The New York herald., 1868-04-08
THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

LAC NcW ACIh conference convened again yesteT"
day at the First Methodist Episcopal church. Harlem,
Bishop Clark presiding.
DR.. Hodch presented the report of the committee
appointed for the trial OF certain charges preferred
against the Rev. P. v. Schermerhorn. The report
stated that while certain specifications were
tanned by the testimony, yet there was sufficient
proven to establish the charge Of immortality, and
that the defendant was not in the grace Of Cod and
that therefore, p V. Schermerhorn be expelled from
the sia Methodist nni,p Episcopal Church. Adopted.
sented the following repOrt:-
mote morals and uphold good
2. the Gospel It's ethical relations and whereas the Chris
panonshp the highest social and political liberty
Individual oonsis,ent with well ordered naturalization
the Methodist Episcopal Church. assembled
That we will endeavor faithfully inculcate all the prac
precision and than r.se 10 ~n sood S
zenship.
ton Of the States of the Union lately rebellion rejoice
that It's progress 80 far made Ia IN sympathy with human
That confidence in the United States Senate
dsus s wh Ss
character of It's duties win continually pray
%ay Be guided win profound regard constitutional
II tbs sed e Ss r ysrd % will us. our
sona and official influence all legitimate ways induce In
nr persuasion Of the tSf integrity Of the people and an
inrlic. 'rus. In the overruing providence Of God
The Committee on Statistics presented tables show.
ing the following aggregate results in the New York
Observation-Disclosures Of the Conference this year,
1928; last year, $780, deaths 4S0 last year. ASS
pr0Dationers, $3.50; last year. $685. local preachers,
l6 last year. 1863; baptlsms-of adults 2237 last year.
2oe2 OF children, 1908; last year. 1859; churches,
$2.255 2oO last year. 81 sOO parsonages 142 last
year, 1885, value, s42O 700; last year. $a5335O. The
following Is the contrast Of benevolent contrbu-
tions:-Conlerence claimants, s92l2 49, last year,
$e,l4S 96; missions, s3474l OS; last year. $29 2e
church extensions, s2,45S so: last year. $3,576 "a;
GsSs Bss sossy sosel s 81 last last year. year. :9ss
sunday school Union, $l,422 y; last year,
slo46 OIL General Conference delegates $24s 81 last
year nil. The state OF the sunday schools was re-
ported-Number Of schools, AGO; last year, 449; Ot
GERS and teachers, 59S3; last year, $685. scholars,
SooSO-last year, 34,o36; volumes in library loe,l06;
last year, 1913 90S.
The Conference for next year was axed to be held
at Sing Sing.
Bishop CLARK, after pronouncing the benediction,
announced the different appointments In the Con-
ference. The following are those for New York..
Mclean; Greene street, S. lnskp Five Points Mis-.
sion J. n. Shafier and G. w. Knapp; Washington
square, r. s. Foster; Bedford street, j. +. Cooknan;
Hare; ST. Paul's, H. B. Rldgaway; st. Paus chapel,
to be supplied; swedish Bethel, o. B. Hedstrom;
Forty.thIrd 81 Street, % j. p. Ti HeTnance Eighty
sixth street, > b. Brown; Lexington avenue,
street, J. +. Rfchmond Central Park Mission to be
supplied; Harlem. George II. Cody; West Harlem.
p GeOmOnd; Morrisana, Thomas Lodge: fremont,
\; B. Thompson; Fordham, J. 9: washbnrne; White
Plains, J. b. smith, White Plains village, J. w.
Beach; Greenburg, D. NJ Genning; Tarrytown, g. s.
Yonkers, NJ. j. d. G. Crawford; Tuckahoe, G. Draper
Riverdale, a: c. Gaiahue; washington Heights, j. D..
Blain; C.ty Missions ID. l.. Marks and A. X. Sanford;
Eighteenth street. L. H. King; East Tarrytown, =. l..
H9yt, and Harrison to be supplied.
]. w. Chadwick. late OF Twenty-fourth street, was
appointed presiding elder OF Prattsville district.
The Conference then adjourned sine de.
The New York East Methodist Episcopal Con.
ference.
The New York East Conference reassembled yes.
terday morning at the Summerhed Methodist Epis-
copa church, corner OF Greene and Washington
avenues at the usual hour Bishop James presided
and the Rev. Heman Bangs opened the exercises
with prayer. After some preliminary business the
presiding elders OF the several districts read reports
upon their respective charges. All the reports sub.
mitted highly indicative OF tile spirit OF pros
perty and progression which has sgnalized their
efforts. In the North Long Island district--Elder
churches the total valuation Of which was S174 900;
there were ffysix parsonages, valued at STA 100.
sss2 500 upon which the debt il tiS sol. The entire
amount Of salaries paid during the year was
$657,seI. The smallest salary paid 20 any minister
was s45o, and the largest $4,000.
III the Bridgeport district Elder Mead's the church
property Is valued at $3o,70o, OF which s22 400
paid. Elder Plsbury, OF the South Long Island dis.
trict, reported that there had been one thousand
three hundred conversions. The valuation OF church
property In the district IL t70s 390 of which $2 400
has been the increase during the past twelve months.
The salaries paid are s40,5O0. In almost every
parish parsonageis furnished the preacher. Bishop
James made some eulogistic remarks on the memory
OF the late Herman NJ. Johnson, DID,. LID, Presi-
dent OF the Dickcn5on College, Carlisle. Pa, George
A. Graves WAS elected 10 deacons' orders, and
Moses Bedcll was on recommendation OF the
Johnson street church ordained a. elder The fol.
lowing named were chosen delegates TO the
General Conference:--Gcorgc l.. Taylor, n. r. Pease
sIg.r Me- lxup Raus Afa A stafa "A
A. ;. Hunt. General Iiske formally introduced
TO the Conference. who arose 10 receive him. The
following resolutions presented from the Lay dele
cation were adopted unanimously
Resolved, That this Conference having already expressed
s with General Conferences OF 1850 and 1s6t In
their declarations relation question
ta,ion hereby rea firms that
Resolved That request the General Conference abou,
open the st of May take such action ,ec
WILL In their Judgment meet the wishes OF the Charen
The Conference tlen adjourned unit. THIS morning