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 had excluded from them a man who had been guilty of a gross crime, and whom they thought ought not to be expelled, because he was the only man of usefulness among them, were left to determine whether they would consent to be governed by the Rules of Discipline, and be continued in the connexion. May 19th, 1825, the Fifth Yearly Conference took place in Zion Church, in New-York. There were no Preachers attended this meeting, but those who belonged to the city of New-York, and there was no extra Preaching, as is usual in the time of Yearly Conference; therefore, they had a very flat time. Christopher Rush was appointed to the charge of Zion Church, in New-York; Peter Vanhas, to be ordained Elder, to take the charge of the society at Harlæm; and Abraham Thompson consented to take the charge of Newark and Elizabethtown. May 18th, 1826, the Sixth Yearly Conference took place in Zion Church, New- York. The Preachers that attended this meeting were, James Varick, Superintendent, Christopher Rush, Leven Smith, Peter Vanhas, Timothy Eatto, Abraham Thompson, Charles Anderson, William Carman and George Tredwell. They had an agreeable time. Charles Anderson and George Tredwell were ordained Deacons, and Timothy Eatto ordained Elder. James Varick was re-appointed Superintendent; Christopher Rush appointed to New-York; William Carman and George Tredwell, to Long Island circuit;