New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-06
METHODISTS IN CONSTELLATION.
THE NETWORK EAST CONFERENCE.

THE NETWORK EAST CONFERENCE.
The second days session of the New York
East Conference at the Cornell Memorial Church In Sew
entvsi.ths at near second-aye showed increased In
erest and larger attendance than on The hrst day Oh
the session.
The Conference was opened by Bishop wsrreo after
prayer meeting under the direction o. the Rev. H. NJ
Adams of Merden Conn. The reports from tue severa
districts were discussed. The Rev. DIR. T. H. Buren, OF
the New York District in his report sold there had oeeh
encouraging reyyals and conversions In all the Meth
odst churches OF New York, Brooklyn and the rural
charges. The average salary Of tire ministers OF tho
district was he sad ST. 200. which with the rental
added would make tho average $1,iOO. NO now
churches had built. but there had been numerous
improvements and one new parsonage Oh 64 churche'
one-haf were still in debt IL had reduced their debt ana
the Third Church Long Island City had paid Its DEBT
IN full None of the old debts had increased ana the
district in prosperous condition
The Rev. Dr. W. T. Hill said in his report the New
York East District that there had been 69S conversions
dining the year In this district there rs churches
and AZ parsohagcs the value of the church properly
81 O22 200 and the debt on 1t O59 eDs W .he
amount OF SD have been paid during me year. tn
Cornell Memorial Church has been bnlt AT q cose %
$4,000 and paid for half OF the cost being pad py o. -
Cornel and the Second Avenue Society mas hoarF
completed a new church IN One hundred anu . riHn
feminist ia all Sl25.l73 has been PAID IN Tue us',o.
for churches repairs and improvements curing 'no
The Rev Dr. Hubbell reported the completion of Trim,
New Haven, at n cost OF SIOOOO "a uoDI VI
SO 0OO remained It, and $1,000 mad been pai9 dnr
ing the year The raised d 5GT c@ Tbe wsseya
University he reported to DO In prosperous oon-
ditiOn =, o,..o,
were announced as withdrawing from the conference 70
enter tho Episcopal Church Tho Roy Marcus IL w ~
was admitted into full connection, and the Rev. W. W.
Giles, the Rev. William Hamilton ana the Key. nouort
s. Crawford were continued on trial A0ondto =.
mlssiona les In Mexico The Rev: Dr. kddeT secretary
OF tho Methodist Board OF Education tnat inaae
young and women desro'is OF 0DtaiIg @ ,
education, said that the board had disbursed uoe IaI
$4,000 The success OF the work was enoonragins,
men aud women paid back Handsomely the loan 'na'
made them. 49,. ,o
NAL anniversary OF Methodism that occurs nert year
resolution that he presented was adopted pro.nY or
the appointment OF committee to make partla re-
port to this conference OF the proper services w
the occasion should De opserved ne ney n account
To Conferences OF the work accomplished ny e BOOK
Concern aud especially Of ts In the publication
OF cheap literature Its profits he said were o inc yeh
S63 OOO OF this 800 900 had been paid on inc ucDI o
snperpnnuated ministers and SO 900 had been expended
for Improvements in the machinery OF the BOOK
profits OF tine business would then be directed as eno
Conference should provide. Mrs A Lowcry, secretary
OF tho Wonans Foreign Missionary Society, and Mra Il
Rust, OF Cincinnati secretary OF the Home Missionary
society, addressed the conference. ,,,
A meeting OF the Home Missionary society was nelu
al O'Clock In the church conducted by BshOp Harris
The Bishop introduced Mrs Rus as one OF inc organ
tiers tho home work she said that wo-thlfds OF the
territory OF the United states was missionary ground
The litcracy OF tho country, she said was increasing
Mira s. H. Dnnton Of South Carolina related her expert
encs Of years among the poor whites ana the backs
OF the South. 49,,
Tine evening was devoted 10 the Anniversary OF the
Frecmans Aid society and the eKercis5s were directed
by TIE Row W L. Phillips Addresses were made ~ the
Rev Dr. j. C. fiartz H. secretary OF the Freodmans AID
soiciy who described the work thai had been done by
the society In establishing schools and colleges Tor Tue
cplored people and the whites through tue south.
Thirty.hYe hundred churches have been built since
1864, TWENTY-FIVE colleges for the coored people ana
eighteen for the whites.