The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-05
MEETING OF THE CHURCH CONFERENCE.

Chau4s. 81 Dssssysiy Made Asain.s the
sveiety-rhe Csavessisus 90 bs Refernesi-
yh~ Ri~hsp "smriis n Vice."
The Church Conference held q meeting yesterday
afternoon az calvary church. corner of Twenty FIRST
street and Fourth avenue. the objects OF the Con-
ference been mistaken OF else wllfully miscon
strued ~ certain parties who have not taken the
pains 10 discover irs real ends. the persons who
have circulated reports concerning the d,sloyaity OF
the Conference iaied to make themselves known.
The fact of tins having been done was made
known TO the meeting by the Rev. Dr. osaooD. for
merlv rector OF the Church of she Messiah. VINO
stated that ne naa heard several clergymen object
TO attending the meeting account Of their beng
disioya and held without the presence OF tne BISHOP
OF the diocese
The Rev. Dr. MONTGOMERY, IN responding 10 Dr.
Osgood, said that the meeting was not responsible
for The ideas or opinions ~ outside parties. VINO.
through wiliuness or Ignorance. had misstated the
real oDlects OF the society. and that N they would
nut trouble themselves Co inquire ilcy would have
their oouois-whicn, bs the way were serioas ones,
satisfactorily settled Tue obccs OF the society, as
ne understood them, wore Tor the purpose OF giving
Tree expression IN all matters that concerned the
Church, and that II was not exclusively Tor tue
clergy, but also for the lalty. In conclu .on, he
stated that he was under the impression that the
Bishop mad been invited to attend. aud that In TINS
conviction II was that he look upon himself the
me Rev. DR.. q. d. wrps, Secretary, then rose
and stated that the OBJECTS OF the Conference
Just what the reverend gentleman Who hal resumed
hs seat said they were, and rnal he haf sent tnc
first invitation to the Bishop which was exactly The
same he mad sent 10 the rest OF the clergy.
Mr. OsGooD then moved that y committee Of one
and state to him the OBJECTS 0f the society, he
had heard that the Bishop thought
THEY INFANT MISCHIEF
Mr.. MONTGOMERY again took the floor, and said
that he thought the motion altogether unnecessary,
as there was no regular organization OF that Church
Conference. and that the Bishop was Invited, but
did not come. lie Thought that as the society was
not organized under constitution u would be ir-
regular to send TO him committee for the purpose
OF stating the conferences OBJECTS Not that ne did
not want the Bishop to be present; he respected
and loved the Bishop and would De most happy at
any Tune to hear suggestions from aim out out
society discuss none but such topics as the
Bishop might suggest nor OIL. dld ne thinx
content TO thus lose their individuality by blending
1t with that OF the Bishop
Mr. WashDurn. rector OF Calvary church, Chair
man pro teni. then put the question Inc vote
stood, yeas IL, nays Ia The Chairman said further
that II he knew who the clergymen were VINO nad
impaired wrong motives to the Conference he would
require from them personal apology, as should
every one who mad taken part IN the dehoeratons
church, who was appointed at previous meeang
..MlNoR REPRESENTATION,
the gist OF which was as foliows:-The Church Is
not as a civil institution; the minority should have
Jority In influence and leaving the minority without
representation Is rule that will sooner or later
trouble can Obviated in only one way, ana that
Is Oy adopting the "three-cOrnered constituency
plan which Is used In England ana Denmark. The
way that our conventions work IS not
at all satisfactory. IN fact ! have
well have been fishing as have been
sitting III the Convention as they would know
much OF the proceedings Of the Convention had they
been in the former place-flsning. The dOlngs OF
the Convention are rather undermined, as L have
learned from some OF Its MEMBERS and here adv0-
cate more open proceedings, and hope that the
Convention OF 1873 Will be reformed one from the
present and that iIs operations Will be more above
board than heretofore.
Alter the reading OF the paper the meeting al.
journed TO meet some time next week: the day was
not stated. but the next meeting Will be duly adver
Used.