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... Conference Methodism ; as enacted by the Conference in 1835 ; proving them to be contrary to the Con- cessions granted in 1797 in a Letter , explanatory and expostulatory , to the Rev. W. M. Bunting ; containing the true Reasons of the ...
... Conference Methodism ; as enacted by the Conference in 1835 ; proving them to be contrary to the Con- cessions granted in 1797 in a Letter , explanatory and expostulatory , to the Rev. W. M. Bunting ; containing the true Reasons of the ...
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... Conference of 1797 , and by which the Connexion was governed from that time till the year 1835. Mr. Eckett , who entered the Connexion , and filled simultaneously the offices of leader , local preacher , steward , and trustee , under ...
... Conference of 1797 , and by which the Connexion was governed from that time till the year 1835. Mr. Eckett , who entered the Connexion , and filled simultaneously the offices of leader , local preacher , steward , and trustee , under ...
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... Conference , at once the legislature and the high court of appeal . * Ministers and members have no alternative but to do its bidding . It is composed exclusively of the clergy . No private member , no layman , is admitted , even as a ...
... Conference , at once the legislature and the high court of appeal . * Ministers and members have no alternative but to do its bidding . It is composed exclusively of the clergy . No private member , no layman , is admitted , even as a ...
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... Conference at large , which gene- rally numbers from four hundred to five hundred ministers , sub- sequently receive the formal ratification of the legal Conference , the constant presence of forty of whom is necessary to render the ...
... Conference at large , which gene- rally numbers from four hundred to five hundred ministers , sub- sequently receive the formal ratification of the legal Conference , the constant presence of forty of whom is necessary to render the ...
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... Conference possesses more power than the Archbishop of Canterbury ; but Dr. Bunting possesses more power than the president , except when he happens himself to occupy the chair , -an honour that has fallen to his lot more frequently ...
... Conference possesses more power than the Archbishop of Canterbury ; but Dr. Bunting possesses more power than the president , except when he happens himself to occupy the chair , -an honour that has fallen to his lot more frequently ...
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Page 299 - ... fables. And exercise thyself unto godliness : for bodily exercise is profitable for a little ; but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life which now is, and of that which is to come.
Page 124 - SHARPE (S.) The History of Egypt, from the Earliest Times till the Conquest by the Arabs, AD 640.
Page 750 - There is a law above all the enactments of human codes — the same throughout the world, the same in all times — — such as it was...
Page 355 - O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? Thanks be to God, who giveth us the victory, through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Page 14 - Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness : for they shall be filled. Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Page 571 - Other refuge have I none; Hangs my helpless soul on Thee; Leave, ah, leave me not alone, Still support and comfort me.
Page 572 - Christ formed in his heart the hope of glory," — oneness, incorporation, vital and conscious union with the Lord. From this time " the life that he lived in the flesh, he lived by the faith of the Son of God, who loved him and gave himself for him,
Page 575 - Take patience, labor, to their heart and hand, From thy hand and thy heart and thy brave cheer, And God's grace fructify through thee to all. The least flower, with a brimming cup may stand And share its dewdrop with another near.
Page 691 - Walking by the seaside, in a calm evening, upon a sandy shore, and with an ebbing tide, I have frequently remarked the appearance of a dark cloud, or, rather, very thick mist, hanging over the edge of the water, to the height, perhaps, of half a yard, and of the breadth of two or three yards, stretching along the coast as far as the eye could reach, and always retiring with me water. When this cloud came to be examined, it proved to be nothing else than so much space, filled with young shrimps...
Page 330 - We then feel a new sentiment or impression, to wit, a customary connexion in the thought or imagination between one object and its usual attendant; and this sentiment is the original of that idea 10 which we seek for.