The history of Methodism [electronic resource] . utward aspect theyare as much alike as two handsome sisters, each one ofwhom, while retaining her individuality of expression andbearing, also carries all the family marks. Why shouldthere be any unkind or jealous feelings between them ?This is the year of grace, 1900, and the world is sweepingforward at such a rate as makes the old contentions look dis-tant and small. Far be it from us who stand frontingthe surpassing glories of the future ages to waste ourenergies by digging forever in the cold ashes of burned-out controversies. While these tw
The history of Methodism [electronic resource] . utward aspect theyare as much alike as two handsome sisters, each one ofwhom, while retaining her individuality of expression andbearing, also carries all the family marks. Why shouldthere be any unkind or jealous feelings between them ?This is the year of grace, 1900, and the world is sweepingforward at such a rate as makes the old contentions look dis-tant and small. Far be it from us who stand frontingthe surpassing glories of the future ages to waste ourenergies by digging forever in the cold ashes of burned-out controversies. While these two branches of Methodism have been comingcloser together other bodies of Christians who, because ofdoctrinal or governmental differences, have been kept at adistance from the Methodist Episcopal Church have beenpublicly displaying their fraternal spirit and have been inturn the recipients of affectionate tokens. The nineteenth century closes with Christian denomina-tions living in closer fraternal relations than ever before inthe worlds CHAPTER CVIII The Wards of War Helpless Millions.—Christian Succor.—Bishop Clark and —Frkkdmens Aid Society organized.—Title Changed.—Schools Organized.—Growth.—Standards Raised.—SpecimenSchools.—Manual Training.—Statistics. AT the close of the civil war the millions of coloredpeople in the Southern States, now freedmen, yetlacking the means of personal elevation, lookedlongingly to the Christian Church for sympathy and heart of the Church was greatly stirred. While thecivil authorities were enacting laws for their political pro-tection and elevation Christian churchmen were considering-their duty to educate and evangelize these new wards of thenation, and movements were begun in various sections ofthe country to improve their condition. These movements, at first undenominational, were largelyconfined to the Western States, and prominently identifiedwith them were Bishop D. W Clark and Rev. J. M. W
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