,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #abee  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(    
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #i1          
#bjbj,mrs4 ,hayes submitt$ ! foll[+     
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,ov]sight & ,re=m  ,,resolution     
,commemorat+ ! #aej? anniv]s>y ( !      
,*ri/ian ,me?odi/ ,episcopal ,*ur*4     
,:]eas compos$ prim>ily ( ,african      
,am]icans1 ! ,*ri/ian ,me?odi/          
,episcopal ,*ur* is a bran* ( ,wesleyan 
,me?odism f\nd$ & organiz$ by ,john     
,wesley 9 ,engl& 9 #ahdd & e/abli%$ 9   
,am]ica z ! ,me?odi/ ,episcopal ,*ur* 9 
#aghd2 ,:]eas ! ,,cme ,*ur* 0 f\nd$ on  
,decemb] #af1 #ahgj1 by #da ex-slaves 9 
,jackson1 ,t5nessee2 ,:]eas ! fir/      
,bi%op ( ! ,,cme ,*ur* 0 ,bi%op ,william
 ,miles2 ,:]eas ! ,,cme ,*ur* has m ?an 
#a1bjj1jjj memb]s across ! ,unit$       
,/ates1 & has missions & si/] *ur*es 9  
,haiti1 ,jamaica1 & #ad ,african        
nations2 ,:]eas ! ,,cme ,*ur* is gov]n$ 
by ?ree bran*es1 ! ,executive           
7,episcopacy71 ! ,legislative 7,g5]al   

,conf]5ce71 & ! ,judici>y 7,judicial    
,c\ncil72 ,:]eas ! (ficial logo or      
symbol ( ! ,,cme ,*ur* 0 orig9ally      
au?oriz$ by ,bi%op ,b4 ,julian ,smi? = !
 ,c5t5nial ,g5]al ,conf]5ce held 9      
,memphis 9 #aigj1 & 0 (ficially adopt$  
by ! ,g5]al ,conf]5ce 9 #aigd1 z !      
d5om9ation's connectional m>k]2 ,:]eas !
 logo 0 design$ by ,w ,e4 ,*amb]s & %[s 
! place ( ! ,,cme ,*ur* 9 ! rapidly     
*ang+ urbaniz$ society & its relation to
 ,god's p2 ,:]eas !re are f\r ,,cme     
,*ur*-relat$ colleges1 includ+-- 7#a7   
,lane ,college 7,jackson1 ,,tn72  7#b7  
,miles ,college 7,birm+ham1 ,,al72  7#c7
 ,pa9e ,college 7,augu/a1 ,,ga72 &  7#d7
 ,texas ,college 7,tyl]1 ,,tx72 ,:]eas  
!re is additionally a ,,cme             
,*ur*-sponsor$ sem9>y1 ! ,phillips      
,s*ool ( ,!ology1 :i* is an affiliate   
memb] ( ! ,int]d5om9ational ,!ological  
,c5t] 7,atlanta1 ,,ga72 & ,:]eas ! motto
 ( ! #aej? anniv]s>y ( ! ,,cme ,*ur* is 
,we are ?y s]vants1 /ill43 ,n[1 !re=e1  
be x ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives       

celebrates ! #aej? anniv]s>y ( ! f\nd+ (
 ! ,*ri/ian ,me?odi/ ,episcopal ,*ur*4