The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-04-04

man had grown so old that he could
not continue pastoral duties. The plac-
ing of II. C. Glover of Parkville on the
retired list was also requested and Rev.
DR.. Buckley paid a glowing tribute to
that old preachers splendid work. Both
retirements We're granted.
Rev. Mr. North then presented the
case of Rev. Dr.. S. w. Towle of Water
town, formerly pastor OF Summerfield
church In this city, and said that DIR.
Towle's health had broken down, so
that it could only be restored by going
to Colorado. He then asked that col
lection be taken from members of the
conference to send DR.. Towle west. DR..
ToWle subscribed $500 to the building
fund of Summerfield church, and it was
in trying to save that amount that he
lost his health by overwork. 1t was
voted that a collection be taken, that
MI. North appoint five gentlemen to
take the collection, and that he act
as treasurer of the fund. The collectors
appointed were: Rev. DR.. Pullman,
Rev. Mr.. Simms, Rev. Mr.. Scofeld and
Messrs. Cheney and Downey. The min
listers were generous in their contribu-
tons and when the amount collected
was counted it was found that the fund
amounted to SAIL.
Rev DR.. Leonard corresponding sec
rotary of the Missionary society, next
spoke for a few minutes on the work
| of the society and said that it was quite
badly in debt, and asked that some
thing be done to liquidate the debt.
1t was voted that each pastor have
a collection raised in his church before
| May l to apply on the debt.
On motion of sRev Mr.. Van Alstine
it was voted that Clarence 7. Wilson g
increased from the supernumerary list
to the effective list and be kept without
an appointment that he may pursue his
studies.
The matter of selling the church
property at Amagansett on Long Island
was next brought up. The church prop
erty is worth $500 and the authority of
the conference was asked to sell the
property and apply the proceeds to
building church at Northampton. The
request was granted.
Rev. DIR. Buckley brought up the
question of emitting the pastoral rec
ords from the conference minutes, as
was voted at the last conference. DR..
Buckley spoke strongly in favor of a
restoration of the records, and a mem
orial was read from the stewards of the
New Haven district also asking that
they be restored
| The matter was discussed at length,
Rev. Mr.. Simmons and Rev. DR.. Cook
| speaking in favor of restoration and
Rev. c. S. Williams and A. B. Sanford
| in opposition. Rev. George p. Mains
also spoke in opposition, saying that
many churches would not hire pasto-
| if on looking over the record he had
only been stationed one or two years in
a place. This statement aroused DR..
Buckley to new energy, and, springing
up, he delivered a torrent of convinc-
ing arguments which clinched the mat
ter on his side. Among other things he
said that any church which would Sc
lect a preacher in that way ought not
to have weight enough to affect the
matter in the lease. There are cases, ;"
said he, when if the cause of a preach
er staying only one year We're investi-
gated it would rebound greatly to his
credit. 1t would undoubtedly appear
that the church was not with him.
A vote was then taken and resulted
| in a decision to restore the records.
| At this time the tellers who had taken
| ballots in the voting for delegates to
the general conference were ready to
report. They reported that the whole
number of votes cast was 247, of which
| DR.. ]. NJ. Buckley had received PIP, NJ
| V. Kelley 154, G. B. Bains ISL, j. S.
Chadwick 125, G. e. Reed $50 and Rev
| Mr.. Wing 1875, while Rev. Mr.. Van AL
styne and Rev Mr.. North We're tied
/ for seventh delegates with a vote of 1903.
A second ballot was taken for the sew
enth delegate and the meeting adjourn
| ed until o'clock, at which time the re-