The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-04-12
NEW YORKEAST CONFERENCE
THE LIST OF APPOINTMENTS 1N-
 NOUNCED BY THE BISHOPS.

Rev. J. c. Adams Succeeds Dr. North as
 Presiding Elder of the New Haven
 District t-Revs. R. T. NIcNicolI, G. s.
 Eldridge, William McNichoII, Levi
 Gilbert and B. M. ripple Returned to
 Their Respective Churches in This
 City.
 Mt. Vernon, N r.. April 1.-The last day of the New York East conference had large attendances at the sessions. Next years meeting place will be refer red to the presiding elders. Mrs. Warrington White, the field secretary of the Woman's National Sabbath alli- ance, spoke A resolution was intro duced by Rev. Dr. Levi Gilbert provid- ing for the teaching of temperance in Sunday schools The afternoon session was presided over by Rev. Dr. J. M. Buckley.
 Statistical Secretary A. w. Byrt made the annual report, in which it was stat ed that the number of probationers were 5,322, being an increase of 5O6; full members 60, 199, increase 36S; local preachers 239, increase g; children bap- tized 2,292, increase 55; adults baptized 775, increase 315; school S,309, decrease 3; officers and teachers 7,79S, decrease 6S; scholars 63912, decrease 2,S79; churches 326 increase 1; probable value $6,752, ,6oO, increase $S1, 900; parsonages 269; value of parsonages s1,S97,600 in- crease $7O,S5O; paid for building and improving churches and parsonages SITS, ,197, increase $90,226; paid on all in- debtedness of church property $5O,7oS, < increase $14,217; present indebtedness or 7 church property $1,1S2,294, increase S29,- 825.
 The conference expressed the opinion that the increase of membership was amazingly small. pr. John R. Thomp- son of Brooklyn made the remark that it was less than one new member tor each pastor.
 The case of Dr. Henry Aston, who was deposed from the ministry for con- duct unbecOming a minister III nal- treating his wife, came up again thls afternoon on question of privilege TOT him to see and copy the records In hls case, as he wants to take an appeal to the General conference. A motion was made that his counsel have access to the records for the purpose or examln- ing the questions of law, but not or fact they having already been passed 1ipon. pr. Buckley held that, inasmuch as the judicial conference had already passed upon his case and affirmed the court below. the man is layman ana has no right to an appeal to the General conference The motion was carred. It was almost midnight before the blsh- op announced his appointments, among which are the following:
 New Haven district, Rev. J. C. Adams, presiding elder: Ansonla, fred Saunders; Barkersvile, to be supplied; Beacon Falls, J. B. Smith; Bethlehem, to be supplied; Bloomfield II. ;. scar borough; Bristol, c. H. Buck; Cheshlre, TT. N. Jaire; Clinton, J. F. Dunkerke; Copper Hill to be supplied; Cromwell
 -; Derby, G. N. Brown; Durnam A. P. Knell; East Berlin Henry Mead; Essex. c. N. Lyman; Forestvilie, J. T. Hamilton Great Hill to be supplied; Guilford and Madison, to be supplleo; Hauden Plains, George Lansing ray Tor.
 Hartford-First church, E. A. Blake North church, D. N. Griffin; Parkville, w. M. Carr; South Park, B. $. Terry; Swedish, T. E. Browan; Kensington, A. S. Lathbury; East Haddam, to be sup plied Meriden,. First church, J. W. Johnson; Trinity, W. D. Tuckery; Mid- dlebury. to be supplied; Middlefield, B. R. Brown; Middletown, First church, Herbert Welch; South Farms, B. F. Meredith; Milford, Joseph Baird; Nau- eatuck, J. w. Eggleston; New Britain, j. w. Maynard.
 New Haven-East Pearl street, R. T. McNicholl; First church, G. s. Eldridge Grace. A. c. Eggleston; Howard ave- me. w. D. Howell; Epworth, B. M. Tipple St. Andrews, William McNich- oil. Summerfield, w. Fl. Burgwin Swedish, O. w. Johnson Trinity Lew Gilbert
 Shelton, H. J. Smith; Simsbury, J. F. Wagner; Southington, w. M. Wardell; South Meriden, w. s. Manship; Tor rington, W. M. Kidd; Unionville, G. B. Thurston; Wallingford, F. H. Ham, mond; Waterbury, Chapel street, R. F. Norton; Waterville, H. D. Trinkaus; Westbrook o. w. Snodgrass; West Granby. to be supplied; West Haven, W. $. Winans: Westville, Henry Blatz, jr.; Windsor, E. " Tree; Windsor Locks c. P. Pitblado; Winsted, B. F. Kidder.
 Among the appointments in the New York district were: Joseph Pullman, presiding elder; Bridgeport, Washing ton Park, N. G. Cheney; Litchfield, J. N. Moody: Mamaroneck, s. F. Upham; New Canaan, B. c. Pillsbury: New Milford R. $. Putney; South Norwalk, James Montgomery; Bedding, E. H. Burns; Ridgefield, c. c. Boswell; Saul gatuck, w. H. Fleming; Stepney, J. S, Rollins; Westport, L. w. Holmes. Among the other announcements were: Missions Swedish, Bridgeport, J. E. Hillberg; Stamford, Conn.,, sup ply.
 w. w. Prince was appointed pro- lessor in Dickinson college at Carlisle, Pa. and B. P Browne was assigned as professor at the Boston university, and G. E. Reed was made a professor of Dickinson college and M. B. Chap man was appointed professor in Bos- 4or ,,piversity