The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-17
NEW YORK DISTRICT CONFERENCE.

First Scmi-Annual Mceting-Committee
Appointed, Discussions and Addresses.
During the last session Of the General Conference
In Brooklyn plan was adopted for the organiza-
ton OF district conferences whenever majority OF
the quarterly conferences should assent to the
Plan and ask for such conferences. The
authority and sphere Of these district
conferences are in some respects much larger than
the quarterly conferences, which they are designed
to supersede. The district conferences are to DO
composed Of the travelling and local preachers tina
exhOrters, district stewards and Sunday school SUI
perintendents. The presiding elders are made
THE PRESIDENTS OF THESE CONFERENCES
and the business OF the conferences, prescribed
by the discipline Of the Church. Is to take the over
sight OF all the temporal and spiritual affairs OF the
district; to examine into the qualifications
and usefulness Of the local preachers and
ments Tor the same; to hear complaints
against them; to license them to preach or to re-
woke the same; to recommend local preachers to
annual conferences and to deacons and elders
ORDERS to that the collections Tor the benevo-
lent institutions OF the Church are taken up; to
look after the missionary and Church extension
enterprises and some other miscellaneous duties.
majority Of the quarterly conferences Of the
siQnifed their acceptance to the plan, the
DISTRICT CONFERENCE MET YESTERDAY
ss street, near s1sn dr.
sided. Bishop James. being present during p0r-
Se " e o 9Snng tsa to
benefit Of his great experience.
Rev. E. s. Osborn, pastor of Green street church.
was chosen secretary, and committees were ap
pointed on literary and devotional exercises, on
order OF business on missionary and church extern
81 1se local ana m On
istry. Though the Conference Is composed Of trav-
elling as of local preachers yet from the proceed
tngs yesterday 1t would seem that 1t court OF
inquiry OF itnerants to examine local preachers
and exhorters. Indeed, DR.. A. NJ Osborn publicly
over him or over any ordained travelling preacher.
The roll was called and less than half OF the forty
names gave Brief accounts OF he abo 20 ' der
ing the year past. 1t appeared from these reports
that the local preachers have. from one cause or
another, grown In disfavOr in the Church, and
doors that were once open are now closed against
them. few there were who declared that they
to them than they could accept. Some or the
churches reported
PUNCHES OF SIX OR EIGHT LOCAL PREACHERS.
and as many exhorters in each, hardly one OF
whom were present, and few OF whom, so far as
reported, had exercised his office half dozen
times, II at all, during the year.
An afternoon session was held, at which Rev. J.
NJ. Freeman, Assistant Secretary OF the SUNDAY
School Union, addressed the Conference on the
relations OF sunday school superintendent to the
Church and their qualifications for their work.
Business having been again resumed Mr. Apple
gate offered resolution making 1t cause for the
withdrawal OF license from any local preacher who
shall absent himself from these conferences with
out assigning valid cause therefor in writing The
resolution was amended TO cause neglect to at
tend bar to the renewal or license, and was
SO adopted An important discussion arose here
on the relations ofloca preachers to the Church.
AN EVENING SESSION
was held also, at which this subject came up again
for discussion, led by Rev. ]. p. Hermance, OF Tar
rytown, and participated in by Dr. osbon, Rev. G.
G. Goss and others. Rey. A. ID. Vail delivered
an address on church finances, making some prac-
tical suggestions IN regard to raising money for
Church work.
TINS morning DR.. Foss win address the Confer
ence on elements of power In Methodism, and dur
Ing the sessions Drs. Curry and Eddy will also ad-
dress the Conference.