New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-05
METHODISTS IN COUNCIL.

ADDRESS OF HE DlsHOPS-COMMEMoRATIoN OF
THE CENTENNIAL or METHODIsM-THE ELEC-
TONS TO TAKE PLACE ON THE l2rH-APPoINT-
MENT OF COMMITTEES.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l
CINoINNATI, May 4.-The General Confer
cpcr nurr the transaction OF sOmo routine blS-
moss this morning, listened at 10 o'clock To
the address Of the Bishops which was reA"
by Bishop Simpson. The reading occupied one hour
After speukpg Of the responsible character of the work
which the Conference has pcrformthc address re- erred
e lie three bishops who have died since the meeting
Of iho last conference; namely Bishops Aihe~i James
and Haven. Condrnsed sketches were given OF each
and also OF Dr. Nelson. OF tho NeW-l"rk
I,ook Concern DIR. Dashie Of the Missionary Society
aud seven ministers aud three layman. VINO were mem
,,r4 of the last Conference, but have since died.
An account wus then given OF the Episcopal work dur
~, the quadrcnum. An the conferences hoth III the
Emitted states nnd the foreign field have been VlsitH
swedish conferences have been or.an|od III
ulIuol, ana Minnesota and others III different parts o.
Tho vest II Was recommended that the Rocky Mountain
D.trct be administered "a foreign field. Refer
cuce WAS much to the work OF tho Commit
tees on Hymn Book, on ecumencal council
Of HIcthOdisIn, on fracrml relations, on lay
delegation, on the annual conference anu
nm ccclcslsloal CODE all OF which have performed I'M
porant work since the adournmeht OIL the last CONFER
euce.
Then followed the statistics Of the quadrcnum'
which showed that III preachers ana lo'oOo
members have been added TO tho denomina-
font that 5I2 preachers and 79,1OO members
have died. that there are 10000 churches IN the
Unilfd Sucs, with properly valued at SSOOOo,ooo ana
total debt OF S7,OoO,OOO. aud that So1'ooo
Of tho Book Concern debt has D'ch
nlid and S3,Al5,OO0 worth OF literature puDllshed'
The address deprecated tho mortgagmg ofchurcA prop
CRY for current expenses, rccommrndcd tho
catechizing OF the young, referred 10
the succcss of tho Freedmcn Aid society and recon-
menIed the adoptiyn OF for tho education o
the moor bea OF the south II declared the m0riEngnR
nj nm educational institution for current expenses
Glgrunt violation OF trust; reported tho non
| adoption by the annual conferences OF Tue
| uroposed change In the second restrictive rue
20 as TO allow change In the ratio OF representation IL
the General Conference aud also that tho change OF t"e
third restriction rule OsI IN the annual conferences
| AT the conclusion OF the rrninS Of the nc =
dress the C0nfrrcrcO Odd red thIt Do 9f'1the ca
| In all the dCuGunatlOuGl pcrlOmcas' anu uiht
= 600 copcs hr published In panphlet
foTm the deprecaOn of any departure from the
If the churc!i was received with APPLAUSE ana hHviuSu
The frst prn TINT bias been given OF Tue crlihk Oh th
Conference IN regard To certain SOME Wnnt va
changes IN have be- proposed the ntrehoe Is tnni
III decentralization OF the Bishops In this regard VIII
The Rev Dr. wa,ao7, OK this city, offered the FOIL "
| !ug, v adj ptCd:
Rssyrtd That committee Of mhlster and ono ayLAi
from Zach eueral Conference District DO appointed 70 rpO
10 t6S plan for tho appropriate COMMUNICATION