New-York tribune., 1900-04-09
NEW DEACONS AND ELDERS
RELIGIOUS EXERCISES HELD BY THE
METHODIST CONFERENCE.

ME &oNf EhtNAE.
The Conference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. which has been in session at St Andrews
Church since Wednesday. devoted yesterday to
anniversary exercises for its societies and TO the
solemn ordination OF the members who have been
received into deacons' and elders orders. The day
began with a love feast St Andrews Church
AZ $50 O'Clock.
Bishop Warren was assisted in the ordination OF
the class OF deacons by the Rev. W. F Brush of
Goshen. secretary Of the Conference. and by the
Rev J O. Wilson. pastor OF ST Andrews. The
deacons ordained were the Rev Richard B. Coons.
Of Paughquag: the Rev. George NJ. Cranston. OF
Wallis Gate the Rev Frederick c. Harding OF
Gardnertown; the Rev William e Tower OF New
York: the Rev. Ulysses G. Warren of Cairo; the
Rev Frank Neff the Rev. r. Z. Tarleton. OF East
Durham, the Rev J. F. Cryer. Of New-York and
the Rev H Y. Murkland. Of NewYork.
BISHOP WARREN breaches
Bishop Warren preached at the regular church
service at L o'clock Chairs were brought into the
sisles and the adjoining Sunday school rooms were
crowded. His text the power of the Gospel.
TIE one characteristic Of the material world he
said was not beauty, but power This was seen
II the great forces of nature which are permanent
and wonderful. while there defects in all forms
Of beauty The power Of the world. forces
could be measured and their laws determined
There also a power OF mind and spiritual
things whose laws were just as exact and whose
forces we're just active those in the material
world. There power for hearts as well as
fer the rocks and the and this spiritual power
moved IN ways many times analogous to those
Of the material powers They alike In many
things. Magnetism and gravitation were 10 be
found everywhere on earth
II Ike manner -he power Of the CosneI &c s+-orp
from Greenland's icy mountains 10 the Antarctic
Every man. no matter where he is asking foi
that power, may become son OF God Its power.
Ike that OF the material universe. has no limit in
mans need As material forces are transmssbIe
through great distances the suns rays warming
I'd planet millions Of miles away. so the Gospels
power over the minds and spirits of men is trans
Missile 10 any quarter Of the earth. KneeI at
the altar or knee alone in the desert and ask for
H. and Gods limitless fount Of love may be trans
rnirted any needing heart.
ORDINATION OF ELDERS AT ST PAJ-I,s
At s o'clock in ST. PauIs Church. Eighty-sixth-
81. and West End-ave.I the service of ordination
Of elders WAS held The rite was preceded by a
sermon 10 the candidates by the Rev. Ensign Nc
Caesney. dean Of the School Of Arts. Syracuse Uni
vsrsiiy. formerly pastor in ST. PauI's. In the
course of MS remarks he spoke Of the command
ment TO love God with all ones heart. and ones
neighbor as ones self. as the chief command OF
Cod II We'll for in the ministry
member this and that criticism OF brethren for
not only modern form Of Pharlseeism but vio
-at-o1 ~ CHRIST command The man whose
brethren and zeal for Christ's kingdom would not
Christ and His grace was The essential theology.
Higher criticism or lower criticism could do
harm 70 the belief the teaching Of any man filed
with The spirit OF Christ. And for that matter, he
SAID he had often heard slurrIng and abuse of
The higher criticism from who knew so
little about il that they would not recognize II
Wleu they
Bishop Warren was assisted by Presiding. Elders
Philip tIeTmOnd. Clark Wright. Andrew Schriver
ana T. W NillaTd. the Rev. DR.. Brush. secretary
OF the Conference. and the Rev DR.. =, .. Wilson
al s. Andrews. and the Rev G. P Eckman. of
81 PaulS in the ordination service They gath
cred in group in front Of each candidate. kneel-
ing the altar rail. and together laid their hands
upon him The elders orda ined into full power TO
Rev. John :. Lun. Of HOusaUOnC. Mass; the Rev
George r. Snyder, Of Athens. y Y; the Rev. Ed
uuud T F3yles. 0f Accord, the Rev. Ebert H
Todd. Of Norfolk. Conn; The Rev Eugene A Rob
inSOu. of Ashland. y. Y. the Rev. Lindsay B.
LonEacre. Of New-York, the Rev. Lincoln R. Long
Of CalIicOCn. \ Y the Rev. George W. Downs, of
Monroe The Rev. Frederick Whitney Of Hurley
Rev. Frederick H Deming, Of Central Valley; the
Rev GlenVille c Morse. Of Highland Falls; the
Rev Jesse G Coddlngt0n- OF Neg-York and the
Rev. George W Rice OF Creenville.
THE SERVICES AT NIGHT.
The Rev r. E Bell Of Poughkeepsie preached
e missionary sermon a. night in the pulpit of St.
Andrew Church detailing the work OF the mis-
sions in civilizinE the earth.
The Epworth League Of the New-York Confer
ence held its anniversary al Grace Church, one
L-and-fOurrh-st, near Columbus-ave., in the
evening. The Epworrh League branches in all the
CITY churches were represeured. the usual