The history of Methodism [electronic resource] . etings of the Joint Committee, then at the Ecu-menical Conference at London, in 1881, at the BaltimoreCentennial, in 1884, and again at the Second Ecumenical, atWashington, in 1891, bishops, ministers and laymen of theNorth and South came together at the Lords table, partic-ipated in the discussion of all topics, and found out how muchthey had in common. The world has wondered that theywere satisfied to be severed. They have themselves won-dered still more that they are severed, and they are notsatisfied. When at the Second Ecumenical Conference
The history of Methodism [electronic resource] . etings of the Joint Committee, then at the Ecu-menical Conference at London, in 1881, at the BaltimoreCentennial, in 1884, and again at the Second Ecumenical, atWashington, in 1891, bishops, ministers and laymen of theNorth and South came together at the Lords table, partic-ipated in the discussion of all topics, and found out how muchthey had in common. The world has wondered that theywere satisfied to be severed. They have themselves won-dered still more that they are severed, and they are notsatisfied. When at the Second Ecumenical Conference it was an-nounced that there had been brought about a union of all the 1 Methodisms in Canada there was universal applause. When The Trend Toward Union 1187 the delegates from the British Methodist Churches expresseda willingness to treat for union, and when it was announcedthat the delegates of the colored Methodist Churches wouldconfer together about similar union among themselves, witha few exceptions, the leaders of the Methodist Episcopal. GEN. CLINTON B. leading member of the Cape May Commission. Church and the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, were si-lent. It would not be historically true to say that the desire fororganic union of these two Methodisms is universal. Thatout of the fraternal intercourse between them there has 1188 American Methodism grown a strong desire, on the part of a large proportion ofthe ministers and laymen, both North and South, for suchreunion we believe to be a fact. The question has been ably discussed by ministers and lay-men on both sides. Bishop R. S. Foster, of the MethodistEpiscopal Church, in 1892 published a book, entitled Unionof Episcopal Methodisms, in which he discussed the questionfrom the standpoint of duty Ought there to be two Epis-copal Methodisms ? was the question to be answered. Hiswas a negative answer. If, therefore, there ought to be onlyone, every difficulty should be banished. The principles laiddown by him ar
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