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PAGE FOUR CLARIOI^ OCTOBER 20, 1951 structure Of The Methodist Church Told In Article, First In Series On Churches (Editor’s Note: This article, concerned with the structure of the Methodist Church, is the first in a series of conunentaries on religions of today as explained by members of the student body ^t Brevard coUege. Subsequent issues will carry, in order, ex planatory essays on these denom inations: Baptist, Christian, Christian Science, Church of God, Dutch Reformed, Episcopal, Mo ravian, Presbyterian. Each ar ticle will deal with a religion professed by members of the present student body of Brevard college. Brevard college itself is sponsored by the Western North Carolina conference of the Meth odist Church.) By CAROLYN HAMILTON and JUNE CRAFT > John Wesley looked upon the evils which had infiltrated the Church of England and with right eous indignation he began a cam- The Reverend Julian Holmes, pastor of the Brevard Methodist church, has recently been re-ap- pointed to serve as pastor of the local church. This year marks his third year appointment in the community. paign aimed at the reformation of these evils. His intentions were humble ones—^he had no desire to create a new religion—^yet he laid the foundations for the growth and development of one of the most poweriul religions of the modern world. That religion is Methodism. Methodism derives its name from the strict orders of worship used in its early church services. First applied in derision by mocking critics of the church, the namfe'was gladly adopted by the early church members. The Methodist Discipline, which contains the laws made by the gen eral conferences of the church and the orders of worship, was first used by Wesley. It is in some ways based upon the Sunday Service, a simplified version of the Book of Common Prayer, which is used by the Anglican Church. From early beginnings in Eng land, Methodism spread to Ireland The Brevard Methodist Church, founded in 1878, serves the local Methodist-affiliated college. The present brick church was built in 1902 with the Rev. C. P. Moore as first pastor. This original church was instrumental in the founding of Brevard institute in 1895. and to America. Such men as Rob ert Strawbridge, Phillip Embury, Francis Asbury, Richard Board- man, Joseph Pilmore, and Thomas Coke were instrumental in the rapid growth of Methodism in America. Another reason for the rapidity of growth was the system of circuit riders, which was espe- ,ci£.lly adapted to frontier condi tions. Methodism and American democ racy grew side by side; Methodism arrived in America only ten years before the American Declaration of Independence. The Methodist Church early recognized the Unit ed States as a sovereign nation be- cRuse of the Methodist belief in “equal rights and complete justice for all men.” To become a Methodist, one must have a genuine desire for salva tion and the desire to live a Chris tian life. Methodists believe in bap tism of infants and adults. It is their belief that man is a member of the Kingdom of God and is en titled to the ceremony of either immersion or sprinkling in the, name of the Holy Trinity. Infant baptism, according to their beliefs, is the recognition of a child as be longing to God and its dedication to God by the parents who promise to guide the child in Christian living. Methodists believe that “God is the Father of all peoples, Jesus Christ is His Son, we and all men are brothers, man is of infinite worth as a child of God.” Some characteristic features of Methodist teaching are (1) univer sal redemption, (2) faith in God as the supreme Being, (3) entire sanctification of the soul, (4) fel lowship of believers and (5) or dered Christian service. The organization of the Meth odist Church shows a balance of power between ministers and lay men, but Methodists believe their work to be more important than the linery which helps it to func tion. In 1828 the Methodist organiza tion was split into two different factions by a disagreement on lay representation. The seceding fac- ■+ I What Do You READ? In a survey among 50 Methodist college graduates listed their preferences in this order these magazines: READER’S DIGEST, TIME, LIFE, MOTIVE, SATUR DAY EVENING POST. FOR COMPREHENSIVE, INFORMATIVE ARTICLES OF WORLD-WIDE INTEREST, READ AND SUBSCRIBE TO MOTIVE MAGAZINE Magazine of the Methodist Student Movement 810 Broadway, Nashville, Tennessee Subscription Rates, $2.00, single. Special Group Rates This Advertisement by Courtesy of Christian Fellowship Club Local Protestant Church Directory BREVARD METHODIST—Sun day school, 9:45 a. m.; Worship ser vice, 11:00 a. m.; 7:30 p. m. BREVARD WESLEYAN METH ODIST—Sunday school, 10 a. m.; Worship service, 11 a. m., 7:30 p. m. ST. PHILIP’S EPISCOPAL - Sunday school, 10 a. m.; Worship service, 11 a. m. (Communion ev ery first Sunday). FIRST BAPTIST — Sunday school, 9:45 a. m.; Worship ser vice 11 a. m., 8:00 p. m. Wednes day evening prayer meeting, 7:30 p. m. PRESBYTERIAN — Sunday school, 9:45 a. m.; Worship service, 11 a. m. grayer Fellowship, Wednesday evening, 8 p. m. THE LUTHERAN CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD — Sun day school, 10 a. m.; Worship ser vice, 11 a. m. SECOND BAPTIST — Sunday school, 10 a. m.; Worship service, 11 a. m. Wednesday evening meet ing, 7 p. m. CHURCH OF GOD — Sunday school, 10 a. m. Worship service, n a. m., 7:30 p. m. Wednesday evening meeting, 7:30 p. m. The Reverend C. Edward Roy is professor of religion at Bre vard college. Appointed by the Western North Carolina confer ence of the Methodist church, the Rev. Mr. Roy is sponsor for the Christian Fellowship club as well as instructor in religious education. tion became the Methodist Protes tant Church. In 1844 another serious rupture was caused by the controversy .on slavery, and the Methodist Church was again divided. Out of this disagreement grew the Methodist Episcopal Church and the Meth odist Episcopal Church, South. On May 10, 1939, after years of cautious negotiation, these three divisions reunited to form the Methodist Church. With the mem bership of the divisions thus com bined, the number of Methodists in the world totaled approximately thirteen billion; and by 1948 the number of Methodist churches in the world was approximately 46,' to Psge Five
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