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Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la m^thoda. 1 2 3 4 5 6 ADDRESIS id %lt Mmhn ol %$ Wuh^m ilil|oSid iluwi IlSr C^N^DA o > " a B o i jt Ml ' srrhr';x::t:L,tr=rf"rTf"?™-'-?""^■'"-^ in connection with the Wesleyan Meihoflist Church in London of a character deeply to be deplored, inasmuch as it has resulted in the wiihdrawal of n largo portion of the membership of the Society in this place. Among those who have so withdrawn, may be enume- rated many who have been connected with the Methodist Church smce its first establishment here, and who have watched and labored for its prosperity, both spiritually and temporally, from its earliest in- fency; many of whom it maybe said, that ''they have borne ihe burden aud heat of the day," and who hove never shirked their duty, when either their time, their talents or their means, were required to aid the cause in which they tiad embarked for the voyage of life. To cause the withdrawal of upwords of one hundred members f-,.,n a church, among whom were many who had held official position of several years standing, and others whose ties and associations were of a life-long nature, there must have been, or what appeared to them to be, good and sufficient reasons for the course pursued ; or their griev- nncM must have been, when no redress could be obtained,of a nature no longer endurable. By a plain and simple statement of the facts, it will be attempted to be shown, first : Thot they labored under grievances from which they could obtain no redress ; and secondly, that the slate of afiiiirs afforded sufficient cause for a considerable number to separate, how- ever reluctantly, from a church which hod hitherto claimed all their love aud obedience. In the Wesleynn Methodist Annual Conference meeting of 1859, for certain causes, it was deemed advisable to remove from the Book Room at Toronto, the Rev. G. R. Sanderson, who for some years had been entrusted with the munogement of that Concern, and he was then appointed to the London Ciiy Circuit, as assistant to the Rev Dr. Cooney, who wos at the same lime appointed to London for the" second yonr. The appointment of two married preachers to this st;i- tion naturally entailed upon Ihe Society an incrca.«cd expenditure, which the income wos not adequate to meet, and at the third auorterly Meeting of that year, viz ; in Feb. 1800, a Committee was appointed to report to an adjourned Quarterly Meeting, "on the financial po- sition of the Church." A Report was accordingly prepared, submitted and adopted, recommending that but one preacher only he sent to this Station by the Co7iftrence for the ensuing year. Consequently, at the fourth auaiteily Meeting a resolution to the following effect was moved, seconded, and adopted : " Tlint ttip Rccordins Steward bo iuhl . noted to oominiinlcatc with thu Stntin., ng Ujmmllloo.nnd re,,nc8t tlHMn.o.M.i,oi„t «„cl, ml iMer to lak^r amoni , m "^^ y;}'/.X?' ''"■','! '"■'" ?"""•'' '",'""■ "'•'-•'"•'" <'0"dltlon, n.,a tImt •>« nnn.cd as Iho choice of the n>rnl»tereav«lKdu,"..^iI^r ,..j;..n5.,P4r, Y..-. . lirV. jslc«rs. buuglas, iiiilotl, or GiliilB.v." ^ " "" It Will thus be seen by the foregoing resolution, that neither of the preachers, ihen resident in London, were asked for, but some one of the three ministers named in the resolution, either of whom would respected, was thought to be unable to assume the duties in his own person which had been previously allotted to two, and the labors, or rather the non-labors of his coadjutor, had not been during the year altogether acceptable to the Society. A copy of the Report, together with the Resolution of the Cluarterly Board was duly submitted to the President of the Conference, previous to the session of that body in 1860, but if ever presented to the Con- ference, proved of no avail, as Ihe Rev. Mr. Sanderson was now se- lected as Superintendant for London. On the receipt of this intelligence a n-,eeting of all the official members resident in the city, was 'immediately called. Twenty-three members of the Quarterly Board attended, not one of whom expressed the sentiment that it would be (or the benefit of the society to hove Mr. S. returned. A resolution to this effect was passed, and also one authorizing the Recording ,Sleward to proceed to Kingston, where the Conference was in session, and use his best exertions to have someone, other than Mr. Sanderson, sent to London. A copy of these resolutions was presented to Mr. S. at Kingston by tlie Rev. Mr. Berry, with the hope that this additional expression of feeling, on Ihe port of the people here, might induce him to seek some other field of labor, but the obstinacy of the man prevailed ofit every other consideration, and he determined to force himself upon on unwilling people. This decision being known here, a tele- gram wos sent to the President, on the morning of the second Wed- nesday of the Session, and was worded in the following language : . / LONDON, C. W'., 12th June IMB. *r. Stinson, President IJVesleyan Conference, Kingston : BIB:- .1. 1, 1 < ^'i"- Sanderson cannot bo received. Send Mr. Borl.tnd and urn tho church from entire ruin. Seo resolutions forwarded bj- Mr Berry fSISned,) George Tyan, Steward. Snmuel Poterit, Lender. •J. Winnott, Loader. Srunuel McBrido, atoward & Trustee .John Loarey, Lender. W. n- .man, Local Preaolier. B. Li.iWrton, Steward. Ed. Tonkin, Loader. W. Willis, Steward. H. II, Part, Superintendant 8. S. Qeorgo Oliver, Steward. James Loveless, Local Treacher. John Elson, Leader. Samuel Scrc-tton, Leader, Simeon M orriM, Leader. Anthony Kj-iioyside, Local Preacher This message, signed by sixteen of the omciol members of the church, sent in full time to accomplish the desired object, and on a matter of such vitol interest, the Pre.sident put into his pocket and took no further notice of it. Subsequently, upon being spoken lo upon the subject, he stntcd " that he did not receivcthc telegram until the Friday, and after the appointments were all confirmed." The telegraph messenger's book, however, shows the initials of the Presi- donfs signature otiached in receipt of the telegram, nt the hour of 10: 40 A. M. on Wednesday! clearly proving thst tli;^ Pr.-sjd.-nt had the document in his possession for two days prior to the appointments being confirmed. Thus, in opposition to every effort, and every remonstrance which the Quarterly Board and church had it in their power to make, did the Rev. G. R, Sanderson return to London, endorsed Ijy '.he President and Confurci.cc as the best and most lit mnn London coiild have. The people however were not sniislcd, and ahhoi)};h they won- grneioiisly informed thnt ;lie Conference knew what was for their fTO.'l, , teller lliaii they themselves did ; yet, they still contended th.it the propi^rly ex- pressed wish of the church had been set iit nought, its only uit.'r.Tnce suppressed, and its desires unJieeded ; and the result was, that « pe- tition selling forth their oomplaims, .and praying the Pre^ident to re- move Mr. S. was prepared and signed by upwards of one hundred and thirty persons, seventeen of whom held oliice in tlie church. Tliis of n man, could quietly sit and watch the course pursued lorclnin him another year, after the action that had been taken to remove him the year previous 1 Is it credible that after he hud been foisted on the eluirch hqre in opposition to a large lunib-'r of the lending membLUs; in spile of depulaiions, messages and pelilions, lo wcure whose re- turn it was found necessory t • adopt the most imworthy means, and the people imploringly bLSou^.it lo bcarwiih him but one more year'! Is ii possible that liumiin naiiiro could so debase iiseil, and sit un- blushing under such cool cftVonlery J Yei such was ihe ease, ond the resolution no sooner passed, than it was duly para.ied in the coluii.ns petition was duly forwarded, and the wishes of the petitioners fairly i oH ihe Christian Guardian, iiwd ths Supcriniendani, fully equipped urged, by a deputation appointed to wait upon the President forihut } with such a certificaic, prepared to go and nsk Conlerence to decide purpose. The President then convened u meeting in Lcmdon, nt i upon his return to London, because ihe Society wished it io he so. which he presided, when the subject mailer of the prtition was dis- j And the Conference, ever willing lo grain the legilimalc wishes of Ihe cussed. On this occasion the President adinilled : " thnt the appoint- \ people, graciously consented, and Mr. S. was nguiu duly appointed ment qf Mr. Sanderson, was perhaps injudicious ; that no doubt, ! Superintendant of the London Ciiy Circuit for the second year. from absence from the regular work he was somewhat rusty ! that he Y But was there no opposition to his return? had the Society been was to blame for not attempting to conciliate those who were opposed to him, but hoped the Society would bear with him as hisajipointment was only for one year, at the end cf which time his connection with the Society would cease." The result of this meeting was n conviction in the minds of mony, il not all, thnt the wishes of the people, even when olhcially expressed, wcielield as of no value when opposed to the desire or convenience of a leading member of the Coiil'oiene..'. •""TB^S, determined to hold on lo his posiiion in London, indifferent as to the result, and 'nothing was lelt for the dissatisfied people, but sulBeienily whipped into submission to learn they had no voice in the maticr 1 Had they }'et acquired the virtue of placing iinpiieit coii- liJenee in the wisdom and considi'valion (it the clergy's The sequel will show. Several members of lluollicial Boaid naturally fell indig- nant at the clandestine manner in which the resolulion referred to had been passed ; and when ('onference met in June last nt I! ran I ford, a pelilioB was prepared and signed by a majority of the duaiterly Board, praying for the removal of Mr. S. and protesting ngainst his return. This was presented to the Prusidenl, who actually refused to present the same bcfolc the Stationing Comniitlce, because it was not abject and servile submission to the " authorities in power," or sevci-'*| official. It may be here remarked, the opposition olfered lo the return ance from a church with which they had been long connected, and to which they were warmly attached. At this cri; is of affairs some withdrew and joined other churches ; others determined to remain and bcnr with matters in the best wajt they could for another yciir, being unwilling to separate themselves from the church of iheir ndopiion. But the effi-'ct of nil this could not be otherwise than demoralizing, nor did the course pursued by Mr. S. tend to conciliate or diminish the dislike entertained towards hiin ; insult and vindiclivencss marked his conduct towards those who had peliiioncti for his removal,, or whom he thought opposed to him, and even private charaoicrand reputation were not free from his otiiicks. Time passed on, until the last Quarterly Meeting of the year, viz: ess ^ of Mr. S. in IStiO, was the legitimaie action of th-; duarterly Board, cft'ercd both by petition and rcinonstrnnce, and no attention was paid 10 it. The opposii ion offered in 1801, ihough not the official action of the Board, in consequence of ihe plot above described, was the act of a m.ijority of that Board, as was proved to the President in the presence of Mr. S., he not being able to refute il. But to continue — three several times did deputations proceed from London loBrantford, and urge upon ilic President and oilier members, and ihat in the presence of Mr; S., the evils that would inevllably re- sult should he return. The President as head of ihe Conference was directly appealed to on behalf of the Society here, and his reply on one occasion is worthy of note, viz; " If Mr. Sanderson goes back, he goes on his own responsibiliiy.'" It may be asked, Is not this a new mode of oppoinimenti A rub of procedure which has rot yet re- May 18GI, wheji after the rcgn}ur business ^f the evening was dj|^ posed of, about ten o'clock, ihc question was 'put from the Chair," " Is ' t^civeu the consent ol t wo-ihirds Of the Quai'terly Boards in the con there any other business in connection wi'ih the Circuit r' No re- \ "c.'cion'? And does not the action of ilie Conference towards London ny sponse was made : Again the same question was asked and no reply elicited, thus leaving members who might have anticipated some resolution bearing upon the appointments for the coming year to con- clude that no action of the kind was intended. But, vain delusive hope! In the poekei of a member of that Board then present, ready prepared, and only waiting for the fnting time to be pioiiuced, was n resolulion relating to this matter of appuinlnients. About eleven o'clock a motion for adjournment was made and seconded, but which the Chairman refused to put ; and adjourned business relative to ac- counts connected with the Trust Fund was then taken up and served to occupy the time until about half past one o'clock in the uiornii g ; then, anil not till then, when two-ihirds of the members h.ui with- drawn and ten only remained, who probably were in the .secret ; ihen it was, at an hour and a half after midnight, with n Board of twenty- eight members ledtieeu to teli, ilie most imjH/rlani business of ilic meeting was brought up ; the precious resolution was produced, und carried by eight to two, asking for the return of the same preachers for the ensuing year. in the Sessions referred to, prove ihatthe wishes of the people who form the membership of the church, and sustain it, are held as of no conse- quence when opposed to the seniiments of a leading member of the Conference 1 Had even the right of petition been recognized, so that the documenls jluced in the President's hands would have been laid before the Conference, the result might have been different, for a ma- jority of the members of the Wcsleyan Melhodisi Conference are not waniing in either honesty of purpose or propriety of action ; but this course would not have suited the purpose of Mr. S., and therefore the voice of the people was ruled out of order. As those who had believed the interests of the church would behest secured by the removal of Mr. S., and had 'vorked for that end, had now liitle else to expect for the coming year than the full force of his mUevolence ond enmity, which in the previous year he had not iiiilcdlo uiHilifesl on eVery possible oooaslon, a niooJiiig of itiose who were dissatisfied was called for the purpo.se of considering what steps were best to take under existing circumstances, and to devise meas- ures for carrying out their decisions. All agreed on one point, It might naturally be asked, Is it possible, a person with the feelings ; namely, not lo remain under the spiritual leaching of one who had '. % not scnipl.'d to employ, any and cvi-ry mentis wlmlevi'i-, hon-evermenn nnu (Ifspicnbli-, to gmiily his own personal iimbilion and lust of power ; or lo recdgnizo lilu ns a pusior, who evinced more skill in diploiniiey nnd :iilrij,'iie in securing a pulpit, ihnn ubiliiy or desire to diseliarse its diiiies. With this dclerminulion, n wlntcmenl of the ciuises of sepurnliou from ihe chureli, nnd n serit^s of resuliiiions ns lo their I'uinrc course, was hubs-enlu'd lo by iliose wiilidruwiiif,' from ihe Wesleviin Metho- dist Church, in fq., in the Clini"' — A Cominillec was appointed forihe ptirpose ofrepoiling upon some rajusuiu of reliel for iliose who I'eel themselves nggiieved by the return of the Rev. George 11. Sanderson, ns ihe Siiperinieiidant of the London Ciiy Circuit for the present year ; and the Commillec having mei, and alter giving the subject due consideration, beg to submit the following REPORT. That Wiibrkas : Iii tlic M;iy (JiwriiMly Meeting iif 1800, n resolution wns love-feas! lorin the leading features of the severed branch as of the rudst'il iTiim'sllim llu' tjdiifi'i'i'iioo ID 'ippiiliit miiiiu olluM' mlnisU'rn tliuii tliiwo '"',,„ i .^ ■ ,, . ' tii.ii n|iiminuii, u. iiiix Htntioii , mid iiio Ccinfori'iicc (iiKrcRardinit tii« Biiiii \vm- piujcnt stem ) nnu HO inclinniion is manilcsied lo allow these to grow lutioii 1)V rctiiliiinx till' Ui'v. tl. It. HiiiiiliMBou 111. HiiiKiliitcndiint lo tills CiiTiilt, irffi! (limmi. nr In (liinini<
  • ..iV .!.......•.. i- inoiMm/iii.miotiu. \vl^ll.■M^«dfl.l.||nK«ofn nmjc.riiy oitlie omci.il Uoard, a« - 11™ uisi'S'L, 01 to ciiminisn in initrtst, nn(J ns their depnrture lnm\ will iir< 11 iiirKo numiiir of ilic incmiicM of ihc cIiiutIi, nnd i '''<-' original church Was not the result of n preconcerted nhin • «n imuf WiiKREA- ; Tlu'Uiv. (1, 11 t<^) uie content to remain lor the present, leaving nil provision for llic Kfn»il>Hilli>B ormimy of ilii' li'iidliiumiil Inlhuiithil nii'mbi'ruof till' cliurch ; ; ih" fnlure till ciieiini'liinrps slinll nnint 11111 ihnii. ««,>..o„ „!• nndi'xliliilllni,':ii'nlrliiili.:u'('ilii'ioi.iM,„dlotlmt whIrlimliilulH.oxpiTti.dfmm ! m- 'i""r<- <"' <-iicum.lanees .Shall point out then couise oJ action. a iin-soii lioidin;; tlio lilttli mid xapii'd ilUoi' of a nilnlsUr of llif Giwpil ; mid. 1 Wilh the futtU'C tlieV haVe Utile 10 do ; but (or the nrescht ihev rlixijiw Wukhbar: Ai till' MiiygiiixrtiTlyMi'i'tlnadf till' piiwnt yiai, 1801,11 ii'Boin- . .*, ., , ., ... ,., '. , ., „', " '"^y "<•• ""B tioniiMnirniiiiKtiio CoiifiToi.ci' lo iippoim [\w hiimiMiiiiiUti'iH to tiiU Ciniiit, ' '" WH""-' togrther in tlinnklulness to Almighty Goil, that lie has so ivn* cm'rii'il liy ii»iiiiill minilii'r of Ilio ini'inlK'Pc, in iv iniinner wliUdi llie (loin- ; iiniviilenliai'v siinnlioil tlioir ni-oKnni n-.ini ■ v,iil.,(i,..l il,,.i rr, i i inlUii) ommot but ('oii,.ldi.i' Iniiiropor mid iindcilimidi'd : InaHinnidi as ii laiite ' Pi"viU(miui \ suppiieu tlu ir picstnl Wnnl , sallslled Ibnt lie who lins inaloriiv of iiii' ii.iiiiii had It'll, owin« to till' latini'SH of iiiu lioiir. mid with tho in SO kind ami laliierly n manner opened up iheir wnv and led ihcin iiosillvi' niidi'ictaiidliii,' that no 111010 lmi>liii'KH ill eonnei.lloii with tho circuit wnn ii.i,.. •!. . i .i r i ■ . .. . to I),' nndiTtiiki'ii ; and, liitlicito, Will not lenvc thcm or fonake them, but will ii. his own gowl WiimtBAS : Si'viTiii mid Isllhfnl i-i'iu'owntnllons liiivi'liocn innrtn dnvlnirtlio lime show ihcm what Ihev mH« do Thnv hnrr. nrnvml 1I...1 .-• i . . laii(Si'««ioiiofConfiii'ni'i', to ilii. I'liKidi'iit and Inthiinllai iiieml.ci'8 of that ""'c s"ow 111cm wuai iney inHsi do. 1 ncy nave proved that it Is not liody, liy nlHcial and iirlvalo nioiiilii'rii of llii/ iduindi, iiii;iiiit a elinnui' of mliiU. in JUUrd to name, only, or Jilnce only, tiiut God J^isils his Dconle • hot j tuirt ; niid no oiip iHnnlly hiivln'-tbui'iiKlvi'n lo nic'sciu thu Mi.tfjuet bofoie Con- ., .~ ,■ . „. , .'T , , . ' . ,.K , '. ' f foiiiici', inoidiito oiiiain I'l'dii'KK : : that whenev'.'r His «ord is^ireached in simplicity nnd earnestness, Tlii'ii'fori', Your Utiniinltti'o lii'iicve that Hint poiiinn of tlio clnirdi opposi'd and whenever it is received^ in faith nnd wiili nrn.-nr ih»n u.. ...-ii tothi'iTtnrnof lii'v U K. Smnlvisoii, havi' i-iaHon lo foil .tnsiiy nL'tiikvcd ; ""n «"<■'"■ VL. n is KceiveiMn luiin anil W tin prajei, then He Will nnd ri'U'ict that Hit' Coni'llliilloii of tin- clmrch to which iln'y mo m di'iiily I pour otMtHis blessings upon it. That this has been the result in (his ftiliudu'd, fthotild luvvi'iit till' volt'o ofthii Individual Socii'lii'p, or any muniber . .-r 1 ■.! , .- > ofihf •.aino, fioin hidii,' lii'nrd in iniuicrs of viiiii iniuii'»t to its wi'ifnro. | <-ase mnny Can icsOly ; niiu With devoul confidence in His direction Yoiii ('oininllU'i' ill vii'w oflhi' f.iri'tfoinu fai-tn, would thiTi'toni suggont that ...111 oonlintir lo loolf un to Gnd rui ilipir iliul . n.:(nnr.'.i.>» :■ .k 1. uiidi'v .•xi-iln«clicuin-'imifi'« Ihc following' couivu ho puinui'd. ^"" "'niinm. 10 loo.t up lo uou as intir ijrot! ; esteeming ii their lal. Tliat, for thu iircnuiil year, or tintll tlio removal of the Uov. O. U. Sniidor- highest honor and privilege to be acknowledged as His people. Signed on bkhalf of the Socif,tv, pimf.ox morrill, vt. mcrriok, JOHN KLSllN, WILLIAM ROWMAN. KAMUKL yCHKATON, GKOUOK TYAS, QKORUK OLIVER, J. WINNEXT. I ion from the unpcrlntcndnncp of Iho London City Clrcalt, the mrin1ic>rii of the church fi'diiiKHO iiKurU'Vcd, uliould wltlidrnw from Iho church, rrllmiulrhtiiB lluir nii'inhc'iHhlp, and ollli-i. If hiild ; and refuse in any way lo coalrihnip or nrt«l«l In lliu inaliitcmuicc of tlui churcli la thU Circuit, In any of lt» lUiHUclnldo- purllJH'lllH. '.'d. That all no wltlidrnwlnx, or who mny,fi-mii Binilhir cnnici-ihnvc withdrawn I dufliiK the jKiHl 5car,al once oinanl/.c llicnii-iivcK Into a icUkIoiw liody for Iho i piii'pimi' of public worship, HndthcobBi'rvnnccofolhi'riiicannofKnicp, calcnlnlnl I loailvnncc Iheir Bpiritual wclfaic. In accordance with the doctrlucii and nruclloc* ' ol Ihe Wenleyan MelhoilM clinrch. I :id. That a Kiiitablu place for the yinrnoBO of holdinu public worBhlii, nnd 'ilhe- mei tlnuB, be at once Beciiicd ; a'ld tliat llio»e who liavii licid the olnco of local prenehei-H be reqUMie'l lo IIII the BcrviiiR of the iiulplt ; that clnBiic* lie or- Kanized,aiid that a Siibhalh School be fo med as inrlv as iiracllcnble ; aoUiai no wani may lie felt In Ihe cuBtomary and uaual reiiuli'enienlB of a church. 4lli. Tliat a Coi.iinltlei' bo appoliiteil to ciiiniBt of Bcveii incmlier» for the nianaitcmeiit of malleis in connection with tlie body ; an 1 v ho ahnll bo om- powered 10 ean7 <"" fi'i'h inenBiiiTB as may b« UlrcctcO by tlio Boclcly, All which Ih rcBpccUnlly Mihnillled. The Ucpei'l wa» uiianliiiouB'y adopted. j From tha tenor of the above it will be seen, that ilioae M'ho have sepnrnled fioin the Mother Church, have done so from no hostility or dislike to her principles or doctrines. Thnt its n3-stein of government "•^hUferfeel, and su.^ciJpiible'of an nbifee ol povvfcr, no one can fail lo admit who Ims read the previous portion of this address j but any de- sire to dilll'r from the principles nnd practices of the Wesleynn Metho- dist Church ns esinblished, they utterly repudiate. No system, how- ever complete in iiself, will be found lo accomplish its object, when those who have charge of the machinery linvo minister motives lo proinjit them ; while ihe most imperfect system may bt; produciivc of much good, nnd work fairly in the hnnds -'f those whoso enerijies and aims nre rightly directed. That iho doctrines of the 'We>leynn Methodist church are fuu||]cd on the word of God they believe, and inniniain, and although di^|{. n^ipied from her, yet they employ alt the means of grace ns formerly. The regular services of the Sabbnih, wilh the ndminisirniion of the f^eramenis, ilie prayer-meeting, the lecture, the class-meeting and DAWSOS Jt BROTUBK, BOOK ASD JOB I'lllXTKHS, KICIIMUM) gTllKKT, LONBON, C. \V,