Morning journal and courier., 1889-03-02
SHEPHERDS AND THEIR BLOCKS.

Many Changes Which Spring Will Sec
 Among Methodist Parishes in she
 Cisy of EIms-The Third, St. John
 Street and Trinisy M. E. Churches.
 Several noticeable changes will soon be
 made among the pastors of the Methodist
 churches in this city.
 Several new ministers will soon be called
 to this city as broad field of work and
 reformation. As is well-known in Metho-
 dist circles, Rev. MT. Baird of the George
 street church, has accepted 6 call from the
 Hist street church of New York city, of
 which Rev. W. R. Jones, is now the pastor.
 It is growing church, with 8 membership
 of four hundred, and Sunday school num-
 bering seven hundred. This church has
 grown so rapidly in the number of it's com
 municants within the past few years, that
 larger edi6ce for worship is seriously con-
 templated and if this is done, Rev. MT. Baird, will, after all, have @ new church edifice in which to meet his parishioners. To fill Rev. MT. Baird's pulpit, the Third M. E. church have extended call to Rev. James Coote, presiding elder of the Water town district of the northern New York con- ference. The parish seems very much pleased with this divine, who would un-
  in process of construction, and the church's committee are making earnest efforts to have the Bishop ratify the proposed charge. The Third M. E. church's new house of wor- ship at thess sscorner of Howard avenue and Portsea street is progressing rapidly in con struction under the care of Builder David Fl. Clark, and if the weather continues good it is expected that the roof will be on in week more.
 The cost of the building will be about $40,- GOO. Eighteen thousand dollars of this money has been realized from the sale of the old George street church building and the remainder will undoubtedly be raised soon by means of subscription and other ways. ! It is expected that the debt will be readily paid of and the church put upon strong financial standing, as New Haven Methodism I is very strong spiritually ard financially. At the St. John street church change I will also be made before long; It is the ! resignation of Rev. I. M. Foster, the ! pastor, who is considering fattering | calls to other fields where he thinks that he can do more in the cause of God. Many parishes have invited him to take charge of their spiritual affairs and the offers have been so many and so fatterlng \ that Rev. MT. Foster has not definitely de- I cided which to accept.
 Trinity M E. church has thus far found it I somewhat difficult to find pastor to take ! Rev. Dr. Reeds place as finely as it should De hll6d. The cOmmlGI66 WnO were appolut- ed to select a suitable divine extended call | to Rev. Dr. Phillips of New York city. Un- fortunately, however, Dr. Phillips is so situ. | ated that he could not accept the call of l Trinity. The church then turned to Rev. .Dr. Hubbard of the 18th street church, ! New York city. A committee of the church directors was appointed Wednesday night to see this divine and invite him to | take charge of their parish. Rev. Dr. Hul- ! burd, however, has just accepted a call from ! the Spring Garden street church of Philadel- phia and thus can not come to the City of Films. It is not known where Trinity M. E. church will now turn to find spiritual ad- wiser but there many excellent divines who would grace Trinity's pulpit and be only
 too happy to continue their sphere of useful ness in this city. The other Methodist pastors will probably I remain with their focks for some time at least but minor changes in church affairs I will be made from time to time as occasion \ rennires