The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-16

Revs. w. McAllister and w. Wardell were ap-
pointed to audit Dr. Curry's account OF moneys re-
Dr. John A. Roche, who mas been thirty nine
years in the Methodist itlnerancy, but now, owing
to nervous prostration, he asked Tor supernume.
Rev. s. Cooling was made effective. and =. G.
Keller and joseph Henson were granted supernum-
Rev. G. T. Mallory thought every man who had
served as Church for term Of and mad
We have, as the presiding elders say.
SIX HOLES AND SEVEN PEGS
TO put in them. The Bishop replied that the
trouble was not too many pegs. but the pegs are
too big Tor the holes (Laughter.l
Ephraim Watt, LINDSAY Parker, George Filmer, F.
M. Hallock, James Robinson, Nelson Porter. The
name OF F. r. Jordan was presented, but on the
report OF the Examining Committee and the pre-.
siding elder, Was withdrawn. Recess.
Afternoon Session.
At half past two p. NJ the Conference reassem-
bled, and after devotional exercises and some rou-
b. Shepherd and John Saul Wilson were received
into the Conference on trial. DR.. R0DeIt Crook,
necti0n on his credentials, and the Conference ex-
pressed itsell-as per Discipline-satIshed with
his literary qualifications, Brother Wilson, one Of
the best looking men on the Conference moor,
created terrible sensation, not only among the
members OF the Conference, but with the ladies'
children ieightj were announced There was Clap.
ping OF hands and roar all over the house and In
the minds Of DR.; b. N. Adams Dr. J. W Beach, DR..
being hero because OF his family. He passed
good examination before the committee, and was
represented as an excellent preacher and a Cody
man, and with great unanlmity and applause he
was received.
the deficiency on the Rockville Centre church
suit was referred to the OLD committee to raise the
money, now only 500, Judge Reynolds having re-
nounced his counsel fees, which amounted to$10O
more. Brother W. Ross was granted super.
numerary relation.
ILLNESS OF DIR. CARLTON
DR.. Woodruff announced that Rev. Thomas Carl
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condition at his home In Elizabeth, N. j. The
minutes were read and approved, hymn 22l was
and the Bishop briefly addressed the Conference on
their appointments
ment OF its session, and said all the appointments
were not what he could wisn but they were the
best that could be done. The presiding elders
do what under the circumstances they deemed
best for the entire Conference and the Church. OF
the 1000 ministers in the Methodist Episcopal
ye. last year there were only two churches that
refused to take the pastor appointed TO them, and
not one minister refused to accept his appoint
ment. He thought this was noble record, and he
hoped It would be better and not worse this year.
It was proof that God Is with the Methodist Eps-
copal Church. and he believed these appointments
The following are the
CONFERENCE APPOINTMENTS
for Brooklyn and Long Island and the New York
district:-
,, NEW yo,. p.,mSry Msywn ESsv y0St
Barnhardt Alanson, G. H. Harris; Allen street, w. D.
THOMPSON; wlllet street saunders; Second street.
tyseventh street. w. H. wardeil Seventeenth street. w.
2. Bsoe; Thirty seventh street. Meredith; Beek!nan
New York City Mission, TomPklns street Robert Roden
Seventy sixth street, s. Haugh; South Harlem r. H.
Glider North New YORK Mission, Hall Poundridge
ingridge H. still stamford Waterside and sprngdale,
Miami O. MilleI' e;reanwcb n r. Glover !: Round
Hin and siaawich = Watt; Portehss!sr. T. O. Osborn
neck, \. sIicer New Rochelle, A. D. Graves; Upper
Rochelle, supplied Mount Vernon, Y. Dicknson City
Island. A. D. Hebberd East Chester, supplied Bronx
dale and Ohnville, Perry Chandler; West Farms and