The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-09
MUCH TALK ABOUT haETHODISM.
The Second Days Session of
the Great Council.
Bishop Galloway Speaks About Me,ho.
dism in the south-spoeches by Many
Prominent Divines-Bishop FowIcr's
Essay Greeted With Applause.

!" AshiNGroN, Ocs., S. Special]-I
contrast with the dull rainy skies of YES
terdaya was the bright sunny October
morning which favored tho delegates to
the Ecumenical Methodist Council whom
they assembled for the second DAVIS
session At the beginning of tho ses-
sion the attendance seemed smaller
than yesterday, but before the proceed
ings had far advanced tho available
space in the body and galleries of tho
church was we'll filled with delegates
and interested spectators.
Inc presiding officers chair was filled
by Rev. DR.. t. b. Stephenson, of Lon
don, president of the Wesleyan Confer.
ence. The session was opened with de.
Votlonai exercises, most eloquent
PRAYER being offered by Rev. G-ifiin w.
wilson. of England, who has achieved a
notable reputation as missionary
among the Fiji Islanders.
Whom these services concluded. tho
secretary, tho Rev. Dr. King, called the
roll OF delegates, beginning with tho
eastern section, which comprises Europo
and the British dependencies.
The business committee announc ed
the reception of kilograms OF greeting
addressed to the conference from tho
NASHVILLE conference and tho United
Evangelical Church council.
invitations wero laid before the coun-
Gil and accepted as follows: For Thurs.
DAY evening, October 10, reception by
the trustees OF tho American University;
friday, October 9, reception by tho pas
tors of the African Episcopal Church of
Washington.
The assignment of tho evening of
october 10 for reception of fraternal
delegates was changed to October IL.
Ehe business committee named Bishop
Merrill, of Chicago, and Rev. DR.. Wm.
Arthur, of London, to preside over tho
conference during the second session.
of tho third day and fourth session of
tho fourth day respectively.
preliminary to the delivery OF tho ad-
dress OF tho day bishop Hurst, of Wash
lngton, in few appropriate remarks,
called attention to tho fact that tho
chair, mado from two beams of City
Road Chapel, the corner stone of which
was laid by John Wesley, was now &C.
cupied by the presiding officer, and tho
original Epworth Bible lay upon the
stand.
Tho subject assigned to tho pro-
gramme for consideration during the
morning session was Present Status
OF Methodism in tho Eastern Section,G
and an essay was delivered by Rev. DR..
Waller, of London, secretary of the
Wesleyan Conference.
Short speeches upon the general topic
OF address were delivered by Rev. John
Med1oraft, of Manchester, representing
the English Methodist, new connection
Rev James Donnelly, of Newry, ireland,
vice-president of the Irish Methodist
bible Christian Church, Brighton, Eng
land; DR.. Hugh Prices Hughes, of tho
West London Mission; Rev. VIM Manly,
of New Zealand, and Rev. j. Travis,
Primitive Methodist, of England
The secretary announced the receipt
OF a memorial from hogeneral assembly
OF tho Presby Church concerning
the settlement of international diff
cultles by arbitration. A recess was
then taken.
at the afternoon session, after devo-
tional exercises, Bishop Charles ii.
Fowler, of San Francisco. read an essay
upon the present status Of Methodism
in tho Western (American) section.
"One hundred years ago." he said,
there was in America but one Metho-
dist denomination and only one annual
conference, only SO travelling preachers
Is denominations of Methodists, fact
that is thought to show that they have
some brains and Independence.
Perhaps with moro brains and indie
pendence there would BIO less dcnomina-
tions-perhaps only two or ono. Ono
conference has multiplied into about
300, and S3 travelling preachers have
multiplied into 3l,765, besides &c, 900
local preachers, and II. 0SS actual COM
municants have multiplied into over
5000, 900, with 100000 Sunday-school
children and tho following of over 90
OO0,00 souls in tho Republic.
"Methodlsm crossed the brook into
this century leaning on solitary staff.
She Will cross over out Of this century
with moro than two bands, besides iocks
and herds and camels and asses, for she
has over $4,000 churches and about
$4,000 parsonages, besides church prop
erty worth more than 5000, 600, OO0."
Bishop Fowler's essay was greeted
with prolonged applause. The prcsid-
ing officer of the afternoon session, DE-.
A. Carman, general superintendent of
the Methodist Church of Canada, an
nounced that Bishop C. Il. Galloway, OF
Jackson, Miss, representa- the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church. South, would
next address the council. Bishop Gallo.
way devoted his remarks largely to tho
subject of tho status of Methodism In
this country. Speaking for tho South,
he said that it had rich Methodist
heritage. The first Methodist society
was there organized and tho first chapel
built.
Tho first Methodist Missionary So.
ciety was also organized there. The