The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-09
THE METHODISTS
FROM ALL PARTS or THR z .Ft WORLD.
Send Delegates to the London Ecumenical Conference-Wany
 from the Southern States i Are Present.

branches of worldwide Methodism began in Gos ss'fs iss, esseda MsSnesday. large number of American delegates put in an appearance. s n ,ss $s:as faS op way Of Jackson Miss, preached the opening
 The significance of the ecumenical confer ,an aaaoysrnsn,; having for i.s object the fsdsrs- Terence will remain in session ten days s,,n Ine conference Nin bs c2mgosed of goo dele, s5. 900. 900 adhsrents. divided among nearly thirty different denominations springing from sistins Of sermons. addresses. papers and open | SiisSussions , of subjects of common inter ss a 1 ns % 1s of s,s s srssds; Al that ls saId or done will cluster the fraterhal cooperation of all ethodists in carrying forward Christian work. It is under Irish and .seass: snaf Mi be bnf,sn thsr: in large numbers along with those from tho Quite number of distinguished American Methodists will have prominent places on the
 GalowaS o the Methodist sishsp eaas Church Church , south; % who. as has been stated. will morning Bishop aslioway is one of tSe sctivs promoters of fraternal relations between the etss ssas of the snd soutn h M the Responses to the addresses Of welcome by 'y waitsrs faas of a0ti the DR Acsa " e AdamsOn of the Methodist Protestant
 pr. John F. Boucher, President of the wo- say on The Present Position of Methodism in America :" and will be followed hy William dress on the same subject.
 The Influence of Methodi.m in the Promo assigned to Bishop p. 4. eoodseli. Hon g. D. Adams of the Methodist Episcopal Church. south. Will deliver an address on the same
 ''Methodism and Christian Unity" is the titls 1f 5; an address % s to Ss siyen sy Bishop g. VII; Church
 The burning question of tn. hour a@ons sert p,D.. of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The second Wednesday of the conference will be giyen over rs aimsst entirely to ,, Amereans % odirt % ISthorshp Rev. S E. E. noss, a en p.p. LID: "Methodist JouTnalism William BIrimslow: "Independsnt Methods. Church" DD. African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. Christion Advocate of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Souts. and. like Bishop Galloway. t two Q T principal branches of Methodism in the the United States.
 
 by Rev. Charles B. Mitchell. D.D.. of the Methodist Episcopal Church. and by Bishop John c. Granbery of the Methodist Episcopal
 ''Eiements of Pulpit Enectiveness'' will be Methodist jspiscopai church and Key. .. .; Rankin. DD;. of the Methodist Episcopal
 How to Mobilize the Whole Church, is a subject that Is engaging the earnest attention 0f Christian % workers Ike the Methodist Episcopal Church. South. the great central theme The American rep- resentatives ;nclude Rev A, B. Leonard. D p. LsmSuts' nS M. ss'D p SD. of the Methodist Epis. Burt, superintendent of the Methodist mes Meihodisr. The foundation was laid on April thc fret stone % in SG% position in the prssenoe of great throng of spectators. p1rt or the exer- T1ord ~ords "A AeoordIng to this time # shs be said what hath God wrouEht?' Although he was then an old man. he personally . raised the the building He made collections from Method ists In an parts of the country On one occa. with a companion, hat in hand near path and as the people passed they dropped in tss tSs ns% ehSU. at one nVf time Sunday NoS
 I77s. the new house of worship was opened: It has a neat and well arranged structure and at the same time of it's erection had the larg- est auditorium of any similar building in Lon don. At length" says Wesley in writing containing the whole society" Previous to this the foundry had been the chief meeting place of the Methodists
 The dwelling house, which Is still standing on the south side of the chapel (NO. ~ City Road and will be visited by all of the dele gates was the home of Wesley and his preach CTS. It stiil contains number of articles of furniture used by MT. Wesley. among the col lection being his old chair and writing desk. Wesley died in this mouse. In the cemetery back of the dwelling his reInaines lie buried surrounded by the graves of more than 5000 of his devoted preachers and members.