New-York tribune., 1880-04-04
THE METHODIST CONTINGENCIES.

| DECIDED CLERICAL CONTRADICTIONS.
prpnpr App.pryrtY NOT APPROVED OF BY ALI
| MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ON fh''
ELDERS. ,.I
The morning session of the New YORK meUh -,
odist Episcopal Conference was held at the
hour Mt the Central Church yesterday Disn'p "" ,o
presiding After the usual devotional exercises anu
reading OF the minutes by the secretary, the heV' D
Ferris read series OF resolutions from the mf9ory "
the Committee on Presiding Elders, suegesuhH ' 'NS
ensuing General Conference be asKcd 10 reconiinoou
that the presiding elders be appointeu 10 pus'o,a p
vhenevcr practicable that such change iu the
d,o,,no sboud he made as would give TO the Annual
the right determine the NUMBER ana Doun
I 90 tI,o several districts within their limits; that
the General Conference be urged TO make the once vi
res,pp elder elective by the Annual Conference TINS
was signed by Dr. FerIis the Rev. Alexander McLean
and the Rev. /. N. Lewis. , o l., m
excited manner. - On This paper nc snid " Is wIltton
thr report which is alleged to be the final one OF tnS
Dr. Ferris-I deny 1t.
IA voice then heard from the reor OF Inc chuIcn
" VIII the DOctlrs keep coolP'J
DR. Crawford-And assert IT,
Bishop WIleyI have called for the committee to read
DE- CrGwford--Tt Ia not tie report OF the committed
Has tho committee seen that report
Dr. Ferris-Not all of them
DR.. Criwford-The committee h!s never read that re-
port. The one mold in my hand sad to bo the
hnal one.
Dr. Fcrrs-There was another meeting held the morn
Dr. Crawford-I was not there.
DR. Forrls-YOu were there.
Dr. CrawIOId-I was not there, and was never notl-
fed.
Dr Ferrs-T declare there was an announcement Of
another meeting.
Dr. Craw iord-And declare there When
asked Dr. Ferris II the meeting last evening was nnal
one, ne said, :. As you yon please" . -
Tne Rcv. Alex. Mclean We were unable to visit
Brother Kings and Brother CrawfOrd's lodgings by
convergencc aud combination OF circumstances to no.
tiy them.
Dr. Crawford intcrrup.ed-Ahi Ah There's where
We have H. . -,
Dr. McIean-I dsdaiD, ignore, and cast back with
utter dsain all insinuntlOns or underhand work. au-
nit there not an announcement OF the meeting
DIR. Iare-The conduct OF the brethren seems to me
very unseemy.
Dr. McIcan-Well who began it1
Dr Hnre--('an YOU not send the report back TO the
committee ! Crleg OF Yes yes" anu "GoOd, gO0d,
from various parts OF the church,
Dr. Lews-lhcrc wasi meeting this morning anu Dr.
Crawford WAS there.
DR.. CruwfOrd-Was 10 ann0uncedf
Dr. Lcwis-Hes.
Dr. CTnwford-Whe was therei
Dr. Lewis-I don't know.
Dr. CrawfOrd-Ah ahl
motion then made that the report should be re-
turned to the committee, and that Monday morning
should be appointed for meeting to discuss the sub
iect. This was Land on Tho table
The report OF the Methodist Missionary Society was
then read by the Rev. Robert Wheatley At 1880 the
bROt for the election delegates took place with tho
fo'iowing result Tho Rev. G. ID. Foss the Rev. j. p.
Newman, d. d. tho Rev. A. X. SandfOrd, the Rev. ~ H.
Terry the Rev. T. IL. Ferris, ID. d., and the Rev. H. b.
Hare, ID. ID. -,
Taere WAS no session held eicri IN the afternoon or
evening. The following persons were admlttc1 10 den-
cons orders: Thomas A. Keaney, Ueor<e y. Francis,
ThOmns q. Thompson, I. S. Ladd, Missionary TO Bull
glria, l. X. Baxter, William I. Wlnans and William Il.
Ooss.