, 1864-05-25
TIE NJ. E. CHURCH CONFERENCE,
Extension Of Tfmo-Hcccptlen OF Lay
Delegntes-N nmbcr of Ri&hops-Elccs
ton Of O0fccra-E1cltIng Scenes Dur
ing tho Voting.

Extension of Tfmo-Hcccptlon of Lay
Delegntcs-N uu1bcr of Rishops-EIocs
ton Of <t1iccra-E1cltIngS Scenes Dur
Ing the VOtlngs
from Our Special Correspondent
PHILADELPHIA, May a1, 1864.
After tho vote on slavery had been given
with so much unanimlty, the next most In
tcresting question to large number, was
the extension Of the time Of ministerial serv-
Ice. The question was Introduced by the re-
port OF the Committee on 1tinerancy, pro-
posing the substitution Of three years for
two. AS the rule has heretofore operated,
all ministers, no matter how well adapted to
special churches, had to leave them after two
years. service, and each church had to be de-
pdved of Its pastor, no matter how well
adapted or useful he might be. Tho incon-
vepience and undcsira bleness Of such
course, can at once be appreciated, and yet
fears were freely expressed, in and around
the Conference, that the vote would be go
close that 1t was doubtful whether the pro-
gresslve men would outnumber the old TO-
gits- Rev. Mr.. Wakely, Of N. T., defended
the Q: F-'s; be went in for progress, but In
Snd James okeiy IN oruG fosmiDs snGs r.
publican Methodist Church, went in for pro-
gress. Nicholas Snethen, In the radical
movement, went in for progress. Transcen-
dentallEm is progress! NazariteIsm is pro-
gross And jeff Davis and his coconspira-
tors, In making slavery the corner stone of
Washington and his compcers were babes,
and Thomas Jefferson Was q mere pfymY
compared with theml
There arc many reasons assigned for the
Change Of the two years. rule:
IT, ~ s 9ad nt ante Il rs Mt = TO
Much can be accomplished In two Je1rs With In
dastry.. II 1ninilteF Is lay ths sdaition Of =
Methodist uee, Or drone IN ths Methodist hive,
for Two years. Will be 80 for yeata after. No addl-
ticnal time viii spur him. -
point to b.Iimore Pbilsdeph,s iii Sew sle; Tosi Boz.
ton. and other cities, whera Methodism has tri-
umrhed, to prove 1t is not 20. 1t Is adaptsa. like
place i Is said Is too so saors time for 1zd1s i
| lister to be known In c,ty.n II man has any
hing IN lin, II viii not 6e long before soma ono
to three years was ordered. The result IL
eminently satisfactory to all the progressive
men In the Convention.
Ths comuittse .s ,,9a. On Eg2'ss:opscyn = . recon-.
being under consideration, q motion
three instead Of two It was on this
| motion that Mr.. Lippett, Of Baltimore, who
| had been disappointed about his appoint
| ment last year. got off piece Of spiteful
defamation, after which the election Of
three Bishops was ordered.
On Friday the elections took place. result
| Ing az follows:
1i,hopt-Rev. Davis ". Clark, D. D.. Rev.
Edward Thomson. b. D.. and Rev. Calvin Ksnsa-
V5ss9s 5s:'sr Sb. GtRs Quarterly Rs's<"-Hs7. D. D.
EdIor e s'ndSy sehoo' Books and rnptrs.-
co,1;spo%di1g Ste1etarg of tAs Astso"ary So
.Aaaaant Corespondtng. seeraary of tic Als-
Ediior q As Garisttdn Apolo7itt.- t.-Itc7. VIM.
Ed,ter q Ms Eortaweste,,, chrs..son Adroeat<.
Editor ef t1e Gentra. chfstisn Adpoeas.-Rev.
= id!!o9 y d: Il + hatgurg cart.s,an Adpoeas.-
Ia;teT r Ms California Christian Adeoeats*-
Ecef Asent at Sew Tork.-Rer. Thomas Carl
1tslsions.-Rev. James Porter, D. D.
=, Eook Agent at C.e9"aati.-hev. Adam Poe,
/ :. Assi,tons-Rey. L. Hitchcock, D.D.
4 great excitement was created when tho
tellers were receiving the second ballot for
/
mark Of Dir. Hatfield, "that he was Author-
lied 10 say that Mr. Carlton would prefer the
election Of Mr. Crawford A buzz at once
arose, end calls Of .'Porter,' Porter nowi'
"dictation.' 'sunfuir," and tumult prevail
cd. Mr. Oliu at once moved to reconstd-
cr the vote by which Mr. Carlton was
elected principal Agent. Pending the dis.
| cuseieu, which was IN excited one, e1plan1-
tions wero ,nads by Ar. Carlton, and Mr.
Hatfield, and Dr.. Curry. Mr., Carlton said
that the most pleasant official relations AZ
/ listed between MIR. Porter and himself, but
that when Mr.. Porter became candidate
against him, be said to him they would not
MIR. Porter, the friends Of Mr.. Crawford had
consulted him, and he. Carlton, had said he
would like mir. Crawford's election. The re-
| mark vas not made during the election, nor
authorized to be announced as 1t had been.
| An nnTisc zeal had betrayed 4 brother into
an iDdiscretion. Mr.. Hatfleld explained that
he made the announcement on the authority
] Of judicious brother {not Mr.. Carlton
| The whole question was, after these explain
ations, indefinitely postponed. No event
during the session has created an equal e1-
element
On Saturday the Committee on Episcopacy
| made report recommending the approval Of
the administration Of the Bishops. This was
| done Another porflon Of tho report stated
% tho opinion of the committee, that the
Bishops ought to distribute their residences
over the territory Of the church. On this,
Dr.. J. T. Peck obtained the floor and made q
statement of the difficulty Of organizing the
work on the Pacific coast without guide
Where civilization was crystalizing and most
needing supervision they alone were left
without supervision. The Roman Catholic
and Protestant Episcopal Churches are more
wiee, having :heir Bishop offices represented
By residents there. We are loslngin every
$~.k- r..
Ferillcd; our literature, our missionary in
tereets, ere imperfeetly and inadequately at
tended to. He was glad that the action of
yesterday had made him free man and he
could speak his mind freely. He closed with
q 1.ersonal allusion and sat'down aftera warm
and earnest appeal for the protection Of our
Pacific Coast.
The question was discussed with reference
to the Pacific, and the whole question looked
to that rising and vigorous shore. A motion
to insert a clause designating California Us IN
Episcopal residence, was rejected, md the
report of the Committee adopted.
On d csl to 20 into the election Of an ed
1tor Of the Chs4stian 4droca1e and Jtasrnal, the
New England delegates complained Of having
been left out In the cold by the caucus. and
urged postponement uuti1 they could con-
suit. The same objection was urged by the
.Adtcedte. The election Of editor OF CAristia,,
Adytca was postponed. and ]. Morrison Reid
was elected editor Of ths We,tern Chrixian
.ddsncdte by reclamation; Rev. Dr. Wiley was
elected editor Of the Ladies' Repository IS D.
Brown, of Troy, was elected editor Of tho
|aciFe Ch1isfian Adtpcate- Tho result of the
different elections seems to give great and
general satisfaction. Those present are i'm
pressed with the belief that men of piety and
great scholarly ability have been chosen, and
that though three editorial posts have been
vacated by the elections to tie episcopacy.
the prospects OF the church were never more
1attering nor hopeful than now
ORA Pro NOTES.-The Paris journals state
that Mr.. Auber, the composer, has been
charged by the Emperor Macmillan I. to
compose the music of q Mexican national
hymn, the words Of which have been written
BY H. Aguilar, ex-Ainister Of State In Mex
leo, and now Envoy at the Court Of Rome.
His Emperorahip wonld have done well to
have>also given the composer an order for
requiem.
E There is considerable opposition In
London to the further construction OF UNDER
ground or tunnel railways. Sir Joseph Pax
ton, the well-known architect, Gays their cx-
tension would be an unbearable nuisance;
and other equally good authorities declArs
that If the tunnel lines are WORKED with en-
gines Of ordinary construction, the amount
Of steam which would escape would giyetfs
Londoners "the atmosphere Of Washing