The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-04-08
NEW YORK M. 4. CONFERENCE
Report on the City District-The Passing OF
the Characters of Ministers.

the Characters OF minister's.
NEwBvRo. April TAT the New York Metho-
dist Conference this morning the Rev. DR..
several Of the Rfsh Leading lights too Of the Conference pnsnGS.
r1on n Sn to invite nrGtS' the IL" Laym n Association to
be present that tho Conference might give
| them q cordial reception.
The German Conference in session at pouch-
| keepsie sent O telegram conveying ~fraternal
greetings and a similar return message was
sent
Presiding Elder I. s. Osborn then presented
tho annual rcnort ~ tho Now York district
az anuuai lcpoLv y ~ Ncw iolN uisVlu''
DR.. Osborn said that the conditions confront
q frnntino protostort Christionitv in nil the
,arna onntno,o =, we nur on,aina tom ,ho
distractions OF riches on tho one hand and
poverty on the other, tho widespread indinor.
ence toward church affairs and tho Immense
preponderance Of foreigners in tho religious
denominations -, tbo uotronoIis Another
dtmoni.n ~ IA nou,n,
among the population. the pastor of CAL
sa on in New Or i'poi..nk ,as
past year of no less than 800 people
These problems were discussed at length in
the th report 4t;b The - doctor }rs r tod o Of the tSo fidelity
oil y, Ine 1rethren TO ine Wodk ahd me mate
PsrtlssaisrlyS q s. lHgpdTTsTl's GRarc6: New YEN
S siooSS INK t * ~ ~ mmniu uhu ,a1. 33ehutr im hssukMe;u NJ
amount 90. 6SG had al a!peSdy been paid IN, St 5.
baals Church, New YORK under Or: Oakley
s Of I In n the iast twemIV Ve m mu,thau a r.
struggle u rS diis1andeITi .,1 It's members pad Gb1 anG
sbs or ! COM M mNne eM f9 PIX ana wor proTS de 10 III MS ~,
Church Extension Society which has nine
enpTches ana ssysrni iniisions IN charge 4nd
aht WY ,aD S "oo.vpyii r ~ oSDorn saiu thaC
spread Taes T reSiy mY Of G nGsHga T Teiis 4 aeeS stat M1ant
WIEN eiifited herycnt anens, ho, ,ouo, Co.
tthhe passing OF the Ministers, characters and
tne IKspor1tng OF the coileGnlohs I9r MISSIONS.
Elder GeEmond wa" rena nrts.d that tbat t,b unG w rres natb
ing against the brethren. Other districts re-
p VSfS .h tbs same nnn,o ~ Tho Paw lama II Tan.
noWutnn,n NJ .n,ie y tho I'ef; tsuuc Ielt;
Past9r az milton. Newburg district. was read
"Brother i saIa b,s bson , M .,or for otv-
n Hsers eG On sec Years; and L a has been !, three
inm Gn and enthusiastically asked to return"
me Bish9pnM here IS brother Lent? Let
see see me a d Io WNm II iii iira 70 u o hthh, come ana
these things.
Brother lent came forward and was 3p-
demQnstratlQn. and he could say IN gil candor
ana ma ne ieir npoat as Houng as ne dld hity years
i. ' - - -, " t.E,' ~
polntnlenti never hau any trouble, with any
apesluiuG Eiter OF any brother IN the confer
9nce. ne csteemen u a privilege TO preach
Jesus Sniist anyWnere ana hau never gone
III Snbr ApHiauee ,,ro uor,, to-.
~. ScnriVer-Me conid take the world IL we
har ehqngh OF men OF mat sort OF spirit.
nunted D ministe ereh ca Tbnro tn wo i!st 81 suPepall;
hTh n ana .heir ehnracterS were also passed.
! ne NeV. David Buck sald ne had answered to
MS ns, name ne af sixty-two consecutive GHonierencg,s.
EEIraidd,nl II ne were yopmG enough t otake his horse.
nIlulc anu stuule bags anu 60 out as ne uid IN |
his early ministry on u 2OO-mil9 circuit and
pr Ta On an ayeraIe once every day.
III III RRisnoIIn seven 'lhiesa week!
AT. Buck-les, SIT.
me Blsiop-No wonder you lived so long.
thausntfr:
hiter inc llst OF sulerhunlerarlcS. had been
Gaiicd ana their characters passed the Key, s.
t i; oahoWay asked 10 be placed back into eifec-
'ite Ietation:
A letter rom j. Ogden Kerr OF Chicago an
n 10 ms Wltharnwal from membership in
'n9 NeW YORK conference.
Inc following committee on, Memoirs was