New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-02

delegates should he taken. Bishop FOss declared that
the motion out OF order. and Mr. Golden gave
notice that he would again bring the matter up at
IL O'Clock the hour for miscellaneous business.
When the matter came up motion Of the Rev. T. ;.
Fond II was laid on the table
The Rev. Francis BOttome asked permission to
leave his scaled ballot for elogaes to the General
Conference rs he was obliged 20 leave the city before
the time for voting The permission was granted
The question was then brought up where the Con
ference should 60 next year, and DR.. a. j. Palmer
presented invitation from the Joint congregations
Of St. Paul's and Asbury churches Of Tarrytown. The
Invitation accepted
The Rev w. A. Mackey presented resolution
which he moved that the Conference should send as
a memorial to the General Conference: 1t was :
Inasmuch in many Of our churches there are
members whose moral character IS so unworthy Us
become a reproach to the Church OF Christ, aud as
II is ineXpcdlent 10 arlugn them before tho church
Tor trial. therefore the members OF the annual on
ference at Ncw-YOrk do hereby most respectfully
petition your honorable body to memoriaIizc the
General Conference ~ make some provision whereby
Methodist Episcopal Church without the form OF a
public trial.
bishop Foss called attention to Rule s. which says
THE General Conference shall not do away with the
privileges Of ministers preachers Of trial by com
mlttee and appeal; neither shall they do away with
the privileges OF members Of societies Of trial before
committee and appeal" lie said: "This would
be asking the Conference to a thing that 1t cannot
do"
Upon motion, the resolution laid on the table.
A communication then read from the wyoming
Conference asking that the boundaries Of their Con
ference be extended to include the churches az
| Equinunk, Deposit. Franklin ard Davenport The
Rev. Andrew Schriver moved to protest against the
| change proposed, and the motion was carried.
The next order Of business the consideration
| Of The muChveXed woman question. The resolution
called for the amendment OF the second restrictive
| luc, by adding the words and said delegates may
| he men and women" as lay delegates. After some
discussion the Conference decided to vote the propo
sitl0n ut once The tclers appointed by the Bishop
| were f. J. Kelley, o. A. Merchant, Ensign McChes
| { Oldr and J. VI. Yeagcr. Thc vOte, announced
| later. stood 1858 to 80 against the amendment.
| As the Lay Electoral Conference was then IN
session in the adjoining parioiS, the Rev. Dr. Ciaw
| .ori moved that committee be appointed To con
frntcma greetings to the aymen pom the consent
| OF the Conference. Dr. NJ. d. G.. CrawfoF Thomas
| Lodge and ". g. Browning were appointed, and lhey
coded TO The pdilOrs. In the afternoon the Con
| ference held short meeting, at which the lay Con
| ference WAS present. Addresses OF welcome wcr'
| made by Bishop Fo,s and DR.. Crawford aud reptile
| wcr, made BY B0wles Colgate and T.. +. LOvett. o
| Tar.jtown. After tue session the anniversary o
the N0men's Home Missionary Society was he'd II
| the church, and stirring address was mndc By Mrs
| Albright. The Rev. DR.. George r.. strohrdge pre-
| ,ldod. In the evening delightful reception wa
| given the members Of the Conference by IN
Methodist -ocis mon Of tbs city IN Jacgers HAM, a
| Fifty -nlnth-st. and MadisOn,avc.