Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-04-10
NEW YORK EAST CONFERENCE.

A Specially Interesting Day-Danbury
Pulpits-Many Noted Methodist Dt-
vines-Bishop Ninde Preaches-The
Ordination of Candidates.
DANBURY, Conn, April 9.-The pres
enoe of tho New York east conference was
more widely felt to day than on any day
since its session opened. All the city pull
pits were filed by visiting ministers, and
all tho churches in town were filled with
large congregations of worshippers and
others.
Much interest centered in tho Methodist
church, where crowded services were held
all day. At Q O'Clock there was a confer
ence love feast, conducted by Rev Alexsn-
der Mclean of the Seventeenth street
church, New York. At 1890 Bishop W.
Z. Ninds delivered sermon, in which he
dwelt upon Methodism and the extent of
Its practice, which surpassed that of any
! other belief At 8 the ordination of can
didates for the orders of deaeons and elders
| took place. Bishop Ninde conducted the
| ceremonies, assisted by Rev. Dr.. Chad
| wick of the Van Buren, church, Brooklyn.
Rev. I. Simmons of Danbury, Rev. B. N.
| Adams of Prospect place, Brooklyn, Rev.
Henry Silver of Patohogue, L. 1. and Rev.
| William b. Barton Of Waterbury, Conn
assisted In the services.
| The impressive ceremonies were per-
formed in behalf of the eight who were
admitted to elders orders at the confer
| epce Saturday and the faurteen who were
the same session. This evening the Rev.
W. p Ferguson of Bald wins, L. l., de-
livered the conference missionary sermon.
At Saturdays session a resolution was
adopted endorsing the present public
| school system and oondemning any inter
ference with it or any attempt to support
any sectarian schools at the expense of the
public school fund.
The following were reported as having
passed the necessary examination and
were admitted to elders orders: Henry
MaoMullen, Milford, Conn; Winfield
8. Manship, Center MeIiches, L. l.; e..
A. Stenstrum, Dover, N. j.; Benjamin
F. Gilman, Bellport, L. l.; e. A. Dent,
Unienville, Conn; B. F. Meredith, Wethers-
field, Conn; Jegse Lee Rollin, Niddletown,
Conn; Edward E. David, Coram, L. l.;
John P. Hamilton, Setauket, Conn Robert
J. Beach, Bridgeport, Conn; W. H. Kidd,
Windsor, Conn.
A committee was appointed to draft q
resolution of regret on the death of George
I. Seney. Rev. DR.. Beach, presiding elder
of tho New Haven district, made a spicy
report of the work in his territory. Rev.
Dr.. Buckley offered resolution of sorrow
on the disaster which has befallen the soci-
ETY. at Westville, Conn, in the loss of its
church by fire.
G. 8. Wing, A. s. Hunt and W. T. Hill
were reelected trustees of the conference
fund for three years. The following local
deacons were elected to elders orders:
Revs. w. DAlziel, Cornac, L. l.; D. W.
Howell, Whitestone, L. l.; j. 81. Boil,
Mount Vernon, N. Y; Frank W. Crowder,
Rowayton, Conn.
The following clergymsn were called
to the ehanoel, where they were asked
the usual disciplinary questions by the
bishop and were admitted to full
membership in the conferences: John
J. Foust, Brooklyn; Aaron v. Bo-
ner, New Canaan, Conn; John r..
Bell, Mount Vernon, N. Y; George O.
Boswell, East Chester, N. Y; Arthur
W. Byrt, Morris Park. L. l.; Frank W.
Orrwder, Rowayton, Conn; Julius W.
Egglsston, Beacon Falls, Conn; Frederick
A. Gaseoigne, West Sufdeld, Conn. Samuel
Quincy, Parkville, L. l.; Daniel W. Howell,
Whitestone, L. I ; Francis q. Smith, Long
island City; George W. Ferris, Amity-
| vile, L. I.
More New Red Men.
The meeting of Hammonassett tribe of
| Red Men to-morrow evening will be highly
interesting. The highest and most beau
tiful degree in the ritual will be conferred
| upon two candidates BY Past Sachems
George Prince and Parker