The Newtown bee., 1889-04-12

NeW EDSlauu, WHO Was UOTu dt heuulnS in 175S. In 17S9 he was converted under the preaching of Jesse Lee and served the church as class leader, local preach CT and deacon until February s, Is49, when the weary wheels of life stood still | and the veteran of so many battles and | victories for God was gathered to his fla thers. Of his descendants, 9 are now in the pastorate of the Methodist church. |
 After q stirring address by Judge CHI. | Cowell of Waterbury, the session ad- | journed. l
 Sunday.
 Bishop Foster delivered an able and scholarly discourse. At the Washington Park church, the bishop and presiding elders ordained as elders class of eight candidates.
 Monday.
 The opening exercises were led by Rev w. T. Hill, of NewtOwn birth and for merly Presiding Elder of the district. The bishop read the list of supernumer- ary clergy and Revs J. O. Munson, W.J White and c. W. Fordham were added to the list.
 I1he appropriations made by the board of stewards to widows and superannuat- ed preachers were then announced, rang ing in sums of S1OO to 5000 per year and aggregating sl4, 1920. ..-..
 At this point, business proceedings were pleasantly interrupted, Rev J. H. Hand of Watertown in behalf of the ladies of his church presenting hand some basket of flowers to Elder John w. Beach. The elder accepted the gift with one of the excellent off hand speeches for which he is so famous.
 Marcus L. Taft spoke in behalf of mis- sionary work in China, where he has been located at Pekin. Rev Jay B. Hamilton of Simpson church, Brooklyn, read pa per nearest approaching the infamous trash and spontaneous gush denounced by Bishop Foster, of anything during the weeks session and the oft repeated ''wifey dear" was certainly nauseating. The story was of a young man who en- tered the Methodist ministry under pro- test of his father; endured the hardships incident to many q students life; had a large family, which drew heavily on the scant treasury of the poorly compensat- ed pastor; gave his best years to the church and, when laid aside on account of disability, the preacher and his wife suffered from cold and were threatened with starvation, but happily died in one another's arms just in season to escape the poor house. At it's conclusion, the widest excitement prevailed and, before the speaker was seated, Dr Scudder sprang to the floor. "Mr Chairman" said he, 'I am unable to keep my seat with indignation. I have been in the ministry 5 years and l am convinced that no class of people is so well provid- ed for as retired Methodist preachers. This paper is an imposition and the most miserable burlesque of fable I have ever heard in any conference" Other veterans vented their indignation on the subject and things were growing vivid in the assembly, when a motion to adjourn was carried.
 The whole of Monday afternoon was devoted to the memory of deceased mem- bers of the conference. At the evening session, the anniversary of the Temper ance society was celebrated.
 Tuesday.
 Thomas Hanlon, D. D., of Pennington seminary, New Jersey, laid before the conference q summary of the work of that institution during the past year.
 Rev George E. Reed, D. D., of New Haven, who has recently been elected to the presidency of Dickinson college, ad- dressed the conference on the pleasant relations which he had sustained toward that body for the past 14 years and the regret which it caused him to sever that connection. Dr Reed urged upon his brethren the importance of training up their young men in Methodist schools. ssWe don't want to place men in our pull pits who, when they leave college. are half-fedged infidels and sceptics, as is too frequently the case with graduates of secular colleges
 The application of Edward J. Curtis for admission to the conference on trial called forth an animated discussion. Brother Corbit remonstrated that it was a shame and disgrace to turn away a man who was not perfection in English grammar. He called attention to the fact that the founders of Methodism were not well versed in the rules of syn tax and prosody and he bade the confer ence give the candidate a hearty God speed. There was a long and heated dis pute and a motion for his admission fin- ally prevailed.
 John NJ. VanVleck, L. L. D., acting president of Wesleyan, said that the uni- versity had 21S students and was never more prosperous than at present. Brad ford T. Raymond, late of Lawrence uni versity, has been unanimously called to the presidency and will be inaugurated at the next commencement.
 AT THE AFTERNOON SESSION, Rev Joseph II. Gill, 10 years in the mis- sion field of China, read brief report of work of the church in that land. Rev Arvine c. Bowdish reported in behalf of the committee for the diffusion of etluca- tional moneys. Secretary Benjamin A. Gilman of the Church Extension society said We are informed that our Swed- fsh mission in Bridgeport has secured an