New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-31

o. m-Anniversary Of the Womsn's Foreign Missionary
Society. Address by DR.. S. L. Baldwin.
745 D. mAnniversary Of the Church Extension Society
Addresses by the Rev q. H. Gregory and the Rev.
DR.. w. A. Spencer
The first session of the ninety.thIrd annual meeting
of the New York Conference Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church was begun yesterday morning with the cee-
braton of the Lords supper by Bishop FoSs, assisted
by the presiding elders Of the Ncwlork Conference,
the Rev. Drs. Palmer, Travis, Mcke and CoonS, the
Rev. DR.. F. c. Igehart and the Rev. Dr. A. Lonsacre'
The entire morning taken up with the transaction
of business and a business session held In the
afternoon At 80 p. IN. the Ministers Mutual As
sstance society Anniversary was held addresses being
given by W. f. Ketchan and Ezra Tinker. in the
evening the Rev DR.. J. NJ King preached the mission
airy sermon.
PROMPTLY at 10 o'clock Bishop Foss called the
ference to order and asked the Rev. Dr. {. W.
Willard 10 call the roll The bishop then announced
the transfer of the Rev. DR.. A. d. VAN to the New
York East Conference and the admission OF The Kew
a. IL. AmeS and the Rev. b. C. SeehOzer Inc heV'
Dr. Willard then elected secretary OF the cOhVeh
ton and he named assistant secretaries L. e. H.
Adams w F Brush F. L. Wilson and W. F. Anderson.
j. b. Cross was elected statistical secretary and he
named the following assistants: K. E. Wilson. +. A.
scheu, j. T. stafford, F. K. BOuton, F. NJ. Kinskern.
L. a. Bran, \. VI. Griffin and NJ Is. snyder Arthur
Thompson was then elected treasurer and he named
as his assistants f. F. Barlow f. :. Miles, J. ;.
Ing committees were appointed
Stewards Robert Hunt jesse AckermQn. j. p. Burgar
W. f. Ketcham. T. Lamont necesstous cases William f.
Clarke O. Hesrn. T. b. Smith, J. II. Mitchell T. )
Osbon education, D. ii. Hannaburgh. j. j. Reed j. NJ.
Yeuger S H. Scott. F. j. Angevine; church eAten-ion
G.. IL. McGrew. b. y. Lewis. j. NJ Cornish l. q. Miles,
s. Merchant embarrassed, effective and supernumerdy
preachers w. y. Mackey. +. d. Abrams. o. p Ds'r,
W. A. Chadwick and P GerDond committee Of ministerial
qualifications Longacre. Il. H. Kelly, GE Sto"Dildse
G. II. Gregory j. NJ. Cornish. o. D. Ramsay f. NC, mes
ney. w. r. Compton. F. Hermance and d. Pmligsi
nominating anniversary speakers y &. Keyser. Angelo
Osorander o. A. Merchant, {. c. Miller. DIV. B.
Thompson; church sustentaton, Il. Wheauey' W. l.
Oliver. j. c. Hoyt j. w. Baldwin. f Hamlin; Sunday
schools l.. a. Robbins. \. stephens, w. H. Goss New
ton wray Thomas Vealc; tracts, +. ). Bishop, L. H.
Ackerly w. Golden. L. j. PERTH, j. T. Race; American
Bible Society. {. c. Deming. T. +. Esden, W r.
Arecht, s. p. Galloway and w H. Vaughan
frsedman's aid and southern education De Los Lun. T.
Elliott. j. II. Hauxhurst. A NJ. Gay, c. Sageri
periodicals. c. II. REYNOLDS, j. H. Phillips. f. A LORD
G. N. Smith and w. Fl. Peters pcetonice, f. White T.
H. Travis G.. Il. Mead. J. w Morrison. r. hiheiham;
temperance HIavilsnd, w Mex. Darwood, j. p. Her
nance j. Tetley f. White. w. S. wiuans jr..
L. Ashton and C. A. Holts; Woman's Home Missionary
Society, V. n. Trayer. 5. stephens, p " Chare. X NJ
Straton and 4. II. Baagwanath; complimentary re-ou-
lions. S. f. White. j. J. Dean w. y. Seerles. y. o.
Lent and +. NJ Tuvrentne; committee on nominations
for 1898. F. j. Belcher j. Y. Bates james NJ feager'
j. G.. Oakley memoirs Of w. c. Smith and o. H. BOuth'
A. X sanford of j. w. Barkns, A. L. Lord; OF r.
Stoddard. E. Lewis; OF D. HeIoy T. H. Baegwanathi OF
H. c. Humphrey and 5. l. Ferguson NJ. DC Crawford;
Of D. w. c. Van Gaasbeck, j. Y Bates of j. W. Jones'
E. Ashton committee consider applicants to address the
conference j. Il. Day. J. NJ Cornish, ID. H. HannaDurgh
and NJ. NJ Curtis.
ripple of excitement went over the conference
when the Rev. Charles A. Howels, of Jefferson, " ~
announced that he had decided to withdraw from the
Methodist Episcopal denomination in order TO JON the
Protestant Episcopal Church Upon motion of DR..
Palmer, the brethren babe their former associate God
speed and Mr.. Howelk returned his papers to Bishop
Foss and received certificate Of character The Rev.
T. 5. Bond reelected postmaster of the conference
DR.. a. J. Palmer, the presiding elder of the New
York District, made his annual report part OF which
follows
IL has been a year Of great religious awakenlnas.
Under leadership Of widely known evangelists and
ofener pastors OF the churches have
been blessed this winter with gracious and powerful
reyiyals IL has been occasional privilege otter
quarterly conference the neghbohood to spend ali hour
later in night in church thiongcd with people re-
sounding with and shouts to pay by the side OF
pnttents 10 the thing suprsmey worth doing
in the life OF Christian minister leading Of souls
10 Christ and receive tender quickening In ones
own religious life. have not attempted TO count the
converts they have been many
The largest legacy, suppose ever bequeathe1 70 te
general work Of church has to Us this year by
the will OF the Hector C. Havemcyer and the generous
sympahies Of his mother and her The gross amount
given 10 charity quarter Of million dollars. OF which
our church will be benefited follows: The New.hoiK
Conference Church Extension and Missionary Society
$50 OOO the Points Mission, S35 o0O 81 Christopher
Home and the Old Peoples Home. 10000; the New
York Conference for aged preachers, ther widows
and Orphans $1,000; the Centred Church, $1,000 ue
total church being sl4o.0OO some achno"ledg'
rnent these gifts might well tie made by inc
Conference Itself gracious lady whose favor Drought
this material work. for 100000 Of the whole
amount was left by Mr. Hayemeyer to BE- distributed by
his mother. need but the beauty Of the HAL
tribute.
Chaplain c. c. McCabe presented protest addressed
data al
Chinese. DR.. Wtauy presented the report of the com
mittee appointed 10 revise the rules Of order num-
Der of changes made, changing the word assem-
bly, to conference and altering the method OF disco
pNne somewhat.
The Rev DR.. W. McKendree DarwOod, Of Yonhers,
n V. presented resolution which caused considerable
discussion. 1t read
Whereas There has already been deal OF excite
nent agitation and disconposure to who shall repre-
sent the NewYok Conference in the approaching General
Conference Omaha aud in order TO prevent further u
excitement, Intriguing electoneenng and Solicit
ing Of votes ad in order the harmony and unity
Of effort and concentration of thought necessary TO trans
act intelilqently the bushes, Of the conference;
YOU sir, that tomorrow morning at 10 O'CLOCK
we proceed TO delegates 20 the General Con-
. The motion amended to read 10 o'clock on
Friday and the preamble was stricken out The Rev
DIR. J. c. Hsrtzel the secretary OF the Freedmen
Aid and southern Education Society, and the Kew
Dr. c. H. Payne, the corresponding secretary OF the
Education Society, presented the claims OF their SO
cieties.
During the noon hour there was much talk con
corning the article printed in yesterdays Tribune
concerning the anonymous attack upon Methodist
preacher. When the afternoon session was called
Ia order one Of the first incidents recalled the matter
The Rev. Dr. Mickes, the presiding elder OF the New
burg District had made his report and the characters
of the clergymen OF the district were being passed
when the Rev. f.. .. Osbon, Of st. Johns Church,
Newburg responded 10 his name by saying
Bishop brethren Before my character - passed,
wish 70 say personal privilege that brethren
have coming and saying that rumor Is in cir
cuiatoa that while Writing a anonymous let,