Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-02
corrERENoE1 BRIDGEPORT.


 The many Feasures of the Week.
 About Three Hundred Clergymen
 with Their Families Will Attend.
 BRIDGEPORT, April 1.-The forty y-frst ses- sion of the New York East conference will open here on Wednesday. Presiding Bishop Randolph s. Foster will occupy the chair through the sessions
 The features for the week are: On Wednes- day, anniversary of the Woman's Foreign Missionary society, to be addressed by Mrs. Rev. F. D. Gamewell of China; anniversary of the Brooklyn Methodist Episcopal hospi- tai, Rev. CHI. Buch presiding, and addresses by Rev. G. P. Mains and Rev. J. s. Brecken- rige. On Thursday, the 4th, joint anniver- sary of Education and Freedmen's Aid socie- ties will be held, Rev. W. North Rice presid- ing; addresses will be made by Rev. c. H. Payne, D. D., Rev. W. v. Kelly, D. D., and Rev. J. s. Chadwick, D. D. On the same day will be held the anniversary of the presiding. The address will be by Rev. I. Simmons and Rev. A. J. Kvnett, D. D. On Friday will occur the anniversary of the Woman's Home Missionary society, Rev. R. s. Pardington presiding. Addresses will be made by Rev. C.S. Williams and Mrs. Chsnd- A dism in New England by Rev. George Lan- sing Taylor, D. D. will be delivered on Friday also.
 On Saturday the anniversary of the Mis, sionary society will take place. Rev. Merritt Hulburd will preside. Addresses will be made by Rev. J. o. Peck, D.D.
 On Sunday next there will be conference love feast, led by Rev. B. N. Adams, fol- lowed by Bishop R. s. Foster, D. D., IL. D. 7; the ordination of deacons, sermon by Rev. Prof. L. T. Townsend, D. D.; the ordination of elders, and the conference missionary ser mon by Rev. M. B. Chapman, D.D. On Monday, April 8, the anniversary of held, the Rev. G. B. Reed, D. D., presiding. Address will be made by Rev, A. B. Kendig, D.D.
 The conference includes Connecticut west of the river, with exception of part of Litchfeld county. Bishop Foster will pre- side. The conference is divided into four districts. In the Brooklyn district the Rev. B. M. Adams is the presiding elder. in the New York district the Rev. W. H. Wardell, New York east district, Nathan G. Cheney, and in the New Haven district the Rev. Dr. John W. Beach, formerly president of Wes- leyan university, is presiding elder. In the New Haven district the Rev. Dr. Beach will be appointed for the ensuing year. As usual there will be 8 number of changes in the appointments. In Hartford it is expected that the Rev. o. B. Pitbaldo will be returned to the First church, and the Rev. J. E. Holmes to the North. The Rev. A. s. Kavanagh received call from the South Park church to remain with them the fourth year, but declined and will probably go to Brooklyn. The Rev. Dr. Pullman will doubt less be returned to New Britain, as will the Rev. A. H. Wyatt, late of New Haven to Bristol, and the Rev. A. O. Eggleston to Waterbury, the Rev. O. J. Range, Essex; the Rev. F. M. North Middletown; the Rev. N. Hubbell, Hamden; the Rev. Joseph vinto, Plainville (fourth year) the Rev. J. Rippere, West Winsted; the Rev. S. NJ. Hammond, Torrington; and the Rev. R. s. Putney, Ansonis. The Rev. W. A. Richards of Forestville will probably go to Birmingham. In New Haven the most prom inent change is that of the Rev. Dr. George E. Reed, who has served Trinity church two years most accsptably. Dr. Reed has been elected president of Dickinson college and has accepted, expecting to assume the posi- tion after the close of this conference year. The Rev. Isaac M. Foster of New Haven will also retire from the field there. His next place is not yet fixed upon. The Rev. Dr. Joseph Pullman is to be returned to the New Britain church, where he has been located for the past year. St. Pauls in New York has secured the Rev. Dr. McGrew of Neriden as it's next preacher and he has been appoint ed.
 There will be 8 change at Trinity church, Harlem. The Rev. Merritt Hulburd. former ly of Springfield, leaves to go to Philadelphia probably. The church considers itself for tunate in securing the Rev. Thomas Burch of Brooklyn, but formerly of New Haven.
 The Rev. George Van Alstyne, who is one of the ablest preachers in the conference, has been stationed st Norwslk one year. He came to Connections four years ago from the Albany conference. The Rev. George L. Thompson of East Bridgeport, formerly of New Haven, has also occupied the leading pastorate of Hartford and New Britain. The Rev. George A. Hubbell, who is stationed at Southport, has been the presiding elder of the New Haven district and is widely known by the Methodist churches in the State. The disposition of these clergymen by the con- ference for the new year will be awaited with 6 great deal of interest by the Methodists in Connecticut.
 The Methodist centennial will be celebrated sometime during the session of the confer ence. The historical sermon will be deliver ed by the Rev. Dr. George Lansing Taylor of Brooklyn Saturday afternoon, April 9th, and other appropriate services will be held, in cluding an afternoon evening platform meeting, at which ex-Governor Lounbury will preside.