Connecticut western news., 1900-03-29
THE METHODIST CONFERENCE.
Elizaville, N. Y., 3 26-l900.


 Editor Beckley:
 The New York Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church will hold it's one-hundredth session in the St Andrews church, Manhattan, commenc Ing on Wednesday, April 4th. Rev J. c. Wilson, D. D. is the pastor; Rev Bishop H. w. Warren, l.. l.. D. will preside.
 On Tuesday evening the Camp Fire" of the Conference War Veterans Association will meet and be addressed by Gen. James F. Rusling of Trenton, J. On Thursday evening the Meth odist Social Union will hold reception for the members of the conference, and the lay electorial delegates in Grace church 104th, west. Governor Roose- velt is to be guest.
 At this session of the conference six regular and three reserve delegates will be elected to represent the conference at the next session of the general con- ference which will meet in May. The lay electorial conference which is com posed of one layman from each circuit or charge in the conference will meet on Friday in the St. Andrews church and elect two regular and four provisional delegates to represent the lay members at the next general conference.
 No af ha conference will be held in the forenoon of each week day and the anniversary services for missions, church extension, Southern Educational society, Sunday school and Tract society and temper ance will be held in the afternoons and evenings. The ordination of preachers as deacons or elders, will take place on the Sabbath. These services are all open and free to the public, and prove of interest and profit to all who attend The conference is made up of 282 full members and IF probationers. Of this number, 60 are on the retired list, ' professors in our schools, 4 presiding elders, missionary, and one each sec- retary of our Missionary and Church Extension society; six have died during the year but class of 13 probationers stand at the door of the conference to be received this spring to take their place.
 The salaries of the preachers range from $500 to $40O0; the average of the entire conference is over 5000. This is exclusive of their house rent which will average about $250 for each charge. Of | L. .l e. are supplied by local preachers. The fixing of the appointment so as to answer the ambition of the preachers who are pushing to the front line of the best appointment and to serve the best interests of all the churches is a prob lem which every year proves the more difficult to solve. Two of the bishops were present recently at the New York preachers meeting. Bishop Warren in an affable way said, 1T am happy breth- ren in anticipation of presiding over a part of this body at the approaching session of the New York conference. ," Bishop Fowler, quite as frankly said. "And l Lentlemen am happy that am not to preside this spring over the New York conference"
 If I have the opportunity at the close of the conference will report the result, when your readers may know which of the bishops had the greater cause of rejoicing. Yours.
 J. H. LANE.
 P. s. Special rates are secured for preachers. lay delegates and, families over the N. r. O. and Hudson R. R. to return at one-third regular price. Tick cts good from April to 14th to all who wish to attend the conference.