New-York tribune., 1872-05-09
THE METHODIST GENERAL CONFERENCE

THE METHODIST GENERAL CONFERENCE
THE BISHOPS QUADRENNIAL ADDREss--REcEp-
TIoN OF FRATERNAL DELEGATEs-ADDRbsS
BY THE REV. WILLIAM MORLEY PUNSHON.
Another brilliant audience, thickly inter-
spersed with ladies' filed yesterday all the seats in the
Rrooklvn Academy of Music not reserved for delegates
The recent proceedings of the Conference relative 10 he
final disposition Of the Book Concern frauds having pro-
duced marked popular interest Bishop simpson pic
sided and the religious services were conduced ny ho
Rev. DR.. Clark of the New-England Conference III.
Lanahan then rose question of privilege ana stateo
that he inquired the day before Of one OF the
endents the Book Concern whether his report wou
be published in official paper, which Is issued py the
| Rook Concern The answer he received was "Not
until an answer is also ready LOT puDncatloh'
Dr. Scer also complained that the minority report hao
been seriously garbed as published in the official paper
of the Conference, and he demanded an explahauon'
adding that ho wanted flair show but no favors" Dr.
Harris explained that the minority report was not re-
ceived by the official reporter until 1t was too late to
publish in Wednesdays issue, and that 1t would be pup
shed to-day Dr. Curry desired the Conference to under
stand that The Daily and The Weekly Christian Adcocde
were different papers, and that he had no super
The Bishops Quadrennial Address. which is substan-
TALLY as follows, was then presented: 49,
Methoism grandes history Of The Christian
G S1 % @s 5 s1t o s ca n b sny other
tam sect Which does not receive support from the
1e s are ss Oa an p mt The Gospel Of jesus The MehO
preached the Mshm received from the fathers with some
the circumstances country AT the last
be number Of cS@%n1cs in this eouny
Of Is%Se 1d s n M I sa 1 s Ssss s r 1H9t
ySI as the 5ey y under he
At the last meeting Of the General Conference The Chua
of s2 600 These facts furnish an srgu@en, % m
Each succeeding session the the greatness Of
IL
little what rules and made pOysed M they % hseS S
accustomed to their rules and discipline and when h number
% & Snse fa i % i 'eSs Sa.
ssd ,t similar S TsS mdels55 Wit continue to GUIDE its Councils
fundamental principles religion settled the vast majority
% s%S % nSH Ss na q ass ministers mist @ ho Of what
wished and eIpe but sun = highly gratifying to witness M ne ste @
ference the total received during The four year, was
shows that The c9nps; n 70 give gSN, 1ae @ IN aS
eo1aes i ss1fi Nth resolution, adopted Sns Gonrsao
sesnce episcopal a.s ds - Msi.U @ %S and pas % .coS %
proceeded China and Ddosan and the two volumes o es letters
ps Europe however he rested abors and Bishop simpson
attend the Conferences Germany and was also appointed
w svCcsie The formation Of Conference and think they
might be highly There should be two sessions snnosv The
sSGT he condition % these S SS%
e %1m x ssp M have made most musiscen s aid
colleges The attempt. Of The priests & Romsh
y Idss@ The The SsiAci'.
& e m unite ,S % :aiuts AL s% support S the IN sa
srs % s u r s"sd Ses all 3 1 SSs % pleasures Tse
Fourth @ viii Be the Of 1S the IsS RsT 51Ss nc .: - 3d SD
the celebration Of that event and to cypress gra9s & 10 & A%ss ~
SS O % EISy I % s, he Sss s0"n " " '4H'n surely lie
The report affecting memorial in regard the Bishops
"T The e iOOwng from foreign bodies
@ seen M% So
is 1.e8 gsra f. SG des9sss from the Assembly q the
c s G e % SeSe Iesa s he Rev. e. S a s @ SA
Sutherland delegates from ne weseysn osuTeh m ns hsv G
Rev. NJ sweet and the Rev Williams delegates from the American
Tie Rev Mr. Wiscman sad in substance, during the
past five years the English MethOdsts have erected
more than 800 churches and chapels in Great Britain
do not speak OF ireland, as that country has
IhSey SoI haTe spent SSsed
by the people. These churches now minister TO
ago. and proposition is now afoat to build 80 new
churches ni London, for which purpose $4,000 has
made In England and tobe Dissenter Is no longer con-
sidered vulgar. Aside from three theological colleges,
dents. The home mission work Of the Church is sup
ported by fund Of 100000 and is being vigorously car
The Rev. William Morley Punshon next addressed the
Conference. He said: Although dsclaim the charac
ter of representative am grateful to the British Con-
ference that has appointed me as faternal delegate
After the address Of my friend & and colleague S G IT
| prospects of MehOdsm in Great Britain. have oh.
4 THINK gradual SG &seYan ss Meodss
is held-not that resulting from ostentatioD, but by
that resulting from the earnest and proper dong ot m
was the reproach of MethOdism and so 0vershad0Wng
the influence against It, that Its light as pure feng0n
could not Sometimes ignored, and at the
closely associated with fanatcisn For years
the British Weseyans bore this state OF things PATIENTLY
courng no antagOnism, always planting churches and
always saving souls Now they are receiving the
| reward. The Church ls recognized as a spiritual
power; il is hailed as an energetic ally-schOlaf-
shin and culture not denied to it, its influences are
felt like air waves breaking upon society with unseen
lint resstless purpose rejoice i'll these ample Oppor
unites doing good and take IL that God Is thus III
dicatng his purpose that Meth0dsm shall become more
aggressive than nt dong Christian work. think
discovered hopeful sign III BRUSH hethou-
sm ana that while IL retains with unDendng nIness
all its former principles has become more flexible In its
modes OF action 1t adapts itself to new necessities,
with easier grace. 1t looks with more indulgence
upon bold efforts to do the Masters wOrK, alnOugn they
quite in the OF former tlmes Hence
have sprung Of the magnificent works in Lon
DON My heart would reproaeh Inc If were to sit down
without another reference seem 10 see the standard
bearers have lost they have tainted and fallen
the hedstandardbe bearers to whom God had given a
banner 10 be displayed i'll the cause OF truth can
in refer to whom there but the hopeless longing.
Oh for the touch OF vanish hand,
And the sound Of voice that Is still
/ think OF the colleagues in ONCE VINO nave been
the tomb. Baker, the distinguished JuTst, the acute
and accomplished administrator the preacher OF COM
manding power; Thompson, the Chrys0stOin OF your
Church OF golden speech and golden value Kingsley,
against the man of sin, John W. Lntock MelanethOn III
tenderness and Luther IN But your comrades
fell on hallowed ground Bravely they bore the ban
nt RS while they lived, and they have passed on " be
found faithful Tor their work III Heaven
Brief addresses were also made by the Rev. Dr.
McKaye of the Irish Conference, and the Rev. Dr..
Crosby, after which the Conference adjourned.
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