New-York tribune., 1880-04-07
CLOSING SESSIONS IN BROOKLYN.
MANY REPORTS READ-DsCUsSION ABOUT COM
MUSTOX wINE-EYENING wOEK.

MANY REPORTS READ-DISCUSSION ABOUT COM
MUSION wISE-LVENING wOEK.
Tie last three sessions Of the New-York
East Conference were held the Summcrheld ChiFch
I'm Brooklyn yesterday IN the morning Dr. j NJ Reed
the General Missionary OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church. reported that the debt Of the society had been
reduced fiom $2G2. 900 to about SG@,oOo
The committees then began TO offer reports Tor the
consideration OF the conference. The condition OF the
Frcedman's Aid Society dwc upon aud the report
OF the Committee Temperance brought up the suect
Of communion Wine Dr. BUCKLEY spoke brie0y'warning
fhe pastors alaiust the use OF fermented wine. DR..
Hun; spoke or The work Of the American Bible Society
The first interesting discussion In the afternoon session
was upon the last paragraph OF the report on snndly
schools In which recommendation was made by the
General Conference that law be passed requiring sun
day.school superintendents 10 be nominated by the
uestor and elected by the quarterly Conference
This measure provoked au animated debate, nud
WAS finally tabled. Other reports. including
mans Friend Society Chnrcn Extension and Temper
ance, were real and adopted -
The ireasurer's rcpOr showed that the m!ssionatv
corrections during the year had amounted TO $27l.S
over SO 900 more than wa. given he year before FOR
The evening session concluded the Conference and
was lsrgly attended. Bishop Is 'wman presided Ihcn
followed the reading OF the appointments by Bshop
Bowman. after which the confer r'nce adjourned 49,
Tns GoSTG rf s of Se q n G JOHN
Street Church PASTOR A. s. Weed Forsyth street. A. T.
NoTemtnss q Pntnss Mel9 Street Street, H. Isl sns6ury %
S9eet, ". i. Bray; Seventh street. c. = Williams ;
Eleventh street IL Smith; Wcsey Char el T. " Ielr'
W. r. Hn. presiding elder or the New York Fast DIS
Irict Seventeenth street Church. pastor. Il. H. Sanpfd
Twrnty-sevrn:h Street. c. T. Glover Thirty'sevenIh
Street T.. A. Blaze; S,xtyhrst Street Lindsay Paskcr
Seventy i1th street W. W. Bowdish; Second Avenue
John Johns; North Ncw-YOlk. George 81 niln
G. f. X, tcei appointed presiding Elder OF tho
Brooklyn District or the Saud Street Church The
unstOri T. Breckenridge; YOrk Stleci, A. stevens
Washington Street. r. r. Macs cnols; Johnson str, l.
O. l.. Taylor: Pacific Street VI. b. CHapnlan; tir,t
Place J0hu l. COoknan; Carroll PARK. W. g.
BiacSman; Warren street. s. H. Dray: E,ghie, ,nin
Street W W. Clarke: Grace Church, G =. Mains;
Hanson Place. ]. NJ, buckley: Fleet sIIee j. Pegs, Jr
De Kab Avenue, John Parker. Jr Simpson Chnrci,. j.
S. Chadwick; Nv York Avcnne. d; A: Go9fscll I'm
bury Church. g. Bickmen; Nostrand Avenue.
g. " Woodruff -GIceue Avenue, ~ D. iu.l !
James Church, l. smmons: summcrhrld g.
n Sims: Cedar Street, ". q. Wilson: ST.
Johns. j. o. Peek; Central Church. T. II. Burch;
South Second Street. A. II. Wyatt; South Third Street
A. S. Graves; Gothic Church. L. J.. Perry N"rth
Fifth Street, W. W. Mcguire; Leonard Street IA. Baker
Tompklns Avenue Church, j. $. WbtGon; Franes
Church (Park-ayeD. j. PicknGtOn.
General appointments A. s. Haut. secretary Of the
American Bible Society W. X. Webster. agent for the
Letache Orphan Homo: B = Bowne, ofess0r Of BOs-
ton Uoversity f. o. Bates, chaplain OF the seamenS
Friend Society, and q. A. Hall, secretary Of tLe New
York State Young Mems Christian Association.