The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-12-17
METHODIST CENTENNIAL.

The First Session of tho Methodist Gem
tennlal Conference--An old Bible Once
the Property of John Wesley Officers
Chosen.
BALTIMORE, December 1.-THE first session
of the Methodist Centennial Conference was
opened at Mt. Vernon Church yesterday.
Long before the hour every seat not reserved
| for delegates was occupied. The delegates
were all In attendance BY the hour set for the
ouening. At 030 a. m. Bishop Andrews ad-
vanced to the front of the platform and said:
ain behalf of the Executive Committee have
the honor of calling to order the Centenary
Conference of the Methodist Church of the
United States. andI nominate Bishop Gram
berry as presiding officer of this days ses-
sion" On the call of the Bishops there was
no dissenting voice and the venerable DIR.
ummins read from Isaiah, chapter 81. He
ahen announced the Centenary Hymn, COM
posed for the occasion by Rev. y X. Cox,
DID,, which was sung by the delegates and
audience In unison.
DR.. Cummins then offered up fervent
prayer.
Bishop Andrews stated that the Bible from
which the lesson was read was once the prop
J DR.. John S. Martin, d. D., of Winchester,
Va, was elected temporary secretary. The
general Executive Committee, Bishop An
drews, chairman, was made the Business
ID. g. Johns, of Minnesota; 3D. T. Tanner, of
A. NJ E. South, and DIR. John s. Martin, were
made permanent secretaries. i.' st MAJ
The following Committee on Credentials
was appointed:- Rev. j. I, Edwards, General
Bliss. NJ. Il. Church; Rev. b, W. Arnett A. NJ.
Z; Church; Hon. r. s. Rivers, A. NJ. B.
Church Zion.
The Bible used was bought by Bishop AS
bury in 1874. The Ravcl used was made from
wood from the First M, 3. chapel In Balti-
more.
Conferencewas delivered by Bishop Randolph
| s. Foster. After referring TO the death OF
| two Bishops OF the Faith, Pierce and Sampson,
Mr.. Foster began a lengthy discourse on
| Methodism, its purity and its needs. AT
| the conclusion of his sermon the Conference
took recess until three o'clock in the after
| noon.
Conference TO order at the afternoon session.
| The devotional exercises were conducted by
Rev. James II. Brown, d. d., the Oldest mem
| Der OF the Baltimore Conference. Various
papers on the history Of the church we're
| read.
At the evening session Rev John E. Ed.
wards, Of Petersburg, Va. presided. Rev. DR..
r. A. Young. Of NashyllIc, Secretary Of the
| delivered an address on the missions OF the
| ,ethodists. Rev B. A. Mussat, of Kentucky,
spoke on the same subject. Platform meet
| ings we're held in churches throughout the
city, and addresses were made by Bishops
Fowler and Keener and other clergymen.
| -'il' o." SECOND DAY.
| BALTIMORE, December Bishop. .Alpbeus
| W. Wilson, Of Maryland N. Z Church South,
| occupied the chair at yesterday mornings
| session of the Methodist Centennial Confer
efice. A large asstmbldge o. spectators
listened to the proceedings, which began az
S:iO. Rev A. s. Hunt, OF the American Bible
Society, led the prayer
Rev. j. HUI offered d resolution calling for
a grand temperance demonstration during tho
sitting OF the Council; referred; a,,,.
Rev. @. B. Galloway presented resolution
| that the gates OF tho New orleans Exposition
should be closed on Sundays 70 ~ H.I.tA.
The special order at l0:N vas review OF
| the Superintendency Of Asbury and what II
| aid for Methodism An essay was read by
| Colonel IS. Thompson, for thelvenerable
/ DIR. Boring, on the subject A paper was also
read on the relations OF Wesley TO American
| Methodism. A general discussion followed.
| In his essay DIR. Boring said that the Meth
odists OF America could never fully npprecf
ate the great work OF Asbury In this country.
He had to labor AGAINST prejudice, hardship
| and the evils that beset the pioneer, but no
pressed nobiy forward and the result of his
| iabors has grown 10 the gigantic proportions
i we see around us to-day. Ho believed that
the Lord had commissioned him, and, nred
| with the zeal which the love OF truth and de-
sire TO save souls begets, he ev'nced that
heroism that knows no failure. Az one p. m.
the Conference took recess until three p "a.
| At the afternoon session Bishop j. Il.
Campbell, of the African NJ. L. Church, pre-
sided.
"TIc statistician, Results, Membership etc,
OF the Methodist Church" was the title oi q
paper read by Rev, Daniel Dorchester; H
showed that in1S0 there were In the NJ. II.
Church ia the United States, 2.00) ministers,
1900 preachers aud 3.25l0Ol members.
Rev. DR.. Carlisle read paper on "Educa-
tional Statistics" At the present time the
amount Of money invested by the Church In
buildings, ETC.. for educational purposes, ex-
ceeds tll, l,OO0,uO0 The missionary fund reaches
Si,5OO.0O0 per annum and the Methodist
Church proposes to raise as a centennial
Offering nt least $l7,0O00O0. .I ..
Bishop Andrews read a telegram OF greet:
ing TO the Conference from the Centennial
Assembly now being held by the Methoiists
of California, at sacramento.
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