New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-05

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PROFESSOR CROOKS AND HIS WORK.
One of the genial faces seen at the Conference
is that of Professor G.. r. Crooks. of Drew SEMI
nary. lie earnestly opposed the motion tying
the hands of the Bishop, but he was overruled py
the majority. Dr. Crooks was born Ill fhIia-
delphia in 1922, and was graduated in Dickiii-
son College. Carlisle. in $40. For seven years
he was a teacher and adjunct professor of Latin
and Greek in the college, beginning IN ls4l.
Entering the active ministry III the
Philadelphia Conference in lSis he had
these appointments 1s4S, AZ, Dauphln; 80,
potistown 81, '52, Trinity, lh!iadcipnia; 3d.
| Del. Ncw-York East Conference, 81, 80 seven
tcenth Street, New-iorS; 80, 60 washington
Avenue, Brooklyn; 'Gl, g2, Sands Street '63; 90:
Seventeenth Street, New-lork Goes. Flushing
80, Mamaroncck; '7O-'75, Supcrnumerary; New
York Conference. '76-'7e, North Tarrytown 70,
80, St Pauls, Pcekskll; 'sl-'s9, Professor in
| Drew Theological Seminary. Madison. ~ j..
From | $50 to 1919, DR.. Crooks was the Ed
itor of The Methodist" which succeeded among
other things in urging upon the Churcn the
subject of lay representation in the General Con-
ference lie las filled the chair Of Church
History at Drew for ten years, Ills lhic Of
Bishop Matthew Simpson Will be published
to-day by Harper q Brothers. Ills other works
with DR.. McClintock: with Professor Schem,
Latin-English School Lexicon -: with Dr. HUNT,
an adaptation of llaGcnbacns lheolosica! IN
! cyclopacda and Methodology. and separately
an edition of Butlers Analogy" with life
Of Butler, and Emory,s analysis o3mpe'ca'
Life and Letters of the Rev: DR.. John Nc
! Clintock,1 and Sermons of Bishop Matthew
Simpson. Edited from Shorthand Reports.
With Bishop Hunt he is now ENGAGED III prs9 Pi1o
! ing seven large Volumes treating on thc BloIe
and Church History.
HOW OLD Is TIE CONFERENCE'
The report of the Committee Conference
| Chronology submitted the following resolution
That having heard the statements Of the Rev Dr.
Crawford, chairman Of the committee concerning inc
historic facts bearing the question OF the date OF the
origin Ncw-York Annual Conference. and having
carefully examined said historic facts. We are Of the
Unanimous conviction June l.. 1900. is the date
from which count sessions II we are to re-
spec; the facts OF history and that this is the ninety
first session of the NewYork Conference
The historic facts which had led the commit
tee. Drs. Crawford. King. Whcatcy. Travis and
White, TO reach this conclusion. were given IN the
report. The following explanation Of the crronc-
Gus calculation of the age OF the Conference,
which fixed its centenary in $780, was given:
The earliest date in the General Minutes" Of Con-
ference NcwYork is 1850 This was evidently assumed
to be the Of NcwYork Annual Conference
and was rccAoncd A. such until 1863 Meanwhile the r.
searchss Of Joseph b. Wakcey had brought to
light the fact that Conference was held at Nc"-iorH IN
1888. In 1860 the Rev Thomas w Chadwick, Then sec
rotary presented manuscript bearing on the history 81
the NowYork Conference which he asked be referred
to The committee reported In favor OF his
paper, and recommended is publication In the minutes
II Is valuable historical document. and nav be found
as finally adoptcdon pages 80 and "a OF our printed ,o
,,uce Niouts', for 1863 There evidence it, face
thu; the author believed Your committee also believe
that our true centenary in 1900 While The document
in question was discussion resolution was offered
stating That in order secure historical accuracy, we
request the Committee Minutes to state that the hrst
session Of the Ne.Yok Conference was held In l'oS ana
that the seventycizhih year of the conference
but following substitute was offered ana on n"''n
sdopted Resolved That the record - the General
for
the NcwYork Conference merged into the N'"'ih'.
land and Philadelphia Conferences the present session o
the New-York Conference be called the seventy MIN
session"
OPPOSING THE COMMITTEES REPORT.
The Rev j. p. iIcrmance made a long and
effective plea in behalf OF the older date lie
offered this substitute. which was voted down
vhcrea, Tho published records Of this Church show
that Conference Of Methodist preachers wa held Ia Ne"
York CITY OF Thursday May - 1882 ana Win 'h' .N
cepuon year. i797 and 1898 annually ther'al'o'
either in New.York City other place drslrhan oF
ad Conference thus making this the session OF 1880 The
one hundredh or centennial session OF said Conference
therefore.
Resolved. That see no valid reason oE changing our
Conference chronology
Dr. IIermances speech was summed up as fol
lows:
l. There was Conference Of Methodist Preachers he d
in New.Yorh on May -. 1888.
.. This Conference valid Conference a. any
other Conference held that IN the United states
Of America
g. 4 Conference continued TO be held annually there
afer follows 1882 1890 1871 1872. 1888. 1914 1873
1896
L. None was held IN 1897 aud 1875
8 They resumed in 1899 and only six Con'er'nc'S
held IN America.
g. In the year 1900 hi, Annual Conference was erected
BY the acton Of the General Conference and rVocih "y
called the New-Yofk Annusi Conference.
:. No power added to It By this action q tho
General Conference The disciplinary questions REMAINED
after this precisely they were b-'ore
s 1t not locally named tn Hc"-Yofk Annual Con
ference tofore 1900 fact do not inyadate The
fact Of II prcyiou, existence.
o This 90 years in annual session
NcwYork in adjacent places counting out th7
years 1917 and 1898.
10. This rffore the hundredth session Of ms
body-l7s0 1890 1901 1892 1893 1874. 1893 1896 l7'3
1900 and ninety year, up u 1890 making 100 session
LISTENING TO THE VETERANS N TIL BoDY |
As DR.. Crawford to speak, a motion 10 cN
tend his time Indefinitely Was unanimously car
ricd. DR.. Crawford said in substance:
understood that yield 70 10 nan In Difference
the fathers By this DO lot intend to that hc
mistakes There have been no false state
men- but there has been mistake in dates You cannot
find expression, "NcwYorK Annual Conference" be
fore 1900
Dr. Hermancc-Thats right. In the record which |
hold in 1875. find in answer to the question. "hero
and when shall the next annual Conferences be held We
the statement in city" with the other
places named. In 1895 ind the statement re-
peatcd in Ncw-YOrH CITY"
Dr. Crawfofd-Mr Chairman Brother Hcrmanc- has dis
proved his statement. NewYOra was at that tim"
In the New England Conference and IL the New |
England Conference that held In this city.
The rcpor. Of the committee adopted with |
Few dissenting votes and The Conference adJourncd
IL MEMORY or SEVERAL CLERGYMEN.
The afternoon devoted TO the annual me- |
mortal service. Professor Mlcy, Of Drew Sem |
mary, presided, and the Introductory services |
were conducted By the Rev. Thomas Lamont, |
the Rev. + s. Osbon and Chaplain McCabe. The |
Rev. ~ II: Ferguson read n sketch Of the life Of
the Kew. William NJ. Cbpp. who had been in the
ministry for fifty years. The obituary Of the
Rev. Charles K. North then read by the Rev.
DI. a. d. Vail who had been his nasf0r In boy