The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-04
METHODIST CONFERENCES.

SESSIONS IN THIS CITY AND ELsEwHERE-
PERTINENT QUESTIONS IN REGARD TO THE
DOGMA OF FUTURE PUSIsBNENr.
The sighty-sigbth annual session OF the New York
Conference OF The Methodist Episcopal Church Was
commenced yesterday morning in 81. Luke's Church,
West Forty first street. Bishop Andrews presiding.
The meeting opened with devotional exercises By
the Rev. ORA A. N. 0sbon and @. H. Ferguson. The
conierenos chose the Row. A Mclean secretary, and
elected the Rev. Dr. osbon 20 deliver the ssmi-cen-
Iennai sermon ut the Conference next year
Rev. DR.. NJ. u. Q. Crawford. Presiding Elder OF the
New York district, reported that the church debts OF
mis- district had decreased during the past year e.
iorts that had been made quarters TO intro
duce ri,uastic services had SUCCESS uly frus
trated he recommended change In the present
system OF church muse.
Rev. DR.. Delos Lu, Presiding Elder OF the Pough-
kospsie district, reported large reduction In church
debts IN that section
Rev. Dr. J. Gorse, OF the old Prattsville district
reported that the condition OF the churches IN his dis
trict very fourisn,ng.
Rev Dr. Goodman, president of the Methodist Eps.
copai Coiored Orphans Home, of LOUISIANA addressed
the meeting briefly In bohali Of that institution.
The morning SESSION then aaJournoa.
the AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session opened ut haltpnst two
O'Clock. Rev. DR.. Paul X brown then dsl,yer red ,he
anniversary sermon. In his preliminary remarks he
gave many incidents oil his career as an itinerant
preacher, ano then, quoting IRON Kings wiz 81.
rs I'm Xxi, Is, aud Psalm XVII. o. showed thai the
omnlpronence oi God Win the Churcn was It's power
It's strength and It's joy Without God nothing could
be done. There was too much talk nowadays oil
making the Church oil GOD attractive Tho
theological schools, 100, he sa:d were afraid
which were made by the holy Ghost; SO afraid of fol-
loving old paths that tnoy refused to walk the
steps oil Christ The real glory the Church was the
manifest presence OF God.
Ala quarter before eight r. NJ. the Conference re-
assembled and services were opened by prayers an
hymns, alter which the Rev. Dr. John Miiey, OF the
Drew theological seminary delivered the Conference
sormou choosing .Mora Deeas" as the subject OF his
discourse. Moral deeds, said he, Deus which would
be IN moral sense gooa bad, were~the products oil
mans highest acts Good deeds above All the
exploits OF heroes and the dcods usually called great
In tue world Ali moral deeds good bad, ali
inperisnaole and unchangeaDie. lhey forever
longcd TO INN who had com ed them, md In tne
judgment day tho bad deeds would be his accusers
the good hls defenders. II men haj true repentance
God would veli their bad deeds from sigh ana reward
tueir good ones.
After the sermon somc Of DR.. Goodman's coorcd
SINGERS euterlaned tue congregation Tor short sme
ana the services closed with tue usual invocation.
THE rkoGRAMME OF WORK.
The following Is the programme OF the sess on
7:45 7. NJ, inference sermon in st. Luxe's Methodist
Episcopal Charch, BY J Mey, d. D. alternate, J. Y.
Bates.
THURSDAY, April 4-9A. NJ, Conference session; 3
r. NJ, anniversary OF Minister'S Mutual Assistance
SOCIETY," addresses by l. IL. KING, D. ID. and A. NJ os-
born, ID. ID. As NJ, missionary sermon IN Free
TABERNACLE lhirtyourtn street, near Eighth avenue.
by J. VI. King, u. ID.
FRIDAY, April So A. NJ, Conference session; T..
H., anniversary Of the Women's Foreign Missionary
S)ciety, III ST. Luke's Methodist Episcopal Church
Z 40 r. NJ. Educational Society anniversary the
same church. addresses by q. H. Crooks, D. u. and Al.
5. Perry 7:45 T. NJ, churcn extension anniversary,
Eighteenth street Methodist Episcopal Church. near
ghtn avenue, addresses by q. q. McCabe ID. ID. ".
II. Ferris, ID. d. and \. N. North.
SATURDAY, April 60 A. NJ. Conference sess on.
SUNDAY, April To A. NJ. conference love. feast In
st. Lake's Methodist Episcopal Church; 10 80 A. NJ.
sermon. by Bishop L. q Andrews. ID. ID, followed by
ordination oil deacons; L. NJ. Freeumcu's Ala
Socieiy anniversary Forty third street Methodist
Episcopal Church, addresses by X. 5 Rust, ID. d.,
| ID. Il. Hannsbcrgh aud r. Gcrmond; 1880 =. NJ, at
Bedford Street Methodist Epscopa, Church. cornor OF
Morton street, sermon by NJ ). Terry followed by
dinations oil elders; 80 r. ~ missionary anniver-
saTy IN Thirelh street Methodist Episcopal Church,
near Eighth avenue addresses by o. IL. rinaDy, d. d.,
II. II. Burkins ana Il. l.. Dashiel d. D. 1:3O r. 81.
SUNDAY school Lex Dgton Avenue Moth
odst Episcopal Church, corner o FIFTY secUu street
addresses by IL. Vincent, d. d., J. q. Oakley ana
Server; $50 4. NJ, temperance society anniversary
III ST. LuAc'n Church, addresses by =. ID Foss, -. D.
| d. W. e. Van 1alsOeck anu e. c. McCaDe, d. ID.
MONDAY, Aprii S--Niue A. ~, olieronce session
4 7.I5 4. M, lecture Ny j. y. Sewman, u. d., IN ~
Luke's Methodist Episcopal church; 7:45P NJ, New
YORK Educational Society anniversary IA Washngto
square Methodist Episcopal Church, addresses ny J
\. Hurst, ID. d., Z. ID. Foss, d. ID i, and j. N. King
| ID.
/ rue committee OF arrangements consists OF NJ D. c
| Crawford, h. s. Osbon, w. +. Abbott W. II. Mckis
and ). ). Ferguson.