Methodist Church of Mehl*: reached Canada both from the British Isles* the United States. The first preacher to boi services there was Laurence Coghlan, one ii Wesley's preachers, who began work in New foundland in 1765. Methodists from Jo Street Church, New York, arrived in 1781*. Dr. Coke ordained in Baltimore, Md., two ma for Nova Scotia. In 1791 the New York ae ference sent preachers to Nova Scotia aci New Brunswick. Bishop Asbury himself ye ited Canada in 1811. Out of these begion*; came several branches in Canada, the Meth dist Episcopal, the British Wesleyan, the Prim tive, the Bible Christian and others. The &' named became an independent body in 143 and united, excepting a remnant, with the IA'o. leyan Church in 1833. In 1874 the Church of Canada was formed by a unite several bodies, which was made complete r 1883 by the merging with it of other holm With the exception of a small colored orpz zation and of a few churches belonging Methodist Churches of the United States. 6 Methodist Church of Canada is the one Medic dist body north of the border. It has r itinerant general superintendent, a general conference, numerous annual emir ences, strong educational institutions, home a:. foreign missions, and a publishing house : Toronto. In 1917 it had 383,103 meinten 2,809 itinerant ministers and 3,782 churcbe Negotiations have long been pending for union of this Church with the Presbyteiw and Congregational churches. It has been i^ proved by the respective Churches, but has boa postponed until the end of the war. RI Methodist Church of Canada conducts its sionary operations through one society, asni.4:° by the Woman's organization. Its fortis missions are in Japan and China, on whirl expended in 1917 $850,000.
1. British Methodist Episcopal Own& small body of colored members in Canada. la one bishop, one annual conference and members.
2. Methodist Church of Japan, an irk pendent Church organized in 1907 of minicrs and members of the missions of the Medic& Church of Canada and of the two Episcopal Churches of the United States. ! has a bishop, several annual conferences ministers, 297 churches and 19,570 members, all Japanese.
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