The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-10

church, on an average. every four miles in the
rural districts The character OF the several min
listers on the district as they we're called was
passed, and each one, as in every other case, an
nounced the amount OF his collection for mission
purposes Some, however, both yesterday and
the day before. protested against answer
ing this question s out ey mad no 5e aaer
important collections announced for this cause on
Wednesday and THURSDAY :-Brooklyn-sa
$3.50; Fleet street. $500; Nostrand avenue church,
$500; summerheld church, 81, 800; Simpson Church.
g 100; ST. JOINS, s2.672; south second street,
$500; Swedish Mission, $40; Eighteenth street
church. 1905; Seventh avenue church, Sl5o; john
son street; sils; Carroll Park church, 500; Cen
tral church, y. d., sl54 Birmingham. Conn., SOB;
waterbury, Conn.,, $500; DanDury, Conn. $685.
Washington Park church. Bridgeport, Conn.,, sa77 I;
Conn, $3.50; Middetown. CONN.,, $3.50; First
church, Hartford, $3.50; Merlden and Yalesville,
s4o0; Durham, SOL; south Park church. Hartford,
Sl0o; george street church, New Haven, Conn.,,
500; West Chapel street church, New haven, sl37.
JUSTIFICATION VS.. sANCTIFICATION.
Yond, w. h. Norris, G. r. Crooks Abel stevens, II.
r. Pease and j. ;. lnskip were granted supernu.
merary relations without work.
TINS business went along smoothly until Brother
Inskip's name was reached and his character
passed. ana his presiding elder asked that super
numerary relation be granted to him. DR.. Curry
objected, on the ground that Mr.. Inskp's relation
and his work is an abuse on Methodsm from
endorse any SUCH Wild system Of iunerancy.
Dr.. Woodruff spoke warmly and eoquentlv in de-
fence OF Brother lnsKip SO did Revs. Is. NJ Adams.
l.. ). Weed, W. Il. Boole. W. p. Corbitt Drs. Roche
and Scudder and others. Against him. however,
were Drs. Curry, Kettell BUCKLEY and other able
debaters MIR. Buckley thought Brother lnskip's
career for the last three years was monstrous
inconsistency Oh tile part OF the brother and OF the
Conference. He read from the Discipline, p. 295,
man who, because OF impaired health, cannot do
effective work. He then referred TO Mr.. Inskip's
work TO show that 1t was as effective as two-tnrdS
Of the Conference perform.
THE CONFERENCE FALsIFIEs ITSELF
by granting Brother lnsklp tbs relation, and he
that Of ''supernumerary.n His motion was laid on
the table.
Brother Mallory would be glad II fifty men took
this or some other relation that Is not effective
The elders say their districts are full. and there
are twenty-five applicants for admission.
DR.. kettel Thought II the i0ea was to keep Mr.
lnskip IN this relation (Which is not relation at
ally, 1t Is good reason whyl should not be
allowed. This Conference should not endorse him
in this way. II he (ketuelp rightly understood his
Brother Boole, Mr. lnsklp Is too insane to do eIIec
1--WE work in the pastoratc, but he is quite compe-
tent to travel around the country preaching TINS
doctrine OF holiness, which ninetenths OF the mem
bers OF the Conference do not believe in or hold
as he holds IL.
DR.. Rocne argued that temporary disability might
continue over three or four years; that even q
sunstroke win expend It's force within few years,
so that Brother lnsklp's malady may he only tenn
porary and not permanent, as Mr.. Buckley argued.
Dr.. Scudder TOOK the ground that, having
granted IKE relation TO DrS. Cr0OkS and stevens
and others, the Conference should not stultlfy
itself by denying this relation to Brother lnsHip.
II it did he would move reconsideration Of the
vote oy which the others were granted super
numerary relation.
Dr.. Curry thought this was no joke. 1t was the
most important thing that could come before the
Conference Brother lnskip has been falsely
labelled for three years by TINS Conference, and we
ought not do this again, he said, with our eyes
open. There are men here and there throughout
this country asking Tor supernumerary relations
who are able to do effective work, but who cite
this case as a precedent Some men
TAKE THIS RELATION QUIETLY,
but this man goes out 70 do work which brings
HIM prominently before the American peopie-a
work which requires more Judgement, poise and
vital energy than two-thrds OF pastorates call
for. We take this brother out Of the hands OF the
bishops and endorse him and give hun work of
whicn our law Knows nothing. ANY man not a
travelling preacher is at liberty TO go wherever
nc pleases and dc the work OF God. Bnt IN the
very nature OF this case the brother is bearing one
relation and dong the work or another. There
are men III the Conference who want a relation,
but not the work that belongs to It,. And to grant
this Is In the nature OF a. fraud. This relation is
doing US harm. 1t Will do IT now and in all the
future.
to speak in his own defence. He had no request to
make, he said. II the Conference wanted 10 make
hun effective he would try TO keep up his end OF
the line. He was not aware that he was comprO-
missing Methodism. He has not done and Is not
doing anything without the authority Of the Church
by its BISHOPS annual Conferences He nrst
asked for this relation IN Baltimore al the sugges-
tion OF Bishop Ames whom he accompanied to
California, holding religious meetings on the way
wherever he was wanted TO do so. He admitted
that his work was irregular IN It's character but 1t
had received both the sanction and recognition OF
the Church authorities. His fighting days are over,
he said. There was a time wnen ne would have
been glad to fight such question as this and to be
IN minority OF one But he is not able to do that
now, whether from the arrangement OF
say. II his brethren wanted to discuss
nohns 10 sa the IS
to his special case, then lie wanted TO know why
and wherefore they don't like the work that he Is
doing II 1t be true that nne-tenths OF his brethren
don'r like him or his work ne repudated the whole
thing and they could not give him any relation
There is enough yet eie he said Of John S. lnskp
to denounce the Whole thing IRON beginning to end.
They might do with him what they pleased, but
his own opinion was that he should have super
numerary relation without WORK. He did not
want to be declared superannuatec, because he
expects TO return again to the effective ranks.
lie has mad better health the last year than at any
time since his brain was affected. He goes in his
work only where the people want him, and he was
glad 10 know that God Lad given him measure OF
success.
COMPROMISE OFFERED, BUT NOT ACCEPTED.
Dr.. Kettell, to bridge over the difficulty, offered
the following resoiu tom
Resolved That in fixing the relation of Brother In
skip 10 THIS no either o. approva!
his Church relation his implied.
The resolution was laid on the table; the main
question was ordered ana upon IL the yeas and
nays were taken. The brethren thereupon put
themselves on record as tavCriug Mr.. Insk1p and
his work by a vote OF l23 yeas TO 40 nays. Brother
Inskip is therefore authorized to travel ABOUT the
country another year with his big tent. preaching
sanctlhcatlon and leaving his brethren OF the
"enec,iver ranks TO spend their strength ana time
trying to lead the unconverted TO Christ
Brother Hail. a returned missionary from Kinki-
ang China; Drs. Wentworth, Rust. Hatfield (of
Philadephia). Love, Professor Johnson tof w s-
leyan University, and Brother Bowdish were
transferred from the Minnesota Conference. DR..
Warren was transferred from the Philadelphia
Conference. Brothers Knowles, or New Jersey,
and Gurus, OF Central New YORK Conference, were
introduced; also Mr.. Philips, the book agent.
The anniversary OF the Tract society was held at
three 2. NJ when Drs. Vincent and sheer delivered
addresses. The Freedmen's Aid Anniversary was
addressed in the evening by Drs. Buckley ana Hat
field.
THE COMPREHENSIVE