New-York tribune., 1870-04-08
NEw-YoRK EAST CONFERENCE,


NEW-YORK EAST CONFERENCE,
SECOND DAYS sEssIoN-LAY DELEGATIoN-MAR-
RAGE AND DIVORCE IN CONNECTICUT.
The second DAYS session of the New lork
East Conference opened yesterday at a n IN the
seventh-st. NJ L. Church. Bishop Ames presiding Ino
religious exercises conducted by the Rev. seymour
Landop The Revs H. Kettell and r. c. Putney sought
and obtained transfers from the NewYork to the New
York East Conference and were assigned respecVey
Greenpoiut and Sands-st., Brooklyn.
The Rev J. Pullman Of New-Haven, Conn. called at
tnton TO the marriage and divorce laws Of that state
being OF lax and immoral claracter ana aheu iV
committee to consider them The following ooihh,eo u
OF three appointed: The Revs j. iuHman' d. DIN
DE- Cummings President of the Wesleyan University,
On application by the Rev DR.. Woodruff for Statisti-
cal Secretary the Rev. Daniel A. S. GoodSen was ap-
The examination of the characters Of the presiding
elders then proceeded with The Rey: r. Grs
passed He satisfactory account OF church anas
Of jurisdiction on account filling ms position Of Consul
Huddersded, England, was allowed 10 pass Inc nea;
John Merwin presiding elder OF the North Long lsahu
District passed, and reported concerning his district
In Wllliamsburgh and many country appointments,
more thorough organization Of Christian work was
needed There was no sweeping revival to report but
in every charge there heahiul spiritual nnuehce
in the districts the benevolent contributions for the year
amounted s2l7O s9 five churches had been built or
finished sl97776 added TO the material property Of inc
church. and S56l2O paid on that propeTy ,oor ., tho
Thomas G..
Bridgeport Comm District, passed and reported very
favOraby on his district -,
Rev Lorenzo d. Watson who had accepted an offer to
teach in the Pennsylvania state Normal sc4GS ana @ lei.
Scudder made a motion to locate him. =,
The Rev. Dr. Woodruff protested against showing
Elder scudder simply wanted to "shove" hm-to use
brother woodru's expressionas the easiest and quiet
Elder Griswod gave the Rev. Mr. Watson IN excellent
recommendation, but would vote for his location.
| ItuhnT An1as W "a
in such instance location is passport OF eharae
lie was dn finally y GiateG & e ReV
District passed. and reported that last year had been
Gd m1Ss the two preachers the the
Bangs, who died Nov p 1862 and the Rey' Wm oI
BaTna Ea asa GaH6y sed Windsor
Haven and West Haven; two, new societies had
been organized in BIanfOId. one Wv Wesleyan nb;dn
There was young society at Hartford. South Park and
The Sase Of the Rev Mr. Alien Of Madison Conn., who
left his charge without giving notice. was considered
the conduct of congregations shirking responsibility
toward their pastors Ministers had rights well as the
another year. The Rev Mr. Allen allowed to pass
TIE S the sh as aGSSaa from
g0g public affecting m most vital Interests both
IIeas TIE efo hs ,esan bias The
Of public schools by the une3ntlon appropriation
scsdo, ss SIVD and SSGS oSs n.tuion aa therefore
Common Schools be appointed by this Conference.
The following were named the Committee The Revs:
L. S. Weed. The Rev. Dr. Woodruff was added snbse-
queny, and the suggestion of the Rev g. L. Taylor
five aym added, namely. Messrs. John stephen
son, John II. Ockershausen. Geo. j. Hamilton. and L.
Loder aud This number was finally increased by the add
ton OF eX-Mayor Samuel Booth and eXAderman
was then proposed "that the subject Of Lay Delega
ton be the special order for to-day 10 and that
when vote be taken it be taken by Yeas and Nays"
This proposition Immediately engrossed the at
and exciting debate, SO long, indeed that the time had
Elder Pease moved to substitute "by ballot" instead
of "by and nays, and this was the pivot on which
took part The Rev. Messrs. Scudder, Boole, Pease,
Roach, Ross, Woodruff, g. L. Taylor. searles, Osborn,
hours they fought gallanty iPr or against tne ballot
III The resolution was pissed in the following FORM
da that when the vote be taken will te taken
The Conference then adjourned for the day The Com
mttees met IN the afternoon, as usual; An invitation
be given by the pupils at the Five Points Mission at
D. and there many members of the Conference wit
the pupils Mrs Van Aiken assisted by the Teachers put
the pupils through their exercises .,,,
meeting Of the Mutual Aid Society was held In the
lecture-rOon Of the church III the afternoon.
At night the anniversary of the Church Extension So
cety held. The Rev Dr.. Kynedd. Secretary OF the
Society spoke the work done in the Missionary De-
partment In the Territory OF Wyoming there is not
Methodist preacher went for the first time to Mississippi
In January OF present DlsuOp
travelling preachers in the State, l2 local preachers,
1880 members churches worth $4,000 parsonages
worth s. $780, and the aggregate of benevolent contrbu
tions the year, $39 &c. Such is example Of the
prodigous work done in the South.
Chaplain McCabe then pleaded the cause OF the Society
able and characteristic way: Through its instru
mentality, in five years, $50 churches have been built.
100000 people furnished with Christian hope, and 100000
school children furnished with places TO study the Bible.
He believed that when the ministers should find that
this Society had the splendid audacity to divide the
whole land into churches and stations and circuits for
the purpose aiding the poor they would feel inter
est in 1t they never felt before. They would need
10000 churches IN addition TO what they
had already In the next 80 years, to keep
pace with the population. All the Protestant
denominations put together have at present but G0OO
churches to accommodate 100000 OF people" The So
ciety had N,6OO0oO worth of church property In the
South The very last subscription. he thought the late
W. W. Cornell gave check for $500 " the speaker
aid OF church.
Mr. Smith, one OF the congregation, offered 90 as
contribution II Mr.. McCabe would sing song, which he
did. general collection then made for the Church
Extension Society.
Miss Edith O'Gorman teXSster Theresa) was present
dung part OF the day. and seemed " be much Interested
in the proceedings