New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-08
EARNEST IN THEIR LABORS
THE MEMBERS OF CONFERENCE FAITHFUL
AND EFFICIENT

| !
THE PUBLIC sCHooLs-LAY REPRESENTA-.
r1oy NOT TO BE INcREAsED-YoNKERs
TO ENTERTAIN THE CONFERENCE
NEXT YEAR
The American theory of religion and educa-
ton, and lay representation In the General Con-
ference formed the chief topics of importance at
| the business session yesterday of the New-lork
Conference. The week was begun with de-
votional exercises at g 80 a. m, and at o'clock
the work of the day began. For ncorly four
| hours resolutions, reports, debates and speeches
succeeded one another with great rapdiy, but
| not fast enough to warrant Bishop Goodsell to
| hazard a guess as to the time of adjournment.
| II may be tonight. it may be tomorrow. when,
| in the language Of layman, "the clergymen
| receive their appointments and the churches
| their disappointments.
RELIGION AND EDUCATION MUST BE UNITED.
The Conference last week listened with great
| pleasure to icc-Chanccor MacCraclen. of the
| University of the City of NcwYork. representing
| the Presbyterian Synod Of New-York, in regard
| to the American theory Of education. On mo-
ton of DR.. James NJ King. committee was APP
| pointed TO consider the subject. The committee
consisted Of DR.. King, DR. G.. II. Gregory. DIR.
L. s. Osbon, DR.. Thomas Lamont and Professor
e. Il. Crooks Yesterday the following report
was presented and unanimously adopted with
out word of debate or a speech made in its
favor:
Your committee whom you referred the memorial
Of Synod Presbyterian Church, asking for
this conference act In cooperation with
committee from Synod for the purpose Of arousing
e people maintain the American theory Of religion
and ,dpcaon respectfully report. We announce the fol-
lowing principles:
l. That the idea and origin Of Government is to
opportunity the development and protection OF
"A mOral being
>. That the separation Of church and State canno;
mean under our form government the separation OF
Christian morality and tho State.
B. Historically and by the highest legal and judicial
~ accdcnt. a Chr stan nation.
g. 1t Is well settled by decisions IN the leading
States Of Christianity + part Of tho
on law OF the Thr American State, adopted these
principle, from tho law Of England"
:. Iduoa,ion consist, the symmetrical development
whole for the purpose Of the creation This
lurIo-o l. admitted moral Purely secular educa
ton f. impossible land whose literature. history and
laws are the product n Christian civilization.
a. The state under a constitutional form Of Govern.
mont assuming to educate. we admit It must educate
consistently with constitutional prohibitions and pro-
visions But an eminent juri,t has said "1hc con-
judicial and prevalent historical ntorDr tation Of
constitutional provision Is It's true meaning as adopted
By nation
= No uniform system Of education exists IN this
,ry although he n the States and Territories have
system Of public schools open to all and supported by
TAXATION Tho common school, the result Of local
necessities while they Instituted by the State and
usually the character Of the instruction Is LEFT to the
local authorities.
= The common and higher school system pressed into
absolute secular Uniformity cannot meet the moral needs
Of mixed population. Christianity must solve the
question Of the education Of the upon Christian.
AID no. upon grounds Tho lcFs Of Lad habits
from association e schools can only be overcome 10y
the lnculc alton Oi Christian morals.
o. The STATE assuming the slsht % cdur citizenship
made up q Accumulated beings. and Tho schools under IT,
control reconlnc Gcio. and. Therefore. necessarily
immoral Christian c.ts.n, must deny the right q -.'
stat ~ assume such iial.qua cilca'ion.
TO- The common school sy-tou. imperfect though IL
mas be- must Dc preserved and We not prepared
accept the secular theory, nor the s'ctaran theory q
u. coatsol while existence be pcrpetusted
o., training school ,or morally responsible citizenship.
H. We VIII re-lN al Efforts to ospnng' the fact, -
our Christian history and uo tach.ne, OF Christian
morality tom The Textbooks o. schools supported by tho
sat.
J.. ", ropufa,s ~ IN. American and pagan. and a,
r,1.e the prosperity u our FREQ Institutions. the
i..s, supreme Court decision ia te >at Of Wisconsin.
d.. -0u tatcd sni defended by the enemies Of tho
common fAuu- t4tt tho aiding ~ te bDl', without
Comment - "-.,',4,n instruction u The pupils. "a Wow
= l. that the Bible contain, numerous passages upon
which thr PECULIAR cfrf 81 almost every religious
-.t fa..t ,nd thsf such passage nay reasonably Doe
understood 10 .I.fite the doctrines pstd Atid upon
t.irr Tn. ,nam.s. 81 schools declare thst
.the c,-u-ion u no Btle woui not h.p The matter
This would only make the schools purely secular which
wore worse nnAnr them purely Prot slant. FOR A.
f.r1si. the stat so0'ty. morality All t' interests 81
t, world Professionalism bod % b. Tar better than no
religion Ia present state q ue controversy we
hold drty Of Christian cirl a. o' common
wealth Christian 10, history and 90 the character N ~
Jaw. 20 d.ne ra, te Bbe }, ,reatln hoo@. ami claim
fo % place The sate attempts 70 educate youth
ioT the dutl,- oi citizenship.
w recommend mat committee q three u act In
uir.oay With ri,' pin, pie announced. De- appointed
confer VITA the committee OF l' Pi,us t'r.'n synod
4 SKETCH or DIX. JANIS NJ KING
Dr. King. the chairman Of the Committee on
Rclieion and Public Education, Is one OF the
best known clcIal men in the Methodist Church.
When il !, said that lac Is now serving his sixth
successive pasior.tc IN this city. one does not
Iced 10 add that hc il the leader Of the dcnomina-
ton here. lis Ncw-lork churches are ST. Johns,
ls14-,6; Washington square. lN,1-7s; 81.
James,. IS39-sl: Eighteenth Street. lsSe-s4;
Park Avcnnc, lss5-s1; ST. Andrews lSs,-s0,
Before he came 10 this city he a member Of
the Troy Conference. having served churches at
Ganscvoort Troy and Saratoga from 1866 TO 1874.
The father OF DR. King was ordained to the
ministry Of the Methodist Church by Bishop
Asbury The son was born in Girard. Penn. on
March -. 1889. He was graduated from Yves
lcyan University in $50. md was teacher for
science in the Collegiate Institute at Fort Edward.
y. \. Wesleyan gave him the degree Of D. d.
in 1876. DR.. King has been engaged in consider
able undenomlnatlOnal work, having been an
active member of the American Bible Society and
the Evangelical Alliance tor many years. besides
being connected with several benevolent societies.
But he has not done This undcnominational work
1T the expense of his abors ms Methodist pastor
lie il popular speaker, ready dchatcr. con
SrrVaiIyc, but not narrow. is builder of
church cdiiiccs he Is no less successful than as a
Church- builder ~ It's spiritual sense.
Tie General Conference Of 1883 took the ncccs-
sary action TO hand down 10 the annual con-
iercnccs during the year 1890 proposlion IL
change Section Of Paragraph % discipline OF
1858. 80 that il shall read rs follows:
= The General Conference shall not allow Of than
ministerial delegate for every fourteen members
annual conference Of les, number than for every
fory-hNc II greater number u lay delegates than
there may be- ministerial delegates tho same
ference provided. nevertheless. that when there shall be
ia any annual fraction two.hirl, the num-