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After brief devotional service which opened
the session. Few. Bishop Charles H. Fowler d.
D., LII D.. was introduced the essayist, to
speak TO the snbiect--"The Present Status Of
Methodism in the Western Section
Bishop Fowler said:
"Methodism never whipped Quaker nor
burned witch or benished Il Baptist. That
Christian charity is part of ker present status.
Geology tells us that the present status of the
earth Is the resultant of uunumbered forces
working through unnumbcred ages.
Some OF the specific mod ications achieved by
certain agencies may be easily traced In noun
tain range. and in ocean beds and in the cLan-
uels o. continental rivers. These great char
acters can DE read by any eve. But infinitely
deeper and more marvellous are the hne trac-
ings and hair lines that mark the recent changes
through which any given measure OF the earth
has passed, by which the coffin OF the dead
coral is seen in the ocean reef, and the stamen
of the ancient flower is wrought into the rocky
heaft of the mountain. II We had perfect
vision and complete knowledge We could read
In every spoonful of air and in every
! ounce o.. earth the unabridged history OF
every change and every form and every force
II is only question Of instruments that pre-
vents our measuring the ground swell sweep
ing across the face Of the sun that has been
projected from falling autumn leaf.
thus also history tells rs that the present
| status of American Meshodism is the resultant
| OF unnlmbered forces Of heart and brain. tide
and tempest, Of climate and temperature OF
Nothing Is foreign to this theme but time for
i its discussion.
| We have soen the rich pippin engrafted upon
the Wild crab. Tho sweet fruis draws much Of
its life from the old crab root. So we see
American Nethodisn engrafted upon the viii.
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natural stock Of the American colonies and
drawing much OF Its life and type from TIM
vigorous natural root. These colonies are unlike
any other colonies known to history. They
d1a not spring like the Greek colonies, that
nlied the islands, surrounded the Mediterra-
mean and reached as far as India, from fear Of
too great stote and from love of trade. Not
IKE Roman colonies, that were pitched with
.ne soldiers camp everywhere for am
oiion and power. Not ike the Ash:
atc colonies planted for plumber and
despotism. These colonies sprang from
an awakened conscience. The breath that filled
their souls was the true martyr spirit and the
rock on which they builded was the Rock OF
Ages.the best possible foundation on which
to build temple, the best possible materials
out OF which to make a church, the best possi-
Die stalk on which TO engraft Gods spiritual
fruit
HUNDRED YEARS OF oRowTH.
"A hundred years Of growth on this soil and
In this free state has produced condition Of
life dissimilar from any other development
among men. Az the colonies sprang from the
mother country with q civilized life with which
to conquer an uncivilized continent, and soon
became the rival and finally the peer Of the
mother country, 30 American Methodist sprang
out of rich and ripe religious life, with deep
experience. tested theology and profound
soon competed with all other systems for the
front rank az . saver Of souls and Of civiliza-
tons.
Standing here this hour We cannot but turn
our faces toward yonder neighboring city, so
beautiful. 30 full of Christian homes and hap
pinsss, fit companion for this city, this the
most beautiful city on the globe. And
We cannot avoid contrasting that hour
OF 107 years ago with the present hour.
What picture greets us out of
the day. 1t can be shown on 9
small canvas. Sixty preachers out Of total
in the connection Of eighty-thres, representing
only IA, 98S members in America. With Coke
and Asbury at their head they seemed youth
full group. Eighteen of the Americans were
middle-uged and had seen some service. About
forty Of the conference were young men or
boys. They had boundless energy,
burning hearts, blazing tongues, luminous
faces and great leaders But they were only q
handful. Today that handful has been proven
to be corn, and il waves like the cedar
OF Lebanon. Then there was but one
Methodist denomination and only one an
nual conference only eighty-three travelling
preachers and IA 9SS members. Today there
are fifteen denominations of Methods .s-a fact
that Is thought to show that they have some
brains and some independence. Perhaps
with more brains and more independ-
ence there would be fewer denominations
perhaps only two or one. The one conference
has multiplied into about 500. And the 81
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Dr. Weller then gave statistics to show
the large increase mode during the past ten
years the Numbers u ministers. Of lay agents.
of church members and Oi children III the Sun
day schools IL ireland. he said. the increase
liz the number of church members l. only as.
bus dIriu the .iechdc there has been decrease
in thS population OF per cent Bat the fruit
Of Irish MnthUiiiSm : 70 be found i'll many
lands. and especially in the United States.
Frenc,: NetLOdism alone shows decrease,
but the circumstance have been exceptional.
THE WESLEY CExrESAEY.
Referring 20 tlIo ceEtcuary Of the death of
John Wesley DIR. Waller said i, afforded an OK
cellen+ opportunity o. forming Judgment OF
the status of MelEostisln.
In CONCLUSION Dr. Waller referred TO the
prophetic utterancc # Jailn Wesley when he
declared that 1t was tho purpose of God III rlis-
ing up MethOdism 'uot To FORM new sect. but
To reform the nation. particularly the church. "
"Nethodism Is not. he said. and never has
been sect Its catholic spirit and
doctrine have prevented IL from
falling into narrow sectarianis N.
But the larger result OF ;hc Methods. revival
j. the effect which it hG, produced upon uni
versal evangelical Christianity. When We thiak
of the dead Anglcanism and thc torpid non
conformity OF tine hfcleSs forms IN viii h
Christian truth was PTt-vuted and oil the Cal
vanistic doctrine OI Divine predesunatiOn 10
eternal wrath. which was preached AT
Wesley. and now behold tine null
tiphcd activities of millions. and listen to tine
gospel message wEich may be heard throughout
evangelical ChTi,JrndOm, may well ex-
claim. did the FiorentInes when they saw
tlie statue of David when Michael Angelo had
hewR out of the rude marble, ~ dead body
has been brought. To- lIfo-
the status OF AethOJism is of less conse-
quence and II Tar less potent shaHifs influence,
which is Worldwide.
REV. Mr. MEDICRAFT.
IN his briefer address l;ey. John Medicraft
laid special stress upon the fact that Meth
odi~m was no longer a novelty and that all
the Protestant churches Lad come to thank
their God that sucn 4 man John Wesley had
ever lived When the church that he had
founded celebrated the hundr,d th anniversary
of his death il was not permitted TO celebrate
the occasion alone, bur al others wished to
Join in the recognition of the fact that the
life Of John Wesley was blessing to Chris
tianltV
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BY virtue o. decree passed 10y the supreme Court
bered l.07., Joiln d. Matter al, Ellen NJ Bogrs
al sII OF, sale pub auc; ion in iront
pecsiye prelllsss aud the order hsreIna Ter
stateu. On AONDAl, I'M lMLltIa BA1 or
&C rOBE 1884, ~ TIL. ZEE O'cLoGk PM
AL the title OF he parties said "a The follow
In oes ed rial estate IN tie Washington. Ia
the District 81 Columbia. 60 Wit original lots co
and four 90 IN squzrr easnt hundred and ts1O)
original lot ni1e go n eizt hundred
teen tSi.9. ofisinal to7s seven 60 ht an
square eight hansired and twenty 60. Original lots
I've 10 and sih co. N square egt hu,red aud iorty
le2O), nal lot tN - square slzLf hun Lied Gn1
tosy t.lrx S5.sJ. oIIgspaflOt 90 ~ ca
hundred and forynpe ts4) original lots too Cd md
tLfee ca IN square ~ight hundred and seventy
tosAl ofls insl St AZ 80 n square eit hundred and
Sew MS slx ISfO On anal lot I'D IN square
AK nuntrl and eight Cos. ana al square six hun
ored Snc twenty two OJss-D.
Terms OF sale One-saird Of the purchase money IN
casa one.tiiro N and onstt rd an Two Year,
roln the day O. she, tie deferred payments 70 be
cured On the pFoperty sold IN sach manuel IS may Re
approved BY and bear Interest A. az Ter
oay the pnrcl 81 tbs
or their option pay whole nrchase nore5 IN CASH
deposit OF at go Ooon each lot wal b required
a. the AL cOnseysncng n The oost of tiss psr-
Chaser
Terms of sale to he complied with IN hfteen day.
from day sale the property wi b. r-solo n Tbs
rlsk and cost OF the deia nltin< Iurcllnesr.
HENnl 3. MAITHEWs.
,oyx .r,,,iili;s iash q nc.
JOHN klDouI.
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COLORED DELEGATES GO HUNGRY

Foreign Members Of the Ecumenical Con-
ference Express Indignation.
To say that most Of the delegates to the Meth
odist ecumenicnl conference feel indignant a.
the treatment Of colored delegates by certain
restaurant keepers would be to put the matter
mildly. That men of such prominence az
are the colorsd delegates should be re.
fused food at any price is something
not easily understood by the average
Englishman and none of the excuses which a
few natives offered were even temporarily re-
ceived. The fact that some of the colo red
brethren had been compelled to go hungry
yesterday afternoon was not generally known
in the conference until toward noon it was
gwen vocal circulation. ~
Then the British lion growled and waved his
tasscled tail.
We ought to have had n resolution on the
outrage" said one OF Her Majesty's subjects to
one Of the colored delegates who suffered rejec-
tioL and hunger '.Pd leave any hotel or eating
house where they'd treat you SO; I'd SLEEP ia
the street before they should have a penny Of
my money" He voiced the unanimous senti-
ment OF the foreign representatives.
Bishop Foster did not care to discuss the
matter ut this time, but he remarked to a STAR
reporter: I'VE all feel the iniquity Of it,"
Friends Of the colored delegates comment.
with q good deal of severity, on the fact that
hotel keepers and restaurant proprietors failed
to make any distinction between men, save that
Of color. They put them all in bag bishops and
criminals the Lords anointed and the gambler
shake them mp and say they are all niggers,
was the comment of one delegates
Whether the conference will take any action
in the matter not will depend on the bust
ness committee, through which all matters
not on the program must pass. Southern
delegates are not laxative, SO no one can
prophesy what thew NAV do in caee 4 reaolu-
tion of censure on the hotel Keepers comes up.
Today most OF the coiored representatives
took their MONDAY refreshment at railroad
restaurant; few satisfed their appetites with
fruit and cakes purchased from the vendors
whose business is conducted op street corners.
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OFFICE OF nr REG tNTs : gsu IT'LL Ems
600 ST. n. W.
VALUABLE BUILDING SITE ON THE NORTH
SIDE OF FIOklDAANENCEB ETN ZEN SIXTH
AND SEVENTH SIREEis NORTHWEST
AT AUCTION.
TWENTY.NiNTA. At FIVE O'CLOCK. We viii oiie:
for sale. In frcnr OF The prcriiscs.
SUB LOT 40,
BLOCH J,
Le Droit Park. fronting 3D. 40 fee. on Florida ave.
by an average depth OF oS feet (no waste grourd)
Terms: Over aud above deed of trust for 81 .,d5
which is payable monthly to be paid cash. or all
cash. at the option OF the purchaser. A deposit of
$500 required at the time Of sale II the terms
complied with in fifteen days the day Of
sale. rigat reserved ese the property the risk
aud cost Of the defautng purchaser alter i've days
ycrtise nent OF such resaie newspaper pub
Ished IN Washington. d. G. All conveyanciny and
recording at the cost Of the purchaser.
RADCLIFFE, DARR l. CO.,
se30-d&ds Auctioneers
AETHE ABOVE SALE IS POSTPONED ON AC.
count OF the rain until WEDNESDAY, SEVENTH DAY
OF OCTOBER, 1851. same hour and place.
kATCi 1FtE. DARR CO.,
sc:O-d&ds Auctioneers
sF-THE ABOVE SALE Is FURTHER POST
poned account OF the rain until SATURDAY,
TENTH DAY OCTOBER same hour and place.
EATCLIFEE. DARK CO..
ocS-dkds AuctioneeyS.
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| REV. J. FERGUSON, DID,, LEEDS, ENGLAND
| president of the Primitive Methodist Church.
my membership" gave note OF victory
| But when asked how many he had to start with
he changed the strain of answering, None. sir
None" SO these figures to find their just val
ues must stand in their proper environments.
FIGURES FOR A. D. 1900.
Population of the United States. s. sos. 4S3
Communicates for Protestant churches.1 1, OPT 052
| Population Of Roman Catholic faith 49,. 100 900
Commandments of Methodist churches 5I.S9l
CSee Dorchesters Prob. Of Relig. Prog. pp
ASH and 5ss. Also General Minutes Of the Meth
olist Epis.)
Study the immense srowths seen in the fol-
| lowing figures for A. D. 1880: Population Of
| the United States, 62.62a250 Protestant
| church-Number Of churches, ISL, 2s1; num-
| Der of minister. l05 .203; number Of communi-
| cants. Il, 757.071. Roman Catholic church
Number Of churches, 1923; number Of minis
| tiers. 1892: population, 4,676, 1872.
| Methodist churches Number Of churches
81, I'll; number OF ministers, 81. f65; number of
communicates, 1850. 240. Add for Canada
Methodism 1,74S ministers and 233. S66 and
| our statistics are encouraging.
| 1t must DO borne III mind that Roman;sm
counts entire population, while Protesta ntism
| counts only communicates. On the same basis
the fgures would stand: Protestant popula-
tion--L e. people attending and served and
Protestant churches So, 0O0. 900; Methodist
| population, over 20, DOC. 600; roman Catholic
population 4,676, 292
| The Lambs bride, as incarnated in American
! Methodism, a fair and lovely woman.
when intimately known and Justly judged.
The foregoing figures only give us
a view of her noble form. But the
clearness OF her mind, the power OF her
spirit and the beauty Of her character remains
| to be learned frcm a study of her history, her
achievements and her activities. She has
right to high place among the thinking and
| educating forces Of this continent and century.
THE HISTORY OF MErRopisM
Methodism was born in the balls of Q great
university and has never lost her birth
mark. In the last century she had
among others two men, John Wesley and
Adam Clark, Of whom Theodore Parker said:
| Zone was the greatest organizer and the other
the greatest scholar OF the last thousand
years" In this country her first movement
displayed tho instincts Of thorough
bred The first act Of the csle-
brated Christmas conference in 1854
j that organized the Methodist Episcopal
church, was to adopt the name which, like
Gods nomenclature, typed her government
and poiity. Then American Methodism was
born. Her first act her first resolution, was
to ordAin . college. The first breath
she drew crystallized into Cckesbury
College. Il IL as natural for her 20 speak uni
vorxtiss and colleges and educational institu-
1 tons into being ~ II h for the
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REV. A. q. HAYGooD, DID,, Los ANGELES. CAL.
Bishop of the NJ. Z. Church South.)
travelling preachers have multiplied into
81 ,765, besides $4,000 local preachers, and the
14.9So members actual COMMITMENTS
have multiplied into over 5000, 900,
with 5000. 900 Sunday school children and a
following OF over 20. 600 600 souls in the repub-
lie. Methodism crossed the brock into
this century leaning on a solitary staff.
She will cross over out of this century
with more tkan two bands. besides
focks and herds and camels and asses For
she has over $1,000 churches and about
1000 parsonages. with church property
worth more than 200000,000. 1 cannot
go into details. / am not making year
book, nor will / make census report.
cannot even catalogue the 1900 presiding
elders. Yet you will pardon me if stop long
enough to give the names of the Methodist
denominations, with the number of their
travelling ministers and members.
Name Of demon. No. of No. Of No. Of
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~ bth aIld a STREETS nortl west

TRUSTEES, SALE OF oNE-TENTH INTEREST II
COOKE PARK" COkNEh or MASHIN NOTION
AND ROAD STREETS. WEST WASHINGTON,
u. q.
By virtue 81 deed OF trust duly recorded In IalF
No. 1870. folio OB &; seq. the nd record. tor
t- District Of Coinniia and the written request Of
the Loder OF notss We Wall oher Cor sA.e st pub.
DAh OF OCTOBER. A u. lssl. AZ FIVE
O'CLOCK L. NJ, an front Of the pr-Ini-.s. a
oneiin interest IN and % the io,s and parcels Of
ground IA square IL. .grcTly Cooke sar. and Tor
,aeriy Peters Grove and particularly Described IN
the deed IRON henry ID. Cooke and vile 10 Mahlop
AsIofo and iona A,.OUt. trustees dated June 4, A
u lSosl and recor led June Ia. A. D. lset libAr No
llsO. fOtlo 34O, among the land records o. the Die
trlct VI Co uintaa, and 70 which r.ferce hereby
,ll.de TOT lall ossf-iptoa. and which known
!ots 20 13 inclusive and Us &c - inclusive q Bits
81 slIvlsion ana incuaed IN Ashford and Ridou-,
ttustess suteysson VI loss IA sgo4re H. torIusrty
cooke tarE."
Terms salc Sold sub lect oseteuth Of an ar
brance % fiO.ot. Que January = lsss2 oneAlf essh,
balsnoe an one yesT loe ~ tear Ir cent Interest
payable seniannually- and 20 he secured b deed Of
trust on property sod. OF all cash. Al oson Of nur
chaser DEPOSIT " 500 required At time Of
Congeyanc:ng &c. az purchaser cost. Terms "a be
complied with ten otherwise trustees
rht 10 resell At risL and Osf u delauflng Iurcaser
after days advertisement of such resale sumo
ne sslaIler lutlIshc1 Washington, ID. q.
JAgAES H. AAi.h,t 9
.eoa-akds JOHN n ARMS Trustees.
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nUNCANsoN BROS. Auctioneers.

nCNCANSoN BROS. Auctioneers.
TRUSTEES SALE Of Two-sToRY BRLcK
hSb Fo a II sf fMhkS s dH1TP
MIST; ALSO BRICK DWELLING AND LOT
sSETHk SE % Sck ASR aS6
kpT "a s6EEEHTR NP
iNG AND IoT Us 1 sfRIPT BEfM ifia
SIXTH Az, ASB rS sEyE 11nx srkEETs s9yIH
APP APP tST QN vrH STREET. BETWEEN II
1881. in equity cause No IL o,4 we viii sell At pub
fEiBA fSe' hS pI TIE NINTH. 1891,
one hndred and $50 In IL: . Ss h8i Of
square numbered ave hundred and forty six (546) in
the saline being improved by two-story brick house
south side OF street between Third and -Four
AND On THE SANE DAY. at oUARTER-pAsr
FIVE O'CLOCK p NJ. part OF lot numbered twenty,
eghtytwo (s2l said city Of washinston beginning
IS west ad
north 10 feet and thence east TO the beginning the
southwest corner Of 9TH spd ( streets southeast.
square numbered eight hundred and eighty two ls,J
in the city OF Washington. uegnnn- for the th
feet thence west 80 feet. thence south Is feet and
proved by twostory brick House on the west side Of
Seventh street bet ween and NJ streets southeast.
naSersd eight hundd and eighty us ISL IN aad
city of Washington beginning tor the
~ feet from the northeast corner OF square. and
ming thence west ~ feet thence south 81 alley
thence east 81 feet thence north 20 feet thence
Is feet and thence north a ieet TO the beginning
same BENZ Improved by atwo-story brick house,
the south side street bet 9TH and 9TH streets
southeast.
AND ON SATURDAY. OCTOBER TENTH. 1891,
at HALf-PAST FIVE O'CLOCK P. NJ, lot numbered
twenty four C94). in George NJ. Lancktons subliyi
sion of square numbered nine hundred and thirty
three Es said CITY of WASHINGTON. the being
improved by two-story brick house, on east side OF
9Th street between ii aud streets northeast.
third sh- hall
ance in equal pay inents in and two years. with in
teress from day OF SALE secured By deed OF trust
property sold. or all cash. at purchasers option.
deposit of $lOO on each lot required at time sale
ConSeyancinK at purchasers cost Ii terms of sale
not complied with in ten days the property will be re-
sold at cost and risk of defaulting purchaser.
WILLIAM A GORDON,
Sj0 y street northwest; [ r-.
DORSEY CLAGETT, 4 Arosteos.
s26-d&d Firemens ms. Co. building,
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Total. ................54.7 I'll 81. 765 1850. 2i0
The average increase since these tables
were collected puts the figures beyond the
numbers given above.
COMPARED WITH OTHER DENOMINATIONS.
All these figures acquire their values by their
relations. Comparisons are not only some
times odious. but often dangerous and mis-
leading. The brother who said. Have had
a good year, Mr.. Bishop, have doubled
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GEO W. sTICKNEY. Auctioneer

" 500 1lth st. NV.
PEREMPTORY SALE OF VERY VALUABLE UN-
IMPROVED PROPERTY, FRONTING M FEET
10 INCHES on THE SOUTH SIDE OF Viz
GINA AVENUE BETWEEN SECOND AND
THIRD STREETS SOUTHEAST.
will offer for sale in front of the premises on MON
DAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF OCTOBER IS9I
at FIVE O'CLOCK p. NJ, all Of lot and the west
feet front Of square 766 containing in all L. $40
square feet
and two with interest at the rate of per centrum
per anuuli, payable semi annually, and secured Nv
deed Of trust the property sod ali cash at the
option OF the purchaser 500 deposit at time OF sale
Terms he compiled with in ten days or tine prorrrty
will be sold at the risk and cost Of the eaultlng
chaser after Ave days advertisement in some paper
published in the District of Columbia
| GEORGE W. STICKNEY
ocS-dkds Auctioneer.
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WALTER B. WILLIAMS co. Aua 40 sr a's %.
nUNCANsoN BROS. Aucrlone-r,.
TRUSTEES SALE or VALUABLE IAIPROvED
thcfhRfh On srkEkI BEIMEEN sIN1 u
nSU

TRUSTEES SALE or VALUABLE IMPROVED
fhcfhhTh On STREET bETMEEN SIXTH
AND SEVENTH STREETS NORTHEAST
WASHINGTON, d. G.
By virtue a deed trust 10 b..ring dA,a
November l3 A. d. lssS. and duiy r-Usrdssl an lll--T
numbered l34I ioho go e; SEQ. Of the land
cords the District Of Columbia. and AZ the request u
the parties secured Thereby viii sell. lubllc
ton. mont % the prel.lises. on MONDAY, HI
INELETH DAY OF oCTOBEk AID. 1881. a.
HALF-PAS1 POUR O'CLOCK d. NJ. ME followins
described Iasce parcel OF land situate in tue city -
Washington. Distinct COLUMBIA. etng ltL
ia quar- No. sd. o tie National Capital Inv--n- ni
Company by Sainnei ". Currldef, ff~asursF, uH4
O.iNsr Gov. suh iiSIson book No. IL, pase liza 70
,r-fher with improvements thereon
Terms %. t,nethlrd casa. balance in rhr-~
equal instanIenr riK 3D. twelve tl.D and eigtes-s
(s months. 10 b- urel iy purchasers note. b.arg
Interest 81 cent annul, as aide
seIiannuall, and - ursl by deed uJon tile
property sold on all cusl. at purchasers option.
del Osit 81 100 Nll be- required tiupa sale.
cunyeyancing and r-ortilng n purchas-r's cost.
Terms To be p.ted With "a lANs OF Irok-
erIy Will Oe sold at risk OF defautIng purchaser
q ii. MllllAISDN Trustee.
". Il. EDMONSINN, trustee
sr.hj-eod Office 90 9Th Il. a. ".