New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-04
CONFERENCE AT WORK.
THE REPORTS OF PRESIDING ELDERS
SHOW MUCH PROGRESS.
THE FIVE POINTS MISSION ACTS AS HOST
IN INSTRUMENTATION EXTENSION
MEETING IN EVENING.

The New-York Methodist Conference yesterday
received the reports OF the presiding elders OF the
Newburg metropolitan and Poughkcepaie districts
IN the afternoon the members of the conference
entertained at the Five Points Mission. ana a
meeting held in the evening IN GTac" CiIlch
in the interests cf the Church Extension Society
The morning session opened at $50 by de'"-
tional exercises. conducted 10y the Rev. DT X
NJ. Strattor. i special committee was appoih'fc
by the chair On the Superannuated Preachers fUhd
of the Twentieth Century ThankoffeInc. those
named to being John Andrus. Andrew =
Field Fields Herrnance. r. J. BelcLer, + NJ
Waters r. T. Bell and r. II. Barawarata.
The Rev DR. Abraham J. Palmer. presiding elder
of the NewburRh district. reported on lis corditioh
Churches were building at Mountaindale. Belle
dale Reedburr, Fort Montgomery, H7w"rd ana
Tuxedo Increase In pastoral salaries were re
ported twenty charges and decrease from
none. though the whole salaries were inu'n
too low \ equitable system OF apporl"h-
mcnt had resulted in making seven new suh-dls-
trcts.
Dr. Palmer announced that the Rev. F. a Ian
don had retired from the district 10 be the score
tary of Bishop Thohurn: the Re-. Peter wyatt
had retired for study: the Rev. Lafayette A travis
had gone to Colorado for his wifcs health arc inc
Rev George \ Shahan tad come TO the N""ourEh
district from West Virginia.
ACHIEVEMENT IN SEW-y0RK DISTRICT.
The Rev. Or Charles " Willard. presiding elder
OF the New OTk dlStfltt. pT'Sti''H Il i'A''N - "a
wear Of considerable achievement. Within Few
month"; ending at Easter tho churches OF the
metropolitan district. under tho tnfH'S" OF III"
Twentieth Century movement, had raised %ls-9
Easter Itself Furnishing sGooo IN this city anu
s. 100 in Tarrytown. Since last fall $1,000 haa hte
r,tead az rounDy. calvary 81 .0N7. St Marks.
s. 800. Grace 5000 81. James, S40or' centenary
q, gsn: Washington Heights. S1t'; oSsItihF
& 800: Church Of the Sav!ous. $500; Central
Youkcrs g SEQ: Unica xocsn, s. Andrews. sio'cA'
- D. .
Gathered besjdss the following; additional s:tirS
$1,000 for the Dcacorras Iiomc. Sio'"" Tor -.
Christophcr's Home. and two individual suoscrip-
tjons Of $1,000 to tho Church extension society
making total Of E5oGo. II the prefer by John
=. Angus Of $4,000 ne "Hc''. ''i' VIM o.
total Of $4,000.
conversions were reported from the following
churches: Calvary. 80 Grace. 80. -. Marx s. No.
METROPOLITAN Temple, 100; Perry Street 10 'ehteh-
airy 60. Peekskin First Church, 80: Forty-fourth
street 20 Yonkers First Church. 80; St Paul's. 90
and PARK Avenue As. The deaths Of y. 5. Tuthili,
J. NJ Burgar and G. w. Miller were recorded
Brother civil was said to be better.
New churches were appearing throughout the dis
trict and work of various societies. schools ana
associations were commended.
DR. Willard drew attention to the bad adjustment
in the number and distribution OF churches. Be
tween Fiftv-ninth-st and Bedford-st. there were
thirteen while the more Congenal territory. be
tween Fifty niuth-st and Onehundred- and-itteth-
st on the West Side. there were only Ave
REPORT OF POUGHKEEPsIE DISTRICT.
The Poughkeepsie District reported from Ivy
the presiding elder the Rev. Or. Clark Wright.
This district was well provided as some
others more than half the appointments paying
than 81 100 salary. some as low as 500 ana 500
expected to secure the 10000 expected
for the Twentieth Century Fund within the year
Since the undertaking Of the Twentieth Century
enterprise conversions had been reported to the
number of 5000 probations to the number of 2.242
and $4,000 including the contribution to the
fund for superannuated preachers. had been re-
ceived.
Among the churches whose condition was favor
ably referred to were those at Chatham. Norfolk
Brewster Chelsea. Cold Stream. Fishkill-on-the-
Hudson. North Germantown, Lakeville Hudson
and Burbank. The resignation OF Arthur NJ. Grit
fen referred to committee
DEPLORES GROVELLING AND SNOBBERY.
At II a. m the conference took up the order
of the day ard listened to n sermon by the Rev.
DIR. ]. o. Wilson. In the course of his sermon Or.
Wilson referred the visit of Prince Henry Of
Prussia. While he concurred in the honor paid 10
the representative OF great member Of the family
Of nations he objected to 1.-THE groveing and snob-
berry OF those who fell on their faces because the
representative was a prince Continuing DR. VII
said: The assumption Of two kinds of blood.
royal and common Is farce. Would to God we
might hear less of nobemen and of noble
men. stand for the man against his title"
The Rev. Dr. Manley $. Hard. assistant
| tary of the Church Extension Society. said that
the NHwYork Conference had given sl3o.405 to the
Church Extension Society. though IL had received
sSs back. The whole Church had been asked
for s3i 315 TO- this relief work and from the New
York Conference $4,000 expected.
Adjournment taken 1926 o'clock to this
morning.
RECEPTION AT FIVE POINTS MISSION.
A large number of the ministers and their wives
took part In the visit the Five Points Mission
This mission founded by the Methodist Epis-
copal Church. and is being supported by the de-
nomination The visitors received by the su-
perintendent the Rev. \. X Sanford who showed
them over the premises.
A light luncheon served the upper floor
of the mission building. whereupon the party went
the large assembly hall the first floor. where
the 775 children, who receiving instruction in
the school connected with the mission. and their
teachers had congregat ted. The large hall was
crowded to the doors with the little and the
guests.
The exercises consisted in singing, recitations nd
exhibition In calisthenics by the children.
Bishop Fowler who presided, addressed the emil
dren briefly. and was followed by the Rev Or f.
5. Triple DIR. Triple spoke chiefly about the
urgent necessity of raising debt of 500 on the
property. and referred to the great value work
among the children.
There applause when 81 OF
DR.. Triples remarks Bishop Fowler arose and
made the announcement that a person on the plat
form had offered $4,000 toward the 500 900 needed
The person proved to be T l.. Renham. n member
Mount Vernon. After the exercises Mr. Benhan
said he had not promised to give the money him
SELL but had promised e make an effort to raise