The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-03
NEW YORK EAST CONFERENCE.

Twenty.iifh Annual session-Sta ndinx
Committees ACCOMPLISHMENTS ontary
Election and Doclinatisn or DR.. Wood
ruH-A New Secretary ChoseM-ConSi-
tion OF the Book Concern.
The twenty-ffth session Of this annual Confer.
ence met yesterday In the Methodist Episcopal
church. Second avenue and 10th street. Of which
Rev. W. W. B0wdish is pastor. Rev. Bishop Merrill
presided. Bishop James was also present after
the opening services DR.. George W. Woodruf, who
has filed the ONCE OF secretary Of the Conference
for fifteen years. was reelected by reclamation.
The Doctor a,rectionately but absolutely declined
the position for various reasons. His declination
was accepted and the thanks OF the Conference
rendered to him. The Rev. Daniel A. Goedsell was
then elected secretary by vote Of 70 out OF ia.
Mr.. Goodsell then nominated his assistants, Revs.
w. II. Slmonson and Daniel o. Ferris, who were
elected by tho Conference.
to regulate the time OF helding tits Conference
that its sessions shall not conflict with the election
April. The Judgment Of the Conference was. how
The presiding elders were then sppointeda COM
THE STANDING COMMITTEES.
These were elected as f0leEs:-
L. Taylor, Joseph smith and &. II. Buck.
Temporal Ecoaonx-Reys W. McAlistcr, z. Sim
mons, J. A. Roche, I. G. Osborne aud G. w. Wood
run.
Mfsstons-The presiding elders.
Sunday Scnoo.s-kevs. >. II. Bray, T. c. Beach, e..
Ts,iodidis-Revs T. H. BurcR, Z. ]. Haynes, c..
B. Ford, L; s. Hebberd and I. y: Httewood:
1rosts.Reys; J. g; Thomas, G. Hollis, J. vinton,
I X; caassIRevs. !. s. Mitchen A. Booth, J. w.
simpson, F.. L. James and w. Lawrence.
ridge, ". H. Boole, +. G. Hill and Il. Q. Putney.
Church Ertenstol,-RSys; $. Willis, G: I. Kcl-
sey, G. H. Harris, G. s. Williams and y. a. Hubbard.
.viUfj9ffcS-Royg. j H.. r.. c.. A.
Graves, G. P. Mains, G. p. Corner, I. Stephenson,
BE- Reeve, v, H. Russell ,l T. Brown ana W. Ross
Munson. and W. X. Webster.
Educttfoa-Reys. J. M. Erckl,y A. c. Eggleston,
fyeedsacn's Am-Revs. ". H. Thomas, {. Back.
man, A. Iul, ]. II. Scarlcs and A. Graham.
Se0D,ens Capse-Iieys. George II. Goodseil. s. w.
King George Dunbar, J. Ii. Stansberry and L.
PROSECUTION Of xtnntes-- D. A. Goodsell, O.
q on support or BisSopswRevs. ". Pats, G. W.
Gallagher, w. H. wardcl, $. N. butcher and r. H.
Loomts.
Committee to Distribute RepOrtS-Revs A. II.
Mead, B. W. Adams and J. s. Haw.
on Puoltc Uorshfp-Revs. W. ". Burdlsil and J.
on HemotYs--Revs. G. A. Hubbell, J. Simmons
The .sbaru OF the Conference was fixed ana the
time Gifts sessions from nine A. NJ. to twelve NJ.
settled
On the appointment of the Publication OF the Min
utes Commitiee and the expenses connected there
with Dr. Kettell gave uttcrahce to whispers that
in iermer years had made money out or the adyer-
tisements Inserted in the minutes, and he desired
an auditing committee to look after the finances OF
DR.. Woodruff hoped such committee would be
appointed and that It Womb examine his accounts
he believed, II paid, would swamp them. Rev. @.
L. Taylor said he had given many weeks OF his time
to the publication OF the minutes and had spent
great deal OF money, and ne now, In view of the
remarks made absolutely declined to serve on this
SpaMn Rev. Tbbais oerea 10 publish them
grattu0usly without advertisements.
rev. N. Buckley, from the Committee on Rules
OF order, appointed year ago, read their report,
winch was simply the rules that governed tho Gen.
eral Conference. But after discussion the report
was rccommItted aud ordered to be presented In
Reys. ]. B. Merwiu, T. II. Burch and W. c. Hoyt
we're appointed to oil vacancies In the Board Of
on motion sfDr. Merwn another standing COM
on Ladies ami P.Istors' Uaton-Revs. W. c.
steele, A. $. Hunt W. II. wardoll, $. Y. Piatts and
q. ". Lyon.
Rev. ]. $. Willis took occasion OF this point 10
"hurl II back 10 the teeth OF any man. who ut.
tered the irnputation that he had pocketcd any OF
listing the minutes. The Conference had subscribed
about t225 to pay for $500 worth OF the minutes
a r no c t Hr sa naS
surplus made by the adveI tisements. brethren go
about whispering aud insnuatng. lie claimed
that this money was his own and the committccs,
and they had q right TO do what they pleased with
IL. lie had given his share to tho WORKOUT preach
ers.
Or. Kettell made further explanation and
apology for having said any thing at all on this sub
Iect. But as the whispers were around the floor OF
the Conference he thought IL best TO give them
ventilation.
The annual
EXHIBIT OF THE BOOK COMMITTEE,
showing the standing Of the Book Concern
IN New York and its repositories and dcpen-
denotes, was presented and ordered ON file.
II shows the sales at oil points during
the past year to be s742,0e3 Al the asscts,
Including real estate, &c.. are sos 80, and the
liabilities i0,0475 80. The bet profit, therefore, ID
s7all75 II. The receipts to the Episcopal fund for
the support OF the bishops from June to November
30 1872, amounted to but So, 243 6S, while the sums
paid out during this time amount to $2s556 ST. The
committee applaud the book agents Tor their inan-
cial ability In the management or the concern. The
c0uinttee also praise the German membership for
their support or the periodicals OF the Church IN
tnetr own language. Tic committee have author
lied the agents and after October 1879 to issue
new weekly sunday school paper There never
was time when, In the committee s opinion, there
was less to complain OF In the publishing depart
ment OF the church than at present.
The several committees announced their meet
ings some routine and dcsultory conversation was
INDUCED IN, after which the Conference adjourned
with the bcnediclion 10y Bishop James. DR.. Mit.
Chcll preached his scIni.ccntennial sermon In the
afra and r Sf.tAl In I'M otsfp