The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-07
NEW YORK EAST CONFERENCE.


Al the opening OF this Conference yesterday In First
Place Mstnodiss Episcopal Church, Brooklyn. the
Row J. l. Glider, completes atty ears elective
ministry In the Church in 1879. was requested 20
preach his before tno Confer.
epce as ils next annual session In New Haven. The
clerical oil tho FIRST and second classes
called and advanced to dcacons and Rev
Nelson l. Porter was received into fun connection,
aud Two OF his class associates. s. A. Sands aud X s.
Putnsy, we're continued trial another year. they
have travelled and preached for three years, but
failed 10 pass tho examination on their nrst years.
studies YET They notified that they would prob
ably be dropped next year unless thoy make
batter Efforts In this direction than they havc
IN the past Another ciassmatc, b. Il. Gerst,
having inisterod years also failed TO pass
examination In previous years, was dropped al hts
own request Marcus D. Buell., graduate OF the New
York University, wnsrc he took the vaiedictory
honors and graduate OF theological seminary, also
scale Of ten marks, reached only Clio before tho
examin committee OF the second year. Whine this
according to tho commttec's standard psssablc,
Conference thought Mr. Buell. shoula have passed
y better examination discussion therefore re-
suited on motion advance MIN 10 elders orders,
but his friends won the day. There was doubt OF
ito man q knowledge and ability, but his lack his
time was attributed 10 some local and temporary
cause. Dr. George H. Crooks, oil tho New YORK Con-
ference, was c'sd oy Ut. buckley as an example OF
and rpess scholars IN the denomination, and yet
he sought TO ertor sne Philadelphia Conference
he was put on year alter year because he could
pass a satisfactory examination, any came
very near beng lett altogether. Local preachers
wsre elected 10 deacons orders ms iolIows:--C ..
Dy KEENAN,, OF West Gosnep Kay. OF Bronxdale. and
l. Wheeler, OF Ncwtown, on mo New YORK Last dis
trict: H. f. Case, OF Bethany, on the New Haven dts
trict, and W. Bcale, OF horichcs, l., Brook
lyn distrscl W. H. McAilster JC Barnhardt and s. w.
Tocs, aeacons OF tbe nrst class, we're advanced 10
eloers ORDERS The former stood 81 and the laItcr.
81 In all their studies on examination by tho con-
mittce.
BISHOP POSTER on CHURCH pocrxrsKa
Before receiving MI Porter into Tall connection
asking min tho disciplinary questions winch refer
10 religious experiences anu nopes hts habits OF
study and OF work. his personal haUits touching tn
use Of tobacco, being In deDt, TO-, Bishop Foster
spoke the Conference very earnestly ming
responsibility In the creation OF ministers
for tho Church. There arc many men in
the ministry, no said, who ought not 10
be In IT, aud the annual conferences are responsible
Tor this Tne Bisnop described tho processes by
which young men are pushed along QUO step after
another by mistaken trends TO their injury ant
the iujury OF tho Church Of Cnris Thcse processes
arc familiar TO Metbodists The BIS hop referred 10
tho growing hauit among ministers TO speak
lightly about the doctrines OF the Church,
than winch he thought there ~ nvtLing more
where else There men IN inc Churcn mere VINO
talk about tho large margins Tor belief aud uoctrin
preschng, amt they take advantage OF those margins
10 hurt Bride oi CHRIST They rdicue the sacred
service OF ordination as " " boy s.
play ana trinca We have iacn upon q
time whom we ought 70 consider whether we
ought TO trinc over the dcau body oi our
Lord Jesus Cursst and his bride. The Methodist
Church pu,s no bonds on any mind, bus when man