The Religious Life of LondonRitchie, J. Ewing (James Ewing)
Religion
The Religious Life of London
Ritchie, J. Ewing (James Ewing)
London (England) -- Religion; Religious thought -- England -- London
It would take far more space than I have at command to continue the
subject. The Wesleyans have a Stationary Committee to draw up a plan for
stationing ministers; a Committee to guard their privileges; a Committee
to look after and support worn-out preachers; another to consider the
case of the widows; another for the maintenance of the children of
ministers; another for the Home Mission and what is called the Contingent
Fund. In 1862 Juvenile Home and Foreign Missionary Societies were
established. The General Wesleyan Missionary Society, as it is now
known, dates from 1817.
The chapels are, of course, the property of the denomination, and the
same may be said of the preachers’ dwelling-houses. There is a Chapel
Loan Fund, a Connexional Relief and Extension Fund, a Wesleyan Chapel
Committee, and a Metropolitan Committee for the same purpose, which,
since 1862, has granted 11,625_l._ to nineteen chapels in the
metropolitan districts, which cost altogether 89,499_l._, and gave
accommodation to more than 17,000 hearers.
The Methodist Book Establishment consists of the President and
ex-President, the members of the London Book Committee, thirty-nine
travelling preachers, and the representatives of the Irish Conference.
There is also a Wesleyan Tract Society.
Such is Methodism on paper; of Methodism in practice we can only say
_Circumspice_. In London there are 132 Wesleyan, 54 Primitive Methodist,
52 United Methodist Free Church, 9 Reformed Wesleyan, and 13 Methodist
New Connexion Chapels.
AT A WATCH-NIGHT SERVICE.
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