The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-12
METHODIST CONFERENCE
PREPARING FOR THE ANNUAL SEES
SION SOON 10 occur.

Some of the Changes Which win Occur
Rev. DIR. Chapman May Return to the
First Church Here--Dr. Kidder Goes to
Greenport-Dr. Nathan Hubbelrs Fifth
Year With His Present Charge.
The New York East conference, which
will be held for a week, beginning Aprh
! Z, in st. Johns Methodist Episcopal
church, Bedford avenue and Wilson
street, Brooklyn, is being looked tor-
ward TO with much interest. The con-
! ference controls the Methodist Epls-
ccpal church affairs in Brooklyn, Long
Island and a part of New York city and
/ Connecticut. Bishop j. M. Walden OF
Cincinnati will preside. The only ques-
ton of any great Importance likely to
come before the conference is the MIN
isterial assignments, ordination of ED
ers and deacons, admission of preach
ers on probation and addresses OF
prominent minister visitors. These
presiding elders are expected to con-
tinue: Brooklyn, North district, DR.. &.
Van Alstyne, formerly of Norwalk;
South district, DR.. c. c. Wing; New
1 York district, DR.. John W. Beach; New
Haven district, DR.. G. ]. North. Rev.
DR.. J. Wesley Johnson, pastor of st.
Johns church, Eastern district, has
served the full limit of five years. He
will be succeeded by Rev. D. G. Dow
ney of Stamford; DR.. l.. A. Banks of
| oh, or IN
Cleveland, O., and Rev. DR.. C. l..
I Goodell of Boston comes to Brooklyn;
DR.. J. S. Chadwick of the Sumner ave-
nue. church will probably go to Will
mington Del, Rev. j. T. Dobbins of
Newark, coming to Brooklyn.
Others who have occupied their pres
emit pulpits for five years are Rev. w.
A Layton of the First church, Green
port He will go to the ,Bushwick ave-
nue. church, and Rev. DR.. w. l.. Lau-
renee of Sea Cliff will go to Greenport.
DR.. H. D. Weston of the South Second
church will be succeeded by Rev A.
II. Wyatt of Norwalk. DR.. M. B.
Chapman of the New York avenue
church will come to the First church
of New Haven. Rev. B. M. Adams Of
Greenwich, Conn, will go to Sea Cliff.
1t is probable that Rev. DR.. Mason
North will go to Calvary church.
Rev. Mr.. Griffin, pastor of Epworth
church, New Haven, will, it is stated,
not return to Epworth for another year,
his health demanding change of To-
cation. He has not been in the best of
health for year past.
1t is pretty we'll understood that Rev.
William Hamilton of the South Third
street church will continue as pastor
Of that church for another term.
Rev. Harvey c. Burnes of the Taber-
nacle church, Greenport, formerly of
South Norwalk will be succeeded by
Rev. B. T. Kidder of New Haven. Rev.
4 Samuel H. Smith will become pastor of
the Windsor Terrace church, and Rev.
Robert WATSON is expected to go to
Long Island City, Rev Mr.. Paulson of
Union Course being likely to follow Mr..
WATSON at the Union church. Rev. w.
f. Scofield Of Lawrence, l.. T., will take
charge of the new church society which
will worship in the Central Presby-
terrain church building, Tompkins and
Willoughby avenues. Among the pas
tors invited to return to their fifth and
last 6elI DIE LII. ANdludh IluODSll VI
the Wesley church and Rev r. w
Jones of the Williams avenue church.
The present secretary of the confer
erce, DR.. G. P. Mains, will retire from
the office after a service of eight years.
There are several candidates mentioned
as his successor among them Rev
David G. Downey and Rev. DR. A. Il.
Sanford.