The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-12-19
METHODIST cENrrNN1al

"6tHSDiSt ScNi ':NNIAl.
Assembling of the Met .odiss Centennia,
Conference Mt Baltimr r~, Md.-The Omen.
ing Meeting-wortf<o f welcome by Dish.
OPP Andre ws and -esponse BY DIR. McFerrin
of Nashville. TC an.
BN -rINoRE, ND, December 10
Many Gel egatcs to the Methodist Gen.
tennil Conference arrived i'm this city
yesterday by the various railroad and
Steamboat lines. Among the prominent
clerSymen who figure in this Conference
may be noted: Rev. Anthony Atwood, of
Philadelphia; Rev. j. NJ. Buckley, of
New York, editor of the Christian Ad-
rocate; Rev. G. r. Cooks, of Drew The
illogical Seminary, Madison, N. j.; Rev.
Daniel Curry, of New York, editor of the
Methodist Quarterly Reuie,o; Rev. Samuel
X. Cox, of Washington; Rev. ID. Dor.
chester, Natick, Mass; Bishop J. c.
Keener, of New Orleans; Bishop Isaac
Lane, OF Jackson, Tenn; Rev. James A.
McCauley, President of Dickinson Col
lege; Bishop S. NJ. Merrill, Chicago;
Bishop Mcintyre, Nashville, Tenn; and
many other Bishops, college professors
and theclogians.
The lay delegates are somewhat more
tardy than their clerical associates, but
the most of them have arrived also. Gov
ernor Robert E. Pattison of Pennsylvania
was among the arrivals yesterday. Hon.
A. Holt, of Texas, and Judge L. L..
Fanchcr, OF New York, are also in the
! city.
| The houses of the leading Methodsts
of Baltimore have been thrown open for
the entertainment of the delegates, and
some of them are being taken care of 10y
citizens belonging to. other communions.
The ministers are quartered in every Sec
ton of the city, and but very. few are
stopping at the hotels. Last evening the
reception of the Conference took place in
the First M. L. Church, corner Charles
and Fayette. The church was comfortably
filled, but not to overlooking, as admis-
sion was by ticket, instead of being gen.
eral. Mr.. German ii. Hunt presided.
| In opening the meeting, Mr.. Hunt said
Is was unfortunate that there was no
public hal, which could be secured that
is adequate to the requirements of as
sembling of such body. Mount Vernon
Church had been secured. Mr.. Hunt
concluded by saying: "May we not hope
that this centennial conference may prove
blessing not only to MethOdism but to
mankind? May it be the advent of a glori-
Gus day when, united in faith and love, the
world may join to crown Christ Lord of
ALL"
Rev. James Gardner, of Canada, was
then introduced, who announced and
read the hymn:
| "See how great n flame aspires,
| kindled by spark of grace"
The large congregation joined with the
choir in singing the hymn to an old famil-
isr tune with fervor.
When the hymn was concluded Mr..
Gardner offered prayer.
| Bishop T.. q. Andrews, of Washington,
was then introduced. 1t devolved upon
him to make the address of welcome to
the delegates 10 the Conference. He
said:
| tennial Conference: In the year 1873 the Gen
| eral Conference of the Methodist Episcopal
| Church south first started the agitation of
holding "A Centennial Episcopal meeting in
| Baltimore iii lSSi. In the year 1881 the Amer
/ lean delegates to the Methodist Ecumenical
| Council ut London united in favoring the
| u
welcome you to this state, within whose
! bounds the first Methodist ser
mon was preached, the, first Meth.
| odst Church built and the first
Conference.-The Christmas Conference of
| l1Si-held. For your own sakes, rs WORKERS
| in Gods vineyard; for the fathers sake.
whatcoat. Asbury and others, who laid the
foundations OF that largest and greatest of
| Episcopal churches in America, we greet
YOU; We hope the work will be rich with
reminiscenees of the past May the Great
| semblage. cannot welcome the delegates to
THE CHURCH IN LOVELY LANE.
| This church, however, is its lineal success
| sor. The little handful of Methodists OF one
creased to 300. Asbury found more Meth
odsts in Baltimore in proportion to its size
than in any other city IN America The same
| Is true to-day.
| speaking Of the growth of Methodism dur
| ing the past one hundred years in this coun-
| try, he said that the 1000 members had be-
come i,tO0,UOO.
| sI;Iack Harry the colored attendant OF
Asbury," continued the Bishop, "has come
down 10 us alone in history rs "A colored pri-
mary of the gospel. When we consider how
many successors Black Harry has, we pray
that God may hasten the day when they may
be inspired with the Apostolic JUNCTION OF
hsbury, to pierce the darS continent anu
flood that land with gospel light.
We bid welcome, too, to those who repre-
sent the Methodism of the fatherland. None
nre truer TO the doctrines and the spirits OF
We do not meet to discuss philosophy or
dogmatic theology. We meet to study the
experiences, training and personnel of the
early fathers of our Church, so that we may
learn to value our organization, our unique
Episcopacy pre- cminently scrptural.
Bishop Andrews peroration was an
eloquent apostrophc to the spirits OF
Bishops Simpson and Pierce, the former
the late senior Bishop of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, and the latter the late
senior Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South.
The reply to the welcome address was
made by Rev. Jno. b. McFerrin, of NASH.
vile, Tenn. In the course of his remarks
DIR. McFerrin said:
ave have no gildcd or jeweled miters; we
have no pageants, we will have no gorgeous
professions; we have only came to sing and
pray, and shout, and get happy. We do not
come up here 10 legislate, We nave no sug
gcstIons to make in regard to q new creed"
The celebration of the Sacrament OF
the Lords Supper was then observed.
The sessions of the Conference will
commence at Mt. Vernon Church this
morning.
The Wild West Meath the wild Wave.