New-York tribune., 1894-04-05
BISHOP
A GAvEL PRESENTED TO BiSHOf
FOWLER.
HE pRrs1pEs At THE MEETING IN BROOKLYN

ttr pRrsrDFs AT THE MEETING IN BROOhLfN-
10 ARRANGE FOR \ UNION SESSION
The annual session of the New-York East Con-
ference OF the Methodist Episcopal Church began III
the Nostrand Avenue Churcn of that denom'haUoh'
Brooklyn, al 9 a yesterday. Bishop Char'eS H.
Fowler. Of Minneapolis Mimi. occupied the char
and conducted the opening devotional exercises as
sis,eI hv rreslllng elders Charles s Wing. William
H. Warlen John W. Beach and Crandaii D. Nor,n'
lie then administered the Lords Supper to the MIN
isterial delegates and visitors present
The rocau showed that the clerical attendance
was large. The Rev. Or. George j. MAINS was
reelected secretary and the Rev Dr. a. b. San
ford the Rev. W. T.. Scode!d and the Rev DaVlu
G. Downey we-o chosen assistant secretaries The
Rev Edwin Warrimer was elected stdtlstcaI sec
retarv and the Rev. William j. Estes conference
treasurer The Rev. Calvin r. Ford and the Rev.
Dr Nathan ITubbell We're chosen editors ana pup
fishers OF "The Conference Year Book.
ON behalf of the official board Of the church' the
Rev A. H. Goodenough, pastor. then presented 10
Bishop Fowler = cavel made Of wood from CITY
Road Chapel. London, In Il felic.tons Speech !"
which the Bishop responded in appropriate terms
\ committee consisting Of the Rev. DrS. >. W.
Johnston and W. w. Clark and Albert D. Nai'
was chosen to confer with a similar committee
from the New-Nork Conference t. arrange IVI IVdI,,
frafcrnal union session Of the two bodies. Inc
New-York Conference in 1875 having then l29 mem
bers. Now II has 3l3 members, while l1' clergy
The Rev. gr < $ Hunt, the Rey DR. E.r P%ckeE %4deE
Editor Of The chris'ian Advocate K1PrTt IrUJH' ,
the Rev pr Joseph Pullman. the Rev ": T. Est9i'
the Rev Dr j. b. Hamilton and the Rev. > H..
Smith were constituted committee to erect chanSe5
I'm the conference endowment plan whch mas O'el
in operation for several years. \ dratt for y,
toward the fund received from the trustees
of the Chartered Fund. ,,,..,..
The Rev Dr sanford Hunt Of the Methol,s
Book Concern was then introduced. ana Drituy d'
scribel the condition Of the publishing mouse. \
draft for $l.g7s for conference claimants tsupeI-
arnuatel prca chcrs and their widows was gwen
by the book agents. about 500 less than last year
owing 10 the prevailing business depression. IN
1896 the sum given % all the conferences a:nounteI
to tl250'j This year Il was fixed at SlntR . ,
Presiding Elder W. II. WardeI, OF the NOfth
Long Island District. then read his annual report.
IL showed that a church valued At N3'"" was
I'm process of construction for the Andrews con-
gregaton. Brooklyn. while noteworthy progress mac
been made elsewhere, including tn" reduction oil
church debts The entire district embraces sky
eight distinct pastoral charges. employing hty-
four preachers 1t also Includes LIB church mem
hcrs "a probationers 3 local preachers with h.
932 children In the sunday 'hooL .-,
Presiding Elder Warlcll retrrg 10 the pastoral
ranks AZ this session OF the Conference, NJ having
completed the legal term of his oihce .,
Al 2.9O D. m Professor Mitchell, OF Blstoh nj
vcrsty. delivered lecture befor" the Conier,nce
entitled Profit and Loss; Reckoning WIN B5bl-
cal criticism" President George f. Reed, OF DICK
/ inson College, presided . 49,, ,t,.-,,,,
! In the evening the anniversaries OF the Alsslon-
AIRY Society and of the Freedmans Aii ana Sou'h-
| ern Education Society were celebrated.