New-York tribune., 1896-04-07
CLERGY PETITION CONGRESS
NrTUODISTS FAVOR NON-SEClAniA'
INDIAN EDUCATIONAL AffhO-
PRIATIONS.
TIE RESOLUTIONS WERE PASSED uNANiMou'Hi
AND THEN ALL SANG "AMEflCA

OTHER BUSINESS DONE
Tho delegates 10 the Ncw-York Conference 0. we
N,,holist Episcopal Church. during mn
Yesterday morning. bishop WI!Nam y N''''. - ,
siding took a decided stand against co"'o''e "
,h ,,srass NJ church and State by the i'e'S'h'o''
a, WASHINGTON ard adopted resolutions ""a. N'' a.
shovel their feelings upon the SUBJECT INC
- = Nc,,abe read the following reso'itohs
vhcreas We learn that the IIous- OF Kcpr,seHra fu
tives has. by large ma)ory, sertar,an schools
which i6r wears have been supported al ~. 11.i,.d
average cXpeus" 20 the treasury Vi '"'
'W6sross oa The hi as It passed the House Is soon
to be acted upon by the Hen2tr Of 300
minister's of the Gospel representing H9' ~ WdisoI
hcrs ana aihercnts ana as ie,o~ ;oc1o Of
communicants anl 4dherents in this Kepuo'i mo- mo.
i,Iyes and W. earnestly request me senate
uroupt.y to pass tho bill. am tne iiel',nt ,o, e.
y, ,,s 80 - - ,hs country sui against the very
spirit of the %~tonsl Constitution may cease 'o'
Resolved That copy Of these resolutions oe sc,
4 a5-5a:, s "''i states by the secretary Of the ''"
The resolutions were received with loud applause
r.. Rev. Dr. James r. Day chancellor OF syracuse
University. after stating tha, he MAS heartily IN
favor % the resolutions said mat there was one
,olnt that embarrassed him. He said.
Whlc yoI are guarding against the Ag'ress-o,S m
% srciarian'sm. You are leaving An op,h LOOT 70
secular and private colleges 10 cn'rr ,nr & Sr%..
Ia ih.s state ih. cl ,esos ioun ici ~ thr 'muno
arc properly escll.i rom s,A,c az pr, w. c,rf,s ,,,f1s
hy money - thr state and take away from Your
eocsss yeir erh'e- yonrr f,anI.g by t." ' th
chlr'4,s IN guarding against an evil ~" must
d. careful not TO encourage ih- present tendency IN
pace for our young people Is IN the colleges OF me
Christian churches
Wh.n Chancellor Day had finished The church ono.
moro rang with applause. and the Rev. DR. James
~ nfs he. eh "A speech
In favor of th- passage OF the resolution lie said
IN part:
The General Conference Of the Methodist Ep.c0fpa
church a, Omaha. IN isf- was ne hrst asnofn''. ~
-. ,.o, - funt. bv the national Government FOR
lts leuom'natlna work among the Indians. The
pre~h,i~r.nn the Episc0palan. fh- Congregational
Inc f'n,f4rlat churches ana the Friends and almost
all The other denominations In receipt Ot these iunis
KIN, m ,h'r Utilization for funds the present year
The Committee niian AnA.rs reported 70 the
House ~ Hepr'scnts'iycs an appropriation ior ne
int 4 union of the state and church. The itous'
of Representatives ernck out ths ~ppropri.t.on by
a vote % % 90 - This hili IL now ocfor- the stn-
ate and judging from the past attitude ~ he Sen-
ate. It viii ratiy this action despite me ia't lna
tors hy The representatives, ot the church inter-
estrI The time has arrived for the absolute disso-
lutlon of the partncrsip between the niird states
tioyerInrn, and the sccis. and this Conference Of
McthoIet ministers. r-lr"scniins me great arnom-
INK IA, principle here involved OF the absolute sep
ardtipu OF thuI N ana STATE, ought hN UNANIMOUS
and fl..rs vote 10 send It's protest aui petition 10
the United States Senate 20 stren the courage OF
statesmen upon this vital question.
Previous this session devotional eervice lei by
the Rev. ". C. oliver. was held. Mrs Clinton b.
Fisk president OF the Woman's Home Missionary
Society, made an address the work OF her asso-
citation.
At 1890 o'clock a memorial service held. at
which obituary notices Of seven deceased members
were read. The death OF the Rev. James Birch.
which occurred az Pourhkecpsc yesterday. was an
nounced The Rev. John 5. Willdridge. a former
Presby tcrlan applied admission. HIS appeal MAS
referred to "A committee.
The nineteenth annual New-York Conference an
niversary OF the Woman's Foreign Missionary So
cc:y took place at y. IN. In twenty-five years the
society has given S.74O9l0 to foreign missions Dur
Ing the year ended April the 1ftysix branches in
the Ncw-York Conference contributed N.1G 20.
Again at 7s}O o'clock last night the church was
we'll fed with people, VINO Interested in the
work Cf the NOmans Home Mssionaf society. 1t
was their conference anniversary ana several In
tcresing addresses telling OF the good work done
BY the society. made. Mrs. Clinton Is. Fisk
presided. \ prayer was offered by the Rev d. ii.
lIanaourgh ana addresses made by Mrs
Jacob B Price. the corresponding secretary: Mrs.
Clara l.. Roach. and the Rev. Dr. j. w Campbell.