The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-30

once The Committee also approved the adminlstra.
lion OF the Bishops In the annual conferences and
recommended the adoption OF the following resoio'
mssSsSs Ia Tsss the Of the Bishops DO
~. ON motion Of DR.. asLIoER, and AFTER discussion,
ti ps1ce was laid on the table and the res0lu-
VOTING FOR EDITORS. e'
Heposseogys which resulted in the election Of DIR.
wenswortn py vote OF ls7. Dr. McAuley received
A ballot was then taken for editor Of the New
YORK CnTsSn0n AdUoc1te and Drs. A. o. George,
W,d ~ Fow rS :; Crane Daniel Curry, D. A.
name Of DIR. Curry was seconded from difYerent
parts OF the house, and received with applause
vote OF the laymen, but this cali was not snsfainaS
by 81 to 49, The first ballot gave Dr. Curry W. Votes
g. The second ballot elected Dr. Curry nv S"1 s
of $3.50 votes DR.. Fowler got 1872 votes. wv
A ballot was then taken for editor OF the Western
A. Martin ITO, b. f. Rawlins so and the rest scatter
Ing out 10 Of total Of 81 votes second ballot
Martin received LAT votes. "a
While the telers were out DR.. MCKAY, fraternal
delegate from
THE IRISH WESLEYAN CONFERENCE
said few parting words, praying that God would
make the Methodist Episcopal Church thousand
walls and prosperity within its palaces The Doctor
then babe the Conference adeu.
The Committee on the state Of the Church
crease OF which has given the Church just cause OF
alarm. The committee recommend that the chap
ter on imprudent conduct be amended so as to In
clude buying, selling and using intoxicating liquors,
dancing schools, theatre going and the like.
Judge McAlmOnt and DR.. Slfcer opposed this re-
port because 1t tended to increase the size and
matter or the discipline needlessy, and was simply
a 'waterng Of stock" as DR.. Slicer declared. DR..
Goode favored the report and thought 1t needed
for ministers as well as for Church members. DR..
Clarke, of New England, agreed with Dr. G0ode, but
did not how could be enforced since the present
rule on this subject has not been and cannot be
forced. DR.. Hill favored the report but thought
that Its insertion there or an attempt to enfore It
would cause considerable friction in society. This
matter was put aside to allow q ballot to be taken
for editor Of the Northwestern Christian Advocate,
which elected Rev. Arthur Edwards by q vote OF
$50 out Of total OF 1858.
THE MINARD ORPHAN HOME
Bishop JAMES called the attention OF the Confer
ence to the Minard Home In MOrristOwn, N. J. The
house and grounds In that town. valued at $4,000,
to be used as home for the female orphans or half
orphans of deceased ministers and the female chill
dren OF foreign missionaries who may not be In
position to take their ohdron to their mis-
sion fields. A charter was received from the
New Jersey Legislature, and Bishop James handed
over the property to the trustees elected there
under The institution Is now free nom debt, but
is without funds to carry out the objects Of the
donor, and the Bishop expressed the hope that the
General Conference would take this important In
stitutiOn under Its own protection.
DR.. Eddy was appointed to prepare suitable reso-
lutions on this subject for adoption by the Confer
ence this morning.
Bishop JAMES, on behalf of the Conference, in
suitable speech presented Dr. Durbin Of the Indian
Mission, with handsome ebony cane after which
the sitting adjourned.