The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-09


more prayers to heaven than any of
the churches
This great delegated body meets
once in four years not simply 10 elect
the officers. but 10 grid itself for new
achievements and greater conquests.
Delegates win be present from Europe,
Asia Africa. and South America as
well as from the United States. Mr..
Wesley said: The world Is my parish.
The church has won illustrlous tri-
umphs in every land where II has un-
furled It's banner.
Membership Of 3,5oo.000.
THE first Methodist service on this
continent was held in room IN .
private house In what was then the
little town OF New York In l716.
Without reckoning: the membership in
other Methodist communions, the
Methodist Episcopal church has a
membership Of $500, 900, the Sundey
school enrolment being about the
same. 1t has over $1,000 church build
ings worth sl75.OO00O0 and nearly
$4,000 parsonages worth about 500
100000.
Possibly the greatest benevolent
organization in connection with the
| church is the board Of home missions
and church extension with headquar-
ters at 1926 Arch street, Philadelphia.
This board is helping now in the sup
port OF 1900 missionaries. These mis-
sionaries are giving their lives 10 the
A Ill
is all done under one flag They are
preaching in more languages than were
used when the day of PentecOst was
fully come The board of home mis-
sions are church extension helps t.
build church every day in the year
every sunset tells OF another church
brought into existence through tn. and
Of the board.
Delegates to the general conference
will return to their homes inspired
with new zeal, new courage and
stronger faith,
since we last assembled as a gem
eral conference many of the mighty
men of the church have fallen, men
who carried victorious banners over
hard fought battle fields. AS those
banners fell from their trembling
hands they have been caught up by
worthy successors, and the cry is still
onward. We shall probably always
hear the cry of the pessimist, but thc
, optimist has the right ofwa and will
have the final hearing. The churci
moves and the world moves Religion
and science are i'm full partnership
The church is simply girdirg itself for
greater conquests.
Eight Hundred Delegates.
1T is no small matter for the city
of Minneapolis to be the host on aucl
body of distinguished delegates Min
neapols will be advertised TO the
world. The commercial and business
profit to the city of Minneapolis will
, lar outweigh the incidental cost %
, the entertainment Of the general con-
5 ference. Eight hundred delegates and
f thousands of visitors and friends viii
p he in attendance. They will return
to their homes in this, and other lands
and tell the wonders and slories Of
. the fair Western city,.
I'll minnesota was caieu WcSttII
e state when | entered the ministry for
q ~ years ago. We have scarcely start
I cd for the West when We leave Phila-
dclphia and reach Minneapolis. Min
:" neapolis and ST. Paul. the Twin Cities
a are not far from the geograp hica
, center of the contincnt--midway be
: tween the oceans, Many Eastern peo-
$ pie have but faint idea of the mag
[ nificence of that portion of our coun-
. try called the Wcst-"thc fresh ant
fruitful West" The vast region beyond
y the Mississippi is but i'm its infancy
d The commercial possibilities Of the
three great cities Minneapolis, st
e Paul and Duluth. will be more fully
! appreciated by large number Of in
teligent and influential people artel
the general conference of 1912"