New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-31
METHODISTS IN SESSION.
NETWORK CONFERENCE CONvENEs IN
THE METROPOLITAN TEMPLE

MENDINo PRESIDENT MKINIEY's Eff
FORTS FOR PEAcE-A COMMITTEE
ON NATIONAL AFFAIRS
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
MEETING
The ninety ninth session Of the New-York Con-
ference OF the Methodist Episcopal Church was
opened yesterday morning IN the Metropolitan
Temple, Seventh-ave.. near Fourteenth-st The
session Will continue until next Tuesday. About
three hundred and fifty members of the Conference
were present. Bishop John F. Hurst. the pres-
dent OF the Conference. occupying the chair.
The proceedings began at o'clock with cele-
oration Of the sacrament OF the Lords Supper.
Al 10 o'clock the formal proceedings began with
the calling Of the roll by the secretary, DR..
Charles w. Willard. The president then welcomed
the members of the Conference in a brief address.
He said:
We have never before had such year Of success .s
mission Held In 1856 our FIRST missionary, went TO
India He is stu living. This year that mis- mis-,
Wait Mexico. He Went to india at the time Of the
b Mun and W. bd Tyn 2m s fengs
India and are not satisfied to add less than twenty
eaeh e bsan 90 work germany in
1876, and we now have there a number or CONFER
of titled German lady Inc Wesleyan brethren Of
Germany and the Methodist Episcopal Church OF
the United States have beer united
PRESIDENT kINLE1 = COZ kSE AffftON Ell
The president then referred to present interna-
tional conditions IN the following words:
We have to-day something OF war cloud above
US. and yet think we never had right 70 be
prouder Of the American Church than we are
calmness Of peace-ovlng Church IN these , omi,
P PGes enyS Mr. a MeKney has seen warnOt from
the further side of an embankment either-and ne
knows the value OF peace. We are IN sympathy
with the feeling that with little calmness. little
patience Ittle trust IN tne ET X Iii ha -,cbted
Almost Immediately afte-ward the Nationa! crisis
was again brought TO the attention Of the meeting
by a resolution which DR.. John NJ. King. OF TINS
CITY, offered without preamble. Dr. King Is gen
eral secretary Of the National League for the Pro-
lection OF American Institutions. His resolution
,r,vided that n message Of greeting should imme-
diately be sent by telegraph to The President and
signed by the president and secretary Of the con-
vention. The message vas as follows:
MESSAGE 40 THE PRESIDENT.
The bishops and members Of the New-fork An
nual Conference OF the Methodist Episcopal Church'
assembled in the city OF New York, SEND loyal
greetings 10 the Christian chief OF our Christian
Sat,on assuring him of their confidence in his
patriotism courage and capacity, and that they I'M
plore the God O. nations TO guard his person ana
grant him the wisdom that shall enable MIN 20
lead the Republic out OF darkness into light and
out OF dlscord into honorable peace out or consent
ing copartnership with barbarous cruelty INTO &C
tive alliance with Christian civilization.
The resolution was agreed TO without discussion
by a rising there being not single dissenteF,
Dr Andrew Schriver OF Newbucg, then, amid
Snedecker pastor OF the Trinity Methodist Episco-
pal Church OF Newburg. announcng ms L WITH
hui in reply TO several questions Il was announced
that Mr. snedecker had become an 10
adopt the rules OF order at the last session for
this session.
A long discussion took place on various matters
regarding the tabula,ion OF reports OF missionary
ond debt contributions. after which committees for
the Conference were appointed
A COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL AFFAIRS.
DIR. King then offered another important resolu-
zion which was also adopted without discussion 1t
was as follows:
Resolved That committee on Maaqnai a nj rs
Appointed by the Bishop. TO wh.ch shal ne 9 re-
~ TIE relations of the Republic to Spain and Cuba
and all questions bearing on me same, .,..os ..
renoTt TO the Conference for it's consideration and
action carefully prepared statene9d OF wI n,gt
% be on the questions now commanding the aten,
don Of our entire a the % resources S of the
statesm arshp and patriotism or tho ffeslo"nt anu
CRs.oved That when this committee is prepared
20 present its report time sha4l pe '1eu IA III
vance for It's consceraticN
80 ., In me meeting the committee ap-
no,n1ed II consists OF the following: j. NJ King,
chairman: c. ". Willard. A. j. Palmer l. lamont
J. W Campbell. c. Wright s. Lowther' T. NJ wat
tiers and z. L. Hoffecker
A resolution presented by DR.. ]. w. Macomber
was carried amid applause. It was to tho effect
that the American flag be raised on the temple by
tho trustees during the convention session
Speaking OF the resolution. the president SAD;
We are ministers OF the Gospel. but we desire 70
81, here also as American citizens. with freedoms
sou nnder our feet and freedoms banner stream
ing over our head
Mrs Edholm spoke briefly on the work OF the
rrorence Crittenton Mission for erring girls There
were. she said 10000 Of these in this country and
,bev had been brought TO their way OF He by
great organization. the sole purpose or wAch was
The traffic In young girls ,, 49,, 1880,
dent recommended the Crittenton Mission to the
cera-,,i attention OF all those present -
ca Npstlin Cermond Presiding Elder OF the King
s,on district reviewed tho work iq that section
onr q5em cigarette smoking and gambling TO the
cnmnoittee on Temperance. after which the confer
eoca adiourned until 9 o'clock this morning.