The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-20

fnS presence OF ke3rEeI E5e9--4 HS9f %
powerful naen-as becsuse l srn in the
presence Of bo<ay Of gracious. Of humane
ard Christian men" Coutinaing- be
enumerated soFne of the great men OF the
Methodist Episcopal church, who. BY the
Interest taken in the welfare Of the slaves.
finally inspired them xith the desire for
civil freedom ss well rs personal The
African Methodist Episcopal church, he
said. like the great Methodist ETis-
coral church. holds fast TO al
the original snd cardinal doctrines Of the
fathers Of Methodism. but It's work -
distinc. and peculiar n that u Is PER
formed under great disadvantages. having
the herediiies Of the ignorance and the
vice which slavery entaiied. and, beYond
that, centuries of barbarlsm; yet, under
God. advancing and learning 20 regard
those principles which improve character
as being superior TO those which affect the
appearances. lie and his colored brethren
studied the lives Of the great Methodist
leaders. including among them their osn
Bishop Psyne. Of whom it had been said
that weighing bat ninety-hye pounds, he
10 tive pounds materially and ninety
pounds spirituality"
He. in common with his race. appre-
church was doing along the lines Of educa-
tion laid down by the Freedmen's Aid As
ISOLATION. as illustrated in clark's uni
versity. Atlanta. and Central Tennessee
college, Nashville. which were doing much
to create leaders for the col0red race IN this
country. lie concluded by saying that he
and his people you'd long regard that
Joint fraternai session of the two great
II. 40 RE nd
OF inspiring hope.
The following resolutions were then
read, after which the hymn. .sBiest Be the
Tie That Binds. )" was sung. the benedic-
ton pronounced by Bishop Lee and the
joint session declared at an end:
WHEREAS, Rev. d. +. Lee. d. d.. of
Philadelphia. Pa. one of the bishops of
the 4 rican Methodist Episcopal church.
and the members of the Puget sound con-
ference OF that church have met with US
10 joint fraternaI session; therefore,
''lsesoLred, That We have enjoyed in the
highest degree the Christian fellowship
and communion, that we feel more and
more that We are brethren, and that We
rejoice IN the wonderful progress they
have made during the past twenty-five
years as people and the success that has
crowned their efforts as q church. We
pledge them our prayers and Christian
courtesy and bid them God speed in
their work.
',ResoIred, That We recognize in the
church of Jesus Christ the sublime. divine
principle that there - no difference,
neither Jew nor Greek, white nor black,
but all one in Christ.
"F. W. LoY,
I'D. q. LEsouRD,
''JoHS FLYNN.
Committee.
T. B. FORD, on behalf of Col. and Mrs.
C.. NJ. Sheafe. extended on invitation TO
the conference for q receptions at their
residence Monday evening. which. on
motion was accepted.
The conference then adjourned until
the evening, having accepted an invita-
ton given by the Grace NJ. L. congrega-
tion 10 free excursion on Lake Wash
ington.
The evening meeting was devoted to the
Epworth League. all the members of the
conference being present and the church
being well filled. up and down stairs. by
those interested in its work DR.. Bushong
and DIR. Payne spoke in succession on the
benefits both to the church and to society
springing from the far-reaching and effec-
tive efforts of the members of the league.
Past results point TO still greater successes
in the future and serve as a stimulus TO
renewed zeal aud untiring perseverance.
The services today at the First NJ. E.
church will be as follows:
Ga. m.-Conference Love Feast, with the
Rev. ID. +. Blaine presiding.
i0:.D q. m.--Seryices and sermon by
Bishop Goodseli.
3 D. m.-ordination of deacons and
elders by Bishop Goodsell. after which a
memorial service on deceased members
during the past year will be held.
$50 p. m.-Epworth League, proper. will
engage in exercises under the presidency
of +. l.. Blaine, and addresses will be de-
livered by Revs. +. j. Moore, l.. J. Coying-
ton and {. c. Cook.
sp. m.-Seryices and sermon by DR.. c.
il. Payne.
The conference will reconvene Monday
morning at o'clock
In reference to statement made in the
Posr-ISrELLIaEScER yesterday DR.. George
sends the following letter:
ITO THE EpIroR: | notice in your
mornings report of the conference a
gratuitous statement TO the effect that
last year invited the conference to meet
in the First church this year without
consulting my members As this
statement, If correct, would place me in
the position of falsltier, | claim that in
of this report where il will have equal
publicity with the charge. At puyaIlup
a year ago stated that the quarterly con-
ference of our church heartily invited the
annual conference 10 assemble at Seattle
next tthisl year. This the quarterly con-
ference had done by unanimous vote at
their fourth session of is92 The annual
conference accepted the invitation and its
members are here today. There has never
10 my knowledge been the least question
OF this on the part of our membership,
although some were out of town
and others were sick. making the enter.
| tainment e matter of a little more
| difficulty than IN other circumstances il
might have been. The natural place for
| Seattse's entertainment o! the conference
/ Is First church, and 10 is always under
stood that other churches in a city will do
| their part IN exercising this privilege as
| some of our smaller churches in Seattle
1 volunteered 70 do. as have also done some
1 other denominations. The members of
/ the conference are we'll and pleasantly en-
/ tertained. aud there IS no doubt that The
/ intercourse on both sides is profitable and
! agreeable. | know not your informant
4 bat | am sure you will insert this contra
/ diction OF what l trust is not MS malicious
transformation. Yours truly,
| Nv. f. GEORGE"
/