The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-11
NEW YORK EAST CONFERENCE.

CLOSING OF THE sEssIoN--LIsr OF THE AP-
PoISrMENTs FOR 1873.
Alter the opening OF the Conference yesterday In
First Place Methodist Episcopal Church. Brooklyn the
committee OF inquiry previously appointed in Rev
s. Howland's case reported that there was good
ground for bringing charges against him. The case
thereupon referred TO the Presiding Elder, who,
the discipline, will call q court and Dr. Buckley
requested present his charges and proofs be-
that The general tenor Of the charges are
OF petty swindiina in commercial dealings and gen.
erai untruthulnesa The court will sit In this
vicinity.
A collection amounting 10 S77l taken up for
four poorly paid preachers one OF whom, Mr.. Tomp-
Einson, driveu from his parish In West CRANKY,
Conn, for pushing the trial OF liquor manufacturing
members OF the church there. Two Of the accused
withdrew from tho church, bat the others trans
ferred the property from the Methodist Episcopal
Church to independency. Mr. Tompkinson gets about
$3.50 Of tho amount raised
Various reports we're read, one Of which, condemn
ing church amusements fairs and the like, as con-
ary the Word Of Cod tho spirit OF the Lord Jesus
Christ and lowering the tone Of piety, and sspe-
cialiy demoralizing to the young, drew forth some
discussion: but resolution attached 70 II condemn
ing those practices adopted who the report itself
WIS laid on tho table.
The stewards distributed IS, 1855 among the super
nnuated preachers Revs. B. Pillsbury and W. Meal
lister appointed committee on interdenomina-
tional comfy to represent the Conference IN Hart
lord during the summer resolution asking the Con-
ference express It's wish tha the limitation Of three
years might be removed from the pastoral term was
Indefinitely postponed
Drs Fowler aud Curry addressed the Conference
their respective publications Without the knowledge
nnd against the protest OF the chairman the Com
mittee Publca tons other members Of the commit
tee, on their individual responsibility, expuneed .
couple OF paragraphs from the report before reading
M AlQc.f afunf f0r nnd<
demned IN ltseli, but the report as thus MADE was
finally adopted.
Iows:Church.s 2S4 value. s. 42o, 100; parsonages
100; value. $7O4, $50; iui members, $500; proba-
officers and teacners s42 money raised Tor pastoral
support $3.50 i46 deficiency on this account SIT 800;
Tor b's1ops support, 81 loe co. ,or Conference claim
sou, 81 800 Tor tracts S71S; sunday school Union,
s7o3; educat'on $465 Tor Frsedmea's Ard, 1912, and
Tor american Bible Society, $685.
CONFERENCES APPOINTMENTS 1878
The following are The appont inents OF preachers tor
the next year IN Brooklyn and vicinity and the east
side Of New YORK. Tue distant s,auons OF the Con-
ference omitted After reading them The Confer
NEW YoKx EAST DIsrRIcr-Rev c. Fletcher, Pre-
siding Elder. New York Cty-Seventeenth street,
Il. W. Ware; Iwenty-seventh street, Z. E. Glover;
W. r Corbtt; sixty -Hrs. street, j. i. Cookman Sew
snty-six.h street. q. H. Goodseli; Eighty second
street, second avenue, l. s. Weed; North New York,
6. Stillman Westminster and Bronxaaie, to be sup
pied; west Farms, 10 De suppltedj Ciiy lsiand, NJ
Lame; Mount Vernon, A. o. Burdsh; Now Rochelle
s. M. Hammond; Upper New Rochelle, 10 be supplied
Mamaroneck, J. w. Beach; Rye A. Hi; portcnester.
w. 1. Pray.
Nxw YoRK DIsTRicr--J. L. Peck. Presiding Elder
New York-John street, b. 7. Abbott; Forsyth street.
H. s. Patney; Aianson Church, K. Crook; Allen
street. q. w. Woodru1; Wiett street, J. Z. Seares I;
Second street, X. Z. Putney; Seventh street, j. L.
GLIDER; Eleventh street and Wesley Chapel, A. Z.
MOI ehouse.
BRooKLYS-SummeraeldC Church, G. r. Kettell; First
place, W. W. Bowdish; Carroll Park, D. Sanford:
Warren street. g. W. Galager; William street, Reeve;
nue) J. 5. Breckenridge Hanson place, J. N. Buck
ley; Fleet street, J. Simmops: De Kaib avenue Z.
w. Nillen simpson Church. q. N. Sims; New York
avenue, u. A. Goods.li; Embury Church, Z. Bach
man; Nostrand avenue, J. Pullman; Green avenue.
e. 4. Harris; James Church, 6. L. Thompson; Swcd-
ish Mission, A. EricEsoa: PARK Avenue Mission and
Cook street, N. Hubbeil; Wesley Church (fompkins
avenue), J. II. StansDury; Cedar street. z. r. True;
s.. Johns, J. A. NJ Chapman; Central church, I. a.
Barch; South second street, Parker (second) South
Third street. W. G. Steele; ST. Marks Mission, 20 be
street, W. r. Estes; Leonard street, G. Hollis
GRgENPoIST-First Church. J. w. Barnhart; Taber-
naclc, w. Ii. Simonson; Hunter's Point, A Graham |;
Dutch Kills 20 be supplied; Astoria, Plkington;
Flushing, L. r. Perry; Wh,tostoIe, W. :. BiakenAn;
Great Neck, n. D. Buell.; Hampstead, G. z. Miller
Roslyn, 70 DO supplied Sea Cln, Brlen Glen Cove,
l.. Warmer; Glen Wood 70 6e suppl cd.
Brooklyn-Sands street. L. Parker; York street, A
q. stevens; Washnglo. street, d. y. Ferris johnson
street, W. H. Russell; Pacific street. W. W. Clarke /;
Dover and Perth Amboy tDanisn Misson), b.
Schmidt; Norwegian Mission, y. p Petersen; East
New York, q. w. Powell; Cyress Hills, l. N. Terry
Flatoush, T. ID. Littcwood; Fiatiands, 5. A. Sands;
Parkviiie, J. A. Roche; Gravescnd (Sheepshead Bay
to be suppned; Bayrdgs and Unonvile, A. McAihster;
Jamaica, J. v. Saunders; Springfield, II. s. sun Rock
away, sc, w. w. McGuire; Pearsalls, O. ". Ford
ham; Rockville Centre, y. Brown.