Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-09

n,celding Ulcers chair waa Allied ~ Rev.
In. 4. Is. StephcusoE. OF London pr Ndent
os the Wesleyan Conference,
The session opened win devotional OK
orcises. q most elOquent piayrr "el'E OF
farod nv Rev. Griffin ". Wilson, OF Ln9-
land. who has achieved n notable repu.a-
ttnn As mi--ionary am IL the tii
lalnr1er. When these services were con-
cluded the secretary. the Rev. br. kin-'
called the roll OF delegates. beginning " IN
the eastern section. winch comprises the .
Fur,reannud British dcpcnlencies. The
Eu,ine-s Committee GnnOupeed the recep-
tlon of teie- rams of greeting 40 !ressei 10
the conference from the Nashville Con .
ference and United Evangelical Church .
Council.
INVITATIONS
were lail before the Council and accepted
rs follows
iv the trustees If the American tuiYrr-
sity: Friday. October gth, reception hy /
tho pastors of the African Aplacopal
churches Of Washington.
The assignment ii the evening 81 Octo,
Der 18th for the reception ~ fratrrnnl
delegates was changed TO October 9Th.
The Business Committee named bisaop
Merrill. of Chicago. and Hey. Dr. William
Arthur, OF London, 10 preside over t1e
Conference during the second session Or
the third day and the hrst session Oi IN
fourth day. respectively.
Preliminary 10 the delivery OF the nj |
dresses OF the day blsAop Hurst. Of wash &
IN ,ion. I'm a few appropriate romarksctlc /
attention 10 the fact that the chair made !
from two beams of the Clty-ROai chapel, .
thecorurr.stpue Of which was laI! by John /
Wesley, Was now occupied ~ the presiding /
officer and that the Original kpWOrth BiOlc !
lay upon the stand.
MFlHODIsH II TuR EAST.
The subject ASSIGNED by the programme |
for consideration during tho morning s'--
sion was THE Present Status II Method !
ism ~ the Eastern Section and an essay !
was delivered by Rev. Dr. Waller, ~ Lon |
don. secretary OF the Wesleyan Confer !
euce.
Short speeches upon the general topics
of the address were delivered 10y Rev.
john Mcdlcrait, OF Manchester. represent
i1r the English Methoist CIurcn Ky.
James D1nneily. OF Ncwrv Ireland. wee
president OF the Irish Methodist Confer
once. Rev. j. H. Bait. % the l}Inie CHRIS
tiau Church Brighton. England: Dr. Hugh
Irce Hughes. Of West onlon MISSION:
Rev. William Manly, # New Iealani 1. and
Rev. J. Travis, = Primitive Methodist, ot
gland.
Ihr Secretary announced the receipt Il
Il memorial from the General Assembly II
the Presbyterian Church CONCERNING the
settlement OF international difficulties Jy
arb.tra; on. Arccess was then taAen
MErHoDIsM ~ AMERICA.
A. thcattcrnoon session. after devotional
exercises. Bishop Charles b. Fowler. II
san Francisco. read an essay upon the
present status Of alcoholism IA the West
oru lAmericaul section. Oue hundred
years ago. ice s,ii. there WIS III America
bu, one Meth0dis. dsno.nlEat .oi AID Only
one annual conference. only eigltY-'Irce
travelling pfca A-r, and Il Ji9 members.
To- iag there are fi,.ru dcnJ4ina- lous If
Ncthoiisis--.. fat TIT J. thought fOsl0S
that tiry have sOi.e hf.in, and some
Independence. Perhaps. Wiz more
bra.n- AMI less ludcl elience. there vOuli
be- lr-s denominations, prrhap, ouir two
or one. Lr one conference has MlliipItl
into about 100. and the e. lhtr-tirrc ttAN,l l.
Ing preachers have multiplied INTO 10,
besides $1,000 local preachers. anl tue
1858 actual COMMITMENTS L.ve Mall-
plea into over 5.oO',oJ', with 5.Oup. 09l sun
daV-schOOi children with following Il
over 2J.0ol 0JJ souls % the rcpu bic Meth
oGl-m crossed the bro into tins CeLtlr,
leaning on solitary stat. she VIII cross
over out oi tll, century with more Tam
two bands. beside, hocas ald herds and
camci- and aSse-. ior sd has jj,WD
churchc- nal gr 81. 1900 parooua-es. vi. n
church property worth more thal c2lO.-
Oi0. 600. Bishop Fowler essay Wa greeted
with prolonged applause
Inc presiding officer ~ the afternoon
session. pr. \. Carman. general supern-
teLdent of the Methodist Church az Cana
da, announced thar BishopN. Is. Gail Jwny,
of Jackson. MIS-. representing the VI tno-
DIST Episcopal Church. South, would neat
address the Council.
MFlFousM N TIE SOUTH.
Bishop Galloway devoted has remarks
largely 20 the sub Get 81 the status of
Nicholson IN th!s country. speaking fYr
the South. lie sad !, had q rich Methodist
heritage. Inc first Methodist society Was
there organized. and the first clauc.
hu IT, The first Methodist missionary 500
clcty was also organized there. he spirit
# Methodlsm seemed 10 peculiarly iit The
southeru temperament, a. evidenced nv IT.
warm reception and rapid growth. The
frs: native Itineraut preacher came fsOm
under southern skies and jesse Lee went
forth from the South o. e1anIsIlLe Nrw
England. Every sixth soul ia the
south was Methodist. Ilerc
MethOdism has passed the apollo
cet.c period. he Old period 81 per
sccution and ridicule had passed away.
NrthOdisin had craven N7eli deeply .ntO
society. All grades Of wealth. al pOslIoIs
In the South the org nal c.cel WAS guard
Ell. and theological alyeuturtr- iluud 40
favor there. Alter trlIi az more than a
century tine people were s4t -nri with
Methodist itlnercy aud slperAtcAd-
cIcy. Theirs WAS pre-cniuUnty u
sent and not called ministry. With
them It wOuld be IN impeachment
Of honesty 10 be accused o.. seeking
specIal place, and no army hid ever hal
&. T., a. ...i.
There was lttic sympathy with those who
believed N Sinking responsibility Tor the
men aud imposing fancy franchise upon
the women. lApp.ausel. There has c1n-
scqueutiy been = healthy growth ~ The
Church SOuth-a satisfying growth IN tie
cities and 4 majestic growth IL the rural
districts. In the country vas raised the
purer, steadler citizenship, and h. w0ul!
not neglect IL favor ot the dcnizen5 of
the cities the men who stood behind the
plJw
METHoDTsN IL CANADA.
Rev. DR.. William Briggs. If Toronto.
represented, a. he said, the Method s.;
Church without prefix or suiii1. lie L.
scrlbod the enormous boundaries % the
Dom MON. paid u tribute t. the energy of
It's people and predicted that when tho
north pole was discovered Canadian
would be- found upon 1t waving the Non
Jack. In Canada tho thurch needed no
dlsting uishing appellation such "a Wcs-
leyan, or Episcopal, or Bible. or anything
else. for IL IS known 10y that grand old
generic term-the Methodist Church. lie
described tho growth Of the Church in
Canada. saying that it was the largest in
membership Of any Protestant Church and
included one third Of the Protestant com.
mUuicants.
TIE COLORKD METH0DIsTs.
The third address was delivered by
Bishop Il. W. Arnott. OF WllbeTfOrce. o..
representing the African Methodist Fps
copal Church. lie was greeted with APP
plauso when lie came upon the platform.
The Bishop said that lie spoke for the
western section with 10000 population,
and of these he represented 1900 people.
There was dark side rs well Us a light
side to every question. He recalled that
IN Wesley's chronicles II was shown that
IN 1888 Wesley baptized ono white man
and two colored men: that with Philip
Embury and Barbara Heck was Betty. tho
colored servant. 1--WE are equal IN orIgia,
equal III responsibility, and IN desuny."
sad the Bishop. We are connected with
British and American Methodism, no mat