Daily Republican., 1884-02-28
|ERICAN MElhoD''"'
.,TrRs OF THE SECT III
plo"ED r..TED srATks-ThE
Pr sling CONFERESCE.

49,, Mstbodist society In th
Z tIss s,s,e. "sf was formed IN the CIT u.
Ted SaIe' Ss's in the year 1866, bya 70,
ev W., io'e, ee,migrants from Ireland
iodis, i,som r~.sai was . local preacher nam y,
og, g,,s xnSna Tmbury. He preached th.
Pnll,P PnIlIl,,PPn5ist I sermon ever delivered
i, st country, in . p's private e.u,sd .oo" hin "
n SpIy who had accompanied 49,"
W. royape 10 America. u.
'vy"s I.,ee of Methodist, and Mr.
ls,y's peculiar manner OF, OF p,eaon '~an,
Ou u "i Near the stranger, and ~
!. his hearers soon Increased
ger ', ,ts :, i house in which the meeting
y 1.,I ,h' hecams 100 small for oil wh'
y p'.u ~ hear. A larger place wa
Gu .aS ~ and the seed brought from
lleI, ~. " ocean was soon firmly root
,hs 'De new world. Mr.. Embury
ced considerable assistance "uJu h
ime from a Captain Mepp, M ,,.snh wh'
,een converted under tna p'o"'"
Mr.. Wesley in Englana' ~,
x ,",r aruy and stationed at Albany,
~ h", " A. roon AZ he learned of the
that was started ny Ml. .nAvTy, Ma,,
4 that place and came W No" ,
to assist him. lhr0usn .ne ",,.sa' ns
Is Of these two men INC VIII 'y. %,
and the society 'hcfe"'ou III
bers and stability, ,o
Dir place OF worship as"'" e .
mall, and they rehted u 'aise Hs
loft and fitted II up 40 " ioo .a, ~ :.
\ 10 bod their services, ou' 'uo'.
pers stlI continued W incle"se ~
y, that ID 400 inc he" soo''' >
themselves aDle 10 cohs'iuI' q
b, and building WAS erec'eu y"
street s.,,u,,so
put this ''lhe ~ i.,a"I "ommep
preacher from lrelan" oohiion
reaching ID mar 'anu T. % ~,
tna!. cIass III rreueIi,A oo"
meantime "oiu pau u''n ~ W.
to England OF inc SUCCESS " 'ne
" in America anu III UI',oei
Mr.. Wesley sent he's. hicnaiu ,
oman and Joseph flimoro @ w. 'ais
Try and IN ~ i1Vs' flano's hS
and Echafn "rieh' o"'i'o VIZ
fFst regular oop,c-ohoo ,c-o ""' NV Nv
liIade.phIa IN l"1, uhuer .ho
in'endenCe OF rev. !holllaS Van Van
who had been seht over ,io'n
md by JOIN i" esley W .aNo !"
(aI oversight OF the socls.'es III
lonntry' Ihese Hsalous . 'n,li,stefs
themselves IN u'nereh.u h.ui'ec.'o,is
ehout the country preaching 'he
IN c',seS anu villages, anu were
plnen'aI ID extending 'ho 'u''u'noo ,!
Pnetlra' Pr'hc'pies anu ho''hesS
the people
the society, lhat was up " tho
|ullonaFy war 80 prosperous was
|ed hy tha' event, an" al .he
teFs except ffalc's hspuiy re-
to Their hatiVe iahd sun ne "aS
t alone IN ms Iabors' az several
men who had been converted
the preaching OF 'bese pioneers
pelnseIVtS @'led 10 iaoor III .ne
HId, ana became 'he INSTRUMENTS
g mnch gooa'
ihg 'he whoIe peIlod OF tne war
ohtihueu IN theheluol gospel "Vrh,
"itlstand'hg the snhcrihgs they
ed, performed their labors nobiy,
" the TesuI. OF their tolls IN the
OF religion IN many places.
pc conclusion Oh me Revolution
4' p', thomas COKE came 10
ca WIN powers 10 CONSTITUTE the
ais' soc'enes IN this country INTO
,epehaeht church. Previous to
'e sHitles mao been dependent
tr churches lot ,hs ordinances OF
'ia supper ana baptism, AZ the
uis. preachers IN america were
ohsluertd lay ministers, and ac-
! 10 lhe adV'ce OF Dr. Wesley
f"'ne" ifoH administering these
'nces' ., ,
hao caused considerable dissatis-
~ among both preachers and
~ 'r's country, aud upon the
o' peace 'hey earnestly requested
esl-y 10 interpOse his authority.
permit pelh!'1 ,htm to administer the
I., len. ana 'he rites OF baptism, in
uen'iy y OF other denominations.
ct luiIy considering the matter hG
~, ieS1'Veu' that AZ the United
n"'' 'fcolns independent Of both
W. anu ecclesiastical policy OF
nr''a'h' TO send them the help
ny vn 1hty slo"d SO much In need.
ulnE'y oy prayer and imposition
(uS' ne assisted by Presbyters of
"'r" OF England, set apart Thos.
H. h. ~ as a Superintendent of
|e'nouih' societies in America.
|ooh al.efh's arrival as possible he
n Ct conference of preachers, which
0,e'' IL. II. baltimore December 25,
Az tflls meeting Gl Law ministers