New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-04-14
METHODIST PASTORi TIES.

NETWORK CONFERENCE APPOINTMENTS.
GRADUAL CHANGES IN THE METHODIST SYSTEM
TRANSFERS. OF MINISTERS IN THIS cIrY-rHE
LIST OF APPOINTMENTS.
The tinerant system of appointments IN the
Methodist Episcopal Church requires change III the.
pastorate every minister least once i'll three years
Formerly the limit years only, but severa years
ago by the action of the General Conference OF the
church a change was made and tire time during winch
a pascr could remain at single charge was lensIcho"
by year. The system is of long standing Out a'noh
many Of the radical ministers and members Oh INC
church It does not stand in high favor. IL is
claimcd that no sooner does pastor become
firmly established in one place, and tnofousnp
ac1uainted with his parishioners, than he
is compelled to remove, TO form now Ties ana acqua
ances which again TO be broken on when tnfee years
are completed Those who firmly beeVe III 'iie W"
order of things. established by the wisdom OF tue
fathers OF the church." hold that eiergymahs ueiu
ness Ia Increased by frequent changes OF his heu vi
labor: that an undesirable pastor Is In this way easily
gotten rid Of, and that Ivy this system the nseheSs Vi
an able man confined 10 any one spot III d"es "o
seem improbable, however, that few years may see
change in the Methodist poy in this respect ana 'i'a'
the itinerant Rys,em will be abolished
Formerly, too, the appointments were madc whoh' ny
the Dshors who consulted with the presiding elders 10
to the fitness and dcsirabty OF ministers TOT the charS
to which they 10 be sent. The bishops deoSioi'
however, wac final and from II there was 20 appeal III
this regard change has been going on for several years
Churches, especially those that are wealthy ana prom
incnt virtually select their own pastors cXtcnuihs III
yitations TO them as in other churches end arranging
the questions OF saary, dc. In such cases 'he oahoP
does little than TO ratify the arrangements hade
beforehand although under the rules of the chuFeh he
has the power make appointments without regard 10
the wishes Of any Occasionally pastors are loh'
who refuse to make engagements With any chufci pu'
prefer 10 await bishops disposition OF The matter
The amendments of the Ncw-Yori. Conference, which
were made Wednesday night, are given below. Inc
changes in this city numerous, but III many cases
ministers are changed from NewIorK church to
another and do not leave the city. Perhaps the most
important event was the appointment OF DR.. o. H. til
fany to ST. Paus Church, at FOurlaye. aud Twenty
sccond,st Dr. Tiffany from the Trinity Church ia
Chicago where he has been for two years ANA h ana
succeeds the Rev Dr. j. 4. NJ Chapman, who returns to
the ST. Johns Church in Bcdforlavc, brooklyn, when
he left three years agr, succeeding DIR. n. W. Warren
who s 20 assume the pasoratc OF the Arc Street Church
in PHILADELPHIA Before going to ClINo. DR.. Tiffany
was in charge of tnc Metropolitan Church in Washington
of which rr. john. P; Newman is the present
Iasqr Dr. James NJ NIX, TnI ' b oc9n a. the the
pastor Of the Washington Square Cnnrssh ii IN
fo,lrtl-st, from which tae Rev. william Lloyd, vino
has severed hls connection with the Methodist Church
the Madison AYeuut Reformed tLtlch III fiit!-
Cinrch nv the Rev j. f. Mctleland OF the Washington
street Church in Poughkeepsie The Rev q; H. GREGORY
and Is suc@ected by the Rev E. 8 Osbo,
who fer tn past fwo years as been tn prosdng eide
TcFty third street Chu!cn the Rev. w. H. MekIc, taxes
charge % the Lexington Ayenu" EdHici, ono"inS tN9
Rev. j. W. Se!ets. who goes t0 Fails Village. Dr NJ.
DC: Crawford Remains the e'ilinG Eiter % me New
n"rR p i lie HI - Pi , fanerpse dcrc,
-; ,ie I!i.,lyc district tic Rev. P r. H,wNan,st OF
White Plains becomes the Presiding Edcr, aud IN the
NewhurPh distinct tie same position Is Mica ~ inc lteV
j. T. IlcIinauca OF marlborough, wnO succeeds th Roy
H. I II.
Yhc appointments Of TIC Ncw,York Pousikeepsie,
aud Nr,,burs1 districts arr follows;
NEW logK DI.Hac 81 Irc Crawford I,rtsh,'ng lidcr,
N Escican was h, H J. NJ KIN %sary A.
MiTfitt Janc s. W W sever: Ceh'':i Cagci, & : lar
TsT'T EE Ess W + Hga II riq.' f Sarch
TTs q IL Cory Ah Gssf lI f"Glyli;a
{. H. C;r.t;o,y; >, Fory+oarihst., : J. fc.agsoq;
ncGslia"d I.eI.eixthst ialmcr, on lu.i.-l ia
eleventh g. g. H. Sha nI' N ~ o. MT Ky , ,S
Iich +. 10 ee M9rrisania, y " g Van GaaseA ire
= ' GGo ~ CIV -IarGnh apG FraniinirJ 4
jicrord -. Marss. l.. ". r. Peck; Crate aud sixty.
So; Kcrs' Frsl church F. Iiam,in Central Z. Tinker.
Tuos aIipe-O Jayand.
Wa i ia,altns, church, T. W Chadwick Memorial
R iTT3S:4 %sll} !, G r ttSG''
worth ran2!oyI77 .. II. Crooks.
EclsiCO and Ar unck-A. DAVIS.
Pleasant Nllc-l H. Kelley.
West Pleasant yi,r-J. G. WaShbuTn, Sup
Newcastle j. ". ACh,ry.
CiO;Ol Lake.. II. IOomiS
Cfu.nn ana D. sylie-C. n. Reynolds.
Bcd, Miual, Patent, AMI Chestnut Ridge, j. NJ BnrSar
katoi. all g.. Lewis.
peel igsst Church, H. f. Br,ins 81 Paus, C. W.
Mlarl.
PHt!dIn Nalley-r. Car
Shfjh Oaks-D. D. Gillespie.
Mount Xibn-E ASHTON.
Colleen. Bridge cross Riyer-E II. w. Barden.
LAKE MaaO,ac-M VI. n. Curtis.
PulGY't -tdiIun-A. H. Burroughs
De DE Los IUl. Preceding Elder.
ruug.cesir N.islu gti. It. & Il. North Cannon 81, w.
II. Ferris; Heading CEir', ". II. Evans.
Napungci's ialis-N. II. T4uulsOu.
EisGkill NilIge--F - Bishop
JUlUsyilie-i.S :. Lent.
Fistliil on thc- Hudson-A. Coon.
Newt lam5urgl-C.
MatteaWag-J.J j. Dean.
Cod SPRING.. ~ North.
PmuPst JWn-I;. NJ. Roberts.
HYDE Park :. J. Mct'ujcbe0n.
RIincbcCk-R Nlicatuy.
HILLSIDE and River .ide-l. G.. II. Adams.
Rod HOOk-G. W. Knapp.
Germantown and 1vOA-J Erich.
ludso FIR Church, a IL. Ferguson; St Jchn's, supplied
by W. r. Snyder.
stockport }. Alderman.
CiiycIack and piiluiOut-G. D. Townsend
West 4 agihaHiC and Glencoe MliIE-K. II. Trayi8
Union Corners, Jackson corners. AID West Galatnc.
GOIrc.