Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-11
CHURCH AND SCIENTIFIC THOUGHT.
Fourth Days Session of the Eoumenica
Methodist Council.
[By telegraph 10 the Dispatch

W.suryGrov. October l0.-The fourth
DAYS session Of the Methodist Ecumenical
Council was presided over by Rev. DR..
William Arthur. Of England. who conduct
cd the devotional exercises. reading the
hvrnn, Thou Leaiest Me" Prayer was
offered by Rev. John Wakefield. OF Canada:
Rev. Dr. A. :. Hunt, OF New YORK., one OF
The eecrstaries OF tho American Bible So
c!ety. then read several lessons from tho
Book of JOB.
REVOLUTIONS &c.
Through Secretary King the Committee
on business reported tue following reso-
lntions and memorials, which Will be held
for consideration al lator day kesolu-
ton concerning address to Methodist
members and churches for eculn onical
conferences, resolution az 10 CONCLUSION
of the reading OF essays resolution on ap-
rointment OF general foreign missionary
council for Methodist churches, resolu-
ton OF thanks, resolution IN reference 10
an ecumenlcai missionary memorial Tor
the purpose Of erecting Wesleyan monu-
ment in Washington.
SYMPATHY FOR DIR. ANrcIIFr.
The committee also reported reso utions
expressing sympathy WIN hev. Dr. 9hihuoi
Antclin, Of ENGLAND. III his serious illness
and fixing the hour o. hdJouIHlne-I' ""i'n
were adopted.
The regular programme Of the dav was
| then taken MP, the subject for discus
SION being the Church and Scientific
Thought"
| THE INFLUENCE OF SCIENCE OK RELIGION.
| Tho first essay was ons prepared by Z.
| w. Bunting, editor Of the ConieraporGry
prri-,r. entitled 1.-THE Influence OF Modern
Scientific Progress on Religious Thought
| In Mr. Bunting's absence the paper was
read by Mr. J. Is. Slack, Of London. HIS
was the only prepared paper on tle sup
iect. 1t formed the text for five minutes
| drbnte by Rev. DR.. Milton $. Terry, OF
Evanston, Ill. Rev. ". I. Dawson. OF
| ENGLAND; Rev. DIR. Dewart, OF Toronto:
| Raw. Frank Ballard and Rev. James Crab
tree. Of England: DR.. Buckley, OF New
| York. Chairman Arthur, Bishop keener,
| Bishop Fowler. Rev. Lloyd Jones, OF
| Wales: Rev. Thomas Allen and Rev. DAVID
| Brock. of England; and l.. L.. McLaren, oil
Canada.
erAr1sTIcs OF MTTnoDIsI-
The Business Committee reported the
|, following resolution:
| ments regarding the members aud nd
| nereuts OF the various Methodist churches
| Mace the number far below tho proper
| fp,Ire and DO not represent the forces anu
agencies of Methodism; :.
Eesolred. That representative commit
tee ON tie statistics or Methodism be ap-
poiuted with the view of presenting to
this conference q report on this subject
that NAV be published Ia the proceedings.
The resolution was adopted and the io,-
lowing committee was appointed: DIT. l.
+ IcLaren. Of Toronto; Rev. Thomas
Allen. OF Sheffield; Rev. /. Bourne, OF
England; Rev. DIR. A. $. Hunt, OF Ne"
YORK: Rev. j. s. Wilmington. OF England ;
Rev. DR.. A. II. Leonard. OF New YORK;
Rev. Dr. ". =. Harrison, OF Nashville
Rev. DR.. William Briggs, OF Toronto,
Bishop Arnett, Of Ohio; DR.: Greenhill
DR.. Weller. Rev. DR.. ID. s., Monrde, rev
Dr. W. Morley, OF Australia, and Kew
John Smith Spence.
NEWMAN on WESLEY.
The presiding officer announced ina
Bishop Newman would tomorrow morn
inc deliver sermon on john wesley
Many of the other delegates have acceptec
invitations to deliver addresses III th'
churches of Washington and baltimore.
The convention then adjourned TO allow
the delegates to embark on an excursion
during the afternoon to the tomb OF Wash
ington at Mt. Vernon.