New-York tribune., 1903-04-04
METHODlSTS VOTE FUNDS.
$3.50, 900 TO BE RAISED.
Money for Superannuated Preach
ers-Senator Depesc Speaks.
Irr rrrEenArH 70 TIE rEInrNE.l

Pourhkeepsie. y. Y April 5-The Laymen's As
sociation Of the New-York Methodist Episcopal
Conference at its annual meeting held here to-day
voted to raise S250000 in the coming year for the
Twentieth Century Offering Endowment Fund for
Superannuated Ministers Immediately after the
iayreu's meeting they escorted into the con-
ference. where seats had been reserved for three
hundred of their members. State Senator Charles
r Mcclellan of Dobbs Ferry, president OF the
I.avrnen's Association. addressed the conference.
that the hope of the Church lies in the pet
ter understanding between the ministers ana the
layrnen. 1t is proper that the retiring ministers
should De well cared for, and we ought to raise
$4,000 for that purpose say this not only In JUS
1ice &c those in retirement. but in justice to
the thirty forty who ought TO be retired and VINO
have charges
Bishop McCabe then thanked the laymen and
spoke Of the part that laymen take in making the
Conference appointments.
The Bishop had read in the morning papers OF
Episcopal minister joining the Roman CaIhollc
Church Addressing the Conference. he said;
When Methodist minister is foolish as to join
a Roman Catholic church the news spreads about
and all the new pers print an account Of it In
this connection let me say word: -Four hundred
Roman Catholics have Joined the Methodist
Church
McCabe spied Samuel ". Bovine, Of New-York, in
the congregation. and made him come 10 the pulpit
referring TO AIr. Bovine a laynan who had de-
posted ever Soo0 at altar for the good of the
Methodist Church
It IS unofhcialy stated that next years session
OF the Conference will be held at St Pauls Church
NevE-York City AT tO-days session Dr. g w
NIllard. presiding elder OF the New-York district
extended On behalf Of St Pauls Church an invita-
ton 70 the Conference 20 hold its session next year
at that house Of worship. He then moved that the
invitation be referred the Bureau Of Conference
Sessions for consideration. II understood that
the committee would act on il in a favorable
manner.
0avau odd he n
ference il Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church to
night on the bi-centennial OF John Wesley's birth
He said in part:
There is something picturesque and dramatc .I IN IN
az ne 5ty;s a., sCs5 +; bs foIre5 his cer
fIrnan father and became a clergyman The neces-
sty for Merho6isTn for the revival which ii started
SION IS begt eTiGenced by the fact that Wesley
conscientious n his calling eloquent falthIuI ana
earnest, preached ten years before ne was con
verted- There is nothing in literature more pathetc
AI,3ri-a to conVeTt others was never myself con
verted 70 Cod This proves that the established
,3o6- % ea-iCe rroT7 +le classes and was beyond the
pooI - -- - @ SrI7e oonTitior Of The toilers
IN coIliertes, workshops and on farms was little
7rCarized and there was no work being done for
bettering the condition Of the workers. keTs.;.,.. ,,.
At that time that John Wesley BEGAN and con-
fi1ued his extraordinary labors. I look upon the
advent Of Wesley into the missionary teid as me
commencement Of that eIort on oehalI OF 3 tapoI
which mas SETlCSeTl lIe S-4a ks ''Aii -
which has given dignity the calling. which has
,ipllfted the whole plane Of humanity 10 the light
and life and hope Of to-day. -
Wesley EnClishman. and thoroughly
70 20 sac of CSreat F5y5rair during the eariv davs
of the controversy between Parliament and the
Colonies But when independence was assured ne
was the first EnglishTnan 70 recognize It's tar-
reaching effect. = strong man. with aTnhluon
and selr-centreG. would have wished to continue
the hold unon his Church in the young and grow
ing republic. But this great apostle was nellher
weak nor personally ambitious. He was Ia borIne.
not for the fame Of John Wesley OF the triumph
T1Tr
If hose principles which he saw were doing so
much for humanity wherever they were embraced
So he Instantly set free the American church 10
work out SIS own salvation and 10 seek guidance
only from the supreme Power. -..
Wesley IS immortal because OF the adaptahllity
Of -he truth represented by him to al stations IN
a conditions in diverse and widely separated
communities and all ages Of the world.