New-York daily tribune., 1866-04-06

SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS.

The Now-York East Annual Conference Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church convened yesterday in
wa-hln gon -st. Church. brooklyn. and proceeded
with It's labors Of flie EchtcoEth Session Tho Gus
tomary opening prayer was delivered by the Rev q. $
Gilbert after which the following candidates for or
dnntiOn. all u whom Deacons. were called be-
fore the Bishop and submitted 10 series Of test cues
tons preparatory to their ordination on sunday next
VIZ; Wliliam II. Adims Charles Backman. Edwm
Warrener Charles II. Bgct George L. Thompson,
Christopher u. Williams. Horace Cook.
UNITY or TIE N. y. CHURCH, NORTH AND SOUTH
The Hov. Dr Whcadon, EItor Of The tsarferfy Re
rf,io, press nied TIE following resolutions;
uhereos The General Confeice Of thr hle,hodt psco
pal Church South Is now In 'e.on In the City OF
Ee.o!fed That we the New York Es. Annual Conference
Of the Methods, Epsoopsl Church hereby present TO ha
cordpiy Invite ,hrIn together with to msse sabbath
hpfie 1876 aday of special tsyer botn In private end IN
orr common county rnd the n restoration Of Christian
sympathy AMI love bTtw-rn the chnfce and especially be-
tho different bche. Of Mctbod.m WITHIN in nation
and upon the reception Of an acceptable ahmaye reply th
concert of prayer viii be considered b. this Conference a.
R.rd That the Secretary thi. Conference be requested
70 for h~ith transmit by telr COPY OF th; 70
the Secretary Of the General Conference Of the Methodist
Epi,copr Church South. st New-Odeans
Considerable debate took place upon the passage Of
the resolutions DR.. Whcadon did not believe that n
unity of the two branches yet possible Tor several
reasons and a be hoped for at present that they
might become unitod together in Christian love. Oppo
stion made to their passage by number oi mem
Dffr, on the gfOnnu thit tneN NfIc ntI,
with whom they had serious differences, II would be
impolitic to adopt them at present. The Rev. DIR.
Avery Of tn, ChrSian Adroedts was Of tIs opinion.
he claiming that athoughthc Methodist Church in the
North was on terms of amity with that In The South.
and recognized IL In their discipline an evangelical
body yet iboy had refused 10 enter into continual re-
latous with II. aud very many members were un.
favorable toward changing the existing state of things
he would vote against the resolution The resolutions
were finally put TO the vote and adopted-ycas, 20;
nnys {. collection Of SIS was then taken np for the
purpose OF derayng tho cost OF teegraphing the pro-
ceedings TO New Orleans.
UPON SERMONS OF CANDIDATGs FOR ESAMINATloN.
The Rev. 5. III. Platt offered the following, which
was adopted:
Resorel Tia, tho csuse in discipline requiring csnd
dates for examination upon tho course OF stady to present
written sermon essay, be understood 10 that such
essay shall bs judged being Of the Ocs e
os Of the and 20 be criticized in Arrangement ohosra
ply. punctuation, rhetoric, logic, and theology.
Tie Conference then occupied its time with the er
animation Of Elders and the hearing Of report by the
Rev. Benjamin Fisbury on the condition OF Meth
odism In Brooklyn and South Long Island. An ad
journment was then tskeG until this morning