The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-18
NEW YORK DISTRICT CONFERENCE.
Second Days session-Addresses ON Bible
Study and Woman's Work I'm the
Church-Disc6ssion ON Temperance

Study and Woman's Work I'm the
Church-Discdssion ON Temperance
Adjournment.
The District Conference continued Its session
yesterday, in Jane street Methodist Episcopal
church. Rev. s. D. Brown, d. d., presiding. Rev.
q. c. Goss led the devotions and The examination
of character OF the ordained and unordained local
preachers was continued. No member Of the Con-
ference could tell with what church Rev. G. w.
Lord was connected, and he failed to respond to
this Conference, either personally or by letter.
Presiding Elder Brown was requested to see
Brother Lord and ascertain those facts. and re-
port the session OF this Conference. Brother
Buck was similarly situated. and on motion, the
consideration OF his case was laid over until next
Conference, that, IN the meantime, the necessary
inquiry might be made to ascertain his status.
DR.. J. II. VINCENT addressed the Conference on
the value OF the Bible In the Church. in the sunday
school, In the class and prayer meetings and In the
family. He gave illustrations Of the value OF Bible
study IN those several relations.
Mrs. ANNIE WHENEVER, OF Philadelphia ad-
dressed the Conference on the work Of the
LADIES AND PASTORS CHRISTIAN UNION
and the workers. She described some OF the DIFF
nculties experienced by the ladies in going to the
homes OF their wealthy sisters, and also OF the
umphs OF faith In many such cases. She showed
how the work OF the Ladies' Union did not at all
interfere with the pastors work. but it helped
them to 40 their work better. And II the Church
viii give the union trial OF twenty-five years Mrs.
Wittenmeyer has no doubt that Methodsm would
have much better showing IMAM it has to-day.
The Conference, at twenty minutes to one, ad-
journed until TWO p. M. M
AFTERNOON SESSION.
In the afternoon session Father Henry King, an
old gentleman seventy-nine years OF age, father
Of Dr. l. Il King, VINO was recommended by the
FOrtythird street Quarterly Conference was
granted a local preachers license.
The committee on the fonkers church reported,
recommending its pastor Rev. A. II. Ferguson, to
district. The church needs within the next six or
seven weeks 600 to save II from the sheriff's
hands. Drs. Ferguson, Brown and King were APP
pointed committee 10 raise funds for this pur-
pose. Brother Hamlin. pastor Of Jane street
case in that church next Sunday morning and
they would give him collection and subscription.
church to the Board OF Church Extension
report OF the Committee on Temperance, which
was laid over Tor DEBATE, was taken from the table
ana put on its passage. IL embodied the language
OF the discipline in resolutions. with this addition.
that it pledged the Conference to work and vote
once Oh s0"' - W. = ''''''''' '''- -
LITTLE WINE FOR HIS sToMAcn's SAKE.
Rev. C. Q. GOss took issue with the discipline
on the moral wrong of taxing little wine, brandy,
gin, &C., and gave little OF his experience In
taxing tsaspoonul o. clear GIN in hts own home,
or q glass OF wine with colOred family and
forth. HIS father, who was good man, never
went into the pulpit without previously taking a
who took o glass OF wine, or one, two or three
cups of strong coffee before standing mp TO preach,
and he believed that the use OF wine was not NOR
ally wrong 1t Is the misuse and the abuse OF 1t
| that Is wrong.
! DR.. L. Fl. KING was sorry that any ordained
| Christian minister should stand up here ana &C
| knowledge that he violated the discipline.
| Brother Goss-I would do it again under like
| circumstances. -
| DR.. WAKELRY took the chair temporarily and
| gave bit OF personal history of dining with
! Washington Irving, when he was offered wine and
refused, and received the honor and applause OF
his host therefor
Pastor HEDsrRoM spoke brieny ana pointedly
on the power and importance OF example, which
he believed to be Christian duty.
VETERAN DEMOCRAT ON RUM AND TOBACCO.
Colonel STONE, veteran Methodist, declared
that for fifty years In succession ne had voted
the democratic ticket, and yet ne never saw the
! time wnen ne would not have voted for these
| resolutions He thought that every Christian man
shoud vote for prohibition both OF whiskey and Of
4 tobacco.
Rev. C. c. Leigh, Drs. Foss wheatley, wakeley
! Messrs. Vail, GOss, Snrimpton ana others debated
was adopted. DIR. Foss offered supplementary
resolution, calling upon churches and Sunday
| schools to advance the temperance pledge.
| Adopted. Another resolution, offered by Brother
Humble, requesting physicians in their practice
not to prescribe alcohol. vs.
Colonel STONE remarked that alcohol Is the only
remedial agent for tobacco drunkenness, and he
was opposed to this resolution Other Brethren
also opposed its passage aud. for want OF time to
| discuss its therapeutic properties the resolution
/ was laid on the table,
! Brother Goss wanted a resolution adopted max.
ing the absence OF local preacher from the dis
and passage OF character, but the Conference did
| not receive 1t favOraby. The minutes were read
and the Conference adjourned, with a probability
| to meet in White Plains six months hence.