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MethOdiStS.

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MethOdiStS.
A sect of christians founded by
John Wesley, so called from the fac
that the name was applied to Yves,
ley and his companions by theiI
fellow students at oxford on &C
pount of the exact regularity of their
Dives and the srrictness of their OBJ
servance of religious duties. The re-
pigious movement which Resulted in
the foundation of this sect began at
oxford in 1929, the chief leaders be-
Bides John Wesley being his broth
Ell Charles and George Whitefield.
/ The first general conference was
held in l7l4, and the Methodists were
constituted a legally corporal body
in 1854. Their doctrines are subs'an-
TALLY those Of the church OF Eng
land
The appointment OF a minister OF
the body to any place is always
for four Years
There is in addition to the or
dained ministers. lay preachers
leaders, trustees, and stewards.
The body is governed by an annual
conference having at It's head a
president and secretary, whose term
of office last but for a year. In each
district the ministers hold semi-an-
DUAL meetings, the chairmen be-
ing appointed by the conference.
There are also quarterly circuit
meetings of ministers and lay Off
ers. The supreme and legislative
and judicial power is vested in the
conference, to which the half-quart-
erly and quarterly district and cir
cult meetings are subordinated.
The number of members at Wes-
ley's death was 76,96S but there are
now said to be in the ifferent
parts of the world above 2S,GOO 600 |
adherents.
The number in the United States |
census of 1890, 4,5SS,2S7 members |
Various seeessions have from time /
to time taken place from the orig
inal body, which though differing as
to points of church government gen.
orally agree as to doctrine. The chief
Of these bodies are the Calvinistic
Methodists, which originated In a
difference between Wesley and White
field regarding the Calvinistic doc
trines; they have been organized in
TO these denominations, Lady Hunt
ingdon's connection, the Whitefield
and the Welsh Calvinistic
The Methodists new
founded in 1898 by AL
exander Kilham.
Primitive Methodists founded
by two lay preachers, Hugh Bourne
and William Cloves in 1S08-10. Bible
christians founded by a Cornish To-
cal preacher named Obyan, Wesley
Reform Union and United Methodist
Free churches originating in the
Wesleyan Association of 1886, with
he subsequent additions of the pro-
,estant MethOdists Of 1928, and the
sesedes from the parent connection
n 1862.
The Methodists are especially num-
,rous in North America forming nu-
nerically the leading denominations
n the United States. x
The Methodist Episcopal church is
he oldest and Leading Methodist body
n America. Since 1S45 it has been q
Iivided into two branches, the
dethodists of the Southern States Ia
what is called the Methodist
Episcopal church South They num- /
.sr by census 1,2O9,276; church prop U
rty s1O,775,362
The Methodist Protestant the old v
ST of the non-Eplscopal Methodists
ranches, was organized in 1890, 1t
as 141.9S9 communicates; church
sS,6S3,337.
The Colored Methodist Episcopal
hurch organized in 1870 has 20
nnual conferences, with l29,SSS mem n
nrs. "
The Wesleyan Methodist connec- K
on of America organized in 1S4S A
IS 1892 members. 81
The Free Methodists number 22,11O b.
embers, organized in 1860. A
w. II, c. Thompson, Jr. IN
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