The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-04

elders that they have come OF late years 20 elect
their men, ana tneir choice Is simply confirmed
~ tue bishops. lt happens, however, OCCASION
ally that the Bishop OF Conference may have
little greater liking for one man than another,
ana no exercises his Independent right Of APP
poinIlng another man beside the one chosen Dy
the ministers TO any particular district. This
right vs. not very often exercised. Bat IL has been
done often enough 10 draw 1ortn the criticisms OF
the oenomlnatonal press and Of ministers on the
fav0rliism OF bishops, and the next General Con-
terence will probably be ASKED to legisate Tor The
election IN open conference OF the presiding elders,
as well 0f members into iull connection ana on
trial. IL would seem 10 oe only Just tnat the min
listers VINO are 10 be governed BY them should
bishops, wela as OF their bishops; and, as the
latter are openly elected by ballot IN General Con-
ference there y no valid objection against elect
ing tue subordinate officers OF
DISTRICTS N THE ANNUAL CONFERENCES.
The two candidates most lav9raDlY named for
the presiding eldership Of the Poughkeepsie dis
trct provided DR.. Crawford snail be transferred
ana DR.. l.. H. King. The former lett that district
as elder three years ago and as pastor TWO years
ago, 70 accept me charSe q the Lex
in THIS city, which nc now holds, and the
latter has reen pastor OF the Free Tabernacle
Methodist Episcopal church, IA West lmrty-tourtn
street, Tor tie past year. DR.. WaEeey has devoted
great deal OF hts ministerial lie to the presiding
edersnip and Dr. King very little. u any. Dr.
Wakeey Is hardly eligible IOl appointment TO the
same district, but Dr. King L. IL might, however.
be arranged very easily TO give Or. Wakeley
another district, as there are SIX in the CONFER
ence and at least Two others Will be vacated oY
the present incumDent next weeS. At ali events
IL is believed that these Two pasorates Will be lett
open by the clergymen named a the next Confer
ence. The Rev. K. NJ. Stratton. ID. d. Will, In sueh
event probably return TO the pulpit Of the Lex
inRron avenue Methodist Episcopal church
Il IS hard known s yet Vino DIR
will be. His health has Deen very poor during
the past year. and Il he does not get the presiding
eldersnip ne Will probably take a supernumerary
relation ior a year to rest ana recruit. Inc Rev.
William Lloyd, OF Pou9hkeepse VIII succeed Mr. .
Abbott at Washington square Methodist Episcopal
church. Mr.. Lloyd is Wesnman, and one OF the
most thoughtful and promising young men Ia the
natural ieryor AND eloquence OF the CeItic race,
and great things are anticipated from mis- ministry
In this charge Mr. ABBOTT Will succeed MI.
McOleand as pastor OF st. Lukes Methodist Epis-
copal church. THIS church II last dying
DOUBLE DISEASE OF WEALTH AND REsrEcTABuIrY
preylng upon its spiritual energies aud II IT 10 TO
IN anything excep inc name 1t VIII require all
| the vital force and pulpit power OF ITS incoming
pastor, and as he IS worker as wen a. =
/ preacher success may oe predicted from ne start.
| his predecessor mas not enjoyed very vigorous
health lately, and has not, theI efore, been so sue
cesSiui as he might Otherwise have been. The
Rev. Mr.. Bishop VIII leave fhrteLh street church,
and hall q dozen or more snort pastorates IN the
! city VIII be reported at the next session OF the
/ New York Conference. pastor can leave a
| charge at the emo OF one or OF two years, but he
must leave at the end oil three.
In the New York East Conference the changes
and rem yals will PROBABLY be much greater than
in It's sister conference, and very mucn more nu-
| merOuS than fney were last year, All the presl-
| ding edershlps nave another year TO run, and I'M
less they desire 10 change or the Bishop presiding
/
! the present lncumOenS viii mold on Tor one year
more Quite a number OF Brooklyn and New York
cast side ministers nill, however, exchange pul-
! pits az the approaching Conference. seventeenth
street, Second avenue and Forsyth street churches
| IN TINS city viii exchange pastors by The exptra-
! ton OF the disciplinary term by the present
lncumDents. IN brooklyn, Washington street.
Johnson street, Pacilc street and First
merneld, seventh avenue, Eighteenth street
(Which Rev, Mr.. simmons leaves TO go TO south
Third street church, WllldmsOur2), wesley church.
T0mpkIns avenue, South Third street North Fifth
street ana Greenpoint First cnurcnes win all be
vacated on similar condItlOn5-explrati0n OI time
The Rev. Mr.. Buckley is booked Tor STANFORD,
whence he came three years ago 70 lead the sum
merneid church. The Rev. JUnn ). Wills viii
leave Stamford and come, probably, down 10 this
city or TO Brooklyn.
THE REV. A. IL. WYATT, OF wnKESBAERE Pa,
formerly pastor OF Washington square Methodist
Episcopal church, this city, Is tue rumored sue
cessUr OF MIR. Buckley. The Rev. Emory J. Haynes,
OF Hanson place church, Brooklyn, IL IS Deheved,
VIII exchange pupiJs with his successor at Fan
Brooklyn, may possibly return TO Canada, whence
he came. tie has doubtless concluded what
10 do by this time. Besiue THESE there are a lew
sDort pastorates TO be supplied at the next Con-
1erence-sucn, Tor instance, as Grand street
church. Brooklyn, +. d., vacated by the Rev. r. O..
utney, VINO goes to Eighteenth street. II ap-
pointed; Greenp0fnt Tabernacle, Greene avenue,
Brooklyn, and kiatDusn churches. The Rev. Mr..
Kelsey, OF the latter, whose nealth has been very
feeble for the past year, and whose long lie and
minlsse labors should entltle hlm 90 rest,
Will PROBABLY take suDerannuated relation at
Conference. lie has been greatly helped during
tue winter just closed bv Mr.. julius Nelson, OF
De Kalb avenue Methodist Episcopal church, VINO,
with dozen other young meu, Will apply or ad-
misslon on trial 10 the next Conference. sixty
odd persons have been converted 10 FlatDusn
church through Mr.. Nelson's ILLUSTRATIONS. These
are a few OF the pastoral changes mat may be
expected next week.