New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-10
ARGUE OVER TINE LIMIT
DISPLAY OF ACRIMONY.
Memorial for Restoration Special
Order for TO-mOrrO5c.

The death Of the Rev. Joseph Long. OF Pine Bush.
X. Y. told of exclusively in yesterdays Tribune,
was announced yesterday by Presiding Elder A. ].
Palmer Of the Newburg District at the opening Of
the session OF the New-York Conference OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church IN st. Paul's Church.
in West End-ave. Mr.. Long was accidentally
asphyXiated by Illuminating gas in the night IN
his at Miller's Hotel No 90 West Twenty
sixth-st He a widower, and is said TO have
daughter living in England. The conference ap-
pointed n special committee to take charge OF
the body and make arrangements for the funeral
Presiding Elder Palmer. the Rev. r. H. Travis,
the Rev. T s. Bond and the Rev Henry S. Alkire
Bishop Andrews told the committee that the con-
ference would be responsible for the expenses.
The Rev. DR.. Osborne after addressing the con-
ference, offered the following. which was adopted:
Resolved. That the General Conference is hereby
earnestly requested 70 ma Ike provisions securing
the allowance for superannuates from the pastoral
charges. b. amending the closing sentence OF
paragraph 23 Of the discipline 50 that 1t will read
The annual conference shall at each session
innate the amount required from the churches Tor
The support OF conference claimants in the follow
ersi districts and the district stewards 70 the sew
oral charges. The amount apportoned 70 each
pasto-s presdng elders and bishops and the iato
ter shan be entitled 10 their respective allowances
from each charge only to the extent to which that
OF Conference claimants"
Bishop Joyce who recently returned from South
America wss introduced before the conference got
INTO a tansle over a memorial to the General Con-
ference to ADJUST or restore the old time limit
The memorial was offered by the Rev DR.. Aczer-
man. and was opposed by the Rev Dr. James r.
Day. chancellor or Syracuse University, who de-
-lared that the present system had not had suffi-
Gent time for fair trial Dr.. Alderman declared
K a question which could only be settled by the
churches end the pastors. and not by those in
Official position and college professors. He said
that the pastors and members of the churches
were opposed to the action Of the last General Con-
ference. He further said that the removal of the
pastoral time limit was uncalled for produced
needless embarrassment to pastors, and worked
against the interest OF the Church
Smarting under the reference made by DR.. Acker-
Or. Day retorted by saying that the question
touched by the memorial was much wider than ones
own personal appointment. He still strong
in his convictions regarding the present order as
when he was sent to the General Conference.
The Rev. DIT. Stone and Elder Quick also dis
cussed the memorial and when Dr. 1nglehart got
UP 10 speak there effort the part OF the
conference to close the talk. Dr.. Inglehart. with
flushed face. declared that he did not propose 20
be gagged when a matter OF vital interest TO every
minister up for action. while strangers had
been allowed TO speak long they pleased.
This declaration had the desired effect end DR..
Inglehart's protest listened {" Drs. Ba4nen
and futile also spoke. before 1t was decided To
make the memorial special orde- for tomorrow
morning.
The memorial is as follows
Believing that the removal OF the pastoral limit
was uncalled FOR by the churches and unwise. and
being now convinced that the present system In
CTease6 restlesSness among the churches and pas
tors and often produces needless embarrassment.
therefore be Il resolved.
That Il is the sense Of the New-York Conference
that the General Conference should re-establish tho
system of ministerial appointments commonly
known the time limit system. with such provi-
sion for rare exceptions your wise Judgment
may determine.
The memorial had sgners thirty-seven mem
bers Of conference. OF the names OF the lead
ing pastors attending the session appearing among
them.
The baoting for the reserve delegates TO the
General Conference resulted as follows: Elder +.
L. Wilson I6O votes Elder a. J. Palmer. 40 votes.
and the Rev. DR. Waters. 134 votes. They were
all declared elected.
The conference will be continued to-day. Bishop
Andrews II a. m. preaching a and
tanning the new deacons at St PauIs Church. At
D. he VIII ordain the elders at st. Andrew
Church IN West Seventy sixth-st.. near Columbus
ave. In the evening anniversary services will be
held IN st. Paul's. Grace. Calvary. st. James and
Park Avenue churches.