New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-09
UNION CHURCH CROWDED.
APPOINTMENTS BY BISHOP NINDE.
THE METHODISTS ADOPT A PETITION TO IN
CREASE THE authority OF PRE-

THE METHoDIsTs ADOPT PETITION TO IN
CREASE THE authority OF PRE-
SIDING ELDERS
The members OF the New-York Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church with their wives and
children crowded the Union Methodist Episcopal
Church. In West Forty-eghth-st.. yesterday MORN
ing to hear the reading of the appointments as
made by Bishop Nnde but they were disappointed
The work Lad not been finished. and the list was
not given out. The Conference was called TO order
by the Bishop at o'cock. and standing committees
for the annual conference Ia 1887 were announced
At the opening Of the afternoon session the follow
Ing report. submitted by special committee.
created considerable excitement and discussion:
The committee appointed to consider the subject
OF memoralizing the General Conference In favor
ou n OF the pr@sfdine elder with the Bishop
report that they deem 1t nadvisabe to take such
The Rev Newton wray. of Peasantyille, arose and
secured the floor. He offered minority report.
report was as follows: Resolved. That the New
York Conference memorabilia the General Confer
Discipline that the presiding elders shall be elected
by the annual conferences, with the concurrence
the nomination Of the Bishops ana shail
possess coordinate authority with the Bishops TO
form districts and for appointments OF the preach,
women as lay delegates was lost by vote OF " TO
SO. and the members also put themselves ON record
at the General Conference changed from one IN
forty -ive to one In sxty-hve.
the night session began The news that the New
York and Hudson River district and the New-York
cary rumored about At the last annual Conference
the New district was ,pt up INTO tmsSe tS Ss
Revs Andrew lonsacrr and Pnp oiermoni bisnop
night and restored the old Ines.
Resolutions ureing the United States Governmen:
from Turkey were adopted and it was resolved that
copy OF them be sent to President Cleveland
1t was then decided that the next annual Confer
ence be held In Sing Sing, In the Highland Avenue
Church. about this time next year.
At the close of the evening session Bishop Mlnde
read his list OF appointments. They follows
NETWORK DISTRICTS.
L. s. Osbon, presiding elder. Yonkers. y. Y; Ards
ley and Woodhill. A. n. Barnett, Armonk and Mid
die Patent. Jonas Inman, Boscobel w r Dyke:
Carmel. r. +. Count. Crot)n Lake. Harry sheldon
Croton-on-Iiudson T.. K; A. Hiss; Dobbs Ferry,
lryinsion - w y Mex Dar~ood KatSnah !. n
Lake Mahopac. H. W AckerIy: Mount Kisco. C. H.
McXnney; Mount Zion, n, s. Tuthn.
sSsst cafh %rsh t caa Kand toS
G oa n cfna Msrcoan Tf%p
Chelsea. Z. L. IIonecker; Church OF the People
Saviour. fields IDS; Hermance Duane Caurcn + H.
Carpenter Eighteenth Street. j. II Campbell and
T T Co.'S r Gy Srfs Street @
Brush; Franklin Street. }. NJ BENEFITS; Grace.
Street. F. j. Beicher: Madison Avenue. Andrew
Iongacre. Morris Heights. r. +. Bell. Mott Avenue.
Iii siSRe nerk j. wson e St sams
r. j. Haynes; s.. Luke's. C. s. narrower; ST.
Marks Ernest Lyon st. Pauls A. J. Palmer st.
stephens r. II. Burch: Thiry-hfth Street. Jesse
Street. Fletcher Hamn Union j. NJ. King; Wash
ington Heights J. W. Ackerly: Washington Square.
r4, W SSa %tea cDons & pa
]. W. A. Dodge; Peasantv!le. y. h. Thompson:
John Rowe: Purdys Station and North Salem j. y.
Phillips: Putnam Valley. \. o. Lent; Shrub Oak.
H. G. Earl: Sing Sing Highland Avenue. J. +.
Price Tarrytown. Ashbury, w. F. Compton,; -.
Plains +. McChesney; Yonkers Central Church T.
n Raragwanath; First Church. +. NJ. Davenport:
Yorktown Heights. G. II. Landon.
NJ. u. c. Crawford. president New-york City
Church Extension and member Madison Avenue
O. r. Crooks professor In Drew Theological Semi
nary. member Of ST. Paurs. Peekskill. Quarterly
Conference.
c. C. McCabe. corresponding secretary OF Mission
AIRY Society member or ST. Pauls. New-fork city.
Quarterly Conference.
George Clarke. agent Conference Temperance So
ciety member OF Asbury. Tarrytown. Quarterly
Conference.
f. A. Schell general secretary Epwor,h League.
member OF First Church. Yonkers Quarterly Con-
ference.
w. b. Mlllar secretary Young Mems Christian As
ISOLATION. member OF Eighteenth Street New-York.
Quarterly Conference
w f. Ketcham Superintendent st. Chrstophers
Home-Member Of First Church. Yonkers Quarterly
Conference.
j. Peritz Professor Semitic Languages and
Paul's New-York Quarterly Conference.
j. NJ Yeager. President Drew Ladies' Seminary
Member OF Carmel Quarterly Conference.
J. X. Day, Chancellor Syracuse University-Mem-
Der OF Calvary. New-York City. Quarterly Confer
c.erra T., c,rohridya ,ransferrad n Naw-York