New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-29
PREPARING FOR THE CONFERENCE.
DELEGATES ARRIVING AND HOW THEY ARE fRe
YIpED FOR.


Members OF the committee who have charge OF the
arrangements for the delegates to the General Con-
ference were busy yesterday getting ready their ofoes
IN the METROPOLITAN Opera House. General Clinton
r. Fisk is chairman Of the Committee on Arrange
mants and he is assisted by the Rev Dr. A j. faimer
ard Dr. A. K Sanford Their rooms at the opera
House. at Thirty -nnht and Seventh ave., VIII be tho
official headquarters II was expected that they
would be able TO occupy them Friday, but tho pro-
uminarv matters were not complete so that they
VIII not take possession until tomorrow morning
BY Tuesday n,prning when the conference convenes
everything VIII 10 ready in tho Opera House.
All the bishops Of the Church are now In the CITY
and many Of them will take part In the services IN
Nev-Yorl, Brooklyn and vicinity to-day Although
many of the delegates and officers OF tho Church nom
distant parts Of the country have resched tho CITY
within few days, comparatively rev OF inc sea'
number who will be here Tuesday ut the opening
session had reached the city last night. delegates
and ministers living within twenty-four hours ride
30 the city Will not start before Monday, as most OF
them have duties to detain them In their homes anu
prefer not TO travel on Sunday. great humper
viii be accompanied by their families, who VIII seize
this opportunity visit NewYork and attend the ses
son OF conference at the same tmo; and during inc
month whle the body IS in session there VIII <pe
numerous delegations from Methodist communities
within thousand mikes Of the city, which will tako
advantage Of the special rates the railroads 10 WISH
New-York.
A registry for the convenience Of tho delegates ana
visiting church members to be opened at tho head
quarters In the Opera House, and branch potoh
telegraph Office and messenger service Will be csab-
Ished here. General Fisk said yesterday that be
thought by Monday night everything would be In read-
TO receive their friends from all parts OF tho
Methodist world and they hoped do this In as com
plete, cordial and systematic way II had ever
leen done at any General Conference To-day Bishop
Taylor Is TO preach at the sixty first Street Methodist
Church in the morning, the Seventh Street In the
Afternoon, and at 81 Psufs IN tho evening on African
mission work. Bishop Foss will preach at the Alien
Street Church In Inc morn ng and Bishop Mall lieu at
lane Street in the afternoon Bishop Walden preac hes
In Washington Square Church In the evening.
Among the delegates who have arrived the Rev.
Drs s IL PearnS of Cincinnati; d. r. Barnes OF
Grand Rapids, Mich John Pearson, OF Springfield,
Ohio. d. s. Mnnroe OF Scranton NJ. NJ. BovaTd, Of Los
Aneeles William Brush, Of Dakota T. l. Flood Mead
yllie: r. s Maclay Japan A. J. kynett, Philadelphia
g Nj Hrisol and Charles G.. Truesdeli, OF Chicago u.
H. Thomas, of North India; W 3 Harrington, Oregon
n. H. Johnson, California; L. NJ. vernon, itaiy, ano
:. +. Creighton Nebraska
FIFTY YEARS OF HARD MINISTERIAL WORK
Prominent among the carly arrivals OF clergymeu
IN attend the conference is the Rev. Dr. Wall, OF
.Father Lorenzo WALL" he Is better known, who
has come from California 10 visit the conference In his
aid age and TO attend the memorial services OF Bishop
william l. Harris, with whom Father W All has hsd
lifelong acquaintance Father Wall was born In isos
n Virginia, where his early youth was passed IL
1882 he.ioined the Ohio Conference Two years late