Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-12-27

shake the tree till it fell, but still it would
be sour, whereas if you wait till it comes
down of itself it will be sweet, because
ripe. We can't have union yet; there Is
too much of the old Adam on both sides OF
the Ohio at present. don't think it will
come in twenty-five years When it does
come, it will be brought about, in my
judgment, through the necessity for Co
operation in our mission fields"
THE CANADIAN METHoDIsTs.
Before dismissing this question of union,
it is worth noting that the Canada Metho-
dists have already pooled their issues in a
common church. There were wide disa-
greements among them, but each party
made concessions and they are now one
both in spirit and form, the United Church
numbering nearly three-quarters of Il
million of adherents, which is about one
seventh the entire population, and consid
erably more than any other Protestant
Church has in that country. There is
also movement on foot to bring together
the two largest branches of the colored
Methodists of the United States, which
very likely will succeed before long, and
wind is blowing. | may add III this con-
nection that the effort TO get the present
Conference to indorse the project of
Common Hymnal did not prevail, the
opinion being that 1t was a matter which
must be left TO the legislative bodies of
the several churches interested. The next
grand reunion of the Methodist families
of America will occur three years hence
at the Second Ecumenioal Conference,
when, however, the American brethren
Will be joined by an equal number of
Methodist dignitaries from abroad.
4 sPEEcH-MAKING OCCASION.
But mere glance can BE- made in two
short letters at the proceedings of such a
Convention as this has been. The time
been largely occupied in speech making
While many have spoken on the various
topics, a still larger number have remained
silent, and have manifested no desire to
speak. | met one of these to-day
Haven't heard from you yet, Doctor" !
remarked. "No" said he "Pm an alb
sorbant." Not sponge, though, l trust"
Yes, if YOU like, sponge-i'm taking. it
all in" This gentleman ! am glad to say
is one of large number. Having attended
good many great Conferences, Providence
has permitted me to see great many alb
sorbants, and not few gas-pipes and wind
mills, and Pm prepared every time to
throw up my hat for the former. Hurrah
for the sponges! Still, somebody has to
talk, and certainly the talking here has
been of very high order of merit And
singular thing about it, too, is that it has
H..
men. The delegates of the Church South
have had the floor much more frequently
than those from the VI. f. Church, and as
for the darkies-well, it has been field
day for them, truly for while the proper
ton of colored to white delegates has been
only about one in four, the proportion of
speeches from the dark-skinned brethren
has certainly been, at rough estimate
not less than one in two
CYNIcs AND FIGURES.
\ gathering of this description is sure to
have in it few eynics. One Of these, the
other day, wanted commission appointed
TO determine where the first Methodist
church was built in America. The essay
lists, he observed, had differed on this sub
iect, some locating it on Sans creek, near
Baltimore, and some in New York. An
other gentleman of the same school of
thought wanted to know if anybody in the
Conference could inform him how many of
the 100000 COMMITMENTS which Meth
odisn boasted would vanish into thin air
if the test of membership were still, as in
the old days, a regular attendance at the
class meeting. Neither querist obtained
anv satisfaction.
As began with figures | will close in
the same way. DR.. Kynett announced
yesterday that if the progress of the past
continued, the next Methodist centennial
would meet in country having S00,000.-
600 Of population, and that if Methodisin
progressed in the same ratio to the growth
of the population which had marked its
past progress, it must overtake those fig
ures, and have more adherents than the
country had people This is rather hard
on the other denominations, but | would
advise them not to sell out too hurriedly,
as it is just possible DIR. Kynett's calcula-
ton may not materialize fully. T.