The New York herald., 1868-04-05

Redeemer in Third street, and few others the ser
v1co viii be remarkably nne ana impressive.
The New York Meth odist Conferences.
~ fourth days session Of the Conference took
ylApe yesterday In the First Methodist Episcopal
church, in 125th street, Bishop Clarke presiding.
Afsr prayer the journal read, and the examine
~ Of preachers in charge continued.
The committee appointed to consider and report on
ts position now occupied by the Rev. DR.. Strickland
h Fsspect to the Conference presented their report
Suggesting that DR.. Strickland had withdrawn from
the connection, and the fact be entered on the
journal.
The adoption Of the report was opposed, and after
Asbate o substitute prevailed that committee be
syvsinted to confer with Dr. Strickland and ask him
- define his position otherwise his name to be with
0Eawn next Conference.
The Rev. A. C. Foss offered the following preamble
nd resolutions
Whereas the election of delegates to the General
Conference which will occur at ten O'Clock to-day is
ference and to the Church at large; and
Whereas we ought to proceed to our duty as
the tet %ee s oar be to be-
0nd
whereas we have need Of hearing wisdom, that
We may discharge this duty without passion or pre-
1udice and with sincere purpose to please God;
therefore
Resolved That we will employ fifteen minutes i'm
cdIately preceding the hour fixed for the election OF
delegates In devotional exercises with PRAYER and
suppcatiOn to the great Head Of the Church for His
These resolutions provoked considerable discussion
and several dilatory motions were made and defeated
Ur. Foss' resolution prevailed.
After prayer six tellers were appointed and the
Conference proceeded ballot for eight delegates to
The allowances to supernumerares superannuated
widows and orphans, &C., were next discussed
sertati,a and suitable appropriations made Among
The following gentlemen ordained last year were
advanced from third year to second year:-Charles
baSterby, A. L. Culver, H. @. Earl and Benjamin N.
Lowis.
Tue stewards were ordered to keep their accounts
open until noon Monday, in order that an oppor-
t1nity might be afforded to make up the deficiency
existing between the funds and the appropriations
The following gentlemen were elected local dea-
Sous-Stephen Merritt, Jr.; Joseph Sims, william p
sneider, Alfred Coons, George W. Ferris George W.
4arnn, Dayid Noble Chase, Lorenzo G. Niles, Isaac
j. Devine, John L. Ketchum.
Elders orders were granted to Mark E. Prude.
The tellers upon the election Of delegates to the
General Conference returned at twelve O'Clock and
placed In the hands Of the Bishop their report as
toNows:-Tota votes cast, 2l3 OF which r. s. Foster
received 1S7, William Goss, 1855; P. r. Browne 1856;
]. B. Wakely, 1856; e. H. Ferguson, 134; A. M. Os-
borne, 1913; w. H. Ferris, Ill., and j. McCinock 1Os.
All the delegates elected are clergymen.
The Conference adjourned at haif-past twelve p.
\, TO Monday at h2lf-past eight O'Clock A. M.
NEW YORK EAST CONFERENCE.
Attlsc usual hour, nine O'Clock, yesterday morn
ing this body was convened, Bishop James occupy
ing the chair. At the conclusion Of the roll call Rev.
Heman Bangs offered q resolution requesting the
bishops to appoint the meeting Of the Conference
the first Wednesday after the first Monday in April.
After some discussion 1t was laid upon the table, An
election entered into for delegates to the Gen.
eral Conference which resulted in the choice of Rev.
Wnliam Pisbury. The balance will be balloted for
on Tuesday morning. During the time OF the count
ing Of the ballots Rev. DR.. Kynett, Secretary OF the
representing the necessities of the South
ern Church. The result Of his earnest ad-
dress was that $21s was collected The report of the
Conference Centenary Committee was presented
hy it, and IL was found that during the centenary
year $672, 142 20 had been contributed. From the
Tfeasurer's report OF that committee IL was proved
that the receipts had been 572 7 his expenditures
9478 To- leaving balance OF s665,629 81 yet to be
ioeal elder. This concluded the important business
Of the session, and the Conference adjourned until
har-past seven O'Clock on Monday evening.
ne Northern MethOdists Preparing the Way
for Rc-ensluving the Blacks and Whites
Also.
~ TIE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
"The religion Of the North is bound to rule this
continent, and those who stand In the way las you all
Do In the South must get out of the way" Such Is
the assertion OF q Northern Methodist minister $50
ealled Of Chicago, in recent letter to the Knoxville
Free Press He again says that "religion is simply
ones conviction Of duty to ones SELF his fellows and
his Creator" and "has nothing to do with rewards
and punishments In some other world, but belongs
entirely to ones sojourn on this earth" He also
sAys:-"We have our own views and sentiments
which, with us, are the Creators views and de-
siEes as to us, and being the stronger, we an
nounce our claim, by Gods laws, to all
those men and things which come in our way. We
therefore claim to own in fee simple every person
and thing In all the conquered South in any wise ap
pertaining TO the Southern people, whether white or
oisck. Inc blacks belong to us just as well as the
whites; and If II were our religion to buy, sell and
work them MS slaves then IL would be done, unless
stronger religion should interfere to prevent us.'
How long, then, are the blacks to expect TO be
exempt from the grasping cupidty Of such religion
ktsS IL will be observed that in defining his religion
he places his duty to himself before his duty TO his
Creator or to his fellows, and we NAV infer thereS r
FORE that considerations of private interest will be
paramount to any sense OF duty towards God
more especially as he distinctly dsavows
any belief in future state of rewards
and punishments. Is IL TO be wondered at there
fore that such men have no reverence for the con.
stitution and laws OF the country, which so fire.
Quently conflict with their own will Whatever
SANDS IN Tue way OF their whms or caprices is an
obstacle and must be put out Of the way.u The
Bfoe and the constitution when found inappicabe
to their preorained purposes must both be studied
not In the light OF the Interpretations OF contem'
poraneos writer's and with the aid of judicial deci
ons Dn, Nv, WIN 'ae view 10 the exigency OF party
to dsplace the President and TO inmidate the Su-
preme Court In the motives and principles of action
uVVW cu Wy uSlhaut W uihNcTsdi on this
oontiDent2 Have we not the clovcn foot of the
Jacobin clearly exposed from under the assumed
garb Of the Northern Methodistp
Progress OF the Religious Interest Through
out the United States.
We are happy to state that the religious interest
which we have noticed heretofore as prevailing
throughout the country still prevails These revvals
ere not confined to any single sect, but the whole
religious world seems to be blessed with the out
pourings Of Divine grace. During the past fortnight
the Holy Spirit has fallen upon 100 additional
churches The converts In these now number 1850, Of
whom 4,sS4 are already members OF the Church.
nerefore, since January we have noticed the oc-
currence OF $40 revivas, In the course OF which
1880 nave been hopefully converted and 10000
navc Deen ADDED to the churches. Revvals I'm forty
fresDy.eran churches, resulting In an accession Of
l,o44 members, nave been reported during the past