New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-07
NEw-YoRK DAILY
METHODIST CONFERENCES.
OPENING OF THE SESSION Mt YoNKERs.
"a KIoUs COMMITTEES NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TO

OPENING OF THE SESSION Mt YONkERs.
VARIOUS COMMITTEES NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TO
IHE PRESENT sYsrEn OF TRANSVERSE.
The ninety-frst session OF the New-York
Con ereuce Of the METHODIST Episcopal Church vas De-
gun YESTERDAY mo ming In Central Methodist Epi,oo-
pa Church at Youkcrs n. Y. Bishop Thomas Bowman
presided There were $50 ministers present shop
Bowman made some remarks opening OF the Con
feten'e upon the growing want OF respect shown oy
congregations Mt the close OF public worship The Rev
Alexander MacIeau. pastor Of the church IN which the
Conference met. elected secretary and the Rev j.
W. Ackcrley, treasurer. The Rrv Valentine Buck. OF
westfed N j. moved the appointment OF one minister
from each district inquire into the religious condition
Of colored people within the bou DIS OF the Confer
and report a year hence The motion was adopted
a committee appointed. The Rev DR.. Fesris IN we'd
that Committee Pc yGamy and Divorce be sp-
pointed. There was debate his motion. and DR..
Ferris. d. ]. r. NJ wman and Dr. j. NJ King were
appointed NJ the comm ttee.
What member character zcd the matter Of smell
ing committees then tiken up. Last year a com
miitcc was appointed 20 investigate the manner In
which the accounts Of the Of the Conference
kept The repor; OF this comInittre was read by
the Rev. r. wheailey. the secretary. Tue committee
had been furnished every facility IN IT. invest cations
and satisfied that the accounts had been well kept
by the trustees they cOnld have been kept by ANY
other body OF men Ten Thousand dollars bad been
loaned the church In Morrsau!a The Rev DIR. Vi. ,.
Terry moved that the Morsana church be decided 10
tho New-York Church Extension aud Missionary Society.
The Rev. DR.. NJ DC. Crawford supported the motion,
arguing that VI tho church should be sold IL would prob
ably be devoted purposes There oOud b. no
better place for the MOrisaua church than prrsento
cation. $25 600 could replace his opinion
the money could DO raised to pay the debt There
we're three four Methodist church projects before the
Mothodi~ts of Hw.YOrK already. and that account
there would he little prospect OF raising money Tor The
charoh The motion adopted. and then the Rev. DIR
G. . Hare OF PUughkeepse. offered the following resolu
uOn
RhereGs The crowded condition oi this Conference IA
snch tina The adm. sion Of transferred rum otlcr
Con irrences Yithou cquu rNchnng" "orkS serious IN
Justice TO OWN members. aud lends 10 obsirnct te
Omission OF tapdb' young Den whom the Conference
Rcsoired That while no objection Is made {, an
go abl s,strm 81 Inbeers. This Coniernc. respect
iuly hut afnrSy requests thc preriding BisuOp I"
iutrposr hi- authority bar TO any transfer To iir
mbrshp, except tnu basis OF such "a ialtI OF eA
ch lEe.
The Rev. A. NJ. osbon to say that he subject WAS
to, mporaui pehen I've TO act up ~ az TN"
he sui of by cries 81 n, no." in different
p.rts OF til church TIC chairman a-kcd the decgiies
thet were ready for VOt" rS cKcailn severn
and when the g. solution tVrfNu, luiugN rdfIhu
there was cllppins 81 hands Bishop Bowman
vtd III sutr thtt herr were other cohslur
Gus 0uiside and when tin question wa pas 20 V"lr
misht IBts remark was also gfrrtrd Win
apprOb 'iun.
ine Rrv D. II Hamrabur- n. o. Taugere.. preached on
the ministry hr ernuUu srNsu lie s'id ifhi hhnN
srunfs fell on ears ~ cgntluu simply ~ nt
thoughts Of the himself Hrh dan n"i come VI
thr author ~ ~ TIE preacher iniudih
tun inIs II IN iifs due TO ia" tact tla a. NJ
tru h. The K, y. a. rnl r. ~ Kiugson. preached n
he