Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-04-24
THE METRODLSTIS.

IOIQIAS vi OnO OOD1SI CnCO III
will awaken an interest in
pertaining to this branch of
4ch which will make an arti-
4ethodism useful at this time.
SIN originated in England
e year 1740. John Wesley, a
and conscientious adherent
hurch of England, became dis
with the spiritual condition
Ihurch and undertook to in
. reform within it, which he
would bring it into a closer
fty with the teachings of
bid the doctrines of the Bible.
and a few other men who
the need of a more holy and
sgion had been wont to meet
and in a close study of the
nd they formed a society
n account of the peculiar and
Eal manner in which they
ne them the name, more per-
derision than otherwise, of
its. Mr.. Wesley was not
N ry pious and devoted man,
las a man of extraordinary
He had great power over
knew how to sway them in
and addresses, and to con-
by such rules and require
were necessary in the So
limitations that were formed
lis direction. Somehow he
Ito formulate a code of church
d to establish a system of
"bVernment that the wisdom
Frience of a century and a
hve not been able to improve
4 be members of the first So
bich he formed were nearly
Established Church. Mr..
Pemed to have no thought of
new sect, and it is said that
bued his relations with the
England until the day of
The chief conditions i'm
those who sought to become
of his new societies-these
g formed in different locali-
+ that such should have a
lee from the wrath to come
saved from their sins. If
ed to continue in the socie-
must show a desire of OBJ
lvation, by doing no harm,
hg evil, by doing good to all
cling kind and merciful, and
ing to all of the ordinances
Under these several re-
IS duties were prescribed
Wesley declared all men
hit to observe, even in the
ord, which is the only rule
Ind practice; he declared
at all of these were written
rit on awakened hearts.
the labors of Philip En-
ethodist preacher from Ire
odism was planted in Amer
the year 1866. He began
in New York where he first
"class" consisting of only
hs, this becoming the basis
anization that remains to
id is the John street Church.
people became interested
rines and the methods of
let, and new societies were
under the regulations es-
~ Wesley, and all, SO far
b, under his guidance. In
rst Methodist conference |
together in America con-
Philadelphia. Thomas Ran
Pted Christian man, whom
had sent over to look af-
bhodists of the new coun-
the conference. At that
were only ten preachers
MEMBERS in the country.
lutionary war breaking out
the matters of the new
re greatly disturbed, Mr..
turned to England and
bury, the most influential
new church, was placed at
lie was a man of great zeal
and managed to keep the
CHI in being through the
long and terrible struggle.
ng this time that Mr.. Wes-
see the necessity of estab-
parate branch, or perhaps a
b in America. He made
his assistant and bestowed
episcopal powers in the
It of the church in this
ich was called the Metho-
pal Church.
les of Religion of the new
mainly an abridgment of
nown as the Thirty nine
The Church of England.
bridgment, however, all
alvinism, Romanism and
Re eliminated. These laws
IS set forth and prepared