New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-06
BUSY METHODISTS At WORK.
RECEIVING REPORTS AND PROTESTS.
ENCOURAGING WORDS FROM THREE DISTRICTS
HOW PUBLIc-sCHooL MONEY SHOULD

BE SPENT.
The third day of the New-York Conference Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church IN the Eighteenth Street
Church was well filed with business The Rev. DR..
j. NJ King introduced resolution carly in the day,
| protesting against the Of the funds for public
schools for any other purpose than those provided for
In bin now before the legislature thus barring
sectaran schools and also protesting against the pas
| sage Of the bin before the Legislature which
gives the Mayor the power Of appointing school com.
missioner for each Assembly District which, II was as
serted. which would throw the representation almost
entirely below Fourteenth.st This was unanimously
adopted by q rising vote
Presiding Bishop Mallaleu introduced the Rev.
Dr. Andrew Longacre, who has been transferred from
the Baltimore conference. The Rev. DIT. r. g. Osbon
and r. II. Travis and John g. McClaiu, laymeu, were
appointed trustees Of the conference committees
deaconesscs and conference chronology. The COM
mittee which has charge of the investigation concern
ing the age Of the conference, as to whether the
present Is tho eighty ninth tho ninety
has been ordered to report in 1900. The reports Of
the district work for the districts OF PoughkeepsIe
Newburg and Kingston were given. Presidlng Elder
g. l. Ferguson, OF Poughkeepsie, reported favorably
and the character Of the preachers was declared as
nothing against themu
For Ncwburg, the Rev. +. ]. Belcher, tho presiding
elder reported REVEALS at forty charges tho dis
trct, together with large additions to tho membership
Of fbo church.
Thu Rev. Alfred COons, presiding elder Of the Kings
ton district reported increase OF 1000 in the
bershlp Of tho church through revlvals No fault was
found with any minister IN any district.
The Rev. DR.. Cranford offered resolution that the
question about the payment Of a disputed sum by the
trustees Of the Eighteenth Street Church to the fund
for superannuated minister's be left for arbitration to
ex-Judge Z. L Fancher.
Professor ". " Rice, Of Wesleyan University made
short address the needs Of that institution and told
Of its present Hourishing condition. Professor A. II
F1ack Of the Clayerack College and Hudson River In
sutue, reported on that work.
The reports OF the Examining Committee bong
called for the Rev. George Clark of the committee on
the fourth class said, that W. r. Albrecht, T. II.
Baragwansth and Dew. b. Thompson had passed salts
faetorly. They were admitted TO fun connection.
A. L Shear W. Il Vaughn, s. II. Scott. A. Thompson,
c. II. Snedeker, W. r. Evans, J. Champln and F. NJ.
Turrontise admitted to deacons orders, and E. r.
Ackery, J. P. Carloy, j. s. Graham A. NJ Griffin and
". z. Campbell passed from second TO thlNl year.
v. Anderson, the present pastor Of the Mott Avenue
Church. passed the second third and fourth year
anfnAttous In The preliminary report Of Treas
Srer ". Byrnes showed total mission flnd OF
stSSSi 80 3d., The following were ADMITTED for local
HArpendine, D. ". Howell, A. Quick G. p. starke and
II; H, Mace. < Z. Count was admitted to full and
In the afternoon, the anniversary Of the Sunday
School Union was bold, With addresses By the Rev. Dr..
The Freedman's Aid and Southern Eduoatton Scot.
etJ held Its anniversary in the evening. Brief ad-
dresses were made by the Rev R. H Kelley and tho
Rev. pr: r; Whoafley. and then tho Rev. Or. j. 8.
Chadwick the assistant secretary OF tho society,
an interesting account Of The work being done in the
South. He said that inc Geld covered by tho society
was one-QuartT OF the National domain. and was in
hsbited by one third OF the whole population Of the
United States, Including between seven and eight
sS . To- v" % sy need T S scP Gs q sAo%
In the South TO secure fair representation for the
negroes In the courts and said that tho society needed
IN on rs ne
Of the address the Rev. Dr. A. H. Oillet who is the
scrrtary OF the Sunday school Union. gave lecture
illustrated with laDinrn Slides describing the homes
occupations and conditions Of tho Southern people,
white and black.
To-day tn class for ordination will be called when
Bishop Malalieu Will deliver tho charge. The ami
vog;ay Of the Conference Temperance Society VIII DO
held in the evening.