The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-10
NEW YORK EAST CONFERENCE.

Soon alter the opening Of the New York East Con-
ference yesterday in First Place Methodist Episcopal
Church, Brooklyn the Rev. Joseph Pullman offered
series Of resolutions expressing the Conferences
opinion that the pastoral Limitation should DO
moved, bat That the ineraucy should DO maintained
by annual appointments, as Is done now Also that
the IL, 800 ministers the deuomina alton should have
nm influence upon the legislation OF the Church direct
and concurrent with the General Conference and that
aymen should be admitted TO partic.p patton in tho
proceedings OF annual conferences The Committee
on the state Of the Church took charge resolu
irons Tho committee IN The case OF Rev. George IL.
Anderson, OF Greeppoiut, l. l., reported that there
was foundation Tor the reports circulated against
him, and the case was therefore dismissed.
So much opposition had been developed against the
siitipg committee that their nnaing was reported
through the presiding elders In this way Revs. Z.
r. Mallory, L. W. ABBOTT and N. N O,mstcad were
ADDED 10 the supernumerary list; r. Codling George
w. Allen and II. ID. Latham to tho superann uated
Rev. J. A Roche, ). A. Dean and W. 7. Corbit
taken from tho supernuineraries and made effective
samuel Dunn. oil England, VINO Is a member OF ibis
Conference, cent an interesting letter which was
dercd 10 be printed Tor general distribution add Gu
closed check Tor ESQ., his annual offering
aud superannuated preachers. The supcrnumerary
preachers OF the Conferences number IL tho
ANIMATED Al. The Rev. seneca Rowland, who has Dccn
superannuatcd Tor The past years. and
mtteo ask or accept location. TINS hi refuse
to do. wberoupon the Conference got itself into a
strange muddie which occupied nearly the cntiro
afternoon sess,on, ana the case will up again
morning Tor mai action. When MIR. Howiand's name
called no was willing 10 that his
be passed IL fet TO be delicate case TO bring
before Conference and the large gathering OF
visitors. Hence AFTER various motions and attempts
TO get around the case committee OF inquiry was
appointed iolIows:--RevA q. ". KettsI. i. Smith,
H. Asten, W. W. Clarke and b. M. Adams Tnis COIN. :.
miltee retired immediately u tako testimony so as 70
be able TO report 10 tue conference this morning..
Reports on the women's foreign missionary work, on
seamen, freedmen, Bible, tracts, sunday school,
church extension, domestic missions aud other con-
Dectonal boards oil the Church and
adopted. Tho brst named has z, 1876 Auxiiartes and
last year raised S72 900 or the support OF schools
hospitals, orphanages and missionaries rho collec-
tons Of the Methodist Eplscopii Church for the
American Bible Society has fallen of $S4 900 la
1o7l 70 $24 900 In 1878. Rev. Lansing addressed
the Conference on the frecdmch'a aud DIR. Foss
on tho interests OF Wesleyan University.
In tho evening the Temperance brotherhood held a
meeting In the Conference Church. at winch Revs W.
Z Steele, W. II. Booze DR.. Buckley. and Mrs susan-
nah Evnns-Peck delivered addresses advocating pro.
hiDition and total abstinence and requesting the CO.
operation OF ministers and churches la the work