The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-11
THE METHODIST PREACHERS.

Reorganization and Election OF Officers
Reviewing the Actions OF thc General
Confcrenco-Attempt to Get the Preach.
ers' Opinion ON tho Labor Strikes and
Eight-Hour Law. rr
After vacation OF six weeks the Methodist
Preachers reassembled yesterday in their usual
place Of meeting and reorganlzed for another year.
with DR.. j. s. Porter Of Newark Conference, Presi-
dent; Ds. g. u. Brown and J. B. Merwin Vice Presi-
dents. Drs Crawford Weed and Brown were APP
pointed committee on topics. DR.. Porter earnestly
asked to be excused but the meeting would not
grant 1t, and elected the full ticket. Rev. A. Nc
Lean remains Secretary, "a before. A committee
OF three, consisting OF DR.. L. II. King and Messrs.
Parker and Osborne, was appointed to draft a pro-
gramme for ministerial supply Of the pulpit In the
Old LADIES' Home in West Forty-second street, for
the current year. Mr.. Parker was chosen to preach
there next Sabbath afternoon.
REVIEWING GENERAL CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS.
Az this point there was lull IN the meeting,
might PERHAPS discuss pretabiy the question HAS
the Methodist Episcopal Church good ground to
congratulate Itself on the results OF the General
inson and others were called out to speak on this
topic, but declined, partly on the ground that they
Of the General Conference, and they did not want
to glorify that body. Rev. John Parker, however,
.broke the ice' and remarked that for ten minutes
during his visits to the Conference he felt proud
that he was Methodist but for ten hours he was
ashamed to be known as such. The wranging and
nghting that prevailed there on certain questions
utterly Disguised him. There were some things
done by the Conference that he was proud of-as,
for instances its appreciation OF real hard work In
editors and Its resolve to increase the power Of the
laymen by reducing the ministerial representation
by increasing the ratio from 80 to As.
DR.. DEvINHR believed the last General Conference
would compare very favorably with one held In
Baltimore forty eight years ago, to which he was
The Committee on Topics having previously re-
tired, returned and reported three questions for
Is the organic Consolidation OF all Methodist bodies
In the United States desirable or practcabef
Is IL desirable TO include ritualistc forms Of
vice In the Sabbath public Worship
Do ministerial summer vacations promote the
welfare of the churches and Of the pastorsf
THE PARSONS ON SUMMER VACATIONS.
Revs. Kelsey, True, Dickinson and others dis
cussed this last topic briefly. Mr.. Kelsey thought
that where minister's health did not compel
vacation he should not take one; that the summer
Is the time when pastoral service Is most needed
among the masses. DR.. True thought that what
benefited ministers did churches also. Mr.. Dickin-
son thought that an exchange OF pulpits between
country and city pastors for few weeks at time,
either In summer or winter, would benefit the
has been accustomed to take 'good long vacations"
argued in favor OF the same.
DO LABOR STRIKES IMPERrI SOCIETY,"
When the meeting came to adopt topic for dis
cussion next week the workingmen's procession
was just passing the building where the preachers
were In session, and many OF them ran to the side
windows to see It.. This fact probably suggested to
the Rev. J. M. Pullman the propriety Of the topic
which he presented for discussion, namey:-"Do the
strikes OF w0rkingmen and the eight-h0ur law Inn
peril society,"" DR.. Crawford, chairman Of the Com
mittee on Topics, seconded IT, and said they would
have to discuss 1t some tme not only there but In
their puplts and in the religious press, and he was
in favor OF taking 1t up now. The meeting, how
ever, being unprepared to take It now, voted It
down, and, on motion Of DIR. L. H. King, adopted
tat % by the relating to tine
next Monday morning.