New-York tribune., 1908-04-03
WORK OF METHODISTS
CHEER "SQU4RE DEAL" "
Charges against DIR. Day Nay BE
Taken TO General Conference.

Despite the support given to Chancellor Day on
"Wednesday when charges brought against '''''
6efaminx the character of Presdehl ""
r,e-e dismissed the New York Conference or me
Methodist Episcopal Church greeted WIN ~
burst Of applause reference to the freS'"''
Yesterdays session. IT came Al the close OF ''e
reror, of the Rev. Ut. F. L. Wilson presloie Fi"'
or the Kingston district. He had desSrlpeu HI "
somewhat pessimistic tone the dlrncul'ieS ~
which the Church labored I'm the Catskh NOUN
tain REGION where the boarding house industry IN
summer hlizzards and bad roads in winter ahd
growing spirit os vorldness at all times paralYzea
and hampered the work OF the Church
In closing" he said. Il want to say personal
word I have tried 10 do honest work-in the WORDS
of that great but much maligned man. 1 have tr1eo
To give every man a square deal
The applause which followed was loud and pro-
Ionsed No other mention was made in the con-
ference yesterday of the charges brought against
Chancellor Day The Rev. George A Cooke. now
ever who brought the charges gave 10 the press a
signed statement. in which he intimsted that ne
intended carrying the matter before the General
Conference Of the Methodist Church in Baltimore
rert month.
Most Of the morning session OF the conference
taken up with the reports Of the presiding
elders. The Rev. DR.. Arthur Jameson, presiding
elder Of the Newburg District. said that Edward
y. Hartman. with one other, had contributed the
entire amount for 4 church at Spring Lake.
Y Y. In another part Of his report he deplored
the way which sound old doctrinal teachings are
neglected in the Sunday schools. The Catechism
has gone of fashion, he continued and that
IS the very reason. ] think. find such diff
Guilty in holding young people 10 the church
service"
The Rev. DR.. William NJ. Rice. in telling the
conference Of Wesleyan University in which he is
professor. said he hoped that institution would
get any of the Carnegie endowment fund. He
denied that Il had given up any Of its religious
tenets in order comply with the conditions Of
fund. The college charter formerly provided.
he said that the majority Of its trustees and pro
fessors should he Methodists. but recent revi-
sion removed such restrictions.
I don't know that the college wants any Of the
Carnegie fund he said. The Methodist Episco-
pal Church is better patron for the college than
Andrew Carnegie
During the afternoon the wornan's Foreign Mis-
sionary Society met, addresses being made by Mrs.
Helen Rasmussen Springer and the Rev Joseph
Beach. of China. who said that the number of
missionaries in China forty-three thousand.
double the number there before the Boxer uprising
AT the anniversary Of the Board Of Home Mis-
sions and the Church Extension Society last night
the Rev. T. r. Wallace and the Rev. DR.. George
Elliot spoke OF the missionary work Of the Metho-
usts at home DR.. Elliot, who IS secretary Of the
glad the Dutch this country, for without
rhem there would have been Roosevelt. He de-
Vlored the present type Of immigrants. saying he
did not believe them be the kind that would
become suitable Americans.