Show Great Gathering of Methodists W WASHINGTON Oct Ct 6 The The Methodist Methodist Metho Metho- dist dist d Ecumenical which meets hero here to to to-mor- mor morrow r row rw w will wi be one ono I of tho the most remarkable r religious bodies bodick ever ever- convened In this thi c country The Ecumenical Conference ass as asis it its is s name implies is composed of the representatives rep rep- z- z of all 1 tho the various branches of Methodism M Methodism est established throughout the w world orld This will wi be he only the second conference con cou- ference f of the kind the tho first having been h held eld in London t tn n j years cars a ago o The London London Louon Lon Lou d don on gathering wai a great success tJ w which Ame American 1 an delegates delegates largely c contributed t I IThe The here will be bo on 01 a larger s scalo cale scale Five delegates tes are arc ex- ex ed to j r t the he various Methodist churches in the tho U United nitea States and ald fr from m abroad The li list st of churches that will wi be represented is j interesting as as showing the large number ot of o f divisions of Methodism Methodism which which flourish T The he def aro divided into tho the eastern o oA or or r foreign section and the the western or A American merican section The foreign section comprises twelve c churches hurches of which the strongest is the tho Wesleyan Methodist church hurch in which b body ody the majority of all al English Methodists Metho Metho- d dist are arc included It I will wi have 16 delegates dele dele- gates g ates led by th the Rev Mr Stevenson D Dt D. D D. president of the Wesleyan cO conference o of f En England land i Of the the 20 delegates n apportioned to t the w western estern or homo borne hOIe section the the Methodist Episcopal E church Will wi supply the tho largest n number umber Next Next will i come como the tho Methodist E Episcopal church south chuch south with wih its it delegation t ion tion ton of sixty sity The five separate colored colored col col- col- col o ored red churches wl will vili have forty-eight forty dele dele- g gates ates No laws will wi be enacted at the c conference for i it is 15 a body absolutely w without legislative powers but its it decisions decisions de do- de- de c are aro expected to have a wide influence e ence nce and its Is results to t be very reach far i ing inH ng |