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AS IN 1i1E OLD DAYS.TI|e Two Branches of the MethodistChurch Will VLcet In Washington.For the flirt time sineo 1861, when the Baltimore conference of the Methodist Episcopal church divided, the two organizations, the Methodist Episcopal and the Methodist Episcopal church, south, will meet simultaneously in annual conference in Washington during the week.The Methodist denomination in the United states divided in 1841 on the question of slavery, but the Baltimore conference remained undivided until shortly after the outbreak of the civil war. Since 1861 there have been two Baltimore conferences.The sessions of the Methodist Episcopal church will be held at the Metropolitan M. E. church, and Bishop John M. Walden will preside. The M. E. church, south, will meet in the Mount Vernon church and Bishop W. A. Candler, of Georgia, will preside and make the opening address.
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Athens Array
Athens, Alabama, US
Fri, Apr 06, 1900
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