New-York tribune., 1868-04-08
TIE METHODIST CONFERENCES.

The final session of the Ncw-York VI. T..
Couicrcuce WIS held yesterday morning IA The Fir't NJ.
clark presiding. EuOges pronounced IN memory
Of the Rev Levin Clarke and the Rev. j. w. Brakcy, do
The Conference after report from the Committee ap-
pointed 10 investigate certain charges Of immortality pre-
trred against him had been read aud adopted The fol-
lowing resolutions, reported by the Committee on the
state OF the Country, we're adopted .-,.,...-.,
v eueasor fathf' 90 lclrs'e a tle rftftraI
aut Of Christianity il,.g upo9 sors l no'' precision iid i
s.d' Tat vne We I'srr' hs 'os gog," Of e' r,r.h,
progress 10 if made rsHp-iJ 9Th human freedom and i af'Al
ji5d That have conscience u5.,d STATE, ssp.,s
Court Of inparhmen q. n t upa ihs frsn' oi nc u''
ilue, vii continually py that pias sm may b. yoaehaad
70 I, aA'' + boy - s,, ., 'a @ s sSh4 S ''s'' ' - ''
io.sa TIE, e, ls '1s be d. & @5y ss T a on P'I,oi &
integrity people. sH3 pld. tie pFoeue
Efforts were made TO admit the Rev W CLARK 81 the
Protestant Methodist Church n member oi the Confer
| ence bat they overruled.
The Committee Statistics presented report settling
forth the following as the condition oi The District
Members OF the Conference this year, Jl225 last year
Isl wear 5i9s ot preachers. I5i last year iei Jap
tismsof adults 2277 last year. 2o32 Of children LOG
Ire churches S22J last year S20i5 900 pirsOnags
1i2; last year l3j value. ti20oo last year, &5J3iO
sions Sf 03 last year sgJO53 20 church extensions,
S1453 ao last year. t45C - Tract Society, iido -
s5592 81; sunday-School Union. sI22 ~ last year.
sOlG OF General Conference Delegates, ;l3 y sunday
schools 500 last year is; officers, teacher, 53; l,t
year bGlj schoaIs 5000; last year. 5iUji volume, ~
library, IO9,l06; last year. iOieUs.
n was decided hold the next yearly conference 10
sing Sing Bishop Clark then announced the appointments
OF the ministers. The following are for tEo NoW-loik
ii,iiccnthtt FIye Points MISSION ! y sbarrr and g.
". Knapp WaslngtOnsguare, H. :. Foster Bedford st.,
j. T.. Goldman; Jaue-t. T. Putncy: Central Church.
g. : Hare 81 Paul's H. b. R.dgaway S. Pauls Chapel
TO DE supplied: swedish Bethel, o. B. Hodsrom; Twenty
g. D. Foss; Fort tlrdst j. r Hcrrnancc: Eighy-sy.h
$ -. Brown LeXngtonave.. W. H. Evans 81. Johns.
Nm. Go-s FoIy-iTnrth.st., !: +. Richmond; Central
West Harlem P Gc1aonnd; Morrissna. Thomas LodgS;
fremont, n. B. Thompson Fordham, j. G. Washburne;
White Plains j. b. SMITH White Plains Village; j. W.
Beach, Groenbnrgh, ID. NJ GennnG TarrytOwn, {. s.
Browne; Dobbs Ferry and Ashford A. C. Fold YOukcrr,
4. g. Gallahue Washington lights; J. u. Elan; city
Missions, d. L. Marks aud A. X. Sanford; East 1arry-
The Rev. J W; Chadwick, late Of Twenty fourth-st,
appointed Presiding Elder of the Prattylc District
The Conference Then adjourned sine die.
THE NEW-NORk EAST CONFERENCE.
The Ncw-l York East Conference re-asscmblcd
u the summerfield " T.. Church Brooklyn 10 o'clock
yesterday. Elder Bangs reported tho condition OF
his district as follows; 81 churches valued at st9o
church property being valued at SsG2OO which there
b. debt of sljIG0' and the whole amount OF salaries
pad Is s7 goo Of which the largest 10 any minister
5000 and the smallest $40 Elder Mead reported that
In the Bridgeport District church property has been in
creased to the value OF O,o oi which 81 500 were pald
The death Of Herman W. johnson, D. D., III" d., Presl.
dent OF Dickinson College carlisle Penn was announced
the deceased George A. Graves was elected 10 the Dca-
cons ORDERS and Moses Bedell ordained Elder
The condition Of the South Long Island District
pOrted by Elder Psbury, as follows Al the meetings Ia
the several churches over 100 persons had prOessed
conversion. Repairs and improvements have been made
the extent Of $4,000 and debts 10 the amount Of S55OO
been The amount Of church property the
district s7Os which s2l 400 have the
during the year aud debts 10 the amount OF S6S9O
main. The salaries paid amount 90 $50 go, tho average
being SiOs7 So In almost every instance parsonage s
supplied During the four years Mr.. lsbury has been
Presiding Elder, the number Of appointments has IN
creased Oo per cent ad the increase IN salaries during
| the wear has been Si.G6j.
The Rev. Geo. Taylor Elder II. j. Pcasc. and Elder "
Mead elected delegates To the General Conference
| The Conference then adjourned
At the ClOe OF the session Of the East Conference
Monday evening, the scm-ccntennia sermon was
preached by che Rev seymour Landon, who mas been
member Oi the Methodist ministry 1918 ~
pr-cd succiuc history oi the rise aud progress OF
.McnOdsm in tAis cOuntry. ana referred particularly
t,lc changes which had taken place ia the church during
tb past % years. Free Masonry alluded 10 and
nucd, and broad u-nu alton thrown uat
sud juI1cs artuacd by D. M nunorOus slavery
was also spoken Of and the country gralaed ts
pvfit ctlOn. u. discourse listened Win marked
attcA,ion