Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-09
The Representative, al ths Ecamebisal
Council Talk About Their Innu-
once on the World.
BISHOP rowLrR's GOSPEL IN a
NUT SHELL
All The Great Questions OF Saving this
World are Reduced 10 Qiestlons
OF Money"
OF Methedista Review the History
aud Present. status OF tb- sect.

aud rresrut status 81 tue sect.
wAsmSuruN, Oct. s.-Rrv. John
Mcducrait VI Manchester, representing
tho English Methodist new connection,
followed Dr.. Waller. He said that
MothOiilm was performing great and
good work In the whole world outside
of America. Throughout tie vast
regions N Europe, Asia and Australia,
Mothodism was cXorting a great iunu.
onCc.
REV. JAMES p1NNEfLY
Of Nowry, ireland, yice.presiduntO Of the
Irish Methodist Conference, enid thet
the church was In danger ffom the
spirit Of sclf.glofy. In Ireland
Methntlsm had never done much In
growing timber, hut II had brought
forth much fruit.
DH. nuuH rnYoE HuuiuEg
of the Wsst London Mission said that
the Church Of England Itself was IN a
minority Ia England. a cruel law
forced non.COnf0rmlsls 10 send their
children b. church schools. a mistake
was made In not taxing DR.. Arthur
advice twenty years ago aud establish.
lug non.sociaflan schools. His own
church has innuyuraiei the movement
REV. ). TRAVIS,
q Primitive Methodist Of England,
spoke Of tho educational Institutions ot
th. country and congratulated the
church upon IT, growth.
Al THE AFTERNOON SESSION
Charles IA. Fowler Of san Fuuolsco,
read an cssay upon the present status
OF Nicholson Ia tic Western AmeTl.
can section. lie said;
"Mrthndlsm never whipped aQuakur
nor burned witch, nor hanishcd
Baptist. History tells US that the pres.
ent status Of American Methoditm
II the result Of unnumberei forces u
heart aud brain, time Hnd tempest,
climate and temperature, transit aud
eclipse, through countless ages. A
hundred years growth on this h0ll aud
/ In this free State has produced cou-
| dillon Of life disslmilaT from any other
| development among men. A hundred
| year. ago there WINS but one Methodist
denomination, one annual conference,
ulghty.thfrc travelling preachers aud
| la,Os3 mumhers. To-Day there are No..
| teen denominations Of MethOdlsts; the
one QUE conference has multiplied Into
about au0; the uifhty.thrca travelling
preachers have multiplied into 6l,76j,
besidct ~, 900 local preachers, aud the
| ii,gs5 members, actual commu n lcsnts,
have multiplied into over 1900, 900
SUNDAY school children, and follow.
lug Of over 10000 900 souls In the Ro-
| public.
AiethodIsm crossed into this century
leaning on u solitary ttRl. She will
cross over out Of this century with
more than two bands, besidss tlOcka
and hurds Of camels aud as1ei, for she
has over $4,000 churches and about
IL, 600 partonRgos, with church property
| worth more than two hundred millions
Of dollars. The fir.t act Of American
/ Mpthodlsm was 10 Ordain college
Public opinion IN the power back OF
the bench, the pulpit, Of ballots and OF
bullets. Tho great problem " govern.
Ing these millions " America Ii tho
simple question OF forming public
opinion.
AIcthodism, having nearly half tho
people Of this county, has only 10 be
worthy Of her God TO make this land
q land OF promise for the ignorant aud
oppressed, and the approaching century,
the golden age for the race.
Bishop Fowler spoke Of tho vigorous
work Of the different branches OF the
church, aud said:
"Mcthodism Ia supernatural. or she Is
nothing. In the chilling log Of higher
criticism, which II higher only In nhmo
ami assumption, all the warmth
and wlnsomcncss OF Christian
ity /. destroyed. Tho great
center and secret Of Method.
ism, tho reason OF her existence, IL 10
bear testimony 10 a movable religion,
10 secure and repeat u witness OF the
holy Spirit with our fplrlt 10 our
present slate Of grace. Our next need
i ideas. We must reach out In all
directions, wo ought 10 capture and
utilize every secret that brings success
10 any other church. Methodlsm needs
tho courage 10 seize aud utilize all
ideas; there must bo no power too
great for US 10 master. Again, W.
must fight for the centers ~ popula.
ton. Tho cities are the forts. Who.
ever holds them. holds the future. The
church must thus settle the labor dit.
ficulty. II we allow any other agency
10 settle II, We must give place TO that
agency, and seriously reduce our use
mlness among men. Another want IA
concentrated money. Already all the
great questions OF saving this world
are reduced 10 questions 0f money"
The bishop Ia closiug said that unity
In strength, and this law holds with
undated power over every branch Of
the Christian church. Bishop Fowler
was greeted with prolonged applause.
BISHOP GALLOWAY OF MISSISSIPPI,
representing tho NJ. Il. church South
devoted his remarks largely TO tn,
subject OF tho status VI Meihodism IN
this country, and, speaking for the
South, said II had a rich Methods
heritage. There has been healthy
growth In that division.
REV. Or. nRiGGs
OF Toronto, Ont, described the enol
NOUS bou ndafles Of the Dominion, tn
growth 0f the church In Canada, elc.
saying II was the largest IN member
ship Of any Protestant church inCana
da and included one-thlfd OF the Pro.
testant COMMITMENTS,
BISHOP ARNOTp
representing the African Methods
J Episcopal Church, reminded his hear
! ors thai there WAS dark Rs well ~
! light side 10 every question. He Z,
called that The colOred people had pal
, ticlpatcd IN every stop OF the growth {
= Methodism. There we're peeullt
! missions for the African Church.