The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-04-06
NEW YORK EAST CONFERENCE.
Doings of the Second Days Session
 YeSterday

Dongs of the Second Days Session Yesterday.
 | Danbury, Conn, April 5.--When this
 mornings session of the New York East conference of Methodist Episcopal ! churches opened here, nearly every del
 egate was in his seat. There were about 250 clergymen in attendance The session was opened with devotional
 services conducted by Rev. c. F. Will Hams of Brooklyn. The report of the presiding elder of the Fourth district
 was then received. Rev J. F. Chad wick of Brooklyn gave the report for the South Brooklyn district. Among
 other things MT. Chadwick stated that
 during the past year more than 1000
 persons had become connected with the
 church in his district. Presiding Elder
 Chadwick asked for supernumerary re-
 lations for Rev. Dr. w. W. Clark of
 Brooklyn, who formerly occupied pas
 torates in various parts of Connecticut.
 Rev. Fredolph Sodeman was trans ferred from the Wilmington to the New York East conference and located
 in Stamford
 Presiding Elder J. E. Adams of New Haven gave the report for the New Ha- ven district. Among other points brought out in his report Presiding Eld- CT Adams said that the success of the Twentieth century movement to take up the debts of the churches in New Haven district was assured.
 Presiding Elder Joseph Coleman of Stamford presented the report of the New York district, which includes a large part of Connecticut In his report he advised numerous changes in New York city to conform with the center of population in the East side. He said there was urgent necessity for the re- moval of a number of the old churches toward the uptown district.
 The credentials of Rev. Frank w. Crowder of Stamford, who has an- nounced his decision to enter the min istry of the Protestant Episcopal church were then presented Bishop Hurst at this time took occasion to address the conference upon what he termed the practice of Methodist cIergymen re- maining in their pulpits after having determined to embrace another faith. This action he strongly condemned and suggested that in such case resig- nation should be dispatched promptly to the proper authorities. The creden- tials Of MT. Crowder then were taken up and he was granted leave to with draw from the conference. Rev. A. c. Galeline, pastor of the Church of the Mission in Madison avenue, New York, also was granted leave to withdraw from the conference No explanation was given in this case.
 Presiding Elder George Van Alellyne of Brooklyn gave report of the North Brooklyn district. His report showed conditions everywhere.
 During the forenoon the conference was addressed by Dr. Duell of Boston.
 The anniversary of the Woman's Foreign missions was the only feature of note that occurred this afternoon z. P. Dennler of New York city presid- ed. Reports were presented by Mrs. C. E. Thompson of New Haven, Mrs. D. A. Blake of Hartford and Mrs. s. L. Beiler of Norwalk. No figures, except l ing the district which included a DOT tion of New York city, were presented. l In the last named district it was re- | ported that $6,400 had been contributed. |
 The chief feature of the afternoon | session was the anniversary of the Wo- | mans Foreign missions at which Mrs. l Mary Scott Dudley, a missionary from l India, told of the condition of the starv- | ing women of that country. According | to reports presented the conference col | lected $1O489 for foreign missions the | past year.
 The missionary sermon was preached | tonight by Rev. Herbert Welch of | with Rev. w. V. Kelley | af New York city presiding.