New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-11
n CENTURY or METHODISM.

| BISHOP FOSTER BREACHES SERMON on TIL
NEEDS or THE CHURCH.
| BALTIMORE, Dec 1O.-Thc Centennial Con-
| ference Of Mcthodism assembled this morning at Mt
| Vernon Church A largo number OF delegates wore
| present and the church crowded. many persons
being unable to gain admission Bishop Andrews chair
man OF the General Executive Committee. called the
conference to order and on his nomination Bishop
Cranberry was choson' presiding officer The venerable
Dr. Joseph Cummins read the Scripture lesson from
Isaiah. chapter g. The centenary hymn. written for
| tho occasion by the Rev Dr. j. X. Cox. Of Washing
| ton. was sung by the delegates and the audience
Bishop Andrews announced that the Bible from which
tho lesson had been read property OF John
Wesley. After tho appointment OF a committee ere
dcnas II was decided that vacancies In the delegations
and in the lists Of substitutes be filed by the Bishops.
Bishop Foster read tho second lesson for the day from
the seventeenth chapter of st. Johns Gospel lie then
delivered the appointed for the opening day. He
| said:
BROTHER DELEGATES A common bond draws us to-
gthcr for the hundrcdh anniversary Of our life as
emergency of the present and plan for the coming
tnry shadow has been cast the conference by
pointed to participate in this days proceedings. THIS
hour. which 70 have been one OF brightness is
eclpsed Our two great STANDARD bearers are absent
They looked forward TO our assembling they formulated
words fo7 our welcome. The platform IL empty Of their
their fame shone for forty Bishop Pierce was born
IN February 1911 Bishop simpson four months later.
turned to the law and simpson IA medicine. Both
delegates to The conference of 1896 simpson WA made
II bi shop In 1892 and Pierce in 1854 They mp
pointed respectively as speaker and alternate to make
the opening address ut this conference We cannot
doubt that In whatever world they are to-day they are
deeply interested In humanity. They may BE- assigned 10
new duties but they cannot bit be onr feow workers
not for day but for Nil time. We cannot finger AT the
graves, must renew the work which they bcqncath
sa s ourselves .w ~h SS"so IN md sgs
what this command would bc-"tosr mp the ri,nks-for
ward They would speak from their pnlpils In the sky
In tones OF Sulcmnty.
The programme arranged for The coming days ~ the
field We nc here. not mnch FOR remembrance as FOR
ronsc Not t0 u,rbttr victory, but giri oins,
10 devise WISE ana sknl ethois to I've strong 10 meet
the lrhngurisn ~ nur nep, fathers met " ~
THEFT day. Ihr dawn ~ the century IL time iht Thought
inhrliil then stalled abroad unithnkrl. thtistehhnt
seemed rs ht ihdng N 7si The 0thhne ~ tina ies
~ hOnr AMI srpiy htp hrns ntbni bniztl. A,cirri,
linr henir thegiita he ppiiis etpcdgi sartei hsli
thp hNai ANmNNR ~ ,he wo,hi, The
' s s H T t'' avn Nos, iG S ~ tS
Nci, hNi fiW vii 10 lpi with ~ Fpn ~ hel in,nhs
eps np breach 20 her walls ffesfess vii ee slew ba
This NhNFoh aiiles lpreypr Individual churches haye
30 sunh ploM'sg the anl hnien any church y ne
TACT az hG truth pusessgs and the ability Ia cast out
The unsound u inherils u was Important that CALVIN
isu went dawn. All its great truth could not hoat It's
Tho absolute pe .,neneY OF any church doloa
dent on an absolutely rue creed-lhe church. must guard
lis crooi-its sheet anchor lis lille blood Our creed VIII
bear the test OF the most Intelligent criticisms"
lie spoke Of plaiituies III the pulpit and said
To-day there Is vast amount Of endless and spirit
less preaching ihe Xraest need Is revival OF ,ho
Methodist Church"
The Bishop made appeal for temperance. after
which the Ialleiuh Chorus and tho session
AT the afternoon session the Rev. James Gardiner OF
Canada, presided Tho Rev. DIR. John Wiley. OF Sew
Jersey read essay the work Of Christian Confer
euCc."