Morning journal and courier., 1890-04-04
NEW YORK EAST CONFERENCE.

NEW YORK EAST CONFERENCE.
second Days session or the wor,v.xec.
Ono MISUNDERSTANDING or fha urocr.
lynn District.
NEW YORK, April 3.-The New York East
n. +. conference continued it's labors in
Brooklyn to day. Bishop Andrewseresided
A motion was made for the appointment of a
committee to arrange for a reunion of tho
New York and East New York district con.
ference. This was lost, a. many of the men,
attend to it. Vice Chancellor McCracken and
the Rev. DR.. Pason of the Presbyterian synod
were introduced. Mr.. McCracken said he
came before them il the name of the Preshy-
terrain synod asking this conference to ap-
point committee to meet q committee from
the synod to arrange q work against the
secular theory.
In large number of the schools the Bible
was read and prayers were offered. Would
1t be better for these schools to give up and
90 over to the minority, or should the mi
house could not be divided against itself and
succeed. It was moved and adopted that a
committee be appointed to whom the whole
matter should be referred.
Presiding Elder B. M. Adams presented
his report for the Brooklyn district. In the
last six years he said they had gained seven-
teen ministers, three churches and 2, 942
members. They had gained Ave Sunday
schools and 4, 6s6 scholars. The total value
Of church property was 81 1856, $50. Rev. DR..
Mendenhall, editor Of the Methodist Review,
then addressed the conference.
Mr.. Crawford considered the condition of
the colored people in the south. He depre-
GATED the discriminating against them. The
Roman Catholic church next came under
consideration. The speaker said the church
In this country had the characteristics of q
foreign institution. It governed from
abroad. Against the pope's moral character
he knew nothing, but the greater part Of the
cardinals who prepare the messages Of the
church are bigoted Italians. The speaker
had, however, observed an Americanizing
influence prevailing in the church. He had
been surprised at the csndor and tolerance
of q recent work by Cardinal Gibbons. He
believed it could not have been written by a
cardinal twenty-five years ago. He did not
think tho demands Of the Catholic church
for public moneys for its schools should be
tolerated. He was not certain that this scot
had not been inspired to make such demands
by the action in former years of other
churches in soliciting public funds. Meth
odism was born In revival and cannot live
without it.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Crawford's re-
marks he was elected one of the clerical
| nominees for membership in the ecumenical
Methodist conference in 1891.
Late in the afternoon the Women's Home
Missionary society held meeting. Rev. A.
B. Leonard presided. Mrs. Martha Van Mar
ter read report of the work of the society
It had received but SAIL during the yea,
and should have more from the twenty-foul
churches contributing.
| Mrs. Helen A. Matthews. missionary al
Castle Garden, said they found the power Of
Rome strongly entrenched there. Ahouse ts
sleep in was wanted for young emigrent girl
subject to evil temptations.
| The Freedman's Aid and Southern Educa
ton society held service this evening. Ad
dresses were delivered by Rev. DR.. J. s
Chadwick, Rev. q. A. Monroe and Rev. G
| D. Deminr