The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-04-07
METHODIST CONFERENCE
Continued from First Page.)
MORNING SESSION.

ed out or town pulpitS on sunday, and
in consequence of this there was a
slim attendance at the early meeting
yesterday morning.
The session, which was a busy one,
was opened with prayer by the Rev. A.
j. Smith at o'clock.
Supernumerary relations was the Or
der of the day, but before the business
was taken UP the Rev. DR.. Pullman of
Bridgeport spoke of the need of Rev.
John Dickinson of Los Angeles, Cal, a
former member of the conference.
Rev. George P. Main of New York
announced that he would aid and
pledged $25 for the Rev. Mr.. Dicxin-
son.
The conference voted to continue the
following pastors in the supernumer-
airy relation: Rev. Benedict Nillson,
E. r. Foley Fl. A. Starks, 1. G. Barn
hart, j. w. Barnhart, Rev. c. w. Ford
ham, Rev. G. A. Graves, Rev. H. c. Nc
Bride, Rev. Thomas Stephenson, Rev. j..
c. Thomas, Rev. Alexander Graham
Rev. G. j. Stenstrom, Rev. E. I. Brady,
Rev. w. HI. Wardell, Rev. w. T. Gilbert,
Rev. A. V. r. Abbott, Rev L. w. Alb
bolt, Rev. Albert Booth, Rev. c. P. Cor
ner, Rev. j. H. Crofut, Rev. George
Taylor, Rev. T. M. larry, Rev. Nathan
Tibbals, Rev William Wake, Rev. M. C.
White, Rev. j. o. North, Rev. G. w.
Allen, Rev. ]. l.. Peck, Rev. J. A.
ROCHE, Rev. G. A. Hubbell, Rev. John
Parker, Rev. o. G. Lane, Rev. Fl. D.
Latham, Rev. j. D. Littlewood, Rev. A..
HI. Mead, Rev. Albert Marsh, Rev. L..
P. Perry, Rev. B. f. Reeve, Rev w.
H. Russell, Rev. Isaac Sanford. Rev. S.
K. Smith, Rev. S. A. Seaman, Rev. D. S.
Stevens, Rev. L. S. Stowe, Rev. John
Cromlish, Rev. j. S. Dorsay, Rev. G..
Dunbar, Rev. A. R. Eagan, R. S. Ed
ridge Rev. E. K. Tanning, Rev D. F.
Hallocl, Rev. E. S. Hebbard, Rev r.
c. Hill and Rev. Morris Hill.
The conference voted to transfer the
following clergymen from the super
numerary to the superannuated rela-
ton, the difference between the two be-
ing that supernumerary minister is
temporarily and superannuated
clergyman one permanently disabled
Rev. ]. B. Merwin of Stepney.
Rev. John Dickinson was continued
in the superannuated relation.
A motion to change the relations of
Rev. w. Brown, Rev. Henry Olson,
Rev. w. M. Cleaveland, from super
numerary to superannuated, was refer7
red to the committee on supply.
Rev. ]. H. Stanbury was changed
from supernumerary to an effective
elder.
Rev. Rufus T. Cooper was formally
transferred from the New York east to
the New York Central conference.
Rev. G. w. Todd was transferred
from a supernumerary relation to an
effective elder.
Rev. E. 0. Tree was made an effective
elder. He has been on the supernum-
erary list the past year.
The retirement of Rev John B. Mer-
win of Stepney from his active work
in the clergy, as signif1ed by his trans
fer from the supernumerary to the
superannuated relation, was a mile
stone in the history of the New York
east conference. DR.. Merwin is the
Nestor of Methodism in Connecticut
year. Stalwart and rugged looking, his
eighty three years give him the appear
ance of a man of only about sixty-five.
DR.. Merwin this year closes his sixty
third year as a New England Methodist
pastor, and has attended every session
of the present conference, participating
in all the routine business and advo-
eating with great warmth and force the
various reforms brought forward.
Rev. A. B. Sanford presented an
deliberately drawn petition, expressing
the satisfaction of the conference on
the continued good health of DR. Mer-
win and the hope that he may be
spared in his present vigor for many
years. The resolutions refer in glow
ing terms to the efficient work of DIR.
Merwin in his long pastorate. Several
of the leading clergy present paid trib-
utes to the past services of DR.. Mer-
win, among them DIR. Beach, late presi-
dent of Wesleyan university, and Rev
J. A. Roche, the Brooklyn octogenarian
The resolution was adopted by a ris-
ing and unanimous vote.
The errors which have crept into
the minutes of the annual conferences
recently formed a topic for general
discussion for half an hour. DR.. Buck
ley of New York enumerated the Sc
rious mistakes which had been made
the past year or two and it was de-
cided to leave the consideration of q
plan to avoid similar inaccuracies ir
the future in the hands of a commit
tee.
The conference voted to ordain pri.
vately HI. Frank Rail of the Yale Divin-
ity school to the order of deacon.
A change in the discipline of the
church now requiring the pastors o.
the various churches in the conference
to make a report of their missionary
collections in open conference was men.
toned and Rev. DR.. Pullman presented
the following resolution in the mat
ter:
Whereas, The regulation of the disci.
pine which requires that pastors report
their missionary collection in open con-
ference, is an appeal to inferior, if moi
unchristian motives, and humiliating t.
good men.
Resolved, That the rule be changed t.
the following: And when the charac
ter of pastor is examined, the bishop
shall require of him what amount HI
has raised for missions"
There were several voices heard il
protest against the language of thu
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