The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-11
PILLARS OF THE CHURCH
WORK OF IHa ECUMENICAL CON.
FERENCE

A Claim That the Membership o.
tho Church is Much Larger Than lie
STATED in the Statistical Reports.
Tho Delegates Go to Washing
toms Tomb.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10-The fourth days
session of the Methodist conference was
presided over by Rev. Dr. William Arthur
- E,,land who conducted the devotional
orercises. After the reading of the script
mrs the HYMN. Thou leadeth me, was
spng PRAYER was offered by Rev. John
Wapedsld of Canada. Rev. Dr. A. b.
HINT of New York, one of the secretaries
of the American Bible Society. read the
sorintural lesson from the book of Job.
Through Secretary King the committee
on business reported the following resoiu-
+ions and memorials. which were held Tor
consideration at a later day: A resolution
concerning an address to the Methodist
,nenlbers and church for ecumenlcal con-
ferences: q resolution as TO the conclusion
of the reading of the essays; Iesolutlon on
the appointment of a general foreign MS
sionary council for the Methodist cnurcnes;
a resolution of thanks; re 4oluuon In reIer-
euce to an ecumenical missionary councll:a
Tna1lOTlAI IN references W bAAO SAOSANb "a NAN
Columbian exposition; resolution
that will be reported for the purpose OF
erecting a We,leyan monument in WASH
ingtou. The committee also reported reso-
Iutions expressing sympathy with Rev. DR..
Samlantiff of England in his serious illness,
and fixing the hours of adjournment, which
were adopted.
TOPIC OF THE DAY.
The regular programme OF the day was
then taken up, the subject for discussion
being "The Church and Scientific
Thought
The first essay was one prepared by Percy
W. Bunting, editor of the Contemporary
ReUieIC, entitled THE Influence of Modern
Scientific Progress on Religious Thought"
In Mr.. Buntings absence the paper was
read by ]. B. Stack of London. Ills was the
only prepared paper on the subject. 1t
formed the text for five-minute debate by
Rev. DR.. Milton S. Terry of Evanston. H.,
Rev. w. T. Dawson Of England, Rev. DR..
Dewart of Toronto. Rev. Frank Ballard
and Rev. James Crabtree of England. DR..
Buckley OF New York, Chairman Arthur.
Bishop Keeuer Bishop Fowler, Rev. Lloyd
Jones of Wales, Rev. Thomas Allen and
Rev. David Brook of England, and L. L.
McLeren of Canada.
METHopISM's STRENGTH.
The business committee reported the fol-
lowing resolution:
WHEREAS, Some Of the widely circu ated state.
ments regarding the members and adnerents of
the various Methodist Churches places the num-
Der far below the proper figure, and do not rep
resent the forces and agencies of Methodism;
Resolved, That representative committee
on statistics of Methodism he appointed, with
view of presenting to this conference a report
on this subject that may be published in the
proceedings.
The resolution was adopted and the fol-
lowing committee was appointed: L. L.
McLare1 of Toronto, Rev. Thomas Allen
of Sheffiadl, Rev. F. B Durne of England,
Rev. DIR. A. B. Hunt of New York, Rev. J.
S. Wilmington of England, Rev. DR.. A. B.
Leonard of New York, Rev. DR.. w. P.
Harrison of Nashville, Rev. DR.. W. NJ.
Briggs Of Toronto, Bishop Arnett of Ohio,
DR.. Greenhill, DR.. Waller. Rev. DR.. d. s.
Monroe, Rev. DR.. W. Morley of Australia
and Rev. John Smith Spence.
The presiding off ;er announced that
Bishop Newman Of Nebraska would to-mor-
row morning deliver a memorial sermon on
John Wesley. Many Of the other delegates
have accepted invitations to deliver SER
mons 10 churches of Washington and Bal
timore. The council then adjourned in Or
der TO allow the delegates TO embark on an
excursion during the afternoon TO the tomb
Of Washington at Mount Vernon.