New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-08
B. n. ROBERTS DENOUNCED.
METHoDIsTs TAKE ACTION REGARDING
UTAH's CoNGREssMAN-ELE
PROCEEDINGS OF THE THIRD DAY or THE NEW
YORK EAST CONFERENCE N MOUNT
VERNON THE TWENTIETH CEN
TRY FIND MOVEMENT.

VERNON 49, THE TWENTIETH CEN
TuRY FUND MOVEMENT.
Yesterday was the third day of the htty-nrst sss'
sion or the NAw-York East Conference IN Mount
Vernon Bishop Vincent soon after The beginning
OF the proceedings recognized In the aulence the
Rev Dr Davis w Clarke OF Cin-innau. son 81
Rishop Clarke and called him to a seat ar hls side
Or T b Nicely OF the Philadelphia Conference
the Rev DR. Ketchanl. OF the Presbyterian Churcn'
the Rev DR. Prettyman. OF the Wilmington confer
ence and he Rev. Or. Ar-7ur Copeland OF the
Gsnesee Conference were also presented ~ M
Conference by the Bishop. The ministers recos-
nized the visitors by rising
The Conference referred the resolution 70 create
= nth district in the Conference to a committee
with instructions 20 report at the Conference IN l'
The Rev Horace Byrnes. ~ Southold Long Island
was elected biographical secretary.
The committee having charge OF the matter =
nored in favor OF the requests o. the elders for me
retirement Of the Revs Henry schoheld, Alexander
McAllister " 7. Hill and George II GoodseH- Ire
requests we're granted Then followed the readine
OF the annual report Of the New-Haven District ny
IT'S presiding elder. the Rev. Or. C. j. North. VINO
noted the building OF ten new churches and sixteen
parsonages and the conversion Of TWO thousand per
sons in his circuit When DR.. North had finished
the Rev DR. A c. Eggleston. OF Simonsburg. conn o.
FOR forty wears member Of the Conference. In be-
half Of the ministers o. the New-Havsn District
made an address and presented TO DR.. North d
purse containing 800 IN gold.
Al this point Bishop Vincent introduced me Rev
Or T G. INF. presiding elder OF the Utah Mission
m mr. q the representative o. commission o.
the Church appointed for the purpose OF keeping
AZ, ., Congress Brigham n. Roberts, recently
eIected from Utah There are many reasons saiu
Dr rlir why we desire 70 keep Mr. Roberts out OF
Congress He has always lived In open VOCATION "l
the VS. He claims ne acts under hlsher laN
"a kraa
no made a awmaker for Christian people. VINO
bava declared that but one woman can reign SUI
n-e,,e-the queen OF the American home his
sneAch was one OF the most vigorous OF the day
and was loudly appauded A. the close o. Ut
mrs address the Conference unanimously adopteh
the following resolution
Resolved That earnestly call on me kepre
or our Congress districts 20 use their ~
r,os endea vors 10 secure action by the " ltn on
yress proposing amendment 70 the Ntuond- ~.
rs making poygamy under whatever pretehce
a crime against the United states punishao'e ~ "
Rid anv Office OF honor trust or emolument
under the United States or any state OF Ierr''o'S
therein.
The remainder Of the morning session was de-
,ad 20 .naakers FOR various religious and charita-
hla institutions and the publications OF the Church
--basa Included the Rev. Or. n. G Jennings OF tlT
v-ssrarn Methodist Book Concern. the ReV Ut
txeusy Editor OF The Methodist Review the
Paw ur Berry OF Chicago Editor or me bp-
worth HERALD: Dean McChesney and Drs. Dryer
and TavIo- OF Syracuse University. the Rev DIT r.
NJ Mills Of the Twentieth Century rune move
man, ~ the Church. Mrs Parker OF FINLAND rep
-asen+ne the most northery mission OF the Church
and Mrs Clinton b Fiske president OF the WON
or,s Home Missionary Society. which supports me
urook,vn Dearonesses' Home. the Methodist lrni-
a,sr,.. Home and the Watts De Peyster Home Tor
Girls ann - ,ha rno,t,eth Cen
49,, Fund Movement on of the pest " IN.
49, rIe sad that the bishops OF the Cnurcn ~ a.
decided 70 lay Gods altar the sun o. 1900 fo-
T3ozton & 200 0,o for Wesleyan. Np"nl tor oyla
Use and other Methodist Episcopal ms s =
no. 70 he forgotten. The movement ne SAL, 20 =
efraadv meeting cordial support VV"- -, - -
ALREADY been assured In sums OF from ~iV'' -
S%rs pa-ke-'s address in behalf Of the Missions ~
t-irand was also listened 70 with close
After abe had ended Dr. George Adams; OF Dro "rn
H., sIggested a collection IN oehalf OF her "oiN
"a ssveraI hundred dollars was contriDuleu. 49,,
There was an attendance OF nearly nlteeN A. =
dred nsrsons at the Conference ahnlF y.
Woran's Home Missionary Society IN .le VI
go Mrs ! A secor preside II OF me rev % ~
I-aq, Conference District was IN me cIaIt a.u ~
.o,io,aI exercises we're conducted oy the fset, a.
n ~ Downev OF Brooklyn Mrs C. n 'arhaI. =
D.-r.s,.,onting secretary read the annual report
- Mrs charles ". Gallagher. Natonal orguhlnet
a,oda The address % the afternoon ne collseS
- ~ Miss Edith y Dixon ana MISS yehie ~ -.
uolit .s daaconesses OF the Church by blshoP
Vincent closed the afternoon service ~ " =,
,ng the Rev DR. A b. Leonard or me H r a.
Iae nreached the sermon. ana the rev, ~ ~
CenrSe EDWARD Reed presided. IN place % '"7
pev " W Clarke who was slightly III.