New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-09
TIE NEW.YORK CONFERENCE.

REPORTS OF PRESIDING ELDEKs-THE CHURCH Al
MIDDLETOwN IN MULTIPLICATION IN RE-
GARD TO THE DIVISION OF CHARGES - The
NEBRASKA SUFFERERS.
PouGnKEEPsIE, April s. - The New-fOrk
Annual Conference OF the Methodist Episcopal Church
resumed regular business session inter all LOCr
OF religions devotion a. M to-day, In the
Washington Church which Will remain tho head
quarters of the Conference during ts whole se,'oa-
Presiding Elder william Goss OF tue Elenyi!ie district
reported that the valuable church at MiddetoWn n T.
would have 10 Awe outside aid or DO SOFA uudcF lHe
hammer The c...reh eddie, IS new and cost 5000 IL
debt resting upon 1t Of 1850, and tnis the mem
b,rs ult5le to pay. al;hoagh tie cred
itors threaten TO forrclose their claims very soon
TIE 2 v NJ Marks. pastor Of the embarrI'sei church
made few ks confirming the report Ct his Pre-
sling Elders. Great sympathy WAS expressed 0J tue
meubers Of tho Conference the Mldetowa Church,
and W II. Ferris c. d. F0ss, J. MiieY. H. T. Edseway
L. H. X NJ, aud T. Lodge we're appointed committee
10 consider the means OF relevinZlt.
Tie Rev. 4. Il. Barber o, Greenfield in TIE l. lenve
District granted su2eraumerary reailoa WIFE
work.
Presiding Ell,rJ Y Bates OF TIE Ncwburgh District
reported the churches under lis Charge were pros
d. rous and had ulaio extraordinary missionary c"ec
tons that Of the Second EewbHreh Church having been
INC LARGEST II any outside of NcyiOrk CITY Tlr "
T. q. SAryr Of GartnertOwn was reported as n!VIn5
.one over" TO the Is ,ptiSts
n" Eny. D.: Rtlsl, Srcretiry OF the Freedmana AID
society then Introduced and made short ldure,s'
The Examination OF Gcorce " Pratt Jes-. Ackermin.
r. ~ NORTH, Charles sag'r. J. t. Gamb.H. e. H. Norm,
Il. brrt Kay, :. +. Gil!awaJ u"nrJ G. Misceu ana ~
siAh T,cy, WHO had been o2 trial for Two years wa.
tLen p-ncrded with, I'd they were admitted into iu
connection by Bisnop Acs, VINO delivered the charge
20 item. 49,, -, .,..
TIE rev Louis Gum. who w!iadrrw from The SIctho
I.t Fp,cnpql Church 10 1874, had ms parrhm"nt- re-
siOr 10 hm Its being uEde 10 appear 10 the Coh!ef
.l.r r.iat ne mad rjoned tie Church, nnd was rA.lh
,r.rhlI!c IN character. j. p H"rm1icc W. h Ferris
T. A. bet 4. Whe..tleY, I'd j. A ,Incnis were th"n
I'D
NJ "a q: the TOY COIi-eLce IN roL'tiJI 10 he Or"si
M rrs after which tDO 0lsDess session was adodi neu
unt 4. IL. tD-uurioW. - ,,.-..-
AZ $50 D. m. the NewYork Conference Minister
Il tu1t A,,ettnco SOriry I5h II, annual leclpS ind
WIS adj ireh.sd the Rv. D.. l.. ID. Haven. Preadeht
NJ ;hr syracuse Ur,yersity ard the v Pro les CT
,he Drew TheOlpZ!ral SemIldry TINS o0"lrJ was or
y,ulZed in 1sg3 aud Incorporated III lss2 LIS oJtct -
10 cruu ,ry relieve the widows aud or mans OF nrlu
bcrs - well 80 .0us superannuatei M III cF-
ana others III the discretion OF the Board OF
Managers.
Tnr ioilo wing OficerI were elected this afternoon:
President, z. y. Lewis; VicePrcsieni, d. Buck;
TT1astirer W o. IrUwIus; Recording 53cIctarV, j. r.
Irrmancc; CarltsV ouGing secfetarG, A H. FerslsOH
Managers A. NJ U. bon, Il. CGlichms1l, and H. H. Mead
AT 3 o. H. The L V. J. Lac preached in the Gar
nou-si d. NJ CnIrch, and thls evening the Rev Thomas
Lamont denveiOd the aLnua missionary seriboh DeiSie
the Conference.