The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-02
METHODIST GENERAL CONFERENCE
A New Magazine TO Be Established in Boston
The National Centennial Anniversary
women az Methodist Preachers-Dr.
Lanahan's Fraud-Hunting Ex-'
penses To Be Paid by
the Book Concern.

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Rev. J. M. Buckley to his feet to rebut a SANDER
= upon the Secretary of the Conference. DR.. a w
1 Woodruff, made by the Brooklyn Usioa Yesterday
! That journal charged him with interpolatinu tho
name OF DR.. Carlton In the list OF nominees for
i agent OF the Book Concern. Quite little scene
over this item, and the reporters OF that
journal were asked to retract the statement II IL
difficult to conceive why the Doctor should inter-
polate any name, seeing that as delegate he had
4 right to nominate DR.. Carlton or any other man.
But DR.. Carlton was nominated by half dozen
delegates on the occasion referred to-
DR.. E. O. Haven was unanimously elected Score
tary Of the Board OF Education.
Tue Committee on General Conference Expenses
reported in favor of paying the expenses of reserve
I delegates who have been called to ill the places Of
the newly elected bishops, and also OF those dele
gates who were necessarily absent.
DENoUNCING THEATRES, DANCES AND PARTIES.
Report No. S0f the Committee on The State OF the
Church was, after discussion adopted by vote of
no to rs 1t prohibits church members from attend
ing theatres, crcnses, dancing parties and dancing
schools playing at games Of chance, buying, selling
! or using intoxicating liquors, &C.
Report No. OF the Committee on Book Concern
4 was read and discussed at some length and then
adopted.
\ The Wesleyan Association OF Boston ask for the
founding of q new monthly magazine in that city
which they were willing to start If the General
conference would guarantee the association against
1 loss, Governor Evans, of Colorado, offered an
amendment that the magazine asked for be estab-
lished by the Book Agents in New York, provided
this can be done without pecunary loss to the
Concern. On this amendment Drs Curry, Stubs,
Munsel slicer and Ives and Mr.. Bonner and others
that New England was largely becoming maya
szine-readng community, and the Methodist
Church should take. advantage of that fact
Dr. Ives did not think the magazine was needed at
ALL Dr.. Munsell thought that il the Book Concern
shall guarantee such Q magazine the agents them
selves should publish ii and the General Conference
should elect its editor. The previous question was
ordered, and the amendment and report were
adopted.
Bishop SIMPSON announced that the Bishops had
appointed the provisional boards Of the several
benevolent institutions and societies Of the Church.
reappointng the present boards, but cutting of
some names and adding others, so as to make them
all conform to the previous action Of the Confer
and thrty-two laymen The Conference adopted
the report.
The Committee on
NATIONAL CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY
reported that the Methodist Church was the first in
the days Of Washington to pledge itself to the sup
port of the national government and was foremost
in its support in the late war; and that it therefore
rejOces That Congress has taken proper action for
the celebration of the National Centennial Anniver
Sary. Under God this nation has greatly prOspered
and has given freedom to four millions of slaves
The committee therefore recommend that religious
ton beginning the first Sunday in June and con-
tinuing until the Fourth of July, the preachers
may find it convenient; and that they review the
mercies and blessings Of God to the nation and to
the Methodist Episcopal Church, and that special
collections be taken up in all the charges
country, and especially for the education of young
men and women for the regular ministry and as
missionaries; that the fund thus raised shall be
devoted to this object that in June, 1874, the
bishops shall draft programme FOR these services,
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Conference Of 1875 for approval.
DR.. OsBoN opposed the financial item Of the
matter OF this national celebration. He therefore
moved to strike out this feature. The Church had
tions in 1888, the founding of Methodism in 1866,
the anniversary of American Methodism, and on
Dr. WALDEN remarked that in the decade between
1866 and 1876 the property of the Church will have
doubled and the people VIII be well able to give to-
ward the collections asked for
Governor EVANS was opposed to striking out this
feature. without it all the rest is but Four h OF
July buncombe The reasons for taking up centen
NAL collections every ten years. he Thought were
very far fetched and come from the wrong source
They do not come from the people who pay the
money.
Mr.. STEELE opposed the financial item, or doing
for posterity what they should do for themselves.
lie preferred that p0sterity should do something
for US and pay our national debt They will be lar
richer and better able to do SO than we are.
Let the Methodist Church. he said, be present in its
individuality as worshppers at the common shrine,
but they should not make money matter of it.
METHoDIsTS LOVE no PAY DOWN.
DR.. IVES favored the money feature because he
believed the people loved to give and loved the
preachers who asked them for the most money and
II the collections as recommended be taken ND in
June they win be prepared to enjoy the Fourth of
on a cali for the previous question DR.. Osbon's
motion to strike out all that related to the financial
arrangement was lost, and the report adopted
The report OF the Committee on Ministerial Sup
port recommended weekly, monthly and quarterly
collections IN churches and church classes for this
purpose, and that at the beginning OF the year the
stewards shall ascertain how much they want and
then apportion the same among the classes or I
among individuals or pastoral associations that
Or. WAKELEY presented the report Of the Com
mittee on
woMAN's WORK IN TIE CHURCH,
which he advocated 1t sets out with statement
of the good that women have done and are still do
ing the Sabbath school, in home and city missions
and in the evangelization OF the heather. And
while 1t reoices in the indications that women are
called TO be teachers OF the Word of Life, vet the
instances not sufficiently numerous to Justify any
new legislation in the Church on this subject. The
committee willing to await the further develop
mentS OF Providence In regard to womans preach
ing or assuming the pastoral relations. They, how
ever, recommend the preachers to encourage the
exercsc and development of the gifts which God
has bestowed their sisters for the furtherance OF
His kingdom upon earth. The committee there
fore presented the following resolutions. which
cover two memorials referred TO them, for adop-
tom
Whereas the Ladies and Pastors Christian Union
women OF the church, under he of e r e
ular pastoragc in religious work in the homes Of the
people, and especially among the neglected masses who
do not come TO church; aud whereas large proportion
of the Church and there Is wide field OF
usefulness opened before them in this drec ,n for
which they are cminen,ly fitted; therefore. 4
that pdFssSr iss
be and Is hereby recognized regularly constituted
society Of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Dr. WARELEy, in moving the adoption of the re-
port, eulogzed the ladies'. Susanah Wesley he
said, was the first Methodist preacher, and woman
had always played an important part in the history
of the Church and OF the world. Indeed he did
not know that America would have been dscov-
cred to this day but for a woman. (Laughten) He
was in favor OF making women class leaders, stew
ards &C, and II there special call for women
preaching the glorious Gospel Of the blessed God
he would go in for that too. The hand that rocks
the cradle rocks the world.
GOD BLESS THE WOMEN,
the noble women OF Methodism They're grand
institution. CLaughter)
Rev. Mr. HUGnRY believed that women were lust
as much called to preach the Lord Jesus Christ as
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