The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-27
MINISTER'S CONFERENCES.

ADJOURNMENT OF THE METHODIST MINISTERS
ToRAL vAcArIoNs-A RABBI WHO BELIEVES
IN CHRISTIANITY. BUT breaches JUDAISM.
The Methodist preachers held their last meeting and
the brethren made their speeches for the
yesterday and then voted themselves = vacation until
the second Monday in September Qlth)
Yesterday was kind OF free day, that President
Willis did not hold tho brethren strictly tho rules
Hence, before the order OF the day taken up Dr.
Rossvalley, q recent from Judaism 10 Chris
tianty, was introduced and addressed tho meeting
He converted tho city OF Washington where he
WAS practising as physician Presbyterian brother
was tho means Of leading him to Christ He i'm
mcrsed by Baptist brother but he found that there
was moro spiritual DIRE and warmth among the Metho-
dsts than in the other and he has united
with tho Fleet street Methodist Episcopal church,
Brooklyn. Rev W. C. Steel, pastor He felt so strong
q desire for tho conversion OF his brethren OF tho
Jewish faith that he North four months ago and
opened four special services for Israecs in this city
and brooklyn and the results have been remarkable
he hrst opened meetings At No 60 Second avenue,
where Brother Altman, Baptist minister and
also from Judaism. has helped him very greatly
The convert gave several instances OF remarkable
conversions
EVANGELICAL VS. UNCONVENTIONAL WORK
Mossrs. Lloyd, Porter Corbitt, Harrowcr, Dickinson
and others discussed the relative value union
gelistc work and dcuominatonal work. and they came
the conclusion that the latter the best Taking
Messrs. Moody and Sankey the best opponents or
the former Mr. Lloyd that The results SO far
his inquiry and observation could ascertain Them
not favorable 10 union efforts. He was able
70 trace than $50 Hippodromc converts who had
united with any church here. IL has been reported
that Dr. Tying, Jr, had received 800 into his church
from those meetings but Dr. Tying had told him (Mr.
Lloyd short time ago that he had received only
thrty who could bc traced ~ those meetings. ihis
aggregate Mr. Loyd considered very small result Tor
the expenditure Of $5U.UO0 aud weeks' time OF
~ 00O peupe concentrated thrcc services daily.
And yet this success dependent upon The one
man power D. l. Moody was the alpha and the omega
OF those meetings ne decided tor Mr.. sankcy what
hymns should be song and for others what Scrip
lures should be read or how long minister
might preach And he would tread Dr.
John Hairs toes quickly as any other mans II
he oyerstepped tho unit The success OF the Gospel
Tent services centres like manner around Dr. Tying
Jr, accounts Tor lew nights ago when
enty stood prayers and forty converted
Union Efforts are comparative failures. Mr. Corhtt
subsequently, styled them grand ecclesiastical farces
Mr.. Dickinson thought the converts OF
jelly fish without theological backbone anu therefore
Of small account 70 any church that they might Joln
Aud indeed they did not care 10 unite with demon
inaton, but preferred 10 oat around among all For
six months the churches OF the Ninth ward have had
services. with average attendance on Sunday
afternoon OF 0oO and the result he believed would not
thirty six Mr. Narrower agreed IN the
number Of CONVERTS but thought che average attend-
placed no high; that 800 would be right
When Mr. Lloyd applied TO Baptist brother minister
who had aoored IN those meetings, TO immerse u con-
who wished To JON Washington Square Methodist
Episcopal church that brother refused unless the
didate would submit TO examination before and
unlte with the Baptist Church. Hence Mr. Lloyd con-
cluded that union MAS only skin dcep-like beauty
and that when came 10 Inc pinch the Baptiss were
willing TO recognize the Acthodsts as Christian
church.
PORTER KNAPP
Dr. James Porter gave very humorous account Of
his pittug against the famous Jacob Knapp Every
time that Knapp went down 70 the Jordan the Doctor
also. he could so lar into II as Knapp And
when the weather became cold to 20 had the
Jordan turned his church, well Knapp had
his aud he hs Doctor) placed little tire under and
melted the and baptized his by immersion
An1 If he pastor to-day he wouldn't give any
Baptist advantage OF him Ia this particular He
referred with pleasure 70 DR.. u henry Miller Of
Greenpoins Baptist church, Who Is one OF his immersed
converts.
la Of the warm weather the Baptist Ministers
Conference spent their time discussing the best mode
Of spcuciug pastoral VACATIONS. paper Was read on
subject by~Rev. q. Y. Seran. aud the sentiment OF
the brethren was divided. But they will all know
more about 1t when they come together in she fall