCE movements are III pIoSItss' INC
most of tlese CHURCHES snow almost IeNWuIonay
advance movement IOr tue better IN cuulcn cIec'u.e
Spiritually, DeIeNe theiS mas sttA al "u''lSc O'1lo
L. Have tuOsu features III cAuicA Wofk "hiou se'ih
e., ecly Iucicatc "eDui5e crl0l Oh te5I ,eti'
observers Geneye be unanimous IN Their verdict '1S
genuine religious leryur auu rtleUs plrtS are on tne
irsTea.e viii us anu thar The "featuIes IA chuIcu
work" that contribute directly 10 lhose eAus are III"
crasingly we'll supported IN the ludlyICud cIuicLea
NJ {" DOCS lle average attennancc ON your own
euurcu, compared VIVA hunDsls ~ lIoies>'As Iao,
bers anu number III the cons ies"lon rsc ol
taIi below lie STANDARD OF ten years aSpf IHt
trustees report 70 me uat II is iar III auN""co o. Ten
Vii How is II with he attendance praycrmcgt
iIlsi, There is IL iaI 60 average increase
Vii When seems TO be tAe more generously aad
ao,gEatcy supported by your denomination foreign
IElsrO us or msslOns" Asae Hum or distinct
iyy an mission Work, ls uOscpaIatOn IntO nome
aud foreign our general missionary ci-Ns p'.TeL,eI
Contributed Tor work Of tue Missionary society SLOWS
for year about Oo,OVJ ,.,,, i ,,,,,e,.. Will,
tue others increased Or diminished III q hitAoa
degree IN eh ySSi1 it The T9,S tey YEAR, cur NE.
s,Is ma Italy, Mexico, japan ana central ChlLa lave
ben organized ana largely developed And GdIlaS the
sSHs nerod the great WUrK OF our MUmeh's Foreign
Missionary Society las ldrSey enhanced me u'cltht III
foreign MISSIONS wnie, Oh the OtGeT hahi 'e "oIA Ca
rants on tue frontiers and IN the oou,l ne
SPECIAL cnor.s Tor tine lmp oE,Ileht u 'ut hscs
in al great cities, all OF winch CONE pIOp uL1TI
~. mead Of nome mission WoTk are 10" INN, ila'!y
Iuore extensive ANA more vigorously prosecutor 'D"u
'eS SSSp Does the tendency Of tie times in NewYork
seru 10 be to define u d1ercuco b.t"cth lbe
cGarty reJwcen the druoni naUoEs O"stu ut'u Der
understanding OF each otncrs aims ana Ee"s
tp a more thorough mHy III essentials, "hlie al Tue
same time ! tuDk the peculaIlIles 'AaI CoAs'.'u'e
iGeut!ty lie lu.lYuUai uVlOIu'H1''O"s "'' '"'"'
rgldiy adGer d TO- ,.,..- - ..,
XII 81 IL your denomination modifying us neiLods
NJ religious wJTK, proposing 10 modify them T.
0ur methods have not been pppr'c.aby
IGodiEea since the days Of W"siey ana Asoury
All mat was distmcJyely MetuOdSue ~ the
couduc. OF our public worship then IL A. ds.cuYelr 80
now OF bs crascd 10 oe 20 only because oI IL duouo
nv 5fLer evangelical bodies A. 10 Gtuer methods OF
church work. Mrtuollss have always OeeD ana are now
notably conservative; aud Tue recent FO,GS - al anu
0sulct conferences against any Iadca c2aAse j the
plan iiucTauey 10 only one eNIIeHce u 'HS cOH
IeryauSe spirit q, ~. =, . .....,
xii " On he whole yOu satisfied with tie present
no-luu OF your denomination Ia Jns COAEuhl.B 10
innucucc for good It's Comparative sueustj, ana tig
S,nrere ueypIlon Of the great mas OF If members :!
Certsllly not. Aud Whine ! experience measure dI
rruGcttiou for Tue good accompanied, under Goa ny
IDe Me;lollst Episcopal CAurI IA tas community, ana
am grfeIul Tor the uuCOGb,rd "suceuiy and Devotion
OF tIe great mass OF lts uIfIOct5 Only voice NE
earnest cry Of tne multi uac o hOoesL auu pray eIiuI
brarts Wien 1 say Ee ruIil BE- satisfied " Wien the
pF1yrr Inv kingdom conc. Thy Will De uJne on etrtn
- - - N'0 JAMES u. KING.