The New York herald., 1878-03-25

man and nothing more. This Is undoubtedly the New
Testament view OF all ministers. There rs no such
olice as ordination III the sense Ia winch u is nov un
dersood aud no such order AS the modern ministry
recognized In that book. But Mcthodism has under
gone some significant changes since Its highest court
besltated 10 accept the resignation of bishop under
the belief that the man aud the offce could not be
separated. II the Church shall fail in with the
theory by and by 1t may be bad for bishops and doc
NEW YORK cosFxaEScE CHANGES.
The New York Conference Will meet indicated In
ST. Lukc's Methodist Episcopal Church, on Wedncs-
day, April 3-a week from next Wednesday. Bishop
Andrews Will preside and the following changes viii
be made at the close OF the Tho Rev. W. r.
Abbott. pastor oil st. Luke's, will go 10 rhrtieth
Street Church, and will be followed in his present
Kingston (N. " Conference; Rev. A. SERVER, OF
Coeymans, N. " is expected at Jane Stree, Church,
go | uo in the the country % The Rev John E ssrss, now
Of Newark Conference, booked for the Free Taber
%aoso or wSnrs Ers onI goes
SANFORD comes from Kingston n. r., 10 Forty-iourth
street Church, this eliy, ynd DR.. L. b. King leaves
markabs success Tor the past tnree years In the ad
dItion OF nearly 1000 converts to the churchhe goes
20 the First Church. Yonksrs, Of which Rev T. Ham
lin Is the present pastor. Mr.. Hamn Will follow Dr.
King al NewDurg Rev. 5. !. Ferguson, Of Forty
fourth Street Church. ls expecting country appoint
OF katonah expects to be sent TO the Third Meth0,
dist Episcopal Church, Poushkeeps,e DR.: j. r. New
man, now OF the Metropolitan Church, Washington,
D. C., 1t is said, Will DC transferred TO the Central
Church oil this city. whose present pastor, Rev. g.
lxton Tor year TO recuperate his health, which has
not been good Tor twelve months past The Rev J.
W. Ackeriy, now oi New Castle will DO sent to Ellen
vIlle N. Y. Rev. J. A. Edmonds will leave his pres.
ent pastorate OF Asbury Church, IN this city; Rev.
George 5 Hare Will g,vs up T,ini,y Church Ne~3urS;
Gillespie, Shrub Oaks, n. Y. Rev. Robert Kerr will
vacate his place in North Newburg and Rev. q. W.
Knapp at Red Hook, N. Y. Rev. 4. W. 5. Peck has
finished his term with ST. Marks (coored) Church of
this CITY, and as It Is the only coored Methodist Epis-
copal church In the Conference ne Will prooably 30
transferred 10 some other Conference TO make room
for u new man. Rev. George H. Corey, OF Thirteth
street, has not yet been assigned but he will be. OF
NEW YORK EAST coxFERxxcE CHANGES
Among the changes that are TO take place in the
New York East Conference the following noticed:-
Rev. T. q. Putnoy goes from Carroll Park 10 Second
Street Churcn, New York. Rev. George E. Reed VII
Buckley, OF stamford. Conn. Mr. Buckley has alter
mated between Stamford and Brooklyn tor the last
twelve yearsever since he entered the Conference.
He has gwen halt this time to one church in each
place, so that the itinerncy has not seriously affected
him. And there are other members oil The Confer
enCe In equally favorable conditions Dr. B. NJ. Ad-
ans Will leave the Central Church, Brooklyn 4. d.,
and be succeeded 0y Rev H. Burch Second avenue.
DR.. Adams Will go 10 the First Church, New Haven,
Conn., Rev. ID. A. Goodsell will 20 from Washing gton
Street Church to New York Avenue Church, and Rev.
j. s Wills, OF seventh street. New York, is, however
talked Of for the same pulpit IN Pacific
Street Church Rev. Charles Backman viii come
from Great Neck, L. l., TO Embury Church, Brooklyn,
and the present pastor of the latter will go to Hemp
stead, L. l., one OF the Peasan.sst appointments in
street, will probably exchange places with Rev. Hcnry
Aston, Of PurKville, l.. l. Rev. ID. O. Ferris will be
succeeded IN Beeman Hill Church by Rev William p.
Corbit now Of Jersey City, who has somewhat rregu-
larry for nearly three years been 1lling appoint
ment In one conference whlo holding membership in
another. Rev. w. w. Clarke will leave Twenty.
seventh street. Rev. W. II. Boole Is likely to succeed
Rev. j. s. Willis in the Seventh Street Methodist
Episcopal Church, New York. Greenpont Taber-
nace, whose pulpit, owing TO malaral fever,
oy Rov. ". H. smonson, OF Norwaik.
DR.. l. s. Weed, OF New haven, Will come TO the
North New York Church. Rev CnarIes E. Harris
Will Greene Avenue Church another year. though
until lew days ago IT was believed he
would retire Rev. John L. Glider has flied
his term at York Street Church, Brooklyn Thirty
years ago Mr. Glider was pastor Of this church when
he was younger man and the church was much
stronger than to-day. He IL tho oldest effective
minister In tho Now York East Conference II he
continues the harness until 1879 he will have
pIeted half century OF ministerial life and labor, and
year hence will preach his Semi csntennial sermon
before conference Rev. L. W. Holmes will leave
Cypress Hills, L. L. and Rev. Nathan Huboell Will say
adieu TO Forsyth Street Church, New York. Rev. J.
Nelson will retire from Shcepsncnd Bay, l.. l.
Rev. W. II. Wardoll will leave Rye, N. Y, and
probably succeed Rev. W. w. Clarke in Twenty.
seventh Street Church, New York. Mr.. Wardell
served this church very acceptaby once before and
retired from It's pastoratc three years ago. Mr..
Clarke goes to South Norwslk, Conn. There may DO
other changes mace on the Conference floor, which
not known now. This ensuing session is the
thirtieih OF the New York East Conference, nine OF
VIII ich havo been held In Brooklyn anu i've In New
York, and the rest in Connecticut. The custom OF
the Con ference Is to alternate between those TWO
cities and the towns OF Connecticut and
year IN Hartford SO II will meet this year In Brook
yn. Tho New York Conference also aternates be.
tween city and country, ana held It's session
at Kingston II will hold this year IN this city It's
eighty eighth annual meeting.