Daily Republican., 1884-05-14
rhe M. Z, Cosrsrsnes.

Nearly Iu0 WuOl0 VI Auobu6y So0
sion of the Methodist Conference was
passed in holding services In commemo.
ration Of the late Bishop Scott. Peck and
Haven, and Rev. Erasmus X. Fuller,
TOR many years editor of the Advocate,
and Rev. Georges. Woodruff, secretary
of the last General Conference. After
the reading Of the journal the order OF
business was suspended for the pur.
pose Off ceiving reports from several
Of the standing committees, which were
ordered to be printed. The committee on
Church work and Secretaries for sever
al Of the standing committees wore an
n0unced, when the order Of the day,
under q resolution adopted last week,
was taken up. The delegates who had
bsen appointed to conduct the services
were called to the platform, when the
Rev. DIR. Wimple read hymn, which
was sung, and prayer was offered by
Rev. A. 8. Hunt, of New York East.
Rev. j. B. Quigg, Of the Wilmington
Conference, then read q memoir of
Bishop Levi M. Scott, a senior Bishop
OF the church, who died near Odessa,
DelawHre,July 10, 1892, in the eightieth
year of his age. The sketch reviewed
the career of the eminent churchman,
rsciting his conversion to . religious
life, and the principal events which
characterized 1t during the fifty.six
years Of his ministry, and the thirty
years during which he filed the Epis-
copal office. Rev. Chancellor Simms, of
Contra! New York, read the memoir of
Bishop Jesse M. Peck, whose ca.
reor was sketched as q man, a
Christian, minister, bishop, and an
author Of church works. The reverend
meIporialist used glowing terms in
speaking OF the high personal character
Of the deceased, and his modest, retiring
demeanor, so strongly contrasted with
bis wonderful administrative qualities.
The memoir of Bishop Haven was given
by Rev. DIR. Buckley, of the New York
East delegation, who spoke warmly OF
the worth and work of the Bishop, and
of his sad death after 90 brief an Occu-
pancy Of the Episcopal Office. Rev. J.
j. Marker, Of Colston Conference, read
a memoir of Erasmus X. Fuller, d. D.,
and Rev. b. M. Adams, Of New York
East, delivered eulogium upon Rev.
George s. Woodruff A fter these tributes,
the Conference was briefly addressed by
Rev. DIR. Curry, upon the conclusion of
whose remarks an adjournment took
place.
A large meeting was hold last even.
ing at the Academy of music in the
interest of church extension, under the
auspices of the Methodist Society, or
ganized for that purpose. Every seat
and standing place in the Academy WAS
occupied. Bishop Harris presided. DIR.
Reed, the missionary secretary, opened |
the exercises with prayer, after which
o hymn was sung. Addresses were |
made by DR.. Kynett, Bishop Foster, DR..
Buckley and General Fiske Bishop
Foster spoke Of the church as the great |
civilizer, reformer and protector of lib.
erty. He said that President Lincoln |
had given great credit to the church,
and particularly the Methodist Episco-
pal church, for their assistance in the 1
cause.
General Fiske devoted his rem arks
to the work Of the society for the exten.
sion Of the church. During the last
eighteen years 1t had disbursed over
81, 324 900. About 1850 churches, re-.
T,00O,000, had been aided
by grants and loans. Chaplain G. G.
McCabe also made an address, concern.
ing the pecuniary affairs OF the society.
He announced that he was promised
subscription of $40, 900 if others could be
secured to make the amount $50, 900.
By the time for adjournment, eleven
o'clock, subscriptions were handed in
BY persons in the audience for $50, 900,
iud the wholA amount waa than m ada
Up. DR.. McCabe declared that the occa.
ZION was the greatest anniversary the
Iociety had ever held.