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

a.m.-pIa, cr-nce,ng
pa. Interference session.
80 D. nAnniver,ary Frccdncn's Aid and South
Education Society. Address by the
Rev T.. l.. Thorpe.
80 D. m.-Eysnseli,tc service. Sermon by the Rev
ID. W. Couch
PROGRAMME FOR TOMORROW.
o .m.-I,o,c Feast.
10 80 a m--Scrmon by Bishop Andrews
3p m.-Scrmon. Ordination Of Elders.
80 D. m-Annivcr,ary Of the Missionary Society Ad'
the Rev Charles Wing
Anniversary Of the Conference Temperance
Soccty.at Hanson Place Church. Address
by the Rev. Dr. George T.. Red
Yesterdays session Of the New York East Conference
of the Methodist Episcopal Church was opened in the
summcrfcld Church. Brooklyn. i'm the morning with
devotional exercises led by The Rev. George ~ Hub
bell the Rev John >. Brcchinrdcc. aupcrntcnd mt
of the scncy Hospital moved that committee Of three
be appointed 10 report t. the Conference the con
dition OF tho hospital Dr. Charlc Roger. Of tn, New
England Conference spoke concerning plan for the
celebration OF the Centennial Of Mchodsm IN New
England.
Professor Van Meter, Of Baltimore. talked on tho
Womcn's College Of Baltimore. b" come" he said.
ask recognition Of of the largest enterprises
undertaken by the Methodist Church during t- century
the Worncn's College Of Baltimore We have build
ngs worth 100000. and endowment Of Sl5o.
and 900 students. curriculum f. virtually the
same that Of the Bryn Mawr Women College
| The Bishop introduced DR.. RAYMOND. president OF
Wesleyan University, who spoke substantially a.
follows
You aye all Interested In the financial condition O,
Wesleyan University would that he property in
university the close Of
n-ca year worth ,, 30. O0O o. thi, about
1910 900 real estate library. muscuns apparatus
ETC.. SOS 600 was In permanent endowment Since the
Last. mont If " f.t
munliccrt gift Daniel Ayrcs = Bfookl}n-has ben
added to thu endowment Raising Che invested fund, ~ ID"
college sll3JOOO. The present year show. 81
students catalogue the largest nurb,r 'scr
rolled Tho problem hat is before tho Church 20
4, The problem spoken Il by Dr. MacCseEen in Dis al
dres, to yesterday morning "iIoN -hA. we combine
religion and 'du alton go II Vs. ali u combine thee two
fail reach the high mark that God means We shall
reach. The syrl. Of evangelism. which ha@ marked ~ 10
past BE- united with the highest culture. n So"
would gain idea u an educated need only
to nature about ~ Nature s;ait' with the little child
The child cannot With mans sight
Nature begins to pour light the fc,.na. Tho SO
develops Activity without and within results n vision
50 win the II j. not hearing ai hft a. nrst there
only Afer awhile the fathers voice l. rccos
nir,d Nature the child 10 asking questions, Tie
using sun stars. every growing tree and flower. al
and stimulate him lie l. st IA he nlist u n.
terrosation points lie mus. think. The -en-o q right
and wrong IS quckcnod within him Nature would
lead the unfolding Of the whol. when We aia
about To secular education q hat mean, onf
the education Of a pat Of the man. hu-nc., ed4.
cation j. the education u only par = .a' n'n-
God, idea Of education j. IN nature. NA'lfr
child teaches lead him through tho
Of his II is pait e. combine
the highest culture with the highest religious M.
1t ta, thr religious oon,lc-on, - oHl fathers
richer aAt deeper tlan tho-s - tDr children Tho
fires Of revival have been hotter boat ne last twenty-five
world Tho boz, ~ the world oa
the -dc q Christianity c great tAn.cF, o.; our day hold
the innanenco q tc Divine Being II The Lord
Mfe" ~ We t.licsr H. i- h,n 50"
md all thought al. true ,dlcaton in harmony
with Hin. all Lad UP - Hin Hot 40 many slogan
ersduas into The ministry now formerly. IL former
years - pr cent Of tn graduate went into The ministry
i4s n,e yer. OIL, u Ici cen, hn.c 'ntf d tho
these daye many Other channels 81 connni.
cation g., cor Hand Tho electric telegraph and
press walt Tor u. Paul had W. old Parchment
number %: into teaching and journalism
and into The STATE. snt moe Of them or" to 10
there. Tic year ha- teen good one f'iriou-ii,
Dr. Blakcl,, of the East Greenwich. Il. I.A'ad,m
spoke Of the work Of that Institution.
The special order Of the day was taken mp on mo /
ton Of Dr. J. VI. buckley Editor Of The Christian |
Advocate.~ 1t va, & consideration Of AL amendment /
to section .. Paragraph o3. of the Discipline. TIL,
section treats Of the number Of ministerial and Las
delegates t. the General Conference The amendment
provides that general conference should no, allow
one ministerial delegate FOR every fourteen
members Of an ANNA, conference. les than one
gate, than there ministerial docsaies in the same
annual conference. An additional delegate VIZ to be- ,
allowed for each fraction Of t"Othlrd, the number |
which should be fixed for the ratio of representation.
and conference to be denied the privilege Of ono
ministerial and lay delegate. In word the
amendment provides that H. the General Conferences,
held every four years there shall be- less lay dele
gates than ministerial and that no conference shall
bc denied the right Of ministerial and lay dele
gate.
The Rev. Mr.. breckenridge opened the discussion.
He opposed the amendment. II the las should be-
admitted in equal numbers with the cIcrgymen it |
would enlarge the General Conference beyond proper |
bounds The speaker Thought that the best plan for
the General Conference would be upper and
lower house, for the ccrgymcn ana one for the
aymcn.
The Rev C. S. wIIams-I would like to have the
laty man for with the clergy IN the annual con
ference. The same principle Of equity may well be
applied General Conference
The Rev. Dr. George T. Reed president Of Dickinson
Collcgc-I desire favor the amendment, In the carly
Church the layucn had the right to preach lhi, power
was lost n the Church in subsequent centuries In tho
days Wcslcy laymen were again called to the front
We need their help to-day This. moreover. I, que7
ton Of Ugh. and Justice. The laymcn the largest
to financial support Of the Church
hope the New.York East Conference viii lead the
movement TO give TO the laity all Tie power they
80 justly demand
The Rev, A. McAnlstcr-wc do not like to have the
foty Of the Church intricrod WITH but our polity Is
dways open to improvement. The admission Of laymcn
TO the General Conference twenty year, limo
alton. but the Church 10 and the ayn<n are
much better
George g. Keynods-l thank you for extending to me.
ayman the unusual courtesy Of parakng In the Discus
morning. We presume tia, the principle
Of representation has become settled The General Con-
IL composed Of two bodiescicrgy and ay The
question H. What shall DE the number Of the lai;y as
compared to the clergy The pr, distribution aIb
irary. There are two principles Of distribution First
Representation Ia proportion u numbers, But there arc
l5G2 times more laymcn than preachers In the Church
second-An equal division Of representatives,. This Con-
terenco would scMd .Ix ccIgyneM 20 the lcnera L0nfcr