New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-27
AJJVELY CONFERENCE, THIS
msHoP TANNER AND HIS GAvEL PLAY IN
PORTANT PARTS.
nrrIxo5,ENr MEMBERS or THE AFRICAN METH
opIsr EPISCOPAL CHURCH SHARPLY

oDlsT EPISCOPAL CHURCH sHARPLi
REpROvED
Thor. was determination in the manner Of "'N"'P
po,,amt, Tucker Tanner yesterday morning WIZ" "
opcnd the second days proceedings OF ''
third annual session Of the N'w-i"'" a., .,
,hs African Methodist Episcopal Church III ''' '"'
,yan street Church II had been ruinor'" "''""o -,
brothers and sisters that lively s'ssio" 'e
oxn.,tcd and a large congregation hao a'N''''''"
=. 90 ,,oo, ,ho collection Of "dollar money began
TIT. l. n fax of one dollar year Levied on every
,,,n,er of fhc churches In the district Tor 'le sup
nor, Of the conference. Each pastor S''pI'" "'
and dep0.ird his money. Finally h'u' ""i'' IN
Rev r. H. Praiihcr OF sctaukc'' L. i' s"PP" P
~, ,a,a down seven dollars I'm dimes and nickelS
risbop Tanner graspcd his gavcl hrmiY' no" i
This brother" ne demanded There are nine mem
r., ~ xour cougrccation and there is hut - here
Two Of nv flock would not pay said tn" bro'her'
q toIicd with them In vain" Hut after inc i'N"oP
ond tho gavri had reasoned while Win hro'n'r
prathcr upon the subject the latter promised lh,h
fully ,bat such deficiency should never occur again.
list ., all those who hal not paid their dollars WIS
,bep rcad Most OF them had remained away from
tho church until the dollap was over. hu'
This dii not save them. The Bishop kept Inc is'
before him and whenever recreant brother urea 1t"
slim into back pew the relentless gnvc came down.
and the Bishop called him by name ana oplhahu'" why
that dollar had not been forthcoming.
Brother Grcgson IS wandering star. lie mas o"n
going about the country collecting funds Tor some
church work and has an'agonzed nearly every mem
her OF the conference IN ono way or ano'her'
"Brother Gregson." said the Rev. DR.. W. u.
Derrick finally. "has had his head turned by aSSo
citation with inferior persons OF the WIN" race ne
Knows us I'm the dark, bit passes by on the other
eide IN IN. daylight We want man In oar
enumeration that Is ashamed 10 associate with MS
brethren whether they green. grey. yellow brown
or spotted, The audience shouted It's approval
Brother Derry. Of Long Island. attempted 10 SPEAK
on the question. but his manner gave Offence TO INC
lJssop and the gavel crushed his rising eloqn'hc''
FINALLY n committee was appointed 10 reason with
Brother Grcgson.
A let,er from J. j. Moore recording secretary OF
me conference was next read and aroused much
anger Brother Moore announced that he Wa about
TO emigrate to Canada to join the Methodist tPs'"
nal Church there RiShop Tanner frowned al Brother
Moore and limited broadly that his seat ought 70 b"
vacated nj once. An uproar arose In Tia" 'hurch
several men demanding that Brother Moore'S pay rs
secretary be stopped In vain the gavel denand"o
order until Dr. Derrick came TO Its rescue. d" BE
ouiet, he cried "we have always respected the
gavel: let not now cease to obey It,. Bro'her
Moore said that he had been moved by the Lord to
60 to Canada. and the Bishop said that Brother
Moore probably needed the salary 10 enable him to
effect the removal.
mittee report against opening the Worlds Fair on
sunday On the question Of raising ~ so for general
church expenses decided that New York should
give $50 to be added TO S7j raised by Philadelphia
and sa5 expected from New England New Jersey .,,
should be excused this year on account OF heavy
special expenses and should pay double next year.
Rtshon Tanner read a list If committees. asking for
reports Brother F. +. Giles replied TO several
Reported" Finally. however. his attention wan
COMMITTEE wss called. Down fell the rsvel with .
thunderous rap and the Bishop leaned over ana
looked M Brother Giles The latter almost bounded
out of his chair. Exported" he gasped
The chairman Of the Committee or Missions
wanted another meeting before he reported. "Call
the members said Bishop Tanner. " Call them
louder. Can't You call ont Never mind. IN call
mittee was appointed as follows Isaac Dcrricks:
T. F. Giles. F. f. Franklin. W. II. IL. Bntler and
W. b. Derrick.
The conference then adjourned until o a. m to-day.
II Is hoped that final adjournment may be taken on
Monday night.