New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-29
MEETINGS or TWO CONFERENCES.

THE ANNUAL SESSIONS OF TIE NEw-YoRK AND
! NEw-YoRK FAST CONFERENCES N THIS CITY
AND BROOKLYN-PREPARIN FOR THE GENERAL
| CONFERENCE IN MAY.
There will gather on Wednesday In this city
AMI IN Brooklyn the two important assemblies OF the
| Methodist Episcopal Church known "a the New-York
and the New-York East Annual Conferences. The
bOnndares within which included the churches OF
this denomination determined by state lines or
geographical considerations. The New-Y0rk Confer
cucc does not include the churches IN either the entire
city or State OF that name but IN thar portion of this
city lying west OF the Bjwery and Thlrd-aye the west
ernhaf of Weschestcr County and the Counties Rock
! land, Orange, sullivan, Delaware, Ulster. Greene.
Columbia, Dutchcss and Putnam. 4 few churches in
the western part OF Orange County in the Newark
Conference. aud few In Duchcss County are in the
New York East Conference This latter Confer
eurc Includes the churches IN the remaia-
ing part OF this city and OF Westehes:er
County. in Brooklyn all the rest of Long
Island. and I'm that part OF Connecticut west OF the
Connecticut River. TIE New York Conference numbers
37i cur hes 2sS settled 139 local preachers
i3Gfs members. and owns properly for church pur-
,ses valued at S375t.05O. The amount raised annu-
ally for salaries and incidental expenses is Sl66s7S.
Tue Sew-I0rk East Conference contains $50 churches,
220 pastors ana 80 local preachers. 5O3 members ana
property SI.lSO2O0; $iS6.1i6 was ra scd last
year for the support OF ministers and churches
The of the Conferences usually last SIX days
that OF the NewYOrk Conference viii be held In the
Washington Square Church. Of which the Rev Dr. W. f.
Hatfield Is pastor. Bishop Wiley VIII probably preside
there TIC important WORK be considered IL the
selection OF delegates 10 the General Conference |
of the entire Methodist Church North, which |
Will hold its quadrennial in May of this |
year Cincinnati. The pro .OrtiOn OF delegates is
one 10 each forty members. The annual changes in |
the appointments OF ministers work for the coming
will be made by the Bisb Op. BY rule OF IN
Church allowing minister remain longer than |
three successive years in churcn about One-third
OF the pastors required 10 each year These
changes by means arbitrary, and far pos
siblc the Wishes Of bol pastor and people are con-
sdered arranging the plan, and especially the need
in particular places OF peculiar talents
The sessions OF the NewYorH East Conference viii be
held in the Summcrfeld CAurch at Washington and
in Brooky0. They will be presided
over by Bishop Bowman Except in the
matter OF changing cergymen important business is
likely to come before the Conference.
There ia much discussion among the ministers in both
Conferences IN regard 10 the approaching session OF the
iencral Conference. The most Important matrer 10
up Il the selection OF three Bishops succeed
nose who have died since 1876 The Church has in-
rcascd largely that the General Conference may |
ccdc that the Beard Of BshOps including twelve
with the vacancies to be hcd-shdl b. increa Sed TO
fteen Another matter of Importance 10 he CONSIDERED
the General Conference VIII be the selection OF an
ryan, which Is published by the Methodist Book Con. |
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