Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-06
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THE METHODIST CENTENARY
Coming Celebration i'm Baltimore.
THE CONNECTICUT LABOR TROUBLES.

THE CONNECTICUT LABOR TROUBLES.
ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF METH.
ODlSN.
The Greatest Event in the History Of
American Methodism - Preparations
for the Centennial Celebration in
RaltimOre-KistOrica Points OF I'm.
teress.
Special Dispatch to THE EVENING STAR:
BALTIMORE, December 6.-The Methodists here
nave been very busy during the past six months
preparing for what is termed the greatest event In
the history of American Methodism. 1t is the Gen.
tennial anniversary OF the organization OF the
cnurch. The exercises VIII begin ON Monday. and
Ior the ten days following the services, the ad-
dresses, and the meetings OF varIuos kinds will sue
ceed one another almost continuously. The pro-
gram has been crowded with features-So crowded
In TACT, that the committee has put limit upon
each item, so as to have time enough TO 20 around
ne arrangements for the event are OF the most
liberal nature; the doors OF the city'S hospitality
nave been thrown wide open, and all the churches
ana parSonageS and book rooms have been put in
Lnelr best sunday trim especially for the occasion
ehilke the plenary council OF the Catholic church,
which is still in in this city tie celebration
Will have no legislative powers on matters either
OF doctrine or discipline. Ii viii be simply a COM
memoratlve and fralernal assembly, and will con-
SSt OF over six hundred delegates, from the follow
ing churches: Methodist Episcopal Methodist Fpis-
copal South, African Methodist Episcopal African
Methodist Episcopal Zion. Colored Methodist Enis-
copal, Canada Methodist, Primitive Methodist, In
dependent Methodist, and the Evangelical Associa-
llon, all nf which have a combined membership OF
over four millions.
THE DELEGATES FROM WASHINGTON
are: Bishop E. G. Andrews Rev. Samuel K. Cox.
Bishop X. II. Cain, Rev. j. S. Deale, Rev. F. NJ
Hamilton, William Lawrence, Hiram Price, Rev. r
A Reed.
The invited speakers include the ablest and
most eloquent d1yineS in all divisions of the Metho-
dist church Among the twenty odd prepared eS-
says On historical and doctrinal points are the fol-
l lowing: Words OF the Christmas u7sl Confer
ence,r zine Superintendency OF ASbury and What
lt DID for MethodiSn," "The Relations OF John
wesley 10 American Methodism.n causes and sue
cess or MethodiSm," "Methodist Pioneers and Their
MorkS," The Aim and Character of Methodist
Preaching." 1.-The Doctrinal Unity OF Methodism.n -
The influence OF Methodism on other Denomina-
Ilohs, ana other papers, statistical and general,
contrasting Methodism past and Methodism pres
ent; After The reading OF each paper onehalf hour
Will be given to a general discussion. Platform
meetings will be great feature of the Centennial
conference, and eleven churches viii be open every
evening, two regular leading speakers being as
signed TO each Church. Another great item Will be
the Sunday school celebration. The FIRST sunday
schools organized in this country Were organized
9S tne MethodSts IN Baltimore In 17s.: Next sun
DAY afternoon the different schools will unite and
a grand celebration VIII be carried on In twenty
dlnerent churches at once. Elaborate programs
are ALREADY prepared.
-N>Ao-' vi hhidODlSI ShlhCH IN
AMERICA.
The conference which effected the organization
of the Methodist church In America met in Baltf-
more on the morning OF December 81. 1884. About
sixty ministers were present. The first thing after
the opening was the reading of a fraternal letter
from Wesley to DR.. Colse, Mr. Asbury, and the
brethren in America. nhe EPISCOPAL form Of
church government was unanimously agreed to.
and the title methodist Episcopal church, was
adopted. On Saturday, Christmas uay, Asbury
m Cr,n1 l,1
an elder, and on Monday he was consecrated as
superintendent or bishop, icing the first bishop of
1he Methooist church In this country. Several
weeks ago, whlle turning over some old rubbish IN
The Methodist book rooms,
THE CERTIFICATE OF AsBURYs ORDINATION
was discovered. II was valuable historical find
1t reads as follows:
"Know All Men by these Presents that Thomas
COKE, DOCTOR or civil Law, late OF Jesus College in
the University OF Oxford PreSbyter OF the Church
OF England and superintendent OF the Methodist
Eplscopal Church In America, under the Protection
or Almighty God, and with Single Eye TO his
Glory, by the imposition OF my Hands and PRAYER
(being assisted by two ordained Elders did, on the
tWenCy-hfth Day OF this Month OF December set
apart Francis ASbury for the office OF Deacon in
the aforesaid MethodiStEpiScopal Church And also
on the twenty-sixth Day OF the said Month. did by
the imposition or my Hands and Prayer being as
sisted by the said Elders apart the said Francis
ASbury for the Office of Elder In the said Metho
dlst EPscopai Church. And on this twenty-sev-
enth Day OF the said Month being the Day OF the
Date hereof, have by the Imposition OF my Hands,
and Prayer lbelng assisted by the said Elders) set
apart the said Francis ASbury for the oice OF Su-
perintendent IN the SAID Methodist Episcopal
Church, a Man whom judge TO be well qu ilified
1or that great Work And do hereby recommend
MIN 10 all whom II may concern as a fit Person to
preside over the Flock of Christ. In testimony
whereof have hereunto SET my Hand and Seal this
tWenty-Seventh Day OF December in the Year OF
our LORD One thousand seven hundred and eighty
four.
[Sfgned.l THOMAS COKE fSeaDr
REMARKABLE MEN IN THE CONFERENCE OF 1854
The conference OF 1884 ended on the Ist of JAM
uary after settling matters OF discipline and Or
daining twelve elders During this conference two
Episcopal ministers undertook TO effect reconciI-
iation between the Methodist and Episcopalan
bodies. Rev. DR.. John Andrews said to ASburv:
"There is no real difference between us TO which
Asbury replied: ssThe difference between us is NOT
so much In the doctrines and forms OF worship as
In experience and practice" After this the recon-
markable men IN this Christmas conference Colse
was natural orator, man OF unusual energy and
lndomltaDlllty. He was graduate OF Jesus COL
lege, doctor OF civil law afterwards an Episco-
pal clergyman In SOmerSetshire. His tendencies
towards Methodism, however, caused a clamor to
be raised against him. and when he was forced TO
leave his parish all the bells were rung and hogs
head OF cider broached In celebration OF his de-
parture. Asbury, like Colse, was an Englishman.
He was good man. From his childhood iu is said
he never uttered an oath or haZarded lie. His
labors extended from Georgia TO Maine. His re-
mains are now in a cemetery on the outskirts OF
this city. When he came to America he found "a
preachers and 81 members: when he died he LETT
2,700 preachers and 214.OOO members. Freeborn
GarrettSon was another member OF the conference
He is the man who preached up and down the Hud-
son with all the fiery earnestness OF an old-fash-
toned exhorter, and he, too rode over one thousand
miles on horseback to summon the Methodists to
the Christmas conference. There are several land
marks OF these old times which viii be nunerously
visited next week.
In Baltimore. too various other events in the his
tory OF Methodism took place. In 1928 there was a
split over the question Of lay representation and
the disaffected members seeded and organized
'.Tne Methodist Protestant Church." an organiza-
t1on that has now a annual conferences l5OO itin-
Grant ministers, 1850 local preachers, and 100 900
members. The Methodist churches all told have
over 600 ministers, and over 100000 members
The Independent MethodiStS, who organized In Bal
timore In 1862, are not yet very numerous.
FEMALE METHODIST COLLEGE TO BE FOUNDED
Among the things to be done next week is the
founding OF a Methodist female college daily pa
per Will be published and the souvenir OF the event
will be medal Of Bishops Asbury and Pierce-a
1gurative union OF the north and south church.
Death i'm Leesburg.
Special dispatch to THE EVENING STAR
LEEsBURG, Va, December 6.-Mrs. VIM. Eline
wife of prominent merchant here, died at a m