The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-04-11
METHODIST APPOINTMENTS.
CHANGES MADE NY THE X YORK
AND NEWIRK CONFERENCES.

Discord Osrr u Committee Report Censur
Ing DIR. Macarthur and Mr. sheldon To
Newspaper work Reference to Thou
Finally Eliminated and Peace Restored
Tho 1Oist session Of the New York Confer
ence OF the he'hodist Fpiscopal Church. which
has been meeting at 81. Andrews Church II
West Seventy. sixth street. closed YESTERDAY
afternoon with tho reading OF the list of ap
pointments for NE year by the presiding oficer
Bishop Warren VI Denver. The days serviee'
began ut \ 80 A. NJ, when Bishop warren DO
liyered his lecture on THE Fellcities on scrlp
tural Expression" In response to a request pi
the conference. The morning business meet
ing which followed was enlivened by a spirited
discussion over u re port made by the Commit
tee on Periodicals In which uDcompllmcntar,
references were made to the recent expert
ment Of the Rev. Mr.. Sheldon In trylng to run
Newspaper "as Christ would have DONE" and
also to the Rev X. $. MAcArthur's work In con
ncc,lon with a New York daily newspaper.
The report OF the com mittes was read by the
Rev. Arthur /. Burnett 81 the Washington
Heights Church. In referring to DIR. Macarthur
he said that n New York newspaper had Sc
cured a doctor Of divinity who sandwlchei IN
he, the s%alacious details oi the divorce
courts and tho sporting EDITORS description oil
savage prize fights a page OF religious
editorials. telling how the membership o'
Methodist churches IL decreasing and why the
modern pulpit is DECLINING.
The propriety OF the report was attacked at
once by a member Of the conference, VINO
moved that all rcfer,uce either to the Rev. Mr..
Sheldon or DR.. Macarthur be stricken out.
The Rev. Dr. James NJ. King declared that tho
on record in favor OF Sir, Sheldon's scheme.
1T is "A blasphemous assumption he de-
clared. .t9r 2 man 70 sdii a paper to show the
The Rev. !, : Triple u St. James's Church
suppor,ed the motion r. striE" out ei reie =.
motives cannot he impuqned."
The Rev DR. 5. 7 Cadnan smppor,ed dd th mn re-,
churches" he declared. The Rev. j. y, stone
Of the Mott svenus church took issue with Dr.
Cadman and half IA dozen others we're on their
feet trying to get a chance to speak. when the
The reference TO the Rev, Mr.. Sheldon be
Stricksn out, 9nd the motion was ssS carried arr Ihe
similar motion In regard TO Dr. McArthur ana
this also was carried
Memorials 10 the Genera CopierencH were
paragraph rs OF the book. Of rules. which for
bids dancing and some other forms Of amuse-
ment; substituting general terms Tor the spe.
the abolition Of the RUE which prevents q MIN
lister from Keeping owe charge more than five
years; The latter matter sanie ~ q hxl9g me
who IL now in his fifth year at the Metropolitan
Temple, but It was got around by considering
that as the consolidation, OF churches which
ngo, he was really in his second year o! charge
and was left in that district,
At the afternoon session the case Of the Rev.
Mr.. Windeler was disposedo[ by ordering thai
he be received az an elder. He was one ~ tina
candidates for ordination IN Sunday. but had
been turned back for another year.
The list OF appointments Tor the year Is as
follows:
NEW YORK DISTRICT
Ardsey and Woodhill, John Rowe, Armonk and
Chadlaync, Emmc, ", Norton, Carmel. o = l,oyt,
g GrG 4 pb anEs; B y r. r, Fig'f o. + 'I rslIit or G Iiia% I,
Ito be supplied. Goldcn,S bldg, J VI hcnncttS'
Hsrt.dHlr. Fohcr, i Kc,lcy l]r,i,g!"n; ( T. Count
Lowther Lake Mahopac. n q Warren, Mount hisco.
New YORK battery Mission, Henry Hanson
{. ". Fowles Centenary, Angelo oEtrandcr Chelsea,
Mission. a, X. Sanford. Church Of The saviour.
J. s. Stone, Duane Church, + II. Carpenter; Eign
;enIh street; v, r MIX. narToga Ky SIM s,1rss,t
Street. W. +. Clarke Grace, p NJ. Waters italian
Mission Ito be supplied; Madison Avenue, Andrew
Metropolitan Temple, S. I. Cadlnan. +. j. BcIcher
Jane Street. T.. S Bond Perry Street, j {
NoT T ;",i TaTI1 s;t y q Ma ! I &,,on Ms :, 1SSsaHt.
s Z Ma M"toi Il! f. IT, T. n "sHaS' s. - ra sai"|tGi {. i j : Ec iG,np'r
s. Stephen 1 {, ~, ,GTJsoR5}' Thirty annE 4 nm rS S,ieri'
fourth street, j. 81 cornish. linton. Is { wafrTrsin.
% yoaS I RcsG, y 4 \ 1 T gs' wrlsn M MIssInn' on
petRskill First Church, n. Il. wilson; st. Pauls.
-" PicaSantvilie. +. n. Can, Purchase. " J re,lcy.
supply; Purdy Station aud North Salem. G :.
oakly; Putnam Valley, y o Lent, shrub oak, II.
sing Sing Highland Aycnue.. W r, Anderson.
= T~arrytovn-isbury, H. e Roll 81. Pauls, j q.
Tuckshoc IVES, plcasantyulr, +. llamlim White
Plains, sylvester l,owthcr;
YonEers, Central Church, T H. BarOEwanaih;
Yorktown Heights, K kIkrlheu
KINGSTON DISTRICT
Andes. T. F. Piper. Arena, S r, Myers. Ashland.
d. N. Y. BlaEeney Bloomvtllc, NJ, b. Cummings:
n. T.. Williams; Cairo, James Douglas
F. L HoiIcckcI Ch9I!Io!lcsii Z " Fin.
Hollow, G W. Ferris Co&sacklc. ", u MicKlc, Debit,
4. Lord Dormansyille 81 John coleman supply;
II Z. Tariton' Eddyyhle, Charles Sagrr Emlnence.
g Bracket! j supply, tIankiin, & + SNYDER;
Fails, j. Il, WiqdlcI liaicotisyllle and Dry
II Abrams jsnppiyE iiobaft,w & Oliver; |
HqnitI. 4; 4. Walker J,a,I,on, I / Moag
ra k'" E]isss,s s,'q + +. fSH Is.@ St H''9 Gamt .A'FF0'2 81.
Trinity, ". + Compton
IfSSSdsi r S r%'m'f H., Lexington f .a A.
r. ii. M @sia' &%'t,ya dat il. ] d fIa'': N s%'% ssIiim@Is,,
supply: Palcnvrle, John Mcconnell p~hoenicla, |
D u. ThoInnson Pine nm and Shandaken, j n |
vile. j. ii. Lincoln, Rasena, j " isad6faier Round
Top and AGRA. Harry Cho%n RoSburyI ' Mattce, |
SalgrItles, {. y smith: Shokan, q. p Dalrs south
Trcadweil,''T J. DfIaIn',, WALTON, ioo.rt KNAPP
West FULTON, 10 be supplied West luIley, + & |
Sommer, Windham. v. II. Vaughan; Woodstock, |
Harry Cornford. carlton and Midway. Wesley Price |
SEwBrRCH DISTRICT.
Accord. r. r. nylrr: BcIlvAlr, Emmett Shcw. Bloom I
. gburg. ". r. Hunt Bridgevilr ana Mount vernon. |
70 be suppliedA Bullyilc, J. EmFTiGgham Canicoon. !
+ +:r X / ' on 'f a e nsi5f6s cE ~ r,, mui y ';GpPiS.: /!
Falls, Method and Acidalla, ", Williams lSup |
Cornwall, C. l. Malswott! Cra"iotd and Gale. !
VILE. J. 7. Tucker East Branch, +. j. Nandryooft; |
B&de9yilI; q & Cl3Ik; Ei.nv,il'' " H. Tag,s
fish'S Eddy and French Woods, j. r Gardner Gard |
Dettown. George \. Mcdonald. Goshen, ". /. Brush; |
]i,nnaR RdolpG'a T. S 6 EGsc- STsc9"' Ha nGS aMToq Z
k%niskcrn. Highland, J. H@ItS3ck Highland Fails,
Ply: Kcnoaa Lake. ", IL. Nan iiocstn, KerhoIkson, |
\. l.. Heroy; KyscrIkc and High Falls, C. H. ConToy: |
lille, /. r. Travis Long Eddy, John Drnni, Marlboro. |
!. +. Barber Middle Hope, !. g. Hot Mlddlrtown. |
q a. lola Milton 7 Il. IDcmlpg MODEM. + /
a. " Downs; Montgomery, Newton Wray, Monti |
clio, J. y, Ramsey Mountainyille, " Il. Finch sup
New birgh- Grace Church. Arthur Jameson. st.
Johns, I l. Wilson Trinity, / c, l%gleharl
:, W. Grinton, Pine Bush, +. Ioons. Platteyille /
md RoSsVinc, G. Is, Mead Rid gcbury, y NJ Roberts, |