New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-04-09
me METHODIST COYFEREycES.

ACuuN or THE SEW-YOEK BODY oN THE TEMPER
ANyU QUEsuON-THE NEW-YOGK EAST CONFER
TNCa DISCUSSING us BOUNDARY line
At the beginning of yesterdays session of
the ScwYork Methodist Episcopal Conference, the an
uoHn,,mcut was made that the Home FOR supeannuated
Ministers. given by Thomas II. sucblcy, was ready for
u-c. The -udaysrhUol Committee reported 1882
SalIay-cuools belonging to the Methodist Church IN
This country, haymga membership OF l5il O22 scholars
Ncwuurg was chosen the place for the next Confer
cucc By a unanimous vote, the legislation by which
tho word male " was stricken from the law iucorpor
atiug religious societies, was approved. The vote
elected vigorous applause from the Lady visitors In the
church.
The Committee on Temperance reported several resO-
tious which were adopted after two speeches In
thcIl favor by members Of the Conference. The main
points were az iOlluws That while the temperance
cause had not for years had promising AN outlook as
40 the present Time Efforts should not he relaxed; th&t
t was most cheering aud suspicious omen that prOmi-
ucut advocates ~ THIS cause recognized the essential I'M
por,aucc of combining the Gospel WIN Temperance work.
at id enforcement OF the present excise law and
the civil damage law would greatly relieve suffering
check vice, nhd lessen taxes, iHe conference also
pg4,rd motion recommending tho usc OF untermtnted
VINE 40 the communion service nut El4 ON Lhe IDe
resolution 10 the thcct tdl ministers oh"mu use tn,It
influence 20 bring Out strong temperance vote at tue
tnrI service. were hcll in the church In the otter
noon and were well attended Inc audience listened to
brief memoirs oi SIX members Of me Conference Who
had dlrd during the past year -FOUR u the hummer inc
E.v N,-srs j. H. EomCr, \. q, Ilcdstrou A. L. Culver.
Thomas Spaukr-hHd become SlptrauuuatCu pre-
,.uis 10 tlug DEATH While the Row. Messrs \. *. Bur
rnugb, aud William Hall had died IN the midst Ut their
lNhuI-.
THE NEW-YORR EAST BODY.
In tho NewYor East Conference, yesterday, the Rev.
Dr nm reported for the Ncw-lGayon District. About
600 persons hal prOfcssed conversion during the year
Forty uasor, had worked for very small salaries, and
the Rev William T. TOmpkinSOn had suffered great
harIsps IA consequence ~ bis temperance work li5
had received only rlj2 salary, not enough to pay the
.cxpeu,es OF the horse aud wagon which lac used
10 ride about his circuit The Rev. W. A. Muu-
SON had also suffered greatly aud was com
prllgd to ask for q supcrnunerdiy relation \ col
lection was taken for The benefit of W. IOmpknson,
w. A. Manson, OryIn T.. Lane and George ". Allen.
Or. Curry presented "a memorial adopted by the
Methodist ministers IT meeting IN TINS city, asking
thar the line UfdYlsOu between the Newly Ork ana the
NrW-Yurk last Conferences be- blutted out. The Rev
J. 4. Glider suggested that committee OF i've minis
trrs and i've laymcn be appointed To confer with SINH
Iar committee from the NcWGuIk Conference Oh TINS
subject Dr. Curry said that the division Of New-NOrk
into two Conferences by 1hrdayc was preiudical 10
tLc interests Of Mcodsm In this city, He opposed the
division when Il was first made IN $40 and had thought
ever since that It should be abrOgHcd After consider
able discussion the following committee was APP
pointed: an, . -. -.
Minsters-Dauicl Curry, j. l." Glider, q. W. Wood
ruT j. NJ Buckley, j. h. Mcrwin; Iaymcn-GeOrgo j.
Hamilton Samuel Booth, c. G.. HallOck, James H. Taft,
and Oliver HOyt.