New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-27
MAY UNITE METHOD|STS
Coming Conferences Will Discuss
Means to Bring in 5,000,0 900.
THE CRY is more BISHOP"
Jurisdiction Too Vague, Some OF
the Leaders Believe-Two
New Superintendent.

NCW
Three conferences Of the Methodist Epis
copal Church will be held in and about New
York beginning Wednesday. March 20
These will be the New York. the New York
East and the Newark conferences. The
New York conference meets in Calvary
church. Harlem Bishop Charles ". Smith
presiding the New York East in ST. Johns
Church, New Rochelle. Bishop John l.
Nuelson. presiding the Newark In Central
Church. Newark, Bishop Henry W. Warren
presiding. The business transacted Will be
| final as to local matters in each confer
cnce and otherwise. subject to the general
conference, held every four Years; the next
TO be in Minneapolis in MAY. 1912.
One Of the things likely To he discussed
at the three annual conferences this week
is change in the plan Of episcopal au-
thority. What the Methodists seem TO de
ire is more Capitalization in the authority
and residence Of the bishops. The cry is.
N the words Of one pastor. mot more
bishops. but more bishop
"Methodism In New York Is affected seri-
| ously by conditions out Of which this cry
comes said one conversant with the stu
alton yesterday. "A bishop was assigned
TO residence here but he died last year.
and there is no provision either 10 elect
| a new one until the next general conference
! 2 year hence. or TO transfer another bishop
10 this important point. But resident
| Methodist bishops under present laws, are
little advantage. in this city, as in others,
! Methodist interests suffer for lack of
! lead. Hence the cry for more bishop, for
somebody in authority. who STAYS long
enough in a city 10 become familiar with
conditions and competent 10 act upon them.
"Jneffectiveness and death have made II
60 that only twelve bishops are now as
signed to annual conferences in the whole
country. such conferences as are held here
next week" he continued "A plan - he
proposed At Minnesr polls. or al least that is
n 80 talked Of favorsblv in New York, IS
division Of the country into zones of adj
minstrstion. and bishops for each, serv-
ing IN them either permanently or for four
years. between general conferences. This
step If the number of bishops he increa sed
considerably. will give New York and other
important Methodist centres surerinrend-
entS Of the highest grade who are familiar
with situations and On hand to deal with
them.
Another argument IN favor OF Arthur
list zones Of administration is the colored
Methodist lie can be put into zone.
This negro question presses because there
is a committee on Methodist unity II
started as a committee on federation but
as time has passed ont and out union is
being urged These outstanding bodies are
Methodists North. South and Protestant
nearly five millions of them IN all 4 small
committee has held two meetings. and
early in April the full committee meets in
Chattanooga to prepare report. II
satisfactory disposition of the negro can
be thought of. New York Methodists be-
iieye organic union Of Methodists Of the
United States--thc white Methodists, that
is-can he brought about"
The terms Of two district superintendents
in the New York conference and one in the
New York East expire, and the vacancies
will have 70 ne filled The incumbents are
the Rev Phillip NJ Waters. the Rev. Ar
thur Jamison and the Rev. Dr. J. :. chad
wick For the superintendency in the New
| York the names of the Rev. DR.. q. T. Eck-
| man, Of St Pauls Church West End ave
nue. and of the Rev. DR.. Allan Mac Rossie.
! Of St. Jamess, Harlem. have been mem
| toned. and also that Of the Rev. Y. n.
! Baragwanath, Of the Washington Square
! Church. For the Brooklyn North District
| the names of the Rev. James T. Holmes,
now serving a church in Waterbury, Conn.
1 tho Roy Dr. I r. Upham Of South Nor
walk, the Rev. Dr. 4. r. Sanford and the
Rev DR.. J. Wesley Johnston have been
! brought into notice.
! Another Office TO be flied in Brooklyn IL
! l. Tsst,
! Church Society. long occupied by the Rev.
Arthur w Byrt, who resigned few years
ago because OF i'll health The Rev. Or.
! Charles s Wing who died last month, was
superintendent at the time Of his death.
! For the vacancy the name Of the Rev.
Ernest g Richardson, nov Of Bristol,
Conn, has been mentioned
The laymen viii hold conferences Friday,
March 81. in conjunction with the regular
conferences. which will probably not al
iourn until April > or April 3. The laymen
do rot occupy seats In these annual con
| ferences. as they do in the general confer
| once in which their representation is equal
| to that Of the ministry.
In the principal BROOKLYN. New York and
New Jersey Methodist churches few pas
torates will change, it was believed. The
most serious complication will he through
the necessity of taking back into active
work several first grade men who have
| been absent on leave or at other work for
| some years.
However. among tho pastoral changes
expected are the transfer ~ the Rev.
John Henrv Rel. from New Britain
10 tho Sumner Avenue Church. Brook
| Ivn. tho Rev Charles Y Benedict If New
Canaan Conn to Derby. Conn. the Rev
| Henry Nedd Of Hartford. 70 Southanp-
ton, Long Island. and the Rev. Richard
Hegarty. from Westhanptnn 80 Raw Shore
| Long Island
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