New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-05
CONFERENCES or THE NJ 4. CHURCH.

ANNUAL MEETING OF THE NEw-YoRK AND TIE
NEw-YORK EAST CONFERENCEs-APPoINIME N'o
FOR THE COMING YEAR.
The New-YOrk and the New-Gork East Con
fetences Of tho Methodist Episcopal Church will hold
theranpual sessions this week. The New-York meets
AT Poughkeepse Wednesday, April Bishop Ames pre-
siding The New-York East Conference begins lt' ses
sions at Meriden C0nD April 5, with Blshop Ahuro"'
IN the chair Both of these Conferences have territory
in New York City. The New-York East inciudes INC
churches cas-, line running from the Battery through
broadway, Park-r0w, Chaham-st., the Bowery, ana
Tbrdave and also Long Island and the Bridgeport ana
Ney-Hayen Districts The New-York Conference en-
braces the western portion OF NcwYor Ciiy aud the
Poughkeepsie, Newburgh, Prattsvllle, ElcnyHe' anu
Rhnrbeck Districts These two Conferences are III tue
numbers OF church members. the largest IN the country
excepting the Pittsburgh and the Philadelphia DOhieI
ences The New York Conference has ii5l0 members
23 preachers and 376 churches, valued at 052o Inc
New.Ycrk East Conference has 42,2e2 members 20
preachers, and 2S2 churches, valued at s,3S39Oo
The conferences will probably be in session ak or
seven days There will be a number OF changes OF pas
tors in Brooklyn and New York CITY, caused chiefly Dy
the expiration OF the three years term when II tue
longest time pastor can serve church wlth0u Cuiug
Lists OF appointments have been made our Dy tue pre-
siding elders. which Will be revised by the pre7Idlhg
bishops will make such changen as they see proper
before adopting aud announcing them. 90, =,
As now arranged the following appointments VIII ne
made for that part OF New YORK city lying WITHIN the
bounds Of the New-York Conferences john A. Eimunds,
VIII succeed f. D. OSBORN at the Greene street Cagrch az
the Washington square Church Wa. Lloyd WI follow
w. T. Abbott: W. Seayer will succeed +. HambIn at the
Jane-st. Church; W. T. Abbott Will go 10 ~. Luke,s
Church, and the present stor OF mat church, D.
g. L. Ferguson will succeed W. Ostrander as pastor OF
the Forty fourth Street Church; John W. Selllck VIII
succeed j. b. Wakeley at the Lexington Avenue Church;
Dr. Chapman will return 10 ST. Paul's Church, an; Dr.
FOss to st. james Church. Harlem; Dr. GeOrSe . mare
is booked .or the First Church and f. Osborn Tor The
NewYors district in place OF Dr. Brown who died re-
Gently win Do appointed. The prominent candl-
dates are the Rev Drs. j. b. Wakeley and L. Il. King
The appointments OF the Ncw-YOrk East Conference
for Inc Estern part OF NewYork City expected to
r as foiowS: \ c. Cheney returns TO the john street
Church; W. F. Estes succeeds G. T. Harris at the Alan
son Church IN NOrok-st; W. III Russell succeeds W. ID.
Thompson at the Allen Street Church; J. v Saunders
returns to the Wllett Stree Church; Wm; McAHlster
returns to the Street Church; W. +. CorO re-
turns to the seventh Street Cnurch j. H. LghbOurut,
transferred from ,Le Baltimore Conference, follows W.
H. Boole as pastor the seventeenth street Church,
ana Mr. Buoe goes 10 Mer1en Conn; ". II. Thomas re-
turus to the Bcckmdn Hin Church, ana KJOed Crook
CONTINUES at tue sxty-tirs Street Church In Brooklyn
George Taylor returns TO the Sands street Church; A
Hunt succeeds W. :. Studley AT the Pacluc street
Church; j. W. Barnnart, at the FORSYTH Street
Church New YORK. 10 the FIRST Place Church; W.
W. Voorhees, goes 10 he Carroll PARK Church III pi1e Vi
Church; Emory j. Haynes VINO has served hanson
Place Cnurch three years goes to rue oeVrnth avenue
Church; O. l.. Read, now Of ST. PduIS all HiNcr VIII oe
transferred the Providence Conference and De ap
pointed ins0n Place Church; VIC. Steel returns
10 Inc Fleet street Church; A. H. Wyatt OF jamestown
n viii be transferred from The Erie Conference 20 be-
come pastor Of the Washington Avenue Church; W. H.
Davis ut the Simpson Church; r. Brown goes
to the Tompkins Church; s. II Plat returns to
tue DE Kalb Avenue Church H. W. warren retui rs 10
g. 5hn's Church; b. NJ Adams succeeds = IL. Bray at
the south Fifth street Church, Mr. Bray going 70 East
Bridgeport; j. Pegg. jr, returns to the south SECOND
Street Inurcn w. j. Robinson succeeds H. e. Putney at
the Grand street Tn rch, and j. summons f. W " are
Ar tne south Third Street Church. George W. Wood
riff who is now on the superuume lary list. VIII De
transerred to the Providence Conference TO take the
pastorate OF st. Pauls Church, Fail River George
lansing TAYLOR to the George street Church.
Nrw-Haven DR. j. NJ. Buckley, who mas just hnlshed
hIs second term years at Summerueld Churen