The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-04-08

sad case OF the Rev. Albert A, Lath-
bury, whose last call was in Bridgeton,
L. /. MIR. Lathbury is attending the
conference, but Is in very poor condi-
ton, both mentally and physically.
Within the last three weeks his mind
has shown evidences of being unbal-
anced, and his mania took a religious
form,
Mr.. Lathburys brother is here, and
with the approval of the conference it
is proposed to commit the sick man
to sanitarium in Hartford, where
he can rest for year. The conference
before adjournment viii probably vote
to give him a years salary without ap-
pointment. ..H
Action was brought in the probate
court here to obtain the necessary au-
thority to take him to Hartford, and
yesterday afternoon the papers were
issued.
Mr. Lathbury's condition is said to be
due to overwork and study. His friends
have strong hopes that the temporary
release from a pastorate will effect a
cure.
Mr. Lathbury was formerly a pastor
in this city
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Ire afternoon session was called to
order at 2:30 by Rev. DR.. Buckley in
the temporary absence of Bishop Mer-
rill. Prayer was offered by Rev. Hen
ry D. Latham. Rev. DR.. Pullman Of
fered resolution providing that the
conference record it's most hearty APP
prevail Of the efforts on both sides OF
the Atlantic for the appointment of a
tribunal for the settlement of all ques-
tons between England and the United
States, and that the conference COM
mend the National conference to be
held in Washington to consider the
matter, and that a copy of the resolu-
ton be sent to the secretary of that
conference.
The resolution was discussed and
adopted. Rev. DR.. Goodsell then
moved that the conference memorial
services at the next conference, in case
occasion arises, for such services, be
held at 10 o'clock on Friday morning
during session of the conference, the
idea being to bring the memorial SER
vice more prominently forward as a
w IL.
ried
A report of Secretary Latham of the
board of stewards was next submitted
and reported an increase in the number
of claimants and a decrease in the
amount of collections for the superan-
nuated fund The decrease of collec-
lions amounts to $1,000 and one-tenth
of the churches of the conference are
without representation in the fund. Mr..
Latham recommended that a collection
for conference claimants be taken at
least one month before the conference
and forwarded to the conference treas
urer.
DR. Pullman of Bridgeport and DR..
Cooke of Southport spoke in favor of
the resolution and also B. M. Adams.
The resolution was finally adopted.
The amounts asked for by conference
claimants was next read by S. H.
Smith, who was followed by DR.. ]. E.
Breckenridge, who read a report of the
Methodist hospital in Brooklyn. DR..
Breckinridge made an interesting re-
port, introducing many humorous re-
marks, among them the assertion that
the hospital was trying hard to make
both ends meet, like the man who ate
beef tongue and OK tail soup. The re-
port was adopted.
Rev. w. T. Pray read the report Of
the conference endowment fund COM
mittee. Twenty-seven hundred and
sixty dollars were subscribed to the
fund last year, and of that amount
only 1869 has been paid in. Up to date
the committee has received in all SAB 900
of the 100000 which it started out to
raise
Rev. DR.. Reed moved that the COM
mittee be instructed to present at the
next conference a plan for the system
attic increase of the fund. The motion
was carried.
Rev. William A. Kidd next read re-
port of the committee on young peo-
pies societies. Rev. DIR. Pullman Of
fered a resolution asking that the board
of bishops appoint a bishop to preside
at the next session of this conference,
who would not compel an adjourn
ment on Tuesday in order to reach
another appointment. The resolution
was adopted. DR.. Stille then read a
report of the committee on temper
ance which nominated w. c. Steele for
president of the committee, I. H. Light
bourne for the president, A. ]. Smith
for secretary and Frederick Saunders
for treasurer. The report was adopted,
George C. Peck read the report of the
committee on Sabbath observance,
which was adopted, as was also a re-
port by Hollis Byrnes of the auditing
committee on trust funds. Rev. DR..
William Burke of Rome, Italy, who
has charge of the Methodist mission
and spoke on his work in that coun-
try, saying that it was in every way
successful.
Rev. George Adams read a report
of the committee on Sunday School
Work, which stated that the, amount
apportioned to the New York East
conference was $1,000. There are 3d.
259 Sunday schools in the Methodist
churches of the United States, with
2,5S5,13 scholars, of whom 1859 have
been converted during the last year
The report of W. D. Estes, confer
ence treasurer, was next read and con-
tanned the following interesting facts:
The contributions to the Missionary
society from the several districts of
the conference are as follows: New Ha-
ven district, $10427; New York dis
trict, S12, 1884; Brooklyn, North district,
s6,S57; Brooklyn, South district, $12,-
$50; total decrease from last year of
s1,633. The contributions to the