The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-09
NEW YORK EAST CONFERENCE.
Sixth Days ProceedingEThe Conference Doors
Shut in an Old Brothers Face Preachers Ad-
mitted on Trial-The Conference to Meet
in Brooklyn Next Year-An Old Mans
Last Days Made Cheerful and
MISREPRESENTATION Of Reports

| The devotons OF the Conference yesterday were
LED by Rev. J. S. Inskip. Rev. Brother Pilklngton
OF the Wyoming Conference, was received by trans
| fer. The committee the Beulah Mission, on
| Long Island reported i'm favor OF continuing that
mission and the appropriations thereto.
| The Conference Missionary Committee reported
that the General Missionary Committee had APP
propriated 49, 900 for domestic missions within the
bounds Of the New York East Conference, which
the Conference Committee had distributed as ol-
lows:-To the New York district, $780, South
Long Island district, s725; North Long Island dis
trct, S725; Bridgeport district, S605; New Haven
| district, S625.
! Rev. N. Orchard was granted a superannuated
relation. He took suddenly i'll in Conference lew
days ago and was removed to his home, where lie
Is now threatened with paralysis.
Brother HENsEN, who has been for twenty
months chaplain at AspinwaIl, G. A., addressed the
Conference in his own behalf. He finds
THE DOORS OF THE CONFERENCE SHUT IN HIS FACE.
He is ready for work, but neither his own pre-
siding elder nor any other has place for him. He
asked nothing but place to live and do good. He
has served the Church for thirty-fve years. and
never had a charge that he did not leave in better
condition financially and spiritually than it was in
when he entered it. When he began his ministry
he gave up 500 month to receive $3.50 year,
and for the first five years hired and furnished his
own house, and for fourteen years his salary did
not aggregate $4,000. But now he found
himself in an embarrassing condition. He
had always treated his presiding elders
and his brethren gentlemen, but he had
not on the one hand fawned on them, nor spoken
reproachfully about them on the other, and he
thought that a screw must be loose somewhere
when he finds every place closed against him. He
was ready for any action Of the Conference II his
brethren decided that he was unfit to preach then
let them locate or superannuate him. But he
would not yield his manhood and his independence
to any man.
The districts were called again, and the charac-
ter OF the preachers pronounced bameess. The
New York district has had an addition of 500 pro-
bationers and two churches and two parsonages
have been built, are under way. The thanks OF
the Conference were voted to Mr.. G. L. Spinney
for his splendid donation OF church at Great
Neck, L. l.
When the question, "Where and when shall our
next Conference be held ?" was called up, it was
found that the Conference had not single invita-
ton from any charge within its Jurisdiction. This
was considered
A REMARKABLE OMISSION,
and the presiding elders were constituted acommit-
to settle for the holding of the next Conference
At q later period OF the session this action was re-
considered and, on motion of Rev. II. MEREDITH,
late pastor of Simpson Methodist Episcopal church,
Brooklyn, the invitation Of majority or the Oicia
Board OF that church, whom he had just seen. was
accepted.
Rev. j. c. Thomas, on account of poor health
was granted supernumerary relation for year.
When the question OF admitting candidates on
trial was called the Conference decided that the
presiding elders should lay all their applications
| the table, with such information regarding the
several applicants as they had. and the Confer
| ence would make It's own selection. Nineteen
names were presented but up TO the hour of clos
ing the morning session only one the first on the
BAD EFFECTS OF CHURCH NEGOTIATIONS AND TRANS
| FERs.
A question was raised as to the propriety of adj
hitting the entire number, provided the Bishop
could find places in any part OF the country Tor
sue could mot be supplied p within the bounds
there are more preachers to be appointed
! at this session than there are places for them.
put on trial in places which could not be filed by
old men with families But he thought the time
had come when there must be a lOOsening in this
matter, and they must have more elbow room. If
! they had couple more charges at the head OF the
married man with a family, then the Conference
could easily accommodate twenty more men at the
other end Of the list but as It is we are all embar-
rassed said the Bishop. He made these remarks
not to bear upon any man, but to show the con-
dition Of the work. He has four southern Con-
ferences In his jurisdiction, but no charge to
which he could send man now. The Southern
Conferences had the same rights as any others
| to say who ana what kind OF men should compose
! their members, and ne did not approve OF churches
negotiating to bring men from other Conferences
and thereby say who shall be members OF this Con-
ference. The Conference alone should be the Judge
OF It's own members, and this transfer business
must be eqlalized as far as possible. These re-
| marks together with others made by Drs. Wood
run and MITCHELL advocating the admission OF all
| the class, were applauded but Drs. Kettel and
thought that the Conference should admit only
such as could be set to work at once.
was therefore withdrawn for the present, and he
| VIII be continued in work by the Presiding Elder.
Geo. l Tayor buckley VIM e McAster and
l.. $. Weed, d. d. were elected triers OF appeals
aceording to the ballot taken yesterday:
The Committee on Temporal Economy reported
that they had receivedsl016 6. 6s, tobe distributed
among the Conference claimants. The report
amounts to the same persons last as year. They had
sl21 left which Was proposed to give to the
street, BROOKLYN, few weeks ago. TO this sum
also was added generous collection taken up in
the Conference, amounting to over $500. The Con-
ference alter transacting some routine business,
took recess until nafpast p NJ.
Afternoon Session.
Bishop Foster presided Rev. J. W. Horne led
the devotions in the afternoon. The committee on
the loss OF Conference money by REV. a. ii. Mead,
through the suspension OF bank in which he had
deposited It, reported generating him from blame
Minutes were instructed to give proper credit to
the church and to insert an explanatory note
The Committee on the Newark Conference reso-
luton touching the New York preachers meeting
reported that they could not in the limited time
given bneI give tIe suDJcCt Tie COHSlueTdtlOH IL
demanded, and asked TO be discharged. Granted.
BY report OF its committee, also. the Conference
endorsed the Minard Home and Bishop James
action In connection Herewith. Sunday School
| Union report was presented and officers were
| elected-Rey. j. V. Saunders, President and lay
and clerical vice president from each district In
| the Conference.
| The Church Extension Committee presented
majority and minority report. The former re-
| ported the collections OF the Conference for this
interest during the year 1872 decrease OF $l,342
! from the amounts raised last year. The Confer
ence raised less than one-third OF the amount APP
| propriated by the Church Extension Society The
| report recommended that the amounts expended
In the South he given to the weak churches in the
| bounds OF the Conference The minority report
| was compromise and merely reiterated the re-
| commentator OF last year. calling the closer at
| tention Of The pastors TO this matter.
| On the motion to adopt the first report speech
i aiaaf ax4a4 In In nr lN4rI O. a4Airi