rt . ' ?p 'wsn. -?-; IL;i' .'J-''" . -.:::; ,j-;r - - e lauEtefnMlitt iQiuimt XVllINe. 50. DKI CI)i;UAlS, .MUKUAV A; CO, OMIDGKASS, MURKAY & CO. CLOTH HOUSE, MARKET AND NINTH STREETS, PIULADELPUIA. DRESS CLOTHS AND CLOAKINGS. ' ;-m judgment bheuld be exercised In Imyins times cloths, for. when well bought thc m:ik-:i me-l iii-iilile:iml very hcrviceablc suit or lie.'-s something tluit can be worn almost :il :ill iiiui'inl the year by a lady or yeunj? miss. Our cloths are inunutactnred en special orders expressly for us, and are prepared with Kif.-il cue with lelcrencc te quality , colors and llnibh. Seme are shrunk, and when thev have licit ijreii we have tliem-htcam-Hpeiiijcd, at the option of the purchaser. Y have these Cdttlifc In low Hlid medium price. Alsed tha llnest qualUtCM ill Jm-xiili-il IrfltricH. (Jl.OA KIX!S. We have hundreds of new slyles, in lets that the piles icach our ceilings Dry 'iKMlri buyers and cloak manufacturers are requested te make their presence known at thceflicc, mid trade iriees will he named ler quantities. SEAL SKIN CLOTHS AND PLUSHES. 1 he must benutitul and handsomest cloths this season for a Lady's Ceat, Delman or Man tlc. arc the SEAL. SKIN CMJTII.S. The llnet qualities cost high, but when the lact is consid ered that they require no expensive trimmings, the total cost or the garment is very little mere than an ordinary IScavcr, and yet they are handsomer und mere durable than any ether fabric worn ler a lady'.-, outside fjarment, or ler trimmings. These goods never crease or press as the fcilk plushes du. I'riees range from $3 per yard (54 inches wide,) up te the llnest qualities iin ported. "Fer FALL SACQUES, WRAPS AND MANTLES We have the New trcen Checks. Tan Checks, ISItieaud Crccn Checks, ISlue, Green and Can 1 1 na! .Small I'laids. Ilrekcu IMaids and Checks, ItivislblcChccks. many colors. Camel Hair'KltcclH. and some bt-aiitilul, neat riaidsand Checks for Ladies' und Children's Coats, all with taucy FLANNELS FOB UNDERCLOTHING And Flannels in Small Checks, neat .Spotted and .Stripes ler Children, in great assortment at the lowest possible prices. Our Flannels were all bought before the recent advance, and we are giving our customers the lieuelll of our early'large purchases. Figures named by us by the yiinl are its liw as many large houses paid for the same brands by the case, but we are deter mined te hell the quantity by making the prices low enough. BOYS' AND MEN'S CASSIMERES. Our Ca;imfii' Department was never in belter shape, sleck, assortment and sales all large and ineieahing. This is where you will 11 ml many Jeb Leis bought low some are net the hit -M slyh'.-. hut all geed, steng, durable labrics, such as the boys need for school, in play suits, and men waul for working pants and suits. Fer higher eest suits we always have the iim-.t lasiiieuablc styles in great abundance. OUR BARGAIN COUNTER Contains several hundred remnant and short ends et cloths, mostly suitable ler men's panla panla Iedii.j. buys' suits, fills' sacquesand cloaks. OUlt MAIL Oil D Eli DEPARTMENT. samples sept and orders tilled te the satisfaction et the buyer. in asking ler samples please say it ler Ladies' or Gentlemen's Wear, and if low, medium or high grade, grave or gay geed are desired. Ah-ciit luiycis have the same advantages, et CHOICE AMI THICK as I hose present, eiactly. SNODGRASS, MURRAY & Ce., Market and Ninth Streets, Philadelphia. fscpti9-::iuii&w w ANAJIAKKK & IlltOWX. Ne Such Stere. If there is any ucli stoic as Oak Hall in either England or France I ' itmlri net find it. The nearest approach tc it is "La Belle Jardiniere " Paris en the Seine, but any one visiting this store will say Oak Hall docs better in quantity te select from, style and make-up of goods, though the prices in the main are cheaper in Paris ; because of the cloths without duties, and the cheap labor of France. The people here, however,, think our juices are quite low enough, considering all tilings. American Cleihing outranks all ether throughout the world for real gracefulness. We have here none of the narrow-breasted and contracted shouldered coats that arc se universal abroad. Seme of the New Yerk Tailors wheTiave opened branches in Paris are among the most popular artist-tratlestneu there, and are well patronized. The English and French open their eyes wide wheu told of the size of the Oak Hall Clothing Heuse and its vast stock of ready goods for Mcp and Beys. It is our purpose and liope always te have Philadelphia lead the re tail clothing trade and we are giving our best efforts te improve every year en our cutting, patterns and workmanship. The character of ma terials wc use is no longer an uncertain question. The people knew that wc are te be depended en for sound judgment (based en exper ienced) in the goods selected. This year our fashions and finishing would warrant higher rates, but our prices are as reasonable as ever. Signed, JOHN WANAMAKER, WANAMAKER & BROWN. The Largest Clothing limine In America, Oak Ham., S. K. Cor. Sixth and Market Streets, Philadelphia. T ANK A: CO. LANE & CO., Ne. 24 EAST KING STREET. Ne. 24 Have just received, opened anil ready for inspection a large and complete ' sleck et general PHY GOODS, CARPETINGS, ETC, Al pi ices that dely competition. High Colored Satin Suitings, New and Iticlt, Flannel Suitings in c-t and 3-1 goods. ISloeming Kiack Caslnucita, a matter we pay special attention te. Shawls in long and square, in endless variety and quality. Flannels, Checks and Muslins in all widths, and in fact anything necessary te constitute a complete stock for the buyer te select from. TAPESTRY BRUSSELS CARPETING AT 75c. PER YARD, Klegaut In Designs and ColerHigs. Feathers, Ste.im Dressed, the best the market produces. I'uccnsware, Cleth, Cassiinereaud Ladies' Coats. BOLTING CLOTHS 9 et the very best brand in the market, at N'ew Yerk Prices. An examination solicited el our entire stock, ami satisfaction guaranteed te all. Jacob M. Harks. Jehn A. IKON KON UITTKKS. IRON BITTERS! A -TRUE TONIC. IKON 1UTT KRS are lilgl:ly;recemmended ter all diseases requiring a certain and c in dent tonic; especially INDIGESTION, DYSPEPSIA., INTERMITTENT FEVERS, WANT OF APPH- TITE, LOSS OF STRENGTH, LACK OF ENERGY, &c. It enriches the bleed, strengthens the muscles, and gives new Hie te the nerves. It acts like a charm en the digestive organs, removing all dyspeptic symptoms, such as Tatting tht Feed, Belching, Heat in the Stomach, Heartburn, etc. Tlie only Iren Preparation that will net elacken the teeth or give headache. Sold by all druggists. Write ter the A II C Heek, 32 pp. et useful and amusing reading tent free. BROWN CHEMICAL COMPANY, 123-lydftw BALTIMORE, MD. Fer Sale at COCHRAN'S DRUG STORE, 137 and 139 North Queen street, Lancaster. WINES AND S. CLAY MILLER, Vines, Brandies, Bins, Old Rye Whiskies, c. Ne. 33 PENN SQUARE, LANCASTER, PA. GIBSON'S WHISKY BOTTLED A SPECIALTY. HOODS. w ANAMAKKB & ISKOWN. I- ANK CO. Charles, Jehn B. Mb. HITTERS. fKON H1TTKKS. SURE APPETISER. Z1QUOICS. Lancaster Jntdltgcnccr. SATURDAY EVENING, OCT. 29, 1881. ESSENTIAL UNION. A BY REV. J. MAX HARK. mi: l'sitas fkaticijm anu thi; .MKTHOlJlST CIICKCH. Their I'eluts of Agreements and Sympathy fKxjieunded In an Historical Discourse. The Moravian and the Methodist Churches. " There are diversities ofep?rations ; hut it is the Fame Ued which weiketh all in all." ifer.xii.O. It is an easy tiling te dwell upon such " diversities of operations " in the great work of salvation that Ged has instituted upon earth. And if done in the right spirit, such an occupation cannot but be profitable. Todetljisall the time, how ever, is doing but half of what should be done, te 1 he neglect of the ether equally profitable and important pair. And there by only tee often are we tempted te forget, uay, practically even te deny that " it is the same Ged which werketh all in all." Iir considering, therefore, en thisoccassien the relation of the Moravian te the Metho dist church, I would rather call your at tention away from all diversities between them, however prominent circumstances may sometimes make them, and invite you te an examination of their likenesses, assured that these latter are far -mere im portant and much mere numerous than the former. Indeed !. must be se. Whcic there is one (.'ln-.-.i-vinc, the human branches, liewcxe varying in size, shape and direction of growth, must yet be sub stantially the same, and even organically true te the same leading typss. The simi larity in the circumstances, moreover, under which the two denominations we arc considering respectively came into being, had a tendency te bring out move plainly than might otherwise have been the case, a certain likeness in seme of their leading characteristics ; ami above all, te fester that close and warm feeling of brotherly love which, with but temporary intermis sions, has subsisted between them te this day ; and which, 1 pray, our contempla tions this morning may serve te fester and strengthen in our hearts. Before I have done I hope te show that, if we would be at all consistent, neither our Methodist brethren nor wc of the Moravian church, can de ought but feel the sinccrest mutual, esteem, can de ought but affectionately leve and weik with one another even te the end of time, in the common work of saving souls for our one Lord and Master, Jesus Christ. Te this end then let mc call your attcu- : 4 I. The Riinilnrilii of circumsbtnccs out of irhich Ged 'nuule the tire churches respect ively greic. Th;s is very marked. Though the origin of Methodism was about three centuries later than that of our church, yet no one at all acquainted with the history of the beginnings of each can fail te be struck by the likeness of the means employed by Providence in calling each into being. When at the very heginuing of the lif tccuth century Jehn Huss raised his veice against the gross corruption in the lieman Catholic church, even up te his glorious martyr death, the thought .of forming a new, separate church, never ence cnteicd his mind, lie simply wished te reform the existing church. Se when thirty-two years later that little company of awaken ed souls met en the liareny of Lititz in 1457, and associated themselves into a unity of Urethrcn, it was only for the pur pose of thus mere ellcctually working out their own salvation. They did net with draw from the church. They did net think of anything but forming a, little society within the church, whose members should aid one another in leading ptue, Christian lives, and thus by their example aud inllucuce might help te purify tlAs whole chuich. It was net until seven years after, that, forced by circumstances, aud commanded by Ged, they reluctantly had te withdraw themselves, and finally, though net until six ycai-3 after this, te ergauiA themselves as a scparate and dis tinct church. Se afterwards when the Uaitas was renewed, it was one of Zinzen Zinzen derfs favorite ideas, of which in fact he never fully succeeded in ridding his mind, te forma "chuich within the Church, " a "congregation in the Spirit," always te remain organically ceiiuectcd with and under the jurisdiction of the Lutheran church. Precisely such was Mis aim of the found ers of Methodism. Tim sole object theso Oxford students had in forming their "Hely Club" in 172!), was te aid one another in leading holy lives ; by coming together for prayer mutual exhortation and encouragement. The idra of becoming separatists was repugnant te the Wesley's r all his lifetime Jehn Wes ley wished te be considered a member and minister el the Anglican church. X or a Jeng time the converts at the great reviv als held by ihe Wesley's and Whitfield, together with ethers throughout England were uniformly recommended te the Epis copal church for confirmation aud the sa-i craments. It was net until imperative circumstances really drove them from the church that they liually went. This is what Charles Wpsley wrote te our Brether La Trebe as kite as 178C ; " My brother aud I and the preachers," he says, " were unanimous for continuing in the old ship. The preachers of a dissenting, sectarian spirit, who wanted te be somebody, will probably after our death, set up for them selves and draw away disciples after them. My design from the beginning, te this day is, te have them (i. e. con verts and disciples) in the lap of their mother." But the same corruption aud deadncss in the established church that had led te the formation of that little band of brethren in Bohemia, and' centuries after of the soci eties of earnest souls in England, made it necessary also, in Euglaud as it had in Bohemia, for these associations finally te separate themselves wholly from the church. Against their will they were under Providence forced te it. Life and death qaiuiet long remain even formally united. The Wesley converts often refused te join the church whose spiritual deaduess they se well knew. And the pieu3 preach ers just as frequently could net censcien tieusly recommend and urge them te re ceive the sacraments 1 rem priests whose L worldliness. wjekedness and unwerthlness were notorious. .Besides these latter themselves seen out of jcalensj net only refused te receive such converts, but did all in their power te oppose the labors of the revivalists. Persecution arose, net a3 bloody indeed as that in Bohemia, but still equally uittcr and vindictive. They were reviled, mocked, stoned, ducked, fined, imprisoned and beaten. Naturally this but Increased the number and zeal of the societies all ever Great Britain ; which necessitated their fuller organization and discipline. The leaders of these societies felt the' need of frequently meeting to gether for instruction, cheer and confer ence. Wesley, was of course the head of these. Their minutes unwittingly became their constitution. And thus without any LANCASTER, PA., SATURDAY. OCTOBER 29, 1881. premeditation, but naturally and neces sarily, i. c. Providentially, a separate cburcli gr,cw into being. It was almost precisely the same experience that had de veloped the first Calixtim belie veis of Bo hemia into the church of the Uuitas Fra trum in 1457 te 1467. And it is this fact that enables the Moravian and Methodist denominations se fully te understand and sympathize with each ether, and through all time has made them such warm and appreciative friends. Even mere potent in bringing this about, however, is the mutually grateful knowl edge of TL Our instrumentality i" the birth of Methodism. If the Wcsleys had net been truly con verted men, wUh a vivid experience of the free grace of Ged in their own hearts, could they ever have accomplished such marvelleus results as they did, shaking the English, aud indeed all the churches in America te the very core, bridging life out of death ? Could that vast structure, the Methodist church, have beeu built upon a rotten corner-stone i no very idea is preposterous. And yet it is a fact of history, patent te all, and never denied, that the first mcmbeis of the society which Wesley formed, though striving aud praying for mera holiness, had net the least conception that this could be at tained only by the grace of Ged through simple faith iti Christ. They knew net what saving faith meant. The Wesleys themselves thought aud taught them that it must be ebtaiucd by works of self de nial, strictest temperance, giving and laboring for the spiritual and temporal geed of ethers, in a word by .the sternest legalism and morality. . This they confess ever and ever again in their. letters of that time. Until 1730 they knew nothing else, but had fully resigned themselves te this erroneous conviction, and under it set sail for America, here te devote their lives te missionary work among the Indians. It was then that the Lord brought them in contact with David Nitschmann, the first bishop of the renewed Moravian church. He was en the same vessel in which they were te cress the ocean. His and his little company's child-like faith and simple piety at ence made a deep im pression en thcin. They felt that these Mo Me ravians had something which was wanting in them, and in this feeling they were assured during the tcriflic storm thatcame well nigh wrecking their ship. They were struck by the fact that, while everybody was almost frantic with terrer, Nitschmann and his little band calm and undisturbed were praying and siuginz liymns of peace ful resignation and joyous praise. Frem that time en both the Wesleys felt the insufficiency of their mere morality, the lack of Uie one thing needful. But they were net then converted. Fer three years they kept en with their unsatisfactory religion ofgeod works. But in this time, after their return from Amer ica, they met Peter Boehlcr, afterwards a bishop, with whom they bad frequent ear nest aud searching conversations about their souls' salvation, at the meetings of the various societies which he attended and addressed, and "by whom," writes Jehn Wesley, from Oxford, in March of 17eS, "in the bauds of the great Ged, I was en Sunday the 5th, clearly convinced of unbelief, ' of the want of that faith whereby alone wc can be saved." Bechlcr centiuued his labors aud prayers with them, often spending whole nights, by the bedside of Charles, who lay very low with a stubborn illuess. While se en gaged, en the 22 May, en Whitsunday, the light broke forth in Charles' soul aud he saw Jesus Christ as his own savieur. Of this glad event Jehn writes thus : "On leaving the church I received the surpris ing news that my brother had found rest te his soul. His bodily strength returned also from that hour ' Who is se great a Ged as our Ged.' " But much as the Brethren Beehler am! James I hit ten strove with him, Jehn himself could net yield te aceept the free gift of grace, until Wednes day, the 25th, when at a society meeting in Aldcrsgate SU, while a brother was reading Luther's Preface te the Epistle te the Reman?, the chauge took place, which I letliimdescribc.inhisewn words : " About a quarter te 9, while he was describing the change which Ged works in the heart through faith in Christ, I felt my heart strangely warmed. I felt I did trust in Christ, in Christ alone, for salvation ; 'and an assurance was given me that He had taken away my sins, even mine, and saved me from the law of sin and death." " To Te wards 10," writes Charles, " my brother .was brought in triumph by a troop of our friends, aud declared, 'Ibclicce." Vcsang the hymn with great joy." After this truly important event the Meravians and MeUieduits worked en to te to gether with greater zeal aud power than ever, and with such astounding ' results, that Wesley may well 'have exclaimed, " O, what a work hath Ged begun s.mce his (Bechler's) coming into England ! such a one as shall never coma te an end, till heaven and earth shall pass away !" The Fetter-lane society had grown te be one of the largest and most important in Londen. Hcrr Beehler, Hulten, the Wcsleys and Whitefield regularly met, until certain differences of convictions and misundcr standings aro'se between the Moravian brethren aud the Wesley brothers, making itself felt aftcrwaids also between the lat ter aud Whitefield. The Meravians laid perhaps tee much stress en faith alone ; the Wesleys, en the ether hand, still mak ing works unduly important ; while Gee. Whitefield caused effense by his decidedly Calvinistic predestinarianishi. In conse quence of this, Jehn Wesley with his ad-, hcrcnts separated from the Fetter-lane society in July 20, 1740, aud. founded the. famous " Foundry Society,"- the first purely aud distinctively Methodist body, from which eventually was developed .the Methodist church. Thus Ged caused the gospel work in Britain te become differen tiated, that greater, because mere divcrsy special, results might be accomplished. Iu the language of Hutten the life-long friend of the Wcsleys and Whitefield,but a mem ber of the brethren's church, " three different parties were formed in England. The one was te consist of his (Christ's) witnesses ; the second, delivered from the formalism of the high church, was te preach the doctrine of free grace ; whilst the third'was te be gathered from among churchmen and dissenters and among all tin ee He possesses a blessed heritage el his own." , Frem this time oe the Methodist church grew with unprecedented rapidity, branch ing out in every direction, making converts by theusauds, building churches by hun dreds, and raising money by millions. Jehn Wesley himself lived te sec tha pro phetic words of our Bishop Seyffeit real ized ; who, when the former had in Georgia asked te join the Moravian church, but dissuaded him, declaring that "this was net the calling 'that Ged had given him, as he might make him mere extensively useful." The estrangement, moreover, between the Wcsleyans and the Brethren, that ex isted for awhile after their separation, did net last very long, 'but seen lest its bitter ness in their common love and labor for the Saviour. Thus already iu 1744, Jehn Wesley made the following official expla nation, te the Meravians: "I sincerely wished for a onion among us ; but there is something between us which prevents it. Yeu have the pure doctrine of the atone ment and se forth ; and in your congrega tions, a purer morality than is found else where. But I blame you for your antino antine mian principles ; for you say works, commandments and the law, are nothing." While in the sameyear Zinzendorf wrote : WtiifofielH 1c nn inetrtinmnf nf nnr Svl- vieur ; he belongs te the same household of faitb, bis foundation is likewise ours." And surelymy brethren, in view of our having had such a decisive part iu bringing the ether into being, there cannot exist any ether feelings between the two churches but these of affectionate kinship andinti mate union ; just such as de in fact exist between us at the present day, and wc hope and pray ever will. Nay, even if this kinship were wantiug, there are yet ether ties, that in themselves would tcud te bind us closely together. Such for in stance, is the fact that III. The sume evangelistic spirit animated the tice churches from the beginning, aud brought them into frequent cooperative intercourse. It was this spirit that scut the Wesleys and .Whitefield and Nitch- mann and his company, together toVmcr teVmcr ica. The same spirit caused theso wonder revivals that spread like a holy cenllagra tien of hearts all ever Great Britain aud Ireland, even before ether denominations had yet any fully organized congregation iu these lands. And in these revivals, it is te be remembered, the Meravians were as active and successful, a::d at all times as prominent, as the Methodists. As one of the most conscientious English writers said; "The Brethren and the Methodists labored for one and the same object : viz : against the deaduess of religion iu the church, en the one hand, and the prevailing sprit of skepticism, en the ether. Each party acted independent of tfic ether, aud each bad its own peculiar excellencies, as well as defects." While Jehn Wesley and Geerge Whitefield preached te their thou sands, equally numerous crowds were ad dressed by our brethren Ingham, Toelt Teelt schig, Beeliler and Spangenburg in York shire and ether parts, followed by as sig nal awakenings ; at the . same time that j under Jehn Ceunick's labors the co.iviet ce.iviet ing and converting power of the gesiicl , swept with amazing results all through Wales and the north of Ireland. Bift while the Methodists built up churches out of their followers, the Meravians re fused te de se, aud persisted in recom mending their converts toether churches. Moreover, both gave and collected money and founded orphan asylums and foreign missions, even before they expended any thing en themselves for chapels and churches. Just as the Renewed Breth ren's church, before it could number a thousand members in all the world, had sent missionaries iu 1732 awl 1733 te the West Indies, iu 1733 te Greenland, in 1734 te Lapland, and in 1737 te the shores of the Artie Ocean and te Guinea in Africa, besides a few years later ethers te Al giers, China, North and Seuth America ; se tlie Methodists at the very beginning of their history entered into the spirit anil work of foreign missions. And while the Uuitas Fratrum still maintains her repu tation of doing the most work with the least means iu this department of the Mas ter's vineyard", .employing therein at pre sent mere than 1,800 laborers of every kind in .ill parts of the world, at an annual expense in carrying en the work of scarcely mere thau 250,000.; the. Methodist i!e nomination has far outstripped every ether iu the mission field. Where none ether dared te go, she triumphantly plants her banner. In every clime her devoted mis sionaries arc at work. In every land her mission chapels dot the laudscape and for tify if for Christ. She pays millions of money and reaps miiiieus of souls in re turn. We greet her all hail and Ged speed ! We, the eldesC missionary church, leve her, the greatest, ler sharing with us the spirit and (he work of our fathers ! The founders of the Methodist church having been se long and vitally associated with the Moravian church, as wc have seen was the case, it is but natural that these should ba noticeable. IV. Our instrumentality in forming the cultus of Methodism, besides Us similarity otherwise te that of our church. Aud this cannot but tcud te keep the two denominations closely drawn together. Like forms argue a like spirit of which they are the expression. We notice there fore with mutual satisfaction that the leve feast, ene of the peculiar services of the ancient Uuitas Fratrum, in imitation of the Agapar of the apostolic church, which had been reintroduced by Zinzoiiderf in 1727, was adopted by our Methodist brethren. These feasts were originally celebrated among us immcdiatelyaftcr the Hely Communion, as typical of, and at the same time promoting true Christian sociability and fraternity. Sometimes, also, they were enjoyed in a mere informal manner in the social gatherings at private houses. When and wherever held they were sweet and joyous occasions and blessed meaus of .grace. Alas, that se many of our congregations have entirely or almost abolished them in modern times ! May our brethren of the Meth odist church never agree te be robbed of this- beautiful service by a groundless terror of "circumstances," that arch destroyer of all that is sacred aud hallow ed ! - It is this same monster that has well nigh destroyed in our church, another dis tinctive and most invaluable feature which, suitably modified new exists in the Methodist church and is ene of its most effective characteristics. I refer te the class system. This existed substantially iu the Unitas Fratrum already in the fif teenth century, the classes then, however, being graded according te the spiritual attainments of the members. After the renewal of the church they were arranged accerdiug te age, sex and social relatieus. Each class, or choir, had its leader or su perintendent, held its own special meet ings, and te seme extent even lived in Us own' separate apatments and buildings. Te suppose that this choir system had anything whatever akin te Remish orders of monks and nuns, betrays euly the grossest ignorance, it was a most admirable system ; bringing the en tire membership of a church into closest communion, mutually strengthening and cheering and helping all by their inter change of experience, advice and opinions; and making possible that close and con stant survcillance ever the spiritual condi tion of the individual souls of a congrega tion that is se very desirable and necessary indeed', but by no ether system attained. While ourcheir system was the prototype of the Methodist class system, the special forms of the latter were net directly re ceived from it ; but from a modification of the same by Peter Beehler in Londen, He drew up in 1738 for the government of the Fetter-Fane society, a set of rules which embodied- all the principles of the class system of the Wcsleys. Let mc read a few of Bechler's rules in illustration of this. Rule 3d, That the persons desirieus te unite together for that purpose (mutual Help in Christian life) be divided into sev en! bands, or little societies." Rule eth, That seme person in each band be desired te interrogate" the i est in order, who may be called the leader of that band." This, you notice, corresponds precisely with the class?, and class-lcider- gjip of the Methodists, even te the main fuuetiens of the leader. "Rule 10th. That everyone in elder speak as freely, plainly andjcenciselyas he can, the real state of his heart, with his several temptations and deliverances, since the last time of meeting." What is this but the rule for the Methodist class aud experience meeting '.' It shows Jehn Wes ley's wisdom that he adopted these two features se unqualifiedly from Beehler ; and no less the wisdom of his successors that they have se firmly continued them up te the present day. They have elements of power in them. Let me yet show hew the admirable plan of accepting members into the church en probation was derived from the same seurife. " Rule 2Wi. That these against whom no reasonable objection appears or remains, be, in order for their trial, formed into dis tinct bands, and some person agreed en te assist them. "Rule 26th. That, if no new objection then appear, they be, after two mouths trial, admitted iute the society.' Here we have then three important feat ures of Methodism, classes and their meetings, experience meetings and the probationary mcmberslu'p plan, all re ceived iu many of their details i: veil, from a bishop of our church, ami each of them decidedly instrumental in the wonderful growth and prosperity of a vast denomi nation. May we net therefore claim its friendship and fraternal love? May we net unite with it in praising Ged for hav ing allowed such humble and -simple means te conduce se greatly 'te his eternal glory:' I might jet refer in this connection te a number of ether, net unimportant, fea tures that the two e'lurchcs have iu com mon; the prayer meetings where all for niality is laid aside, and the gieat Iibeity that is given in matters of mere ritual and form, where no congregation nor pastor is trammeled by intricate orders of exercise, but everyone is allowed, te vary the ser vices, alwavs within rr.ipcr bounds of course, according te the spirit of the occasion, and the requirement Of local cus toms and the circumstances of time and place. But I must Im.stcu en, ami will new net have time te mere than hint iu the most general manner at the mere out lines of the last "consideration. I had wished te explain, as another reason for warmest leve aud closest union between Methodist and Meravians, V. The points of similarity in their con xtitulien. I can but mention some of these. 1. They have the same orders of the ministry, viz. : deacons the first degree received en entering the ministry proper ; elders or presbyters ; and in our branch i ottne Methodist body at last, Bishops. 2. All legislative power is vested, in the Methodist as in the Moravian church, iu representative bodies that meet at. stated intervals of time. ". The functions of the Methodist presid ing elders are almost identical with thote of our Provincial ciders' conferences. They arc the executive officers of the synods and conferences and in se far responsible te them. Where thu presiding ciders have charge of the general vi-.itilie;i of the churches and the bishop? the power f making changes aud appeiutmeuts in the ministry, both these 'functions are with us vested in our three Provincial j'lders. The principal of government is. however, the same, as. totally opposed te the merely congregational' system. Without eing any further iu this com parison it will be seen that the two churches share some of their most distinct ive and important characteristics, and iu their constitution have iu common, as no ether two denominations, a wide capacity for adaptability te thu most diverse cir cumstances. And just se in their doc trine. Neither is trammelled by a human ly devised creed. The Bible is their com inen platform. The salvation of souls for the glory of Ged their' common aim, and the free grace of Jesus Christ, the alpha and omega, the beginning, middle and ending of all their preaching and teaching. Yea, in magnifying this last point we are, if I may use the expression, especially unanimous, and en its account h:vis both been much misrepresented and maligned. But we cannot etlmrwisc. Christ is enu all in all. and we desire 'te knew naught cl-se but Him aud Him crucified. New, my friends, could auyene wish for a mere satisfactory rcceid en which te urge Christian union and co-operation than that .which I hayc endeavored to te sketch in se general a manner '.' May I net then conclude with simply asking again that close question of St. Paul te the Corinthians, as particularly pertinent te us Methodist and Moravian brethren : " While one saith, lam of Paul, and an other, I am of Apelles, are ye net carnal '.' AVfie then is Paul, and who is A polies, but ministers by whom ye hclievcd, even as the Lord gave te every man. Se then neither is he that plantcth anything, neither he that watereth, but Ged that giveth the increase. Fer wc are laborers together with Ged : ye are Ged's hus bandry, yeare Ged's building." ' Myriads el" people sacrifice thein-clvcs through carcle.-Jsncss. They are attacked with :i Celli, neglect it and die. instead e!" taking Dr.Knir.s Cough Syrup and living en iiselully. li ice ij ecu . a bottle. The Key te Jleuitii. 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