New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-17
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
NETWORK CONFERENCE OF THE NJ. f.
CHURCH.
FOURTH DAY.

IL - r. Rav q. L. MARKS, and the min
utes Of the last session were read and 'no 'p
proved. u.. poo. Corcsrn At Gin.
cnnsi nr.septed showing the protts lor toe year
end;,s Nov 30 1856. 10 be ST, 462 IS. Inc loss 10
nubIsbng The Centred Christian Advocate In 1897,
was $6,S28 81. pooL Cor,r,;,.u. .h..,
4bst The Western Book Concern was 10 prosperous
rS;t;on The sales have increased sl2 6SS AZ during
the past year Ihe PIincipai PeI W published
Idracote. Sunday School advocate and Christian
IN. exhbi. of the Methodist Book Concern shows
tot of sssets of 1853 COG o. Liabilities 1892 6l9
81. Profits made $36,S3 o.. Profits appropriated,
psd BY order Of Genera Conference $l4 38 ST. sdded
10 capital stock, 81, 52S 90.
The annual report of the Book Committee ststes
that the business has been satisfactory during the past
year, the Gales having been greater by $4,000 than
any previous year During the year several impor-
tsnt improvements have been made which have saved
81 900 in the expenses Of the New arang
ments have been made with the depository at Bufalo,
which wdl insure it's success hereafter.
The circulation Of The Christian Adrocdte and
Journal is about 80 co., Next year it is hoped that
large plumbers will be added to the subscription list
The Quarterly Review has received large accessions
10 lis numbers the past year. 1t is hoped that ito list
may be increased 10 five thousand names during the
year. The National Magazine does not yet pay its
expenses IL 10 earnestly commended to the Confer
ence TAe Sunday School Adrocate has lOl 800 sub
fcrbee. The School library is constantly improving
by the edition Of new books. In the Tract depart
meat the agents have given special attention to the
adjustment Of conference accounts and with good sue
The sale Of tracts appear to have been kept
10 lset years standard.
The financial exhibit of the Wesleyan University
for The year ending July 20, 1857 read, showing
the total property Of the University to be s3O3 O3l 81
Indebtedness for various loans, $lS 93S % Total re-
ceipts, sls 1888 p Expenditures, 81 ,53 90. Cash
The Rev. DR.. CLARK offered the following resolu-
ton:
wAeyss. Tn. est.bhmcnt ofs Biblical In'Itat for the edu
cation Of called TO the ministry has been thought
dr.be BY many Of Oursnnisty and lay in this vicinity
Rsod Thai Committee Of Five he appointed BY body
2 sS sS !. Ss , qS'S L.
mediate vicinity and report at our next session:
The resolution was advocated by the mover and
the Rev. DIR. BANGS, and was adopted.
The Rev. DR.. TAYLOR of California, was introduced
TO the Conference and made fsw remarks upon the
condition Of bis church IN San Francisco, which is in
quite embarrassed condition He related the
manner in which his friends had assisted him in Cali
fornia in preparing 10 send him to New York. whittier
he had to cell his books in order to assist him in
getting back to California in time for the next Con-
ference.
Dr. PORTER, Of the Book Room, was introduced
and made iow remarks in reference to the business of
the Book Concern.
Dr. JOIN McCLISTocK was appointed to preach
the annual sermon, and the Rev. Lucius H. King the
alternate.
The Committee on the Tract Cause reported series
Of resolutions that the administrative connection Of
the tract interests with the city missionary and Sunday
School societies be dissolved.
The Rev. DIR. OsBos stated that the Missionary
Society bad agreed to take the responsibility of the
tract distribution during the past year.
After a few remarks the resolution was adopted.
The second resolution provides that there be col
lection taken up in all the churches in the charge, In
order to clear up the debt of the Conference.
The Rev. DR.. OsBos stated that the debt Of the
Conference created by the Conference endeavor-
ing to maintain system of colportersge in the coun
int bar Of hon ka xUh W
unsold. The collections which had been taken up for
the purpose of hqudating the debt had not all been
applied to the object for which they were intended.
The Society was now some g., 800 in debt
The resolution was then adopted.
The additional resolutions, recommending the free
circulation OF the tract periodical called GOOD
Eess" and pIedging the Conference that as pastors
they will endesvor 10 increase the circulation Of tracts
in their various fields of labor, then adopted.
The following elected officers aud managers Of
the Conference Tract Society for the ensu-
Ptesid,n.-JOhn Cook. vicePehdsnts-Ths Rev.. A.. NJ.
ob,p D. A. s PurSy M D., Wn Tr@.Ow FIsSSp5n
N A6sa,. M.nsgers-s Goodsnoush. } Clsw;On, J; K
Wlter ia. Austen Geo X. Carroll s. Lewis Esbsr Rhine.
hart cn ss1rs EorS as5 G k'1 TS
The Committee on Sunday Schools reported series
That is the judgment Of this Conference tina. all schools
s"d SS with the
That inasmuch our own catalogue school ample
the Libraries Of schools should be supplied with the Pubcs
Thai Il 10 the conviction Of this Conference ali schools
should be kept efficient operation through tho whole OF the
and salvation Of the children and youth Of
our Sunday should be than the end OF al
our efo In this department Of Christian labor.
The Committee on Colonization reported:
Waea The colonization Of people OfcOor in Africa tend.
with other agencies finally destroy the
African ade to aid in the redemption Of Africa to de-
veoP the character OF the African and nun espaos
of sgovenment repair in degree the wrongs inflicted
upon thu African and finally TO keep alive the conscience
the American people the great evil OF African slavery
therefore,
Re.Ored That the American colonization be recon-
ended the confidence and oenevolence OF our people
The resolution was adopted. .
Several ministers admitted to the travelling
connection. Objections were made by several men,
beis Of the Conference against receiving any more
married men, inssmuch as was understood the Con-
ference wss full aud there places for married
men, while there might be for single men.
The Rev. Mr.. NICHOLS moved special session this
evening for the purpose of receiving memoirs.
The Rev. Mr. CLARK moved to amend by taking it
I'D CD Monday afternoon.
The BISHOP suggested, that as the Conference had
40 Ispidy dispatched business, he had decided TO
leave ON Monday evening, when he should be able TO
get through with the business.
The following were elected officers Of the Confer
ence Missionary Society for the ensuing year:
p. Rec D. D., President; W Ferris j. u WasnouIn,
C. b. Ling Vce-Prosdent; ID. s. Marks SecIeary Charles
Iss s.s & }o B. W% hH VIM cspp Man
sseu G. d. Foss C. Jos S D. Brown to deliver the snnua
The stewards of the Conference then made their re-
port, when the Conference adjourned until Monday
morning.
THE WASHING TON MARKET MEN.
At the call of the Chairman ofthe previous meeting,
the occupants of stands in West Washington Market
met on Saturday afternoon on the Pier foot of Futon
street n X. Mr.. s. NJ Bo6ART, Chairman. called