The New York herald., 1867-04-07

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That we orxAnise Conference Frsedmen's Aid Society,"
AUXILIARY this parent sOcieaccordns 70 the following
That recommend =. chsrshss che to take collections
TOT this society durng the month OF may or as soon
The resolutions were unanimously approved
Rev. George Hughes OF Newark Conference and agent
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he declared the thirs for religious enghenment on the
part Of the colored people was marvellous he related
diion Of bis district fssre had been larger number
a'r
place. Much more might be accomplished had not
ten churches had been rsmodesd or freed nom debt
Al Great harrington the brethren pat very handsome
church sdince where poor one bad previously stood
nne commodious house Of Worship In one portion OF
hts district the sisters went % work for eighteen days
and painted the whole interior OF their village church
:sss. 30 5000 or snes '' vi, s . III: gen.
attended 70, and he amount assessed for
worn out preachers will come near being raised.
Albert TODD WERE sdmsa - Of HI The
Consrsnce and under tho provision OF discipline In such
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ford street church. and in the evening At the Fourteenth
rho following were introduced to the Confersnce:-
Rev. Dr. Cummings, President Of tho Wesleyan Univer-
sty, and breshsm Van Bsnschosn Armstrong, Ellis,
REV W. W. Taylor was admitted to superannualed
relation 7 uH lf
The fund for superannuated preachers declared to
be $500 short Of the appropr ated whereupon
appeal made 70 the Conference to complete the total
o. this most commendabe appropriation. layman in
hcency himself on Monday.
Amer giving ou. the places for pulpit preaching to-day
aad Offering tho customary closing prayer the Con-
ference adjourned till Monday morning.
Tho New Ysrk East Cenference-Fearth Days
Session.
The New York East Annual Conference held their
fourth session yesterday 1t the 81 John street church,
New Haven, Conn The proceedings were opened by
the usual religious exercises Rev. Charles Fletcher, Of
Brooklyn, presiding
The minutes Of the last meeting were read and ap-
proved
Tho following candidates for deacons' orders were
elected :-Messrs James n. Brambles, ". w. Bowdish,
B A. Gilman, T. G Beach, J. e. Smith. J. whedon,
James L Hall, E B. sandford Thomas N. Lame and W.T.
liam Webster Az soon as the election was concluded
tho accepted candidates were called forward 70 the altar
ADDRESS or BrsBoP CLARK.
Bishop Clark then examined them by means Of the
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brief address, He concluded his remarks a. follows-
To-day brethren, record 10 made Of you, honorable
necsos with the ministry 4 the Hetnods ohurcn You
come not merely into the New York East Conference
dist Episeopa Churcn One ' record is n mads to-day,
% another y record VIII Be made oy and BY will DO ne
come come nearer tossther thss We arc sp. 70 imagine.
Oh. how closely they a come ~ .ossshsri You
of lightning. I am ooScsrnsd now about shss other
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i.seinssioss o. bas,nss sns prospect Of wsank the
Mssnodss prsschsss are there cs,. hossag upon the
Of disappointed worldly hope No brethren much as
Ter and sacscs more BY leaving There still other
way out Of this work. II Ii bright and shining way.
Lord follow Their Footsteps Be faithful TO
this ministry and when the closing hour may
you BE- enabled . say 81 have fought the good nght
| EproAnos FOR r1 yREEDxEs.
Rev. ". H. Collins the Chairman Of the Committee
on Freedmen, presented the following resolutions
Whereas there exists Methodist Episcopal church
strong sympathy vth the efforts for the education Of the
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south sfrsedsns ala society q The As!hodi.t Ep.copsi
Ps...dsnt sad Esv Q: Z: Wsidron p. !. CoIrsspond
on s rolls three thousand schoisrs:- -.1
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Resolved rhs. the Conferences appoint two delcsases
mins,er and aymano representa- in the Board or Man
aesoived request collection in ali our eongre.
cations be taken in May june aid the society In It's
Dr. waldron addressed the meeting on behalf OF the
society referred TO in the preceding resolutions he
said that partly owing 70 recent legislative measures
trae every section Of tho South There still
Discrimination among tho whites to identity themselves
freedmen its Minister everywhere cordially well
coined About month ago at the Charleston Confer
coored conddates for deacoSs' orders Tho establish.
men OF schools would ad very Crafty In promoting the
interests o. the church DR. waidron closed BY an earn
The Conference then adjourned
Miscellaneous.
ORDINATION CoLoRRD MEN IN SourH.-The Central
prssy eian quotes from the Revis Book OF Discipline
OF the Methodist Church, South tho following directions
for the ordination Of colored mcn:-
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Question shall bo done 10 promote tho religious
xnswsr-i Let r our % coorsd members os organized as
separate pastoral charges wherever they prefer II and
its quarterly conference composed OF oical mem
bers, a. provided for In the discipline
daned deacons and elders according 70 the Discipline
when In the Judgment Of the conferences having ursdc
on In the they deemed suitable persons for
said once and orders In the ministry.
& The Bishop may form district OF coorcd charges
and appoint 70 colcred presiding elder when in his
Judgment this religious interests OF the coorsd people
require t.
when u s judged advisable By the college Of BIsh-
opa annual conferences OF coored persons may be
RaniSed N be presided over by our Bishops
when two or more annual conferences shall be
formed lot bishops advise and assist them organ.
izng separate general conference Jurisdiction for them
solves f they denrc and the bishops deem expedent,
In accordance with the doctrines aud discipline Of
Church, and bearing the same relation 70 the general
conference the annual conferences bear to each
other
Z. Let special attention bs given 70 Sunday schools
among the coiorsd people frs rt I
SourH cARoLru CONFERENCE. The South Carolina
Mission conference was organized BY Bishop Baker,
April 1906 Its second ses sion began Charleston
c., on Saturday, March 1851. Bishop Scott prcsid-
Ing Al ts organization tho Conference comprised four
preachem. During the past seven months more than