New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-05

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R.soived Further that here declare IRE, nat
| upon which preferment should be preIca,ea 10. .So
the highest Offices In the Church rather tnan I'm, lne
Resolved That We mere again clearly reterate ,ne
declarations 90 clearly ann1Sace cooy is no bar to
membership in the Methodist Episcopal Church
| The Rev c. II. McAnney. who seconded the reso-
lutlons d.savowed any Intention OF rejecting on the
colored
| TWO MORE DELEGATFS CHOSEN.
A.,d. from this Incident. the business OF the Con-
ference was carried usual. AT $50 a. m.
| there was a devotional exercise lei by the Rev X
| l. Shurter The Conference session was called TO
| order By Bishop W Y. Made At o'clock. Four OF
| the delegates 10 the General Conference had been
| elected on the morning before. and their election
was announced al the opening OF yesterdays session
! by the bishop. The successful candidates were the
| Rev pr James II. Day chancellor OF syracuse
University who received 1872 votes; the Rev Dr. G..
| G. McCabe corresponding secretary OF the Mission
| airy Society OF the Methodist Episcopal Church. who
received rs votes the Rev. Or. Elias s Osbon pre-
siding elder OF the Kingston District. who received
| lo7 votes and the Rev. Dr. James VI. King. pastor
| u the Union Church. In which the Conference has
| been held. who received l55 votes. The number Of
votes cast on Friday go and the number neces-
| sary for election was lU.
Il was discovered that the total number Of names
registered was 30 and that. therefore. only six dele
| gates could be elected. the number required TO
elect S go. Bishop Ninde suggested that there
a worthy young man. who had the proper creden-
| ,lils, AMI for whom there Was place II the mem
beers had no objections. his admission would secure
the necessary 800 FOR the election OF seven delegates
| There were objections however. and the members
proceeded II ballot for the delegate. 70 make
Up the six The first ballot resulted in the election
Paul's Church. at No. 100 Fifth-ave. There were
hree more 6aois oeIoTe sixth Ma. IeeET b 70 the
hal NJ he mo
ton OF the Rev. Andrew Schriver. presiding elder
additional member should be admitted 10 the Confer
IN order secure the election OF an additional
delegate TO the General Conference was postponed
| until tomorrow.
THE CHURCH EXTENSION SOCIETY.
Yesterday afternoon a number OF the members and
friends OF the Conference assembled at the Union
Church to attend the anniversary OF the Church EI
tension Society The Rev q. H. Smith presided. and
| speeches were made by the Rev. DR.. w A. Spencer
| corresponding secretary OF the society the Rev. b.
Seeholzer and the Rev j. II. Lincoln. The addresses
largely concerning the work OF the society and
| the necessity OF doing much more In the future In
the OF providing churches in places where they
| are needed In the course OF thirty years. up TO
| March l. the Board OF Church Extension has re-
celvel and disbursed more than :55".en About
two-ihiris OF this amount passed through the gen
| eral fund available for ad TO churches ana one
| third through the loan fund, OF which more than
1864 90 Is permanent capt. II. for use only by loans
with this money the Board aided 9@i churches. but.
| owing TO the rapidly Increasing demands made upon
| IT, the Board is behind the present need OF funds
about S0OGD TO say nothing OF the applications re-
| celved by every mail.
| At 1880 o'clock last night many members OF the
Conference and a large number OF other people IN
terested in the cause OF temperance assembled in
| Church. In One-hundred- and fourth-st. west OF
| Columbus ave. to attend the anniversary OF the
| dresses were made by the Rev. Dr. T. Tinker the
Rev George Clarke and the Rev. DR.. s. f. Jones.