New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-05
MANY SPEAKERS HEARD,
4 BUSY pAY Ar rHE ooEFERENcEs
prscUss1NG QUESTIONS VITAL TO MErHoDIsM

DISCUSSING QUESTIONS VITAL TO hEIHoDAsm
PLEADING ron THE CHURCH IN UTAH.
Tho second day of the Methodist Conference In the
FIrhteenth Street Church opened with prayer-meet
ing and closed with missionary sermon In the afer-
noon the anniversary OF the Woman's Foiegn MISSION
arv Society was hold Early I'm business session an
address was delivered by the Rev. Dr. r. c. Ilif, of
salt Lake CITY, the superin tendcnt In charge of the
ChurcRs work In Utah He has lived In that Territory
for eighteen years and for the past thirteen years has
he,d his present position The Methodist Church has
about thirty churches In Utah now, with nearly loVo
members and probatoners, and 1000 Sunday'schooi
children There are twenty-oight day schools Win
ebout 700 scholars, twohirds OF whom are the chr
dren OF Mormon parents
DR. Tiff came east to raise S5 900 to pay for school
building at salt Lake City, The building Is occupied
now, 100 scholars being IN attendance IN Ms
address to the Conference he said that inc neeaS %
Utah were churches, teachers ana prcaeners' t"ehS
five church buildings are needed at once haru "oti
small salary and glorious success we're tho Inducements
bs,d out to the Young men and women present.
Chaplain McCabe started subscription for Dr. INNS
work and no one seeing his SUCCESS as ooilec'or
wondered how he raises q million ior HissoS,
He asked for $500 and received $500 SO In cash. and
halter vet the promise Of the money TO build one OF he
twenty-five churches desired by DR.. lilh. IL VIII 20
erected in Nephi most promising neh' E" wac sSI
Chancellor Sims, of the Syracuse University, spoAe
brleAy-be WA not after money he said MS re-
mort Of what his young institution is doing was aP
parenty satisfying to the Conference Ihere arc wv
studeuts in tho University; in the College ol upol~
Arts there are nney-three post graduate s.uueuS
The property held by the University IS worm Sl,oOVI
600 Three new buildings have been addoa within
year one for tho library, costing 100000. Ono
important acquisition has been the Won Ranks LlorSy
another not yet In place is valuable COLLECTION oI
portraits, some $4,000 In number. -.
Dr. A. j. Kynett, secretary OF the Churcn hAe.
sion society called attention TO tho pressing heeos
~ that society and asked for generous snbscrpuons
He was followed by Presiding Elder Palmer Oh tne
New.York District, who detailed the work OF tho
CHURCH IN this city during the year. Especial at
tepton was called TO the successful work among the
Italians the generous gifts OF the New-fork ehureneS
and the importance OF this city rs foreign ms'ion
Geld. owing to the fact that so mary thousands Oh
foreigners landing at Castle Garden mako their nome
here.
The interests Of the American Bible Society were
presentcd by Secretary Hunt and the hethodst
poor Concern by Dr. J. NJ Reid. DR.. Lueen CLARK,
OF SThs Christian Advocate" compared religious
ana secular papers good religious papers and cheap
roli9Ious papers Ills conclusion was that every
Methodist family should take good secular paper
and sThe Christian Advocate
AZ would like to ask Dr. Eaton question: sad
a country delegate %when am In hurry 10 GO,
an order filled at tho rooms Of the Book Concern L
have 10 send TO some ono In the city and have MN
st,epd to the matters e Amen from score OF
deleeates III.
nr Eaop. the aren't Of the Book Concern, replied
that he was young IN the Office, but he would look
up the cause Of tho delay.
al want 10 ask Dr. Eaton question: too.' chimed
IN another country delegate. why do we get our
secuIar papers tho day they arc published and have
N wait two or three days for our Christian AdVo'
Gates, p e Amen from more than score OF dele
gatcs.l 49,
ave have a big subscription list.' said Dr. Eaton
half apoioeotLcslly, "but win see about that TOO"
Dr. Charles r. Deems, tho pastor OF The Inoich
n, TIE Strangers was introduced by Bishop haiiaueu
a. a member Of the New-York Conference. This
causad a laugh which repeated when nr neoms
publicly nviod the Bishop 70 preach n ais e9Sr nSH
neIt sunday evening, and without waiting TOT rPg
ANNOUNCED that tbs arrangement was sat,sisctoIg'
Fifty years ago Ut. Deems and blshop tD.,si
who was also present YESTERDAY Io'hod "e''O'N'
To-day the business session viii be resumed q
o a NJ and In tho afternoon the SUNDAY -sch .s
linton win hold It's anniversary, In ne evening ,hg
cause Of the Freshmen Aid and Southern EdueAuoh~
Society VIII be presented &c..
Bridgeport, Conn, Apra 4-Tbs RsY. Dr. hAis
nomInaied and tho Conference cOnnTmed the Rev
A. D. Sanford, the Rev. C. II. Buck and the Rev.
L. Boiler ~ assistant secretaries OF the conference
An interesting letter rad from Dr. BucEiey' IN
Itor Of GThe Christina Advocate dated Cairo Egypt
aooS SG SssS The IptsodIs BOoE Concern through
is agents informed thu confsroHce that 70 hsn o
Hsed in supplying the neois Of WORKOUT minister's
and that ihe portion falling 20 The Now.Io East
Conference was t2.553. dIsft for the amount "@
handed 10 tho Board OF Stewards
Pittston, Penn April Cspocian The sscoud days
session Of the Wyoming Conference ELECTED addei In
terest Devotional exercises held in the morning
under the leadership Of the Rev. Dr. Price, OF scran
ton Addresses were delivered during the forenoon
by the REV Drs. Morrow srd Swandells, Of Philadel
mia In the afternoon Mrs Belle Chandler, OF new
York Mrs. Hartwell, Of Binghamton, and MT.
Matthews, Of NewYork occupied the attention OF the
conference with addresses IN the Interest OF the
woman's Home Missionary Society