Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-03-28
The New England Conference.

BUSINESS SESSION.
The seyenty-third session of this conference met
in Trinity church yesterday morning and was called
to order at nine O'Clock by Bishop Ames. The de-
votiona exercises consisting of scripture reading
and prayer were conducted by Rev G. +. Cox
Bishop Ames, assisted by Rev. A. d. Sargent, then
administered the Holy Sacrament.
After roll call E A Manning was elected secretary
for the next year He appointed for his assistants
w D Bridge and L A Bosworth. The committee
which was appointed last year to nominate stand
ing committees for this session, made a report,
which was accepted, after some slight changes
and additions The committees are, as follows:
Education-F IL Newhall, Cummings w f
Warren, E Cooke, A McKeown, q Haven, w Y
Mallalieu, G Hare, j Porter, Geo Prentice, w
Allen d c Knowles, G w Mansfield
Bible Cause-Henry Lummis, j NJ Clark, C S
Rogers, D X Banister, G F Cox, L 0rtheman, W j
Hambeton, q McCurdy, N I Whitaker,
Titus, NJ YintOn, jesse Wagner, John Capen
Book and Tract Cause-G Haven, ID Dorchester
j w Lindsay. N Smith, Geo Whitaker, w Pente-
cost, Jos q Mansfield, II Hanaford, A f Herrick,
G d Hills, j Caldwell.
Temperance Peterson, j Collyer, d Rich.
ards p Wood W Gordon T B Treadwell, Best,
NJ Wright, K iStratton, Fish.
Brewster, A Nudge, l. + Woods, A j Hail. o
Atkins, j Merrill, w r Tisdale | Is Bgelow.
Benevolent Qperations-F Furber, A Sanderson,
Eaton, J Merrill, 7 j Abbott N II Martin
Home Religion N D George B X Pierce, j o
knowles, W Wikie, W H Hatch, J W Cole, L
Memoirs-A ID Sergeant Fellows w High,
w j Pomfret.
To Receive Benevolent Moneys Magee, ] A
DeForrest, A Could, w Sverthorn, w Virgin.
Conference Statistics-John Noon, A Merrill, F
T George, Noon
Missions w II Clark, D Sherman, L Crowell, L
Thayer.
Preachers Aid and Conference Stewards w
Lewis, T B Smith, } Gill, u Causey, w A Bra
t,aaa IIN1Nl nrI 7. l..
anuated and supernumerary preachers.
Observance of the Sabbath C Smith, w Cush-
ing, w Merrill, d Merrill, A Binney, A Baylies,
w X Stone, Otheman II Noon,
Church EXtensiOn--M TraftOn, S Barrows,
Mckeown, r II Howard, A Hamilton, G L East
man, T W Bishop.
Sunday Schools-W High, i X Pierce D Rich.
ards j e Rounds, w Graft
New England Conference Historical Society-K
ID Fellows, N ID George, ii Howard, w ID Bridge
= Best, j Locke, j b Rounds
Public Worship-L CrOwel, presiding elder, and
the Worcester preachers.
1t was ordered that the sessions begin at O'Clock
and close at 12. A draft of SS5 on the chartered
fund was ordered
The conference proceeded to the annual examine
ton of the presiding elders and preachers The
presiding elders read the usual reports touching the
condition of their respective districts r. w Clark
represented the Boston district, D. Sherman the
Lynn district, L. Crowe the Worcester district
anu L. ~ mayer tne oprlngDeld district. Inc re-
ports gave very satisfactory and gratifying accounts
OF the condition of the churches throughout the
conference.
Rev. Mr.. Crowell said that in no place in the con.
ference has Methodism increased so fast as in this
city. There are now five societies owning s200,OO0
in church property, most of IL accumulated within
few years. Three large, beautiful and costly
churches have been dedicated in the district during
the last year, one in Ashburnham and the others IN
the city of Worcester. The societies are all on A
good financial basis Three churches are in process
of erection in Leominster, East Douglas and Spen-
Ger. They will all be finished before winter. new
society has been formed In the southeast part of this
city. II had its origin from Sunday school of over
200 pupils, which has been held in that vicinity
site has been bought for chapel and the work of
building will probably be begun soon. Improve
ments have been made in many Of the church
buildings in the district and the societies are all in
a very encouraging condition.
A committee of fifteen were appointed to consider
the case Of Rev. L. j. Hall Of Waltham who is
charged with immoralconduct.
The following preachers placed on the list of
supernumeraries; John w. Lee, John Clark,
Charles T. johnson, and Miles X. Barney. Rev. Gil
bert Haven asked to be excused from delivering the
sermon on the life and character Of Edward f. lay
lor, assigned for Friday evening, and the memorial
services In the case will be united with the other
memorial services to be held Saturday afternoon.
The conference sermon, by Rev. Mark traitor, win
be delivered on Friday evening. The members Of
the lay electoral conference were invited to attend
the session Of the clerical conference at halEpast
eleven Friday morning, and the committee on pub