New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-15
APPOINTMENTS HELD UP.
TIE NAMING OF THE REV. DIR. CHAD
wlCK's SUCCESSOR CAUSES
CONTENTION.
ANOTHER GRIsr OF RESOLUTIONS fAsShD
THE co>FERENCE-A DECISIVE VOTE

.>-orure cp,sr OF RESOLUTIONS PASSED BY
rur coxrERENCE-A DECISIVE VOTE
AGAINST WOMEN.
w.. GUNNER Avenue Methods, Church's refusal to
.cosn. minister from the New-York Fast Con
.or.nn. "a succeed the Rev. DIR. James : Chad-
VIII was the means last night Of postponing tue
announcement by Bishop Walden or the nun NV VI
amendments, and thus allowing three or i'u'
hundred weary ministers 20 so 10 tneir hoi".''
The sumner Avenue Church wants the Kew Jon"
Y Dobbns OF the Newark Conference ana ne
uan,s 10 come but no suitable transfer can pe
made from, the New-york East Conference 10 'ie
Newark Conference. Hence the hod-up. !"
said that the members OF the Official BOARD Vi .'o
Sumner Avenue Church threatened. II any memoer
Of the New-york East Conference were sent '"ei'
70 on: down his salary onc-hah.
The appointments will probably De aii"'
This afternoon 1t is the longest session or the New"
York Eas, Conference on record being no" i's
ninth day
The closing night session OF the conference
brought out great congregation, IN aodiioh u .ne
large body of ministers. Bishop Ahore"s' VI '"e
Network Conference, presided.
One OF the pleasing features % the evening was
the presentation to the Rev. Mr. DICKSON one oi
the oldest local preachers of the Conference OF
purse OF about $50.
The Rev Mr.. Griffin reported for the Temperance
Society Reference made to the alleged total
ahs,ireuce of Queen Victoria and President ana
Mrs Mckinney ]. NJ Buckley. OF The CHRISTIAN
Advocate" created considerable merriment by mild
IL questioning the correctness of the report he
said he would not move to strike out Queen VIC
torja but he thought the committee would better
amend It's report.
The report recommended the sending OF two dele
gates to the National Convention of the Anti
Saloon League. and this provoked debate by DR..
Burnes and others.
The Rev J. NJ. Pullman. OF Bridgeport. offered
a resolution providing that all church collections
be counted by a COMMITTEES of AT least two before
they are taken from the church, and that an
auditing committee keep account OF all financial
transactions and report at the quarterly confer
ences
The Rev. IT. H. Beatty OF Jamaica. offered a
resolution criticising the methods of the Book
Concern the high price and comparatively inferior
programmed quality of THE Christian Advo-
cate" and recommended a wider range In The
Advocates" editorials. Dir. Buckley. in reply. SAID
among other things that while the Church paid
him 4 handsome salary. 1t was not hair as much as
secular paper had offered him. ~
The report of the committee on the appllcanon OF
the Rev. William d. Tuckey recommended his belhg
admitted On trial.
The adjournment was until the usual time this
morning. ,
represt ntaion I'm the general conference was votea
upon after an extended debate which occupied most
Of the lin; TUESDAY. Bishop Walden an1nouneed
representation and Isl against DR.. j. Nj. Buckley,
before the vote taken. said that the conference
would merely express its opinion, which was a
different matter from changing the constitution.
Chapters of the Epworth League read reports on
missionary collections. and the Committee OF Ar
rangements reported in favor OF change IN the
method of giving entertainments. ,,
Fx-Judge q. G. Reynolds Congressman r. j. HUI
Of Norwalk; Ezra B. futile and J. NJ Bu'w saSre
placed on the committee OF presiding eiders
10 arrange for the Scml-CentennA!