The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-04-11
NEW YORK EAST CONFERENCE
ERECTION OF OFFICERS AND RE-
 PORTS or PRESIDING ELDERS.
Discussion Over Matter of Church One Minister Withdraws to Join That Faith --The Examinations A Report That Dr. Adams May be Suc- ceeded by Dr. Johnston as Presiding Elder of the New Haven District.
Cider of the New Haven District.

New York, April 10.--The New York East conference of the Methodist Ep1S- copal church elected officers of the con- ference to-day as follows: President, Bishop John Fletcher Hurst, D. D., IL. D.. of Washington, D. C.; secretary, Arthur Benton Sanford, of New York city; assistant secretaries, w. E. Sco- field, J. A. MacMillan and w. s. Man ship; statistical secretaries, H. B. Nun son, B. B. Brown, w. B. Schoonhover, w. B. Pruner, R. g. Povey, w. H. F. Fleming, Henry Mead and F. H. Saw yer; biographical secretary Horace Weston Byrnes of Bay Shore, l.. l.; railroad secretary Henry Blatz, jr., of Westville, Conn.,; treasurer of benevo- lent collections William Perkins Estes, of Brooklyn.
 Following this the presiding elders made their reports During this a very animated discussion arose over the matter of the recognition of the Chris tian Scientist church. Presiding Elder James s. Chadwick, of the South Brooklyn district, presented the with drawal of G. E. Simonson, who was the minister in charge of the Danish mission of the M. T.. church in Brook lyn. Mr. Simonson in his letter of withdrawal declared his conversion to belief in the Christian Science teach ings, and asked that he be given his dismissal and that his parchment be returned to him. Bishop Fitzgerald, the presiding officer, then said that he did not think that the law of the church would permit return of the certificate to MT. Sirnonson. The con- ference after some discussion adopted a resolution repudiating MT. Simonson's interpretation of Christian Science and accepting his withdrawal. The certifi- cate will not, however, be returned to MT. Simonson.
 The Rev. Joseph Pullman, presiding elder of the New York district, then read his report, after which the confer ence took a recess.
 At the afternoon session of the New York East conference the Rev. o. F. Bartholow and Rev. George N. Wenner D. D., of New York, made addresses on the systematic training of the young in view of church membership. The V. Conn, and Rev. W. c. Street, D. D., of Brooklyn, followed with addresses on the same subject.
 Among those who underwent exami- nation last evening, other examinations to be held Friday, was William D. Beach, of Bridgeport, assistant pastor of the First M. F. church, New Haven, and who has received an unanimous call from the Grace M. E. church of the West End. Bridgeport.
 The applicants are divided into four classes, representing four years of study Mir. Beach is in the first-year class. Other Connecticut men in the same class are H. Frank Rall, Ph. D., of Trinity church. New Haven, and w. F. Sheldon, of Pleasant Valley.
 Second year-F. H. L. Hammond, of 
 Third year, full membership-Bur- dette R. Brown, of Middlef1eld and H. s. Scarborough, of Bloomfield.
 Fourth year--Frank D. Bowman Hartford; William H. F. Fleming, stratford Oscar w. Johnson, New Ha- ven Lewis M. Lounsbury, Trinity Bridgeport; Walter F. Prince,
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