Morning journal and courier., 1880-03-23
LOCAL NEWS.
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New York East Conference.

The Coming Session = New Haven
 Changes Delegates to the General
 Conference
 The New York and New York East Confer. ences of the Methodist Episcopal Church will convene in annual session. respectively, in New York and Brooklyn on Wednesday, March 3lst. The New Haven district, which forms a part of the t.New York East," is embraced between the Connecticut and Housatonic rivers, of which Rev. William T. Hill is the Presiding Elder. There is at the present time considerable speculation in regard to changes that will be made under the itinerant system of this church, but it is almost impossible to tell for certainty who is to remain in his present position for another year. The limit in any one charge is three years hence it is natural to suppose that Rev. B. M. Adams will remain another year at the First M. B. church, that Rev MT. Barnhart will continue to minister at the St. John street M. E. church, and that Rev. George A. Parkington will continue at the East Pearl street church. The George street M. E. church people are very anxious to retain Rev. MT. McAlister, who desires to remove to New York in order to settls up his fathers estate. Rev. Mir. Eggleston has served his three years at Wesley chapel, and has also ministered for two years to the people at the West Chapel street M. E. church. There is some talk that he may be retained another year at West Chapel street by appointment, and that ho may continue his pastoral duties at Wesley chapel by such an arrangement. The services of all of these pastors have been very acceptable to their churches and congregations and they are anxious that the present arrangement should continue. The New York Herald of yesterday has the following in regard to the delegates to the general conference, which meets in Cincinnati next May "The New York East Conference will undoubtedly send their venerable Nsstor Dr. D. Curry, with larger vote and greater enthusiasm than they have manifested for many years And many of them hope to see him sent back by the General Conference to take his place oD his old tripod in the Advocate office, whether his successor, Dr. Fowler, shall be called to the episcopate or not. But there is no anxie- ty on the doctors part for it. The Church at large, however, desire to see the pen prints of his vigorous mind and thought in their great official organ. With Dr. Curry will et also the genial and courtly secretary of the conference, the Rev. D. A. Goodsell, whose friends would like to see him occupy ing seat on the eplscopal DencD, snu lnt Rev. Dr. Buckley, who is also popular with his brethren. But after these three brethren, concerning whose election there is scarely shadow of doubt, there is host of ministers who willing to lay down their commenta ries and take up their crosses and go forth to serve the church either as bishops, presiding elders, editors or delegates to the General Conference. The secretary of the last Gen. eral Conference, Dr. G. W. Woodruff, and Rev. A. s. Graves will probably accompany the other three named to Cincinnati. But among those who would gladly serve their brethren there may be named Dr. L. s. Weed and Revs. W. T. HiIl J. Pullman, J. W. Beach, J. L. Peck and Dr. George L. Taylor, whose names are talked of by their respective friends
 The conferences in ths New England States, aside from the New York East, will be held as follows: New England, Boston, March 31st, Bishop Andrews presiding; Providence, Nor wich, April 7th, Bishop Bowman presiding; New Hampshire, Great Falls, April 8th, Bish- op Andrews presiding; Maine, Saco, April 14th, Bishop Bowman presiding; Vermont, Barton's Landing, April 14th, Bishop. Wiley presiding.