New-York tribune., 1884-12-08
CENTENNIAL CONFERENCE.
,uy GREAT GATHERING IN BALTIMORE.

WIS n,lv spoken Of by the secular papers ~ " !"
- =, no Of somewhat the same nature as ''o $3.50
,,ees which periodically heiu NY 'nc ''''""'
eonle" are 10 participate in il. This Is NOT the
a. ill have legislative fnnetiohs' anu WV "
- A.. convention OF delegates from most o, '"o
si"Pn =, the Methodist family In America which trace
riyip back to the Christmas Conference oi i'oi
arst societies Of 1766, and thence 10 'he rise VI
..sosi.m IN Eagland." held for the purpose o' ois-
' ,nett.rs of common interest to all. There Is no
,,r,ose OF eAectng an organic union n''"eeh 'i'
,r,, or them. though as most OF the causes OF
nara,on no longer exist, everything when promo'eS
harosny and good feeling between them VIII 'cn' "
thai ultimate result All the denominations 10 "e rep
esentsi except the smallest OF al-the frhluVc ''e''
direct oshoots from the Methodist EpiScoF"
church which was organized one hundred years "t''
,1 the circumstances leading to- or Accompanies NV
asou in most instances enGendered harsh ana nnhno
feelings that 1t has taken time to remove Inns "' "
the first gathering of representative meh Oh 'iie
bodies aud ia the papers to be read' anu III ''
sops TO follow the questions which in former 'e "'io
dismissed with acrmony will be talked over III i'"e'
nal spirit
THE EVENING MEETINGS,
In former letter given the suoec1s w W. '''
cuss in the regular day sessions OF the conference
the speakers who will present them. toho"'"H "'' ~
snblects and some OF the speakers at the evening
platform, meetings to bt held in eleven ehnrches,
Wednesday evening. December To- Topic; ~ Assi'1; - q
Bishop {. H. Fowler d. D. J. y NJ he'd; r X Hendrix
DID,: the Rev s. Key the Revi n W. 3 r M lrS%r S%esscE
n General m,,a e n;,.r F,ss; !; J. Tracey - - Wv
bell Wln aysu,n. December H. Topic The Ednca
u'asI Work aud spirit Of Met9cds S,miGs D. d.
fIs%SsTSy rcle.o2 " north Kes j. r Tnsmrs"n NyI p
Chancellor G. n. sims; President AleiSnSs ,s wsv W d.
Johnson. r..o.,,or,. ronic. The Sunday
Monday 'NSn'Vs yen ID D. r. b. Prettyman. p.D.; W
NJ. Frysingcr DID; Colonel j. @ Ray u. o%tro1
,ss kGS d T. J. f.'S% GarlS% i%s Tsg 3d.
DID ii. lila. u. d. the Rev j. w bel'; nr,n nr nv II
u {. John; Mr., John Ma''nas the Kew george J."
T%ey evening December ie TSpe TSS As'G G
Sr;s ss hs1 Bp l. aasG% "A s%';%r , ( RsE = SaSSa
" " l'Il"'i r DAVIS; y w. Arncr D.D D. X. McAnndly'
pp: PIERCE pD; sin,.r r. fa.I' j. O. Peek, eek D H.
the Rev i. j. Lansing; T. |" Flood D. 49,,
I'm sunday afternoon December Ia. there VIII oe "
Sunday school Jubilee in twenty churches IN w'o" "'
tho schools Of the dnercnt branches OF Mcthodist IN 'h'
city, numbering about 20 600 persons, VIII take part
THE FIEsT DIVISION IN rHE CHURCH.
brief historical sketch ot the dihercn' oodrs W
participate In the celebration may pe o' h'e'e" :"
former letter organization OF the Methou'S' Tii
church Was described. All the Methodist soo'c''s IL
America remained In this Church until 1914 wheh 'ho'o
was sma secession Of members opposed to the Elcoa
form of government. VINO organized ~ the he,o' , ni
W.ioyon ue,hodist Church which iO med IN
ist3 nv ministers an aymen the Methodist Ep-cC
r,e moi suncepy stringent the subject of slavery
They do not have bishops nor presiding eiaers'
THE AFRICAN NJ +. CHURCH.
The seeond secession from the mother church was Ill
1916 The Methodist Episcopal Church boh North anu
nth had made great progress among TIE negroes anu
at this time had two cOored annual conferences win
many coored churches conLected with the otheF
ences and cOored members OF white nn6er ,e oa
srsnp Robert AIen believed that hey eoui oe nes
aud more useful aong the me peop pscsse d fro ,G Cnlc
and organized as the African Methodist Epso,.
sion,ed and have maintained the and usases
1l Tie church from which they sprung
AFRICAN NJ H. ZION CHURCH.
In ls2O some resolutions passed by the General Con
ferencs in relation 10 church government gave ohec"
Ga the Zion colored congregation OF Aew-lo ork ana IL
Withdrew from the connection IL was joined ny "'"''
churches. aud IN 1921 they held conference III No"
Yorg. when twentylw mln'',els We're n p'nSc"' c n
Melhods Llsoopa Aon Church tor seven Sea,s ',,on @
annual conference oeelea "l',nrn'.ndnt. have
been eleced iour years IN ltoi tie u'n' =, ~ W.,
hfrcan Methodst Episcopal Cnu roh. which was cordially
re.ponds 80 Y nat eoay me, 10 cs sr n,sr1 's Year
and agreed upon plan Of union, which II wa fcnrMy
Oclc,od 1T that tine would bring the Two e""'''''
together.
Tur ~ i. CHURCH ~ CANADA
Tho Methodist Episcopal Churches In Canada were
connected with those In the United t''e' untl ISIS
The first society formed IN Augusta "htnfl' J"
l77s by paul and barbara Heck their three sons John
and Catherine Lawrence latter formerly the WIDOW
of phiip Embury and Samuel bnbury son Al or
mort OF iuesc persons were connected WIN h "is"Mn
sn.l n iocl prrarher aud school teacher. organized
society IN Stain oId ~ the NIAGARA DItu', ia ''V w.
Kingston BY the Sew-York Conference From lh"l une
until tue outbreak OF the war ol lsl-' ms ''on"S
YORK and Grnessee Conferences AFTER tue close OF tue
war tue English Wesleyan Conference sent mi,sIo',les
tbe work of the American Mchoists coninuei ~ thd
from sslO 1920 their numbers had Increased nom
nineteen lreachers and 19J members to tweut -cH"t
preacher Iory-sevsn Local gr.aens's ansi snuHa
horters aud oo5 members srrae a r vers Hm"r,ru
bishops there preSie but u was helleNeu ma"
it, American connection weakened the influence :" the
Canadian Methodsts. and at the General Conference OF
ls2a h.d at Ptsurg " decided that they should
year they wcre accordingly organized with the Methodist
Episcopal church Of Canada, with forv eght uaNehns
preachers ona 9.gTs members
rms sournRnN METHODIST CnrRcn.
Early IN the history of Methods the conferences
egisatcd strongly against slavery and unon the or
eaniza,ion o the church clause was Inserted IN the
,lsrplne looking 20 the emancipation OF all slaves
held hy members ~ the church The rules werr nodi
ned from time 70 time; aud finally the laws ~ most
~, the si,,tb.rt, states fotne the emancipation "
slates without etpitfiaion, BUN ministers ana ln men
r,,,,s t" nbs," ,sey s, net S, ~ sci. them bu n,an,
MShsi.f 1 1 ~ ~. SS,, sr IT, S s'yr 81 @ g, s.g 10 & ,n
itrsib,n W tbt thuttH ~ " yas ~ We state. .,
. es aes ~ is' s , s,sl r. p@ses @ s, T. is Ssae's II a
tsi,nnitp t,hpitn,t shhh hal snsehlri hi'n ft',i r
ir,,i,s,fs pf ppt intniihNue hs sttta ltirntig tu
hs vie lhr ntntidl uhipitntr nllirr 'ht iipt h,i
phl ~ ,ht stnt ,nip hiUnti nr ihr tasp ~ pisHuH
,sNits " Anh'ewl ~, -tn,st NNs hrl 'na'iph siatr
hNhlHt NWNisti ah siHytrl iEsnhihin snstfiiHs
hiN l'Hn his nlNn, ikp dpreaips rM ihn snNNpga
sp.lesNets helh tAtr,s sph sinpIe nei isiaiinA
tAai hn pnniMNnh a-aiin nn lnp sruni vi ssfr,A hf
thp tnHordl pnirFtnnri anh particularly la a,ln
weaa preiars . o'ste o Wlnas ~ 90, saufh wiii'h
IenleIsa lOutinnAnni VI ihr uislnpn gi llu nnna.
Conference over those conferences nNunautnt Ni tho
success Gi tho ministry in iho slave hultng st,irs
ihs teo aatlOn relnIrod to cnmnltioe al nr aud
pan oi suIrrlllon Was pI,alea "nd adopted bj the