New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-08
A CONFERENCE OF METHODISM
THE ECUMENICAL COUNCIL OPENED AT
WASHINGTON.
DELEG ArEs FROM MANY FOREIGN COUNTRIES
ALL BRANCHES OF METHODIST
REPRESENTED.

REPRESENTED.
Washington, oct. THE Ecumenical Methodist
Council met I'm this city to-day delegates NUMBERING
500 in all, being present from all the countries oi
Furope This IS the second ECumenlcal Council OF
the Methodist Church. the first having been held In
London ten years ago. All branches Of the Methodist
denomination are represented. The morning service
was devoted 10 sermon bv the Rev. Dr. Arthur
The general subject The Holy seed the Credeh-
tails of the Church." and the text from ISAIAH VIII To-
At the close OF the sermon the Lords supper was
administered, Bishop Foster reading the service
A recess was then taken till 2 30 p. m
The Council upon reassemblrg, proceeded TO the
election OF officers The Business Committee, through
the general secretary the Rev. DIR. King. Of New-lork
reported list OF officers for the Council and they were
elect d without division. They were as follows
Permanent chairman Of the Business Committee
Bishop j. F. Hurst of Washington first secretary the
Rev l. NJ King Of New-York second secretary, the
Rev. Dr. F.. b. Rckman OF Ottawa; tErd secretary
the Rev. John Bond OF England; fourth secretary,
r. l. C. Shape OF England Presiding officers for the
first several sessions were selected follows: First
session. second day, the Rev. Dr. L. u. stephenson
England second session. second day. the Kew DE-
Carman Of Canada first session. third day. the Rev.
II. r. Marshall, Of England
Secretary King reported from the Business Committee
the following resolution, which was adopted: " he
solved That Thursday october 10, at 80 p m.' be
fixed rs the time for the reception OF raerna delega
lions from other churches
The delegates were then welcomed by Bishop Hurst
lie said in part:
We thank you for coming; we are honored by your
nreScnce we shall be blest by Your service here.
Methodsm like the city Of Washington Is also Young
II was only as late 1902 or eighty nine years ago
that the appointment Of Georgetown ana the wy o.
WashingtOnS appeared upon the records, with the
meagre membership Of Ill persons. Inc ttal huiIncr
Of Methodist ministers in WASHINGTON touag 9 nv
two and the membership numbers i3iVO: dhl' h1H h
ever. Is but fragment OF the usVcIoPeh. vi AZ, NJ
country ever since 1906. From that lttle Degnmng
If two men sent over in 1863 has come te Alqc".
Methodsm Of this day-nameT' ho ei9c''i r2m VI
and Of whom 800 delegates Of the Western
section here assembled are the honorcd representatives.
In our meeting to-day have great reason Tor grail
nde that we can look back upon no doctral secession
Onr Articles OF Faith stand precisely to-day as IN the
last contury which makes think that, like Minerva
from the brain of Jupiter they were born fnil grown
and heavily armed. They are the common bohu Oh
our Methodist union, from the equator 10 eter poie
And IL so long and strong has been their hoid, why
may they not endure forever! The class meeuhg mas
NOT vet faded into O memory. The tinerant method
Of ministerial activity distinguishes oil the branches Oh
Methodsm represented within these walls In TINS
Oecumenical temple there five hundred pillars,
and each one Is TO our MethOdlsm in Washington ana
orr Methodism throughout the world tho gift Of Him
who IS King OF Kings and Lord of Lords
reference TO President Harrison by the Bishop
called forth applause and al alluSOn 10 NlVtoiH WV
widow in her sable robes caused the English delegates
TO applaud The Rev. J. H. Carlisle, OF Sparansburg'
s c. delivered the second address OF welcome. Dr.
George Douglass Of Montreal, delivered the third al
dress OF welcome. lie said he stood with humility IN
the presence Of this great andence-n the presence OF
men hyho represent Methodlsm all the world lie
welcomed the delegates to America and to Canada where
there was but one MethOdlsm-a united Methodsn'
The Rev. T. d. Stephenson president OF the Wesleyan
fsco ~ UnS
The foreign delegates, he said, did not need all OF the
elcQucnce shown In the address Of the welcome, as
they knew they were welcome. speaking OF the first
council he said that it Ind done more
than its most enthusiastic advocates had
Imagined would result. This second ecumencal
conference would draw the bonds closer. The Eng
lshmen had something to learn here, but perhaps
there was something to be learned from them. lie
was glad to see what Methodism could do in country
where 1t had fair field and no favor. lie hoped the
channels OF difference between the MethOdsts wonld
be worn down some result Of this council, and
az the Primitive Church had given up its Church In
Canada In order that unity might follow, IL stood
ready to make further concessions in the same In
terest
delivered the last address Of the day.
At the close Of his remarks the DoNoogy was sung.
and the first days session closed with prayer by the
Rev. DR.. stephenson