New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-16
FOUR BISHOPS PROBABLE.
TO SETTLE THE QUESTION NEXT WEEK.



of Bishops and Church officers The election had ocea
set for tomorrow, but II was postponed until next
Tuesday. II was stated that the Bishops had recon
mended TO this Committee on Episcopacy the aPpo'"'
ment OF four new Bishops. This would provide one
for each scctlon-North, SOUTH East and West Inc
interest in the canvass for the office has Increased '
It has well nigh assumed fever heat The thifu
house, which consists OF the fenGs Of the delegates
who are the city to attend the Conference and ooA
after the interests Of certain candidates and measures
we've busy in the slsles and corridors during 'i'c
session An opinion prevailed that there VIII DO Sow
eral new missionary Bishops recommended by the COM
mitee In connection with its report in favor OF EpiS
copal Dioccses. OF these Dr. Thoburn is mentioned
as Bishop for India and DR. McClay for Japan. Among
the candidates at homo the contest is settling down
with those who have the largest following. the
names most frequently mentioned yesterday were inc
Rev. Drs Earl CIanston and l. c. Joyce, Of CINCINNATI
Dr. J. H. Vincent, DR.. Hamilton, Of Boston, Dr. James
NJ King, the Rev. Dr. J. NJ. Fitzgerald, and Dr.
Thomas Nelly, of Philadelphia.
The principal discussion of the day was on the
question of consolidating the benevolences Of the
Church The commission appointed by the last Cen
eral Conference reported in favor of the measure
special feature OF the plan to separate the Home
and Foreign Mission work, and unite the Home so
ciety with the Church Extension Society in Philadei
phia This was strongly opposed and the whole plan
was defeated. meeting Of the lay delegates OF the
Conference
Church, In Forty frst-st., to consider some OF inc
measures to be taken by the Conference in regard to
lay representation. One Of these measures proposes
to increase the lay delegates while another Is In favor
Of abollshlng lay representation
THE OPENING SERVICES SHINY ATTENDED,
After Bishop Andrews had called the Conference
to order, Chaplain McCabe, who conducts the singing
mado a protest against the small attendance OF deo-
gates at the religious services There were less than
Iou nnAn Gfn
services and at their conclusion most Of the aeic-
gates were in their places. 1t decided that
final call Of the roll of Conferences should be MADE
before entering on the regular order Of business ior
the day. A memorial was read In favor Oh inc to
union of all Methodist denominations OF the ohi'ca
States and another recommending that educatohai
and mission work in the South should be united under
one management. Toe regular order OF the day was
the report of the commission appointed at the las'
General Conference on the consohdatioh Vi 'n0
benevolences Of the Church. The substance WAC
cont aimed In tho following resolutions:
Resolved 1. That the Missionary Society OF the Mo'a
odst Episcopal Church be and is hereby directed 10 op
from the State OF WORK new and amended ac. Vi "
corporation under the name OF The Board OF focis
Missions of the Methodist Episcopal Church. preser'hR
tho identity corporation or making the new
the legal successor OF said Missionary Society OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church ,,.
That the Board OF Church Extension Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church be and Is rreby directed to secure new
and amended act Of Incorporation from the State OF rem
vari, under tho corporate name. The Board OF Home
Missions and Church Extension OF the Methoos' Hpi'
conaI Church. preserving identity OF the present cor
or making the the legal successor Oh inc '
corporation. o,.. -,
a That the Sunday school Union and Tract Society Oh
thu Methodist Church be and hereby are directed
to obtain from State Of New-York new ana anehao
act Of incorporation, consolidating the TWO soce'e ~
the corporate namo The Board of sundayschooi ana
Afatkn Af az
said act Of incorporation TO preserve the Identity ' o
present societies the corporation, or TO make ,o
new corporation the legal successor OF each ana oo W
old corporations. n,,
A. That Commission to consist OF one OF the bishops
and ono minister and ayman from each General Con
ference District by appointed by the Bishops whose uu
IL shall be to determine at the earliest day possible "hS
property held missionary purposes In THIS country W
the Missionary Society Of the Methodist Episcopa
shall be conveyed the Board OF Home Missions ana
Church Extension: and also make equitable DIVISION
Of the assets said Missionary Society ana iurther
nroyde for suitable division OF moneys received In pay
ment OF requests made In the name OF the MISSIONARY DO
ciety Of tho Methodist Episcopal Church
g. That Of the above Boards when incorporated
shall assume and perform all obligations resting upon inc
corporation corporations OF which IL has Decoi' ne
successor that the purpose of the donors OF moneys na
be sacredly regarded and every trust faithfully peHore
10 Give fu effect 20 all this recommend the follow
ing amendments TO be made to the Book OF Discipline ana
move their reference to the Committee on Revisas.
Tho work OF the Church In this connection YOU'D
then be entrusted to five separate Boards of Managers
which would be Rnowa as:
l. The Board Of Foreign Missions OF the Methodist Ep-
conal Church having ONCE in the City OF New YORK
The BOARD OF Home NJ ssions and Church Extension
NJ the Methodist Episcopal Church. having its office In the
City OF Philadelphia.
The Board OF Education Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. having It's ONCE in the City Of New-York
The Freedmans Aid Society. having its office in the
City Of Cincinnati.
The Board of Sunday and Tract Publications
Of the Methodist Episcopal Church. having Its ONCE In the
City Of New-Yorx.
DEBATE ON THE REPORT.
The Rev. DR.. W. a. Spencer, secretary OF the
Church Extension Society, opened the debate some
readjustment he insisted was necessary In the
Church Boards. As things are now, the money for
all causes is collected on one or two Sundays OF the
year. One half Of the churches give only 20 the MIS-
slonary Society and the remainder goes TO an omnibus
collection Foreign Missions, he believed should have
the collections of sunday in the year, and Homo
Missions, including all its branches, should have
another Sunday. Dr. d. A. Goodscll secretary 81 the
Education Society, thought that the report was unsaS
factory, and DR.. Flood maintained that 1t did not
represent good business principles. 1t meant a con
traction Of the business done and that meant smaller
collections and less money In the treasury No..
The Rev. Dr. Queal, of the Central York Con
ference and Dr. j. NJ Reid, secretary of the Missionary
society, spoke strongly, against the report Dr.
Chaplain McCabe spoke against the report and the
Rev. Dr. COot presented an amendment TO the report
for the consolidation of the Board of Educ alton and
Freedman's Aid Society. After further discussion
the amendment and the report were lost
ACTIVE suNDAY.sCHooL WORK.
The statistics presented TO the Conference regarding
Sunday school work place the collections In the
schools OF the various Methodist churches during four
years at S73,715. The report contnues
In the Methodist Episcopal Church there are "a 225
schools 26s 1871 officers teachers 2OOe 32s scholars
increase during the ousdrennium Of 2772 schools
49, 500 officers and teachers 31270s scholars During
the qusdrennium the reported are 40 2o4
being an increase over the previous quadrennum Of
11o421 We have in the following foreign fields 643
Sunday schools with sc, 355 scholars Norway Sweden
Finland, Denmark, Switzerland Germany Italy Bulgaria
China, Japan, India, Liberia, Mexico South America
These distributed follows Europe TO schools
with 4,354 scholars; in Asia s35 schools with 81, 1852
scholars and In America 81 schools with 7s4 scholars