Morning journal and courier., 1883-04-07
New York East Conference.
Metho6lfsm's Hold in Connecticut-Tl
 Conference Consolidation Project.

MethOdfsm's Hold in Connectfcut-The
 Conference Consolidate Project.
 At the New York East Methodist Episco- pal conference in New York Cat the Cornell Memorial church, Seventy sixth street, Bish- op Warren presiding), Presiding Elder Hub bell, of the New Haven district, reported that there had been thousand conversions and seven hundred probationers in the dis trict, which WAS net gain of five per cent. in year. A new church had been built and dedicated at Plainville, and there was no mortgage on it. In New Haven the Trinity
 church had built a beautiful house of wor-
 ship. It cost $7O. 1000, and the debt on it is
 $2O, 900. The amount raised for church
 building during the year was about $75 1000.
 The presiding elder concluded his report
 with the remark: s'Methodism is young in
 Connecticut, but it is gaining 8 strong foot
 hold.''
 Dr. Buckley, before adjournment Thurs
 day, warned the brethren that two or three of the most skillful confidence operators in the city were at work and that on Wednes- day they had approached two of the members of the conference on Broadway and had nearly succeeded in getting money from them, their representations being plausible
 
 1 ing brethren. For the instruction of those l who were ignorant of the means employed 1 by these swindlers he gave description of the methods of the 'bunco men" which ere ated considerable amusement.
 The Rev. G. P. Mains, of Grace church,
 made the opening prayer yesterday morn ing. The attendance was rather small Af- | ter Secretary Goodseu had called the roll Dr. Curry moved that all titles and college 1 decrees be stricken from the minutes, as sev- 1 eral whose names should have appeared had ! been omitted. The secretary said that only the titles of visitors had been used. The matter was dropped without further discus l sion At this point of the proceedings 1 Chaplain McCabe was announced. He was l received by the Rev. W. P. Corbit, Qate of ! George street church, New Haven,) wh0 l threw his arms around his neck and warmly
 kissed his forehead. pr. J; O. I Brooklyn, moved that the next con l ference be held in that church. The Rev. I Joseph Pullman proposed that it be held in the Fleet Street church, also in Brooklyn. | After considerable discussion it was decided | that it be held at the Hanson Place church. J. B. Cornell, of the Church Extension so- ciety, suggested that all churches of New York be included in one conference under one Presiding Elder. He said that he was sure it would facilitate the work. He then went on to give an account of the work of I the society for the extension of churches. He said that the society held property to
 the amount of $500, ,0oo. There were mortgages on the property amounting in I all to $141, ,OOO. There were $500 members ! and $500 children attending the Sunday I schools. The city is divided into two confer ! ences. In 1849 they were divided by Third l avenue, the BoWery, Chatham street, Park Row, and Broadway The New York East ! Conference has 184 per cent. more members I than the New York Conference. The East Conference has lost $50 members in thirty four years, while the New York Conference { has gained 4,972. While the loss is on the East side, there is decided gain in Brooklyn. The proportion of Methodists to the popula' ton has fallen off from 1 in GA to in 1O4. Dr. Buckley said that he was in favor of Q ' consolidation of the New York and New York East Conferences under certain condi- | tions. The consolidation would cut off Brooklyn and leave it in 8 foreign territory. If the New York Conference would say, ''We 1 will complete your territory from Hartford to Poughkeepsie, :" we would agree to the con ! solidatien. On motion, the matter of the ! consolidation was laid over urtil Monday next for further discussion.