Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-05
THE NEW YORK EAST.


 Part In the Proceedings or Appointed
 on Commlttees-Rev. y. o. Peck's El-
 Oquent Address-The Missionary So-
 ciety-Preslding Elders Report
 Church Extension Matters.
 BRIDGEPORT, April 4.-The session of the New York East M. E. conference opened
 this morning at o'clock with prayer meet
 ing led by Rev. I. Simmons, formerly pastor
 of the George street church, New Haven.
 The regular proceedings opened at a. m.
 with Bishop Foster presiding.
 The devotional exercises were conducted by Rev. M L. Scudder. Bishop Foster
 called the business meeting to order and the
 minutes of yesterday were read by Secretary George F. Mains. A few minor corrections
 were made in the journal.
 The secretary then announced as nominees for his assistant secretaries: A. B. Sanford, 0, H. Buck and s. L. Beiler. The nomina- tions were confirmed.
 G. L. Thompson of the Washington Park M. E. church was added to the committee on public worship on motion of A. o. Bowdish.
 The following clergymen were appointed committees on the deaths of ministers wives: W, w. Clark, on the death of Mrs. H. Ash ton: w, T. Pray, on death of Mrs. l.. w. Holmes; W. T. Hill, OF death of Mrs. T. Il. H.
 F. G. Howell; H. Q. Judd, on death of Mrs. O. O. Lane.
 E. A. Blake was substituted on the com mittee on tracts in place of G. H. Goodsell. T. E. Gilbert, statistical secretary, called the list of charges that had not reported. A communication was received from the Methodist book concern stating that the year being the tooth anniversary of the concern a special dividend of $50,0 had been made and that &, ,G62 was the share Of the New York East Conference. The expenses of the | last general conference were $23, ,S35 over and above the receipts, and it was voted to ask \ from this conference the necessary amount of ! $2 ,559 which would be it's share of the de- fcit. John A. Roach moved that instead of the whole conference being obliged to pay the deficit, that only the churches which had
 not pa,d anything be assessed hss s..5 and not tributed to pay again. The motion was car- ried.
 e. F. Peterson was transferred from the Norwegian ond Danish conference to the New Yord East conference.
 Dr. J. O. Peck moved that an agent be ap- pointed for the Gospel of All Lands.
 Presiding Elder B. N. Adams of the Brook lyn district presented his report. Presiding Elder Adams has the supervision of over sixty churches. He reported Metho-
 dist matters fourishing on Long Island with many church improvements and large addi- tion to membership. > Dr. o. H. Payne, secretary of the board of education, was called upon and gave an out | line of the work of the board of education. He said that Methodism was great failure when it undertakes to be independent. What | magnificent results we might have if this daughters was conducted on a systematic ! plan. Who does not acknowledge that Methodism, which has one-fourth of the pop
 ulation of this country to care for, ought to have the strongest possible pulpit? Our min isters must be developed in the schools. We have had lions in the pulpit who never had college education, grand and glorious men. see one of them before me now, Rev. Will | liam P. Corbit; but now we must train our young men,"
 This brought out the exclamation ''Amenl" | from Rev. MT. Corbit, Methodist preacher | of the old style whose services extend over 8 period of fifty years.
 | The conference reelected A. s. Hunt as trustee of the Wesleyan university for five ! years.
 l On motion of 0. c. Lssby the confer \ ence voted to furnish the Christian Advocate ! with Dr. Buffers paper, read last night, for publication.
 The "ordeal" was continued from yester- day.
 B. M. Adams moved that R. A. Sadier be granted location at his own request. The motion passed. This Is practically with drawal from the conference.
 In response to 8 request w. P. Estes, treas urer of the conference, explained the pay l ments of money for educational purposes. Presiding Elder w. H. Wardell of the New York district read his annual report. The South Second street church has been improved $25, 900 worth; North Fifth street $500; Powers street is $1 200 better of; l; Leonard street has paid $s,00O mortgage, and so on.
 Dr. J. o. Peck, secretary of the mission -1- s-. favor of that organization. He referred in ! touching terms to the death of his wife. He ! advised the preacher to despoil the Egyp- I tians and get back Gods money. Dr. Peck became enthusiastic in his review of the missionary work of the Methodist l church, and emphatically brought his fist down upon the table to emphasize his glow | ing and impassioned oratory. His hearers, greatly impressed by his eloquence, imbued heartily with the spirit which pervaded the reverend Rentleman's address, and ejacula- tions of "AmenI" and "Hallelujsh" re-
 sounded throughout the church. When Dr.
 Peck expressed fear that he was trespassing
 beyond the fifteen minutes speaking time,
 the Rev. w. P. Corbit of Brooklyn, formerly
 of New Haven, arose in his pew and shouted
 excitedly, "Go on! Go on, brother!" His appeal was seconded by number of clergymen, and Rev. Dr. Peck continued. The sense of the numerous suddenly imbued them and amid nipples of laughter Dr. Peck told the following story: "An old Scotch miser on his dying bed called in the domi-
 nie. Said the dying man, Dominic, am going to die Yes solemnly replied the Dominic. Then fsintly the dying main I raised himself and said, Dominic, I've been @ sinner and miser. Do you think I can get through the gate of heaven if leave thirty thousand pounds to the church!"
 "Weel," replied the Dominic, "you might attempt the experiment. pr. Peck sat down amid shouts of laughter, the heaviest peals and most amazing outbursts coming from Rev. w. P. Corbit, whose intense re- ligious enjoyment found expression in this forcible way. After the old-school Metho- dist, who does not believe in curbing re- ligious emotion, had become calm, confer ence proceeded with the regular order of business.
 F. Mason North as temporary secretary of the committee appointed at the last con- ference to arrange for the celebration of the centennial of Methodism in New England, asked for the confirmation of the confer ence in the arrangements of the committee
 to hold grand mass meeting in the First
 Methodist church Saturday afternoon at two o'clock, ex-Gov. Lounsbury presiding. It was granted.
 Prof. Marcus D. Buell., of the Boston Theo- logical Seminary, made an address. An in-
 portant piece of news, he said, was the elec-
 tion of professor of systematic theology.
 They had searched the continent for the right
 man and had found him in Prof. Olin A.
 Curtis. Nearly all of their faculty, were
 young men.
 Joseph Pullman, J. B. Merwin and A. 0.
 Bowdish were appointed 8 committee to at-
 tend to the apprOpriating of collections for
 missions taken on Children's Day.
 The report of the New York East District
 was read by Presiding Elder N. G. Cheney.
 The following Is quoted therefrom: "In
 New York city, 27th street church has
 been practically reconstructed. A system
 of annual payments has been adopted
 with success at North New York,
 Westport and Bethel. Rowayton has
 cleared itself of an encumbrance and Sauga-
 tuck has been set free and has also been
 beauti6ed. Stratford has renovated it's
 church and paid the whole cost of $1 ,300
 At Southport transformation of the audi
 ence room has secured good vestry for so-
 cial services, more seating capacity and gen.
 eral convenience. Danbury has already fn-
 ished chapel. Port Chester has an inn
 proved lecture room. Mamaroneck has
 made the preachers house more suitable.