The Methodist Review (Volume 56) (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1874. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... meetings of the Conference. As regards the proceedings and the resolutions, the meeting of the present year was the most important of aey yet held. One of the resolutions provides for the admission of elective delegates of the synods to future meetings of the Church Conferences in addition to the delegates appointed by the Church Boards, and another resolution recommends the introduction of Church synods into every German State where they do not yet exist, and the completion of the synodal system wherever it is still incomplete. Both resolutions will smooth the way for the convocation of an imperial synod, in which all the Protestant Churches of Germany will be represented. Aet. Viil--QUARTERLY BOOK-TABLE. Religion, Theology, and Biblical Literature. The Christian Stannard And Iiomk Journal. Article, Dr. Orane'i Book -and (he Quarterly Review. This new paper (successor to the late "Methodist Home Journal") takes a position explicitly outside our Church, yet has for its editor a Methodist D.D., (Rev. Dr. Lowrey, ) and for its specialty the Wesleyan doctrine of Holiness. It seems to possess a sort of official character as organ for a certain affiliation, who have taken that specialty under their peculiar patronage, and the new editor early shows a sense of his high office by impeaching the sound Wesleyanism of our Quarterly Review. This is of slight import, as we never had any intention of taking a certificate of soundness from that office. And the article itself is unimportant, except as furnishing a text for a long-needed discussion, and as an indication of the position of this new organ, sliowing the editor to be an advocate of a doctrine nearer to the type of George Bell than of John Wesley. OUE DOCTRINE IS WESLEYAN. The correctness of our views of this doctrin...