New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-07
A BUSY DAY FOR THE DELbGA11S'
RELIGIOUS SERVICES IN THE CITY.
CITY PULrITs FILLED WITH VISITING NiNlS'I"'
c,NnIpArHH For THE BIsHOPRIc

CITY PULPITs FILLED WITH VISITING MiN"
c.SpIpArps FOR THE BrsHoPRIc
Although there was session OF the Mcthoun'
Episcopal Conference yesterday, the DShopo' mn" 'a
ters and lay delegates found that sunday was au,so
rs busy day for them In religious services No ~
week days have been In secular affairs OF tine cnu0A
In addition TO tho services at the Metropolitan oFer"
House. tho Methodist churches throughout tno 'i'''
Brooklyn, Ncw.Jersey, Hoboken and Newark wer'
supplied with ministers who are attending tho LUZ
ference well-known lay delegates took part In some
of the services of the day. Most of those minister.
whose homes are within fifty miles OF the CITY re'or"o1
to I'LL their own pulpits. NUMBER Oh oie,e ~
responded to invitations from churches In fnnS'oi
phia New-Haven, Hartford and even In BOSTON snN
Washington
In the city, Bishop Fowler preached at the he'ro-
politan Opera House, Bishop Nindo snd Dr. j. H.
Vincent In the John Stfeet Church, Bishop BOWMAN
in the Madison Avenue Church, Bishop Foster AZ Oh
Lukes, Bishop Warren At Washington square, bsnop
Andrews assisted in the communion service IN ths
West Harlem Church, Bishop Mallalieu preacneo W
Seventh Street and Bishop Merrill in b. fSufS
Among tho ministers who took part In the Services
in the city were tho Rev. DR.. A. B. Wilson, OF WI
mington. DOL at the Allen street Church; the Rev
Dr. Robert Forbes Of St. Paul. at Washington sausre
Dr. A. b. Leonard, Of Cincinnati at the CheScrins
Hall temperance meeting the Rev. DIT. j. H. Froo'
OF Scranton In West Harlem; the Rev. DIT Joseph
Wardle, Of Illinois, and d. Csrtcr Oh ienlo''e'' "
Bedford Street the Rev. Dr. J. W. Shark OF NsofA hA'
in Grace Church. Dr. c. IL Payne, president OIL 'h'
Ohio Wesleyan University, in the Madison Avenue
Professor Leroy A. Bolt and Dr. ". F. Whitsock, OF
Ohio In the church Mott and Ona-hundreu-enu
fftleth-st. DR.. Joseph l. King, president OK fofI
Edward Institute In st. Andrews; DR.. Leroy NJ
Vernon, OF Italy, in st. Paups DR.. W. H. Wafdcn IN
Seventh Street Dr. d. p Crazy OF San Franciso, ana
the Row. Dr. Ross Taylor in the Seventeenth street
Church: Dr. C. g. Trucsdcll and the Rev. Dr. T. NJ
Bristol Of Chicago in st. Jamos's, and DR.. J. H. Potts.
the deaf delegate of Michigan. in wiott Street RET
erence was made to tho Conference In many OF the
services In churches Of other DENOMINATIONS inc
Rev. Dr. Robert Collyer. in the Church OF tho MOS.
sah. and the Rev william Lloyd IN the Central Con-
gregational Church. both of whom were formerly Meho-
dist minister's preached on Methodsm.
QUESTIONS BEFORE THE CONFERENCE
Tho Conference Will begin its second week OF the
Metropolitan Opera House this morning. After the
transaction OF any important routine business IL Is
expected that tho question Of admitting the woman
delegates will be again talon up Delegates thought
yesterday that a vote would be reached to-day. Is
was conceded generally that the subject will be re-
ferrod TO the annual conferences for action Afor
this question has been disposed OF much OF the WORK
OF the Conference during the week VIII be gNeu 10
routine matters but 1t Is thought that report u
Bishop Taylor on the extension Of the time unit
of Methodist ministers may be reached by THURSDAY OF
Friday. ,, iii,
The question of the election Of now Bishops VIII
not It is said. come before the Conference before
next week The candidates are now being wfey
discussed. Among those most prominently menronsa
for this ofico are the Rev. Dr. James NJ King the
Rev. Dr. Earl Cranston. OF Cincinnati Dr. j. IL
Bay Of The Western n GH Ss chan
NJ. Day, Of Ncwburg; Dr. w. Hamilton an Cnsr IN
Row y Dr Figerald OF newark and the Rsv. Dr..
John p. Newman