The New York herald., 1870-04-03
Good Friday as a Holiday.

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
AS there Is rather q scarcity OF holidays with us,
especially during the seasons OF the year when the
weather is good, think steps should be taken to get
the bankers and merchants to close their Offices
Good Friday, the 18th April. This day Is observed
as general holtdaylin England and Scotland and
don't why 1t should not be set aside for similar
purpose on this side OF the Atlantic There is an
other point IN connection with HOLIDAYS to which
l should like to draw attention. That Is the
keeping Of the ba nks ana othces open till four
and five O'Clock on Saturday. do not think that
there the slightest occasion for the continuance OF
this CUSTOM little or no business is done after
or two O'Clock II would, indeed, be q great boon
to those who live in the country-to every one, in
fact-were their places OF business to close at
two O'Clock In Europe the public olces are shut by
twelve or one O'CLOCK and there the Saturday after
noon is much appreciated, as is evidenced by the
numbers who hurry OF to the public parks and
watering places.
German Methodist Conference.-The German
Language in the Public Schools Advocated -
Tobacco mathematical.
The third session OF the annual Eastern Confer.
ence Of the German Methodsts was opened yester-
day. at nine O'Clock A. NJ. at the German Metho.
dist church, in Forteth street, near Ninth
avenue, Bishop Ames, OF Baltimore, pre-
siding The first business IN order was
the reports Of examining committees and OF pre-.
siding ELDERS on applications for deacon's and
elQeF'6 OTuers All tuebe TepOTLs, except Oue, were
favorable the applicants passed. but in this one
case Rev. MIR. Frsund stated, on behalf Of the
examiners that in matters Of doctrine the applicant
did well; that In grammar he had committed to
memory the questions and answers of the book, but
he had
NOT SUFFICIENT CAPACITY
to comprehend the philosophy and character Of
grammatical rules; and that the written compost
tion which the applicant submitted was very good.
but not his own IL was found to be literal copy
OF portion OF DR.. Jacobps translation Of WORK by
DR.. Plnney Some conversation ensued, after whicn
1t was voted TO continue Brother Flaht, the appli.
cant, on srial for another year.
THE REPORT ON EDUCATION,
signed by Revs. J. C. Deinlnger, J. F. Brunow and
j. Kinder, was next read. 1t opened by asserting
the duty Of the Church to make arrangements for
the intellectual and spiritual development OF those
growing up In her midst, and also TO train her
future ministers and teachers In sucn manner that
they shall be able to stem the tide OF
tute at BeIe3 Ohio near Cleveland, was referred TO
as In noarBhlng condition in regard to educational
results. In financial view more money was
needed-at least $4,000. The report closed with
recommending the establishment or q parochial
school in connection with Methodist churches,
wherever practicable.
JEWISH METHODIST.
Rev. Professor b0eDenstein convert from Juda
ism to the followers OF Wesley, obtained the noor
and spoke warmly and forciby, In German In iavor
OF speedy succOr TO this institute where Tor years
he had been Professor OF Methodist Theology. He
hoped the members would send their pupils to
Berea but only such as had brains In the head and
religion In their hearts,
THE. QUESTION OF LAY DELEGATES,
which has 50 long agtated the Methodist Church In