New-York tribune., 1870-04-07
NEw-YORK EAST CONFERENCE.
ELECTION OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES q
COMMITTEES, &C.

ELECTION OF ETARIES-APPoINTMENT OF
COMMITTEES, &c.
The twenty second annual session of the
Newyork East conference of Methodist ministers was
begun yesterday in the seventhst. NJ E. Church Az
a. m the body was organized under the Presidency OF
Bishop Ames. There very full attendance OF min-
listers.
The opening services conducted by the Rev. Dr
scudder Presiding Elder Of Connecticut Prelminares
being over the election of Secretary was the frst reg
ular business The Rev. Dr. Woodruff who has been Tor
10 years Secretary the Conference, offered to resn
but the Conference declined the offer compimented the
reverend doctor on his ability and reelected him unan
mously The Revs. q. A. Hubbell and 1. d. LttleWood
were elected Assistant Secretaries. .,
The appointment OF Committees was made as l0iiOWs
on SiewsdsThe Revs e. sing g. Searle' D. T. h' J. H.
Temporal EeonomyThe Re5s W MeAller '" H. RUSSELL '"
H. Boee J simmons 4 ~ III. D. = s..,ss p r,,tm,p II. p
on Mi.sions-Tbe Rs,s H. F. Pess. Nervip e GhsVOd
on sunday Schoo.-The Hatfield J. Pess Thomas
On PSrioaes.-Tbe Re5s H. Smith F. Badsy G. Stman W.
on MeoSTs-TEs Reys W wsuu, D. Curry, c. Fletcher
o. Tract W C Steel IL Aston H. C. Glover
On Bile csase-The Rev. Cobett C E Harms J. " saun
TsmpeIarce-The Revs Mead H. Piati D. O. Ferris W.
on Church E,teusionThe S. Weed HGnt, W H. Norris
on Ssstis.%Tbe Re1s L. P Perry A H. Mead P Johnson. F.
on Eiucstcn-Ths Rs5s NJ Buckley NJ Lyon, W BaTrhAT
g. | A C. Eggleston
on Freednsn. Aid Socety-TIe C. Kelsey W. H. TbOmn
". Kane W J. Robiu,on J fgima9 n.,. r p ro,, 7
Henderson F. W smith e s Hebbard
on s Z Af T..eI.r 's % tois s yisS Sah @
On Publishing the Mguies-The Rev g. W. Wooduf & A Hub
The Conference proceeded to pass the relations of
j. sandford and f. l. James were contlnmed ID 'nelr M
supernumerary relation The Rev Charles W Reed was
located at his own request The Rev. C. W. Po"eH was
The death Of the Rev Hcman Bangs, at New Haven,
Connecticut, on December 2, 1869. was announced
From statement relative 10 the Wesleyan Unlverslty,
read by the Rev g. A. Hubbel the following lacts are
derived The number Of students at that institution is
li5 The building for Natural Science, whch Is 10 pe
erected the eXpenso of Orange Judd. ESQ., has been
commenced. The dimensions are G2 by - ieei basement
and four stories The basement aud first story VIII he
devoted Chemistry the second story TO Natural Pho
sophy and Natural History the third and fourth stories
w contain cabinets and collections belonging TO the
University; $4,000 is needed to complete the Memorial
chapel Of the University. - -. -..,,. ,,,.
lie Conference adjourned at noon TO feasenDe tbls
morning at O'Clock.
noon at the church, and will report results to-day. The
same course VIII be pursued throughout the session
enc is lie case OF the Rev. Horace Cooke
The Of anniversary exercises connected with the
vcrsary Of the Church Extension Society addresses by
the Rev. Mark TraftOn. d. D.. and the Rev. C. C. Me
Geo. Lansing Taylor Sunday notwithstanding IN
the sevenihst Church by Bishop Ames TO be followed
sythst Church by the Rev. Dr. l. q. Andrews TO he fol-
lowed by ordination of Elders Monday night Anniyer-
II. Vincent and j. S Willis.
HThe Rev Professor Perrine OF Michigan preached last
night from jeremiah vi lG He remarked that God had
combined both radcaism and conservatism III the text
thence spoke of the radical and conservative elements
in nature. politics. and religion, and thus 20
his subject proper" The Radical and Conservative Ee-
uents Of MohOdism" There radical forces IN Its
doctrines. conservatism in It's religious life Perhaps the
fact in the history of Methodism he SAID
that grew up in spite OF John Wesley The prOviden
al indications that the aity will in the future
acquire greater agency in the higher affairs OF Method
THIS is becoming an important question He argued
ably in behalf OF Church Overnment 10y the ordained
ministers and elders that the laity should partlc
pate only for financial purposes The sermon
marked with great orr sinaty. There was good con
lre cation Of ministers and laity.