The Penn's Grove record., 1891-03-06

tenn for bringing matters before the
Caa.lr.c.. The pinu for a Council
WA. t.,5- j.. ASA ia this plan the name
{ Pm, g Etler is'irst found in the
D.-,.r5.a IHr Council met in Dec
rr.rrr. i--p. and again in 1890, but be-
ain Vets unpopular. Ia 1872 there
vrf. .,..s.l, Gus. g. $50 members; in
l,.a tle ulat-hip amounted to only
rsrHi. N Igs decrease IN four years
a.t ~,~s -, tile General Conference of
l-.5i. v.. agreed ,iraL local preachers
wr.ri trDriliurtl dracons upon receiv-
IN, recommendations from Quarterly
Conferences. endorsed 10y 10 numher Of
PREACHERS. The total membership in
ls3l Wa 15.s5i, and in 1901, 1l3,13l.
From lsoD to ls0S there was but little
change in tie general condition of the
church, ami in the latter year there
were reported $40 preachers and 151,-
sos mcuhtrs.
rs cagly rs 1900 a proposition was
made that Here should be a delegated
General Conference, but it was mega
tived. Although renewed in 1904, it
was voted down by a large majority.
The plan Tor Il delegated body was
adopted in lsOS, by which the constitu-
ton Of tie church was essentially
changed and its stability was
secured. At the Conference of 1904
the RUE limiting the ministerial term
to two years was enacted. The first
delegated General Conference met lin
the city of New York on the LIST of
May, 1872, and was composed of 30
members, prior to this time the Bis
hops were members of the General Con
ference, and had equal rights upon the
floor. aid from this time forward their
duties were limited to the simple Office
of presiding, The minutes of 1872
show SIS preachers and 1875 ,357 mem-
hers. with eight Annual Conferences.
The death Of Bishop Coke took place
May ,, 1sl4,and that Of Bishop Asbury
March 81, 1916. In 1916 the member.
ship numbered PA, 235 and the preach
els G9j. From 1920 to 1924, 7l,642
were added to the church, making the
total membership 32S.523. The Gen.
eral Conference of 1928 assem-
bled for the first time west
Of the Allegheny Mountains
meetin. in the city of pittsburg.
In October, 1922, the Canada Confer
enUe held its annual session and formed
itself into the Canada Methodist Epis-
cupal Church, adopting the discipline
Of the old church us the basis of its
constitution and discipline. II remain
ed independent for several years, bat
tie Wr,leyans of England having offer
ed missionary and other help q union
WAS offered in 1898, and The Conference
became part OF the Wesleyan Church
o. Gfea, britain, Several ministers
and members, however, dissatisfied
viii this action, reorganized the Me-
tAodjst Episcopal Church of Canada,
and have maintained their seperate
e~Xistauce. The General Conference of
1Si0 met in tue city of Baltimore, and
such had been the extension of the
WORK that there was then Is Annual
Conferences; The membership arnoun-
ted in that year to 705,445. The per
ind from 1910 to 1874 was remarkable
for the number of reytvalS in different
parts Of the country; the total increase
of membership for the four years was
more than $500 At the General
Conference Of 1872, the lay delegates
who lntl lr Il chosen were admitted to
seats therein, and at the General Com
ference of 1883. the minis
leligd term vas increased to iye years,
aud The Missionary Bishops were grant
Cd full power in their particular jutis-
dictjlus.
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