New-York tribune., 1869-04-14
NEW YORK EAST METHODIST CONFERENCE.

NEW- YORK EAST METHODIST CONfERENCE
This body met at Middletown, Conn.,, on the
7h inst and adjourned at O'Clock p M yesterday IL
comprises Methodss Of the eastern part OF this city
Brooklyn and Long Island, with Connecticut west of
Connecticut river embracing about 400 ministers and
about $1,000 members Bishop Edward Thomson d. d.,
IL d. presided at this he twenty rsD session Of the
body. and the only at MiddetOwn thc seat OF the
Wesleyan University since session there in ls4s
The session has been OF the peasantest smootest
and shortest ever held. Bishop Thomson golden
opinions by his superlatve presiding qualities,
nnG minister who heard it, pronounced the abiest
and finest sermon lie had ever heard Tho bishop was
voted the coming OF the American pulpit. with not
far TO come. fine class OF young ministers were ad
mted orders and very prosperous state OF the work
reported. The increase in church ana parsonage
property alone amounted for the year past 10 t4lsO
With large increase Sf memoershp NO great IT,
days gone by, vex ecclesiastical bodies hut the
nshed in our colunns aud the following very radical and
stirring report on the whole Held OF the temperance
question show that the laundering legion Of reformcrs is
not yet disbanded.
REPORT ON TEMPERANCE
Whereas The financial social and moral evils resulting from the
Of acohoic tnnuauts AZ beverage are iuealeaabe;
The Church aud the world the clergy inspire and
Resoired l mewhe Of Couferens viii
preach to seh congregation under m care HpOn the 'ci Of
Ee,Oi1sd ID That in upon subject
and principles should be presented In the Judgment Of the
preacntr, will best interests of the
,d soc al saor and 6T special SUNDAY School instruction 20
Temperance sentiment governing ierce In society Therefore
The sscrnmeus intoxicating wine osu attended by
rgd OF total abstinence. therefore toe sIPe.neI
IL being physiological powerful narcotic
tobacco induces erang for smnns that leAds 70 n0Pe n
s.reore ~ a.. s"ud be by pr.ee and
prsSosons 70 iSdagcac. in The use Of Alcoholic .,%I Which
s % % The % s p d elder % 's and ns. . axe sus
sTsIre saeh 9.e should 3. ssre sSd sross n
Of the temptation. .aordel BY zoe a th B.
subjects sSe herfr, ought 10 protect ia members sgan ,aeh
By sutsgOn motives atng hom pJhbt0U
legal with such eOnstsbsa other arrangements will
Much a The medical practice RIB. day eps.Hd,. ,dnc. to
diligence feeds such existing tendencies IL Is not therefore the
Spesnb. S s % saG Sa: those sS0 CLASSIFY
them will other pus and administer them With the caution that
Of Ibe bat Ing igenes, Or in
Paboston House opportunity people ELb they
hou a inpoTe to bSs nigbe'' energies To bear Ia
The lay representation reform making quiet progress
his subject indicates The next years session OF the
Conference will be held in the seyenthst NJ f. Church
this city. We give the list OF appointments In full for
SES Yons 6.Gmor III Psa.s p No as w.shrr,oray,
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cgsse cool ~ Willis, TTeuiy sssep,h
Ss : .yss. %n ss. 's. ssiusa % I'M Ba sisS
DlsS; s.sSnd'ave W c. sieele SsuYorL Ms.iou r.
s Pc aan,s EHos sss Ss; iss Rs: st': Ss5s %
DiaS & IL p: SRS sSdoS afir iii and be spS Port
tsr smith KIogst, vlaoDi Rye Mead MSu.roueeL
W." 6s Gp s & aSs' W. SssH s Se @s. s; o
Of The QSGr'rg Eo Nenl,f Of JOIN SaAil,ry Ccuspee
.sSsthst Quarterly Conference: Ed wsGss Missionary But
Job l. Glider Principal Rrsrdse ssRnsy ssPhsr Of JOhn
sogTS Eoss Is,sD 0rswO r. D,uJuy Conn
ns 3d. JSSpsn Ds.aE @ JOIN ss Paese cSss
Fsteber Bshesnth.t Calvin Fodi F,ssPlase W. H. Thomas;
Gs; Isut ifs Bethel Mission w% Es. w.rssH'I
A. H. Mead R SsYoii Heafy Aston Union
psee W Wake FabGsb j. & Thomas; Faaud& L. STOW;
vile Graves sbepshead Bay 10 be saPPed B"y Ridge s1d
Farmingse Conn 10 be pped Ssyye a0d Blue Ridge
PSog M ~ ,dG a uprss riss Ot' b. snS s
Coed Gouud o Worth River Head, Hadyi JamsPoh and
MiUnE be suPPied Catalogue to be 'nPPed Sag haOoT
Lose ISLAND, NORTH DIsrncry B. msrvD p E, BrOOlyu
Parker ad DeKabsv-, D. Fs.rs; WESLEY 81 Church Tomp
Central II T. CbDfos b M 1asas South secenda WIN. Boot
SSGis Dsn5.r lH; So ~ S I wn Pats se a.oa H. .
GresOpoq W LeeE naeters Point \ '" kias, GyeeGPoHs
he ,gd M,ptih Joseph ,@@ood Flushing A. GoO4.sI'
Witt SS9 S H. Sd, L Si 20 Ss Psd s f -
huIy &c supplied RocEawsy Roe1l. Center,
s siSAsS 70 be s;iP .aSP: 'aEi ~ Ss%ss
o2. SlGGs S.o 90 appsd Ru
AID Port Washington. Beach S%gsea And o Bay Charles
se 1 Ls Gsns ro a;s Los sss%P a to be .rSg
psi svy BRICK and ST. James D. halsek PO jefferson and
SetAaket, J. s. Haugh. -.
BmrDsiroRr DSrRIcrThos a. o.haIn, p Bhig.port, NJ
T. D. LtteWOOd; kofsak f Church,
C,l sman; NnrwGk Church hinnoOs Horwat Ihid
church bsRgpped; NewCAaasn, NJ Hamhond North Wiioa
VA SeJsns wilton aud Zons f to he sapphei 0sarge
ham; Long Ridge TO ,uppsd Bethel w. RousoB Dsabn.
Basoa 70 be suppied SepneEi T. n L.asi Nichols
Fars and Trumbu A. Pulling; kvefsde ami bs Nage TO
sappied EewiowB Souhye W Loeb oOi New htrd w
Gsordsvie hnd Sherman TO be s1ppbei Cornwall
bridge and Ellsworth L. Watson RoIbH Albert Booth; Wood
Vile snpple West Goshen and Csmu Center W.
n Stebins; Lchaej be sapphed Wet Winsed W w. hnon
son, Wolcotye Bray Bskee to be Supplied IhoHasion,
r. w. Smith; Waterbury W. H. Watdelii bethlehem, H. Ba,i
d. MddeburT Abbott
Church; Woodbary n GmAn seuthburJ and
south B1tuln Beacon Fs 10 b. fppej eJbsu''
Abbott AnsouA c. Wngi Birmingham, j. Breckenridge
B,rstfod JoA Smith ,,..,, r..
New Havoc Fs Church W. Watkins Eewiisven. 81 Joes.
Ara ; Nea.Hsyen Geerge-ft Joseph Puas as~s.sn s.'
Chapest Muhunf Srs-IaVen, Fsrh4Te1 W J.. Cors new
he supplied; Bethany u he ppedi Wet hsten
br supplied; Hamieh snppbsI Milford H. LtihAo our
brook A. aanson ybooE Lren wsbbi hadsr 10
Hgzalum be supplied; Ponset hrdon hoek ahd
killing soTtb be Durham Iitrd Cunningham Md
desej H. IL Laom,; Mdetown, j. H. kposies, P,hurI from
,upps Berlin sspped Kepsson 10 be supphed Asrden
John Pegg HaRovsf ~ he suppB. Ys'le 70 bs saPbei
HeS Britain, L. W. Abbott; Forrtfiylls, o.. H: Coed
sell P.r"InE'os to be supplied Bn.iGl 6 ~ bses
Church Bggeson G. B Gorer Hartford Boslb Para 10 bs
supplied; WehsT6d to he supplied Windsor to be supplied Wind
Locks W. Smpson Bloomfield u he snpphed ssburJ ia be
applied; East Cranky Richardson West ssd. to he suPpedi
Gnssby to be ,upphed Colhh1e. H. llebban UbouVe
supplied; Burlington he Suppiei Eewiard 10 he
Dd Pleasant Valley 10 be suppeli Washington Ill., to be uppe
ok Ryer River 20 be suppiid West IIsand g. H. McCvTi
seubod W. H. Russell GtenpoTt o. Hammondi OneGt Nehots