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The impression left upon the public mind
by the late Methodist Conference, has been
so far as we have observed, favorable to the


Methodist church and ministry The intel
Egence, genteel appearance. and religious
zeal of the preachers, have gone farto re-
move any prejudices which may have pre-


viously existed in the minds of other dcnom-
nations, and to raise them in the estimation
ofall. 1t is certainly an interesting and i'm
pressive spectacle, to see nearly one hundred
men, qualified by education and attainments,
for any station in life, abandoning all world
ly honors, wealth and pleasures. and devo-
ting their time, their talents, their all, to the
propagation of the Gospel. This system of
seifdevotion and selfsacrifice, shows TO the


world, that they are actuated by living
faith in what they teach Govern thyself
and thou canst govern the world is a max
i'm no less true than it Is old; and that sys-
tenn of religion or politics, which exhibits in
its followers. bodily sacrifices, will surely
prevail with a majority of mankind. We
have striking illustration of this in the his
tory of the Jesuits. Burning with holy
zeal, these missionaries carried their religion
wherever the foot Of man had tread neither


fire nor sword, nor swamp nor desert, nor
sickness, nor suffering, could check their
progress or damp their ardor. So long as


these men kept aloof from government, and
temporal ambition. they were worthy of our
admiration, but when they become tainted


with affiuence and power, they disgust US
with their crimes. The Methodist ministry
exhibit a similar zeal, selfdevotion which
places their time and talents at the diposal of
the church, ready to go to any part of the
world to promote the sacred cause in which
they are engaged. We were gratifed to
observe the improvement in point of educa-
tion. among the young men, compared with
the older preachers, and the strict examina-
ton upon their studies which they had to
undergo. They have several colleges for
the education of their preachers; and in a
few years, it's probable. they will equal those
of any church, in this respect. The great
peculiarly of their ministry, seems to be.
that they are selected from young men of eve
ry class and rank, who are most Distinguish
ed for their zeal and energy. without so much
regard for their birh or education. By this
means, they possess the requisite FIRE. and
when accompanied BY application and study,
make the most brilliant lights in the church.
In this Wesley manifested The same supe-
rior genius. which prompted Napoleon TO