The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-09
CIDER BRANDY METII0DISTS.
sTARTLTNG RETELA TONS nv THE NEW
YORK EIST CONFERENCE.


A Church Ruined because the Members
Made, Sold. and Drank Appicjnrit-Up-
ronrious Ministers Kebuied by the Bishop.
Bishop II. s. Fosters venerable head and
beard WIS the apex " pyramid OF hot house
plants at the session of the New York East Con-
ference in the First Place Methodist Episcopal
Chur H. Brooklyn. yesterday. Tho audience
was $50 lnrso that it broke beyond the bar OF the
Conference. end long lines OF camp stools con-
tanning young and old ladies extended through
the field Of black brordcloth.
The Rev w. r. Hill. Presiding Elder Of the
Now Haven District. which comprises ali the
territory between the Massachusetts, line Long
Island Sound. and the Connecticut and IIousa-
tonic rivers. making nearly ono-third of the
State. reported that there had been about 900
conversions in his district. They had lost the
church and property at West CRANKY. Conn.
Eight distillcres had been found in the vicinity
of the church all owned and run 10y members Of
the church. Several Of the stewards were In the
business andthpy manufactured cider brandy
and sold it by Wholesale and retail. The church
appointed new stewards. but the pastor was
powcrlces. The stewards Ind been called be-
fore tho quarterly Conference and the most In
solcnt ono wns tried but eight of the brethren
had appeared. and one Of them was the class
loader The steward was acquitted. The stew.
ards seeded. and n NV ,ecclesastical
stewards had taken the church property as IL had
been decided to them, and tho courts decided
that they had the power to dispose OF it, The
pastor. who had been sont there with his wife,
had received but q mere plttance and had suf-
fered harharc indignities from tho ,rum'loylng
mob. This brother WINS in need OF Immediate
assistance. Many ~ the churches were unable
20 support their pastor Twcnty-thrce churcnes
had said that they must be supplied 10y local
preachers or close their doors. Many Of the
churches were in distress, and would not be
generous enough to join with another church in
"a eirettt. Mptho11sm if doomed here unless n
change could be effected. They would see most
q their churches 90 to decay. # The spirit Of
hoped Conference Missionary Society, would
All that the Rev. W. f. Tompkins had re-
| ceived at West CRANKY, Conn. was $1,000. part
% Yn9f IN Was n pg 6 sSy 9nG r p IN S
| pay for q horse and wagon, necessary to do his
work. He had wife and two Children, and
needed $500 10 pay his debts. Brother Lane
Brother Allen and Brother Munson were also
| in great need. A collection was taken up in
behalf Of these dcbt-aden minister's
The minister's were, as noisy as politicians at
ns Smf sn ba Ss we're orsqE sm to
toned to the weekly performance at the
Methodist ministers meeting their sense Of
order was demoralized. and the Bishops words
Tho brethren showered out ten. five, two and
one dollar bills amid arunnng fire of badnage
and repartee. A member OF another dcnoml-
| nation sent up slO In honor of the Bishops
| Efforts 10 make the ministers Keep order.
| " Iiu I'm rOarei "A mus fuiar brother " It's
| tho FIRST time ever knew thnt minister's could
! ,,,ns, ,,,,ney L, ,uisH"h nvirr, ~
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| Inc blslpp spoke lhptesslNely 10 INC MINIS
| listers, anu characterized tue New York East
| Conference rs the most disorderly body he had
| been chilled To preside over
Tho collection amounted TO s402.
The Conference then adopted the following
Wh-,on Iii. the Judgment of many ct the mos, cm.
nent las men of our ,hurch IA the cy Of New YORK. and
Sl'go, ~ ministry bot! Of tle NV igrs AMI ls Sew
r',,tes r .,.'i 49,, NJ, a, a. ,,, ~
| h. nv f N,V i.f. n, a. Inn" .nerrLy II /. p,rfrii,i
between the two Conference l. highly rrcIulci 10 the
local Interests nj the church, DESTROYING sympathy and
prN.ui concerted action IA Tie promotion VI great de-
om.natcg 70, .ners,t, 81, do. .....,... ,, s
H. l.a' oI n , % msv n'',1rs HpI nro
srond nv con ,itisc oint.i v ihe New YORK confer
enc, now IN ,cs,ion wio~ business 1t sha be- 90 take
int consicauon the question how TAR the intotc g,
would be uuscr,ed toy ihe shrgauon ct such line. and
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| Or. Daniel Curry, the Rcvs. j. l.. Gil Ter, q.
| w. Woodruff, J. VI. Buckley. and J. Il. Merwin,
! ministers, and George }. Hamilton. Samuel
Booth, Oliver Hoyt. George q. Reynolds. and
| D. ihHtu were hppolhleu as sucI committee.
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