New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-16
METHODIST ECUMENICAL COUNCIL.
MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE WEST
ERN SECTION OF THE CHURCH.

MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF Thb "H''
ERN SECTION OF THE CHURCH
A conference OF the Western section OF the Me'h-
odist world, which comprises North ana oou.''
America having in view meeting OF the Me'.'-
odst Ecumenical Council. 10 be held IN Lohooh ~
the fall OF 1901. has been In session at the ne'i-
odist Book Concern No 80. Fifth-ave.. yesterday
ia "wednesday About three hundred delegates
we're present the members representing al sec
lions OF the United States and Canaoa anu '"'
ing nineteen different bodies. These bodies repre-
sent about thirty million people. Inc Eas.e'"
section includes Europe. Asia, africa anu aus
,raIasa There have been only two such ecumehi-
al oounciis held heretofore-once In ten years
The first one was held In London In 1881 The
second was held in Washington. u. T., IN 1911
The organization which arranges TOT THESE CUM
cils consists OF two sections OF committee.
The first action looking toward the Ecumenicai
Council OF the Methodsts in 1901 was taken by
COMMITTEES OF the British Methodists in London on
November % 1895 That action proposed that the
conference OF 1901 be held on the same OASIS M
those OF 1881 and 1891 In accordance with the ac-
ton taken by the conference OF 1888. the bishops
appointed a commission Of eighteen. In 1870 'ne
General Conference Of the Methodist Episcopai
Church. South, appointed commission OF seven
This commission organized in Baltimore on May H.
1895 and formed provisional organization Inc
commission appointed a Committee OF OorreSPo
ents consisting Of Bishop c. ID. Galloway OF JACK
son. Miss; Bishop ]. F. Hurst. OF washington
ID C.: the Rev Dr. J. J. Tigert. OF Nashville
Tenn: the Rev Dr. J. w. Hamilton. OF cincinnati
Ohio and the Rev. DIR. H. X. Carroll OF ria'n-
field. y. ].
On the invitation OF this Commission nt'eeh
American Methodist churches have appointed com
mittees as follows: Methodist Episcopal Church'
Methodist Episcopal Church, South; Methodist
Church OF Canada the African Methodist Episcopal
Church. the African Methodist Episcopal Zion
Church. the Methodist Protestant Church, the Col
ored Methodist Episcopal Church. the Evangelical
Association, the United Evangelical Church. the
Free Methodist Church the Primitive Methodist
Church, the Union American Methodist Church'
the Union Methodist Protestant Church. the Wes-
leyan Methodist Church and the Congregational
Methodist Church.
Commissioners representing thirteen Of these
churches were at the convention In the Methodist
Book Concern Building yesterday and on Wednes-
day Bishop c. b. Galloway. Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, chosen temporary
Methodist Episcopal Church, Washington, ID. c..
section The Rev Dr. John J. Tlgert. of Nashville,
Tenn was elected permanent secretary. The fol-
Methodst Episcopal churc&27BlshqP J; F Hurst
81 Rs shoR A. sS0dS Saa
the Rev. L. b. wilson, Washington, D. C.. the Rev
HamOn 3hG RsT the H Rsy sds
meyer. Newark n j.; F. y, Tunnel, philadelphia
]. NJ. Van Week MiddIetown Conn.
Methodist Episcopal Church, south-Bishop c. B.
Galloway, Jackson. Miss. the Rev. J. j. Tigert
Nashville. Tenn: the Rev. P. H. Whsner Louis
VILE KY and the Rev. J. W. Lee, st. Louis.
Methodist Church OF Canada-The Rev. A. Car
man. Toronto
African Methodist Episcopal Church-Bishop
Abraham Grant, Philadelphia, and Bishop ". b.
Derrick. NewYork.
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church-Bishop
]. W. Hood, Fayetteville. n c.: Bishop A. Walters,
Jersey City. y; j.. and the Rev J. W. Alstock'
Methodist Protestant Church-The Rev. F. T.
Tagg, Baltimore; the Rev l.. Il. Stultz. Westville
/ y. j.. and the Rev. DR.. F. r. Harris Henderson.
Coored Methodist Episcopal Church-Bshop R. g.
Williams and the Rev. r. p Hart, Washington
u Evangelical IVA Association Bishop Thomas Bow
man Chicago. and the Rev. G.. Heinemer, Cleve-
land, Ohio - - 49,
United Evangelical Church-Bishop W. NJ. Stan
ford Harrisburg. Penn. and the Rev. L. F.
Swengle York. Penn.
| Free Methodist Church-The Rev. B. II. Roberts,
| North Chill. n. Y.
| New York CO,
| Union American Methodist Episcopal Church
| Bishop 3. T. Ruley, Wilmington, Del; the KEY
| Jacob r Ramsey Westchester. Penn. and the
| Rev Ezekiel Smith. Camden. y. ]. 49,
| Union Methodist Protestant Church--The KEY: ~
| f. Sergeant wilmington Del; the Rev: A.. WOOD
ard Philadelphia. and the Rev. T. Fl, Skinner