Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1882-04-10

among young boys. He is also accused Of
using indelicate language to young girls, but
he denies this latter charge. com.
mittee has taken testimony in the
matter, which in written form will be pre-
sented to a grand jury committee this
afternoon 1t is said that Mr.. Smith has
always been weak minded, in fact of so little
intellect that almost anything would be eT =
cusable in him. The trial will be secret. l..
| s. Weed and Robert Crook were appointed
to prosecute for the church, and W. b. Boole
| to defend the accused. The following COM
mittee of trial. a sort of grand jury, was ap-
pointed J. B. MerWin, A. S. Graves, ]. E.
| Searles, J. S. Chadwick, j. S. Breckenridge,
Fl. c. Glover, A. McAlistsr, r. 81. LOOMS,
| q. Astor, j. L. Glider, Joseph Smith, 1. E.
Smith ARA bill, L. Stephenson, ]. A. Roche
and William Plat.
The Rev. J. B. Merwin. of New York, was
appointed to preach the semi-centennial ser
| mon at the next conference. And the Rev.
Edmund o. Bates was reappointed chaplain
of the Seamen's Friend society in Brooklyn.
The following candidates for orders we're
next passed upon:
Travelling deacons elected to elders orders-B P
Bovine, J. R. Buckelew, Rufus S. Putney, Andrew g.
johnson, Chas G. Lasby, VIM. W. Martin, Marcus L.
Taft. Ordained yesterday.
Local deacons elected to elders orders-Cornen S.
Dikeman. Ordained yesterday.
Admitted into full connection having served TWO
years probation-Thos ". Watt, W. MeNichol, Mel
Edwards, Frederic Saunders. Frederic W Eric
ing accepted call to a Congregational church In
Michigan
Elected deacons, to be ordained yesterdsy-Fred-
eric W. Ericsson, Nelson Edwarcs.
Robert S. Crawford, ". W. Gillies, Vim. S. Laton,
David o Downey Abram S. Kavanaugh, we're local
preachers elected to local eacons orders Ordained
yesterday.
The five young men who, after two
years probation, were now to be received
into the fellowship of the conference, as
given above, next took their places in front of
the altar rail. Bishop Simpson then pro-
ceeded to ask them certain questions.
Cheerfulness, not light and trifing con-
duct, should distinguish their bearing. He
commended fasting, which with prayer was
found by experience effective in attaining
holiness and pulpit power. All the candi-
dates promised to abstain from tobacco.
The last subject discussed was the recep-
ton into the Methodist mission in Mexico of
DIR. Emilio Fuentes, formerly a Catholic
priest, without re-ordination. letter was
read from DR.. Wood, superintendent of the
Methodist missions for Catholics in South
America, opposing the plan. The letter held
that it was unlawful from the letter and spirit
of the Methodist constitution to thus recog-
nize the validity of orders in the Roman
Catholic church, because it was unevangehcal
also because it was inexpedient.
DIR. Crook, who had been in ireland a num-
Der of years, advocated caution.
The hour of ad jour nment having come,
the matter went over. After the formal in
PRODUCTION of the Rev. Mr.. Cook of Alabama
and DR. Anderson of Waterbury to the con-
ference the session adjourned until Monday.
The afternoon was taken up with the trial
of the Thomas case behind closed doors.