New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-05
WOMEN'S CONFERENCE DAY
HOME AND FOREIGN MISSIONS CONSIu
FRED BY METHODISTs YESTERDAY.
. LIVELY DEBATE ON POLICY OF LENIENT
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES BY CHI
YESE GIRL.

r,s fourth day Of the New-York Methodist Con-
ference was distinctively womens day. At the
morning session four women were heard rom at
the platform. and the afternoon and evening ses-
sions were given over the Wonian's Home and
Foreign Missionary societies.
The morning session opened $50 o'clock with
devotional services conducted by the Rev DIR. J. G.
Oakley of Tarrytown. after which Bishop Fowler.
as usual occupied the chair There We're signs in
an early stage of the meeting of lively debate on
the policy OF being lenient in the examinations
required for admission the conference IN order
not to deprive of the charges of ordinary
church privileges. = minister not admitted 10 the
conference. and thereby not yet deacon. cannot
administer the communion or celebrate marriage
The sentiment of the conference appeared TO De
divided between practical desire to eGualize the
efficiency of the ministry and determinatio 70
maintain a high standard of study for the deacon
ship When the debate seemed TO hr gathering
the Char-PuIed that the question be post
poned and the business of the day resumed
This debate when in the course OF the voting
upon elders orders and the continuance Of men
in first and third year studies. the COMMITTEES on
qualifications reported that applicants for local
deaeons' orders had made a satisfactory showing
in examination. This brought out vigorous express
sions OF opinion against the severity of the exam
nations DR. Palmer and Or. GermOnd. presiding
elders of the Newburg and Kingston districts, lead
in making objections They commented on the
injustice done to the congrega tons and the need
of more deacons in the Church
The following chosen elders OF the
church: George A Macdonald. John P. Taylor.
George VI CranstoA, William B. Tower W. W.
Wilcox. Frederick c. Harding Ulysses G.. Warren
Richard 3. Ceens Herbert Hazard, George W.
Grfnton. George W Rice and Willard T. Ottarson.
Achilles H. Lambert also voted elder after
a brief discussion of his case He was formerly
Roman Catholic priest in Brooklyn. and since
ordination in the Methodist Church has been work.
ing In Porto Rico.
ADMITTED. TO DEACONS ORDERS.
AT this point legislative activity laid aside
and the conference quoted down. though trfe
tardily. listen the address of the Bishop 70
the five applicants for membership in conference.
discipline provides that after the second year
OF study satisfactory applicants be admitted TO
fun membership, after which time they are no
longer liberty retrace their steps. Owing to
slight ndIng the Bishops part %
desire OF the conference to listen TO this CUSTOM
airy address. unusual vote of thanks was moved
at its completion and carried standing The apph-
cants who were admitted to deacOns' orders were
William r. Bleckie. George H. Chesebro, Henry B.
Chown. Edwin T Iglehart. E W Morton and
A. ID. Ball
Following the address Of the Bishop. the confer
ence listened a number of short reports and
speeches Miss Mary E. Lunn, The superintendent
Of the Deaconess Home and Training School, adj
dressed the conference in its behalf. and extended
an invitation TO visit the school, at Madtson-ave
and Eighty -sixth-st-
AT 12o5 O'Clock the delegates from the Laymen's
the committee rooms entered the conference and
were introduced and welcomed by Bishop Fowler
The chairman of the Laymen's Conference. James
A Punderford. thanked the conference for It's an
nual invitation.
The Rev DR. Israel Wistar Hathaway, OF the
PRESBYTERIAN Church. appearing as representative
of the American Sabbath Union. read the resolu-
ton which is passed annually authorizing the union
to represent the Methodist Church, and reporter
the efforts of the union at Washington 20 pei
suade Congress to add sunday CLOSING rIder 10 tno
act of APPROXIMATION for the ST Louis Fair
Miss Letitia Hicks addressed the meeting IN re.
| gard 10 Watts De Peyster Hospital. In Burbank
N Y
The following guests of the conferences We're then
! presented to the meeting from the PLATFORM; Inc
| Rev DR.. William F. King. of Cornell Cniversisy:
I the Rev DR.. w. A. Shanklin, OF the PniadeiphEi
/ Conference; the Rev. Dr. Fl. F. puan, the Rev
| Dr. Frank L. Hart. of the Church Boarq OF IN
| s,france: the Rev. DR. John Handley, OF the New
| Jersey Conference. and the Rev Dr. e. NJ BIod6-
| head of the Philadelphia Conference Mrs p j.
| efgn and Home Missionary Societies Announces
/ meetings for the evening and afternoon
| A, 1856 o'clock the conference adjourned