The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-22
Con ference Of the Methodist Dpaso0paJ

Con ference OF the Methodist Eplse0paJ
Church.
The meeting of this conference re-assembled yes
terday, at the appointed hour, but owing to many
having left town to spend the Sabbath the audience
was not as large as the day before.
The chair was filed by Bishop Simpson.
The Rev. Mr.. Goodsoe offered up prayer; amer
which the minutes of the last meeting being read,
were adopted.
The vacancies in the Board Of Trustees were then
filed as follows
Re Gs.ms ss1:s; ! 5.T Ks0a gsy
The proceedings in the CALL as to the characters OF
the members, was then proceeded with.
Rev. WILLIAM NORRIS, presiding Elder of the New
Haven district, made a verbal report He stated it
Weakening up to the good work, and throughout the
district the churches seemed to be gaining strength,
and at the more important places new churches
were being built.
BANGs in representing the character OF one OF the
ministers who had removed to his district, stated
that he was building church, for which he was
mainly indebted to the exertions OF the ladies, Tor
when the ladies Of New York took hold OF anything,
it was surc to be carried through.
Rev. JonN b. SITUATION presiding Elder OF the Hart
ford district reported the condition OF that district
1t was getting along well, in all respects except In
money matters, in which they were rather back.
ward.
The following gentlemen were reported by the e.
ders as having been admitted on trial during the
year. and were accepted by the Conference on pro-
bation:--
New York Di.trct--wliam Portsus.
Long bland District I'd YARD X Fanning, Ezra Eper,
New Haven District Plat, James Busch.
Hartfo,d District-S0u uel q. Keller
The presiding Bishop, (SIMPsoN) called the at
ention of the Conference to the fact that there was
lNarfh of la hlrtr n 1taf
pal church. He thought that sufficient attention was
not given to the fact that young men just ripe
to be taken into the mintry, after their conversion
He recommended the appointment of day of fasting
and prayer, on this particular subject in the hope
that, with the aid Of God, more Of the young con-
verts could be brought into the vineyard. In refer
ence to an opinion which many members had ex,
pressed respecting men who had weak voice, it had
been said that some voices only ghtened but never
Numbered, but the Bishop thought that in this eli
mate when the lightning was sharp there would be
thunder accompanying it,
The BISHOP then announced that it was in order
for the presiding elders to recommend to the Con-
ference the names Of the local preachers it de-
sirable to have elected to deacon's orders.
A resolution was here presented and adopted,
making it obligatory upon all candidates for deacons
or elders orders hereafter, to have pursued the
Of study recommended by the Conference last
year, and to pass an examination thereon.
Bishop JAMES then took the chair.
After an hour was consumed in the discussion Of
the policy of electing local preachers to deacons or
ders as many seemed to think that it prejudiced the
rights of the travelling ministers, the matter was
finally laid on the table.
The Committee on Temperance made partial re.
port with a resolution that temperance meeting be
held in the Allen Street Church on Monday evening
at o'clock. Accepted.
DR.. DURBIN Corresponding Secretary Of The Mis-
sonary Society, addressed the Conference on the
prospects of the society. The mode OF proceeding
by those who apportioned out the missionary moneys
was different this year from that formerly pursued.
Instead of calculating what each would do they es-
tmated what each mission should need, without re-
ference to their ability, and it was found that they
would need over $l95 900. They had then deter
mined to extend their work and to send missionary
to Turkey, and also to aid the Methodsts in France
and several other places; and when this had been
added to the other, the amount required was over
100000. The question then arose, could the
churches support this burthenand there never had
been misgiving expressed that they could not or
would not. The amount thus far received exhibits
in some places an advance Of thrty-three per
cent, and the advance in no place had been less
than twenty per cent, the average advance be.
ing twenty-five per cent. One cause OF this
increase was that the pastors of the churches
themselves, took more interest in the cause. They
had formerly called upon the missionary agents to
do all their visionary preaching; but the agents
could not do it all, and consequently ministers had
been forced to rely upon themselves, and they gene
rally preached better missionary sermons than the
agents themselves. He mentioned circumstance
to show that the best missionary preachers were the
pastors, they having much more influence with
their congregation. In conclusion, he stated an
other reason to be the production Of regular set
tied plan in the discipline, which, If followed up,
would produce continually larger contributions.
The appointments were then announced for sun
day. The following are these for this city, morning.
noon, and night, in the order named =
John street--Mo.es HUI Carpenter, B Gcrdset.
Rutgers Insttuts,-Dr Mitchell, &C. W. Swain.
Forsyth street-Bishop waugh, Gooet, y. :. icer.
Mariners Church-Chas. Gorse, j. Ednonds, s. W.
Smith.
Wi.lett Street-Ira Abbott W II Bangs, David Back.
Alien street-Bishop simpson, Davis W. Clark, Norris
HI.
N,Ifok street-H S'cer Glover, Or. Mitchell.
Sec5nd stTeet-David Buck, e. Hollis, G w. WoodrcH.
Eleventh. streets W smith II. sicer, Cnas Fletcher.
Ninth stree;-Wilam Laurence, j. Ta-ke.t, 6. G.
Bates
Tventy seventh street,. B. stratton, D. Curry, b.
Nerwin.
Vesiry street, EdD,oDds -, VI. G. Eoyt.
Mulberry street--F Grswold.
Gree. street,. B Glover, - s. j. Jcbuson.
Eighteenth street Gilbert Hobbeh.
Thirteenth streets II Smith.
Bedford streets Johuson.
Yokvile-Johp A SelIicl
Taenty third street,. H. Smith.
sixty seventh st ee,--C Adams.
Fyie,h stIset-W. W. Bre yer.
The meeting adjourned till Monday, q. nine
o'clock.