New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-06
NETHODISTS IN SESSION.
r.,1PD DAY OF THE NETWORK EAST
CONFERENCE.

BELIEF FOR AGED PREACHERs-A YEARS WORK
N THE NEw-HAvEN DIsTMCT-WoMENS
WORK FOE MISSIONS.
s.o.r,ord Conn. April ) (SpeciaD-The third fes-
,on % tho New-York East Conference began to-oay
with a preliminary prayer-meetnS s''N'r' -, VIC
ohanel under The direction OF the Rev. III H. =
,dreton A, 9 O'Clock Bishop Warren TOOK 'he
hair and on the invitation of tie Hishop 'he rev
H. O. j. Cowles conducted the opening Ie"9'"S
exercises .a. ,oia,iors Iva.
tween the Rev ~. Roche and the Rev pF. MAINS
or,ed that The matter was not Of sufficient magn-
.md IN tustifv its being brought before the Con
ference and was the outgrow'h OF miSu''oe's'aiiu
I'm, Of a remark made in a brief conversation.
The, Rev Dr. Merwc, president OF 'he boaru oi
Conference stewards, announced that the commit
l,, conference Claimants was authorized to draw
an the trustees for S.ceJ Tor the use of WORKOUT
preachers. , .,
The committee in the case of III" Rev X. l.
,,ooper pastor of the Epworth Church IN New
,Iovar recommended that the Confcrenc" grant q
supernumerary relation to Mr. Cooper at his own Ie-
,,es, in order that ne may return 10 Ncw-liaren
and demand trial in the civil courts. where serious
.harees have been made against him The request
VAS granted.
The Rev Crandan J. North. presiding elder OF the
xew-Hayen district, read an exhaustive account OF
he wears work in his district New parsonages had
been built and old ones thoroughly repaired:
,hurches had been erected. of them costly and
new societies organized The district Is made
stronger by the addition of over 200 members
The following clergymen reported their mission
ary money. and their characters were passed: II.
+ Wing w T. Hill. W. If. Barton. NJ. w. Prince,
C. T. Barto II. l. il. llnlan, j. W. EgglestOn, j.
( IIaugh q. Is. Dusenberry, II. y. Griffin. T.. l..
Thorpe. Joseph Irons, W. ~ Richard, J. 7. Nag-
ner j. r Dunkerke. John Riley Thompson, +. W.
Hannah. Henry Blajz. jr, W. VI. Warden. II. y.
Sfarks W. H. Kidd. II. l.. Glover. +. Is. Young. j.
H. Hand {. T. MdSden. +. \. Scohcld, G H. ord.
" NJ. carr. ). ". TOles. \. II. Val. John l5rel,
j. A. Macmillan. f. {. Hoas. J. @; Munson. ilaNii
Tayor r. {. butcher W. NJ. CieVcland: ". f..
ScGfeld W. K. Sears. r.. $ Eldredse; +; 5. Town
send l. Z. Smith Nelson Edwards, w McNichol.
= : Ferry a. :. Hakarty. T. l.. Bray Is. !. RAY
nond W. y. Rice, NJ. >. Buell. q. H. Reed ana
l.. c. Tuar.
chaplain NcCabe one Of the secretaries % the
Missionary Society addressed the conference, pre-
seuting the matter of the building of a Methodist
publishing house in Rome. Italy. This building
will be completed in time for dedication in Sep
tember next The conference pledged 81" toward
Mrs Fisk president of the Woman's Home Mis-
sionary Society. the invitation OF the bishop.
addressed the conference.
The Woman's Home Missionary Society held its
anniversary in the afternoon.
The Rev. DIR J. VI. Buckley Editor Of The
Christian Advocate" gave lecture on Genuine
Extempore Speaking" DIR. Buckley was at one
time pastor OF the Methodist Church in this city,
and a large audience gathered to hear him.