New-York tribune., 1902-03-30

used as the dining room for the conference at
,New-York is Interested in this conference, al
All '0s of b eb m m this pefS y whcR aT
east of Third-ave. are in the NewYork East Con
in the New-York Conference. Brooklyn, which is
he most methodist borough Of this city is In The The
and and the towns in Westchester County along
Four Connecticut counties included in the con
ference-Hartford, New-Haven. Fairfield and Itch
being the Connecticut River.
preside over the conference Bishop Fitzgerald
presided over the 1901 conference The coGfe%rence %
is presiding elder who takes an important part
The Torrington programme will begin on Tues
day evening with the Epworth League annlver-
sa,ry over which Bishop Cranstton will preside He
HaIneS a Doasaty %arden OF me oor0ugh; en- SRedh Az
Baptist Church, for the churches of Torrington.
Will be heid 'H feat3re viii S' be- address on
fessor DIN A curtis. Of Drew Theoiogicai sem
mary. In the evening there will be meeting in
ciety, which will be addressed by the Rev. DR..
Manley S. Hard. corresponding secretary of the
ThpFsd2X sfsrnSog is set aside N 4E the Wo%ans a
India. as the principal speaker Thursday evening
work OF the Freedmans Aid and Southern Educa-
a on & G MFier erpd@n ne * Mrs ohn secoT Of
brooklyn, viii preside over the anniversary Of the
The evening meeting will belong TO the Confer
Temperance Society. Addresses will be made
by the Rev. DIT, Howard II. Russell, superintendent
OF the Ant-Saloon League, and by Samuel
Thrasher. secretary Of the Law and Order League
of Connecticut. Saturday afternoon will be given
over 70 sightseeing in Torrington and the vicinity
Bishop Crauston will preach the morning sermon
Sunday, and at the close elders and deacons
Charles l. GoOdelL pastor OF the Hanson Place
Church, OF Brooklyn. Will preach the conference
Monday except the evening session. when the
niversarv OF he General Missionary Society Will be
clpaI speaker The business OF the conference VIII
probably be wound up On TUESDAY. Many pastoral
ence. and a new presiding elder VIII be appointed
To succeed the late Rev. Dr. Joseph Pullman,
who died few weeks ago.
The Methodist Church. which has the honor OF
entertaining the conference TnrTington, Is old
Late in the eighteenth century the Rev John
Bloodgood preached several sermons in the vcin-
~ 90 -, de eo,,e copvarfs IN 1sn7 when IN. vii
lagc consisted of less than q dozen houses and was
called Mast swamp the Rev John Sweet held
station on a regular circuit. The meetings
held in the schoolhouse or at the old brick acad-
ant Sundays. The first church was built az New
This was the Rev. Samuel ". Law, and his con
sftSatloh hIIhotrto l1pul stNtitS HyiIluelI- low
ard the end Of The following year when the lteV.
George Taylor was in charge OF the congregation.
the first church was built at a cost OF some 5000.
The little building was afteTNard used as a Town
The present church, an imposing brick structure.
was dedicated under the direction Of Bishop An
drews in 1895. II replaced q brick church which
was erected in 1863, Of $4,000. The present
pastor is lust closing his third year and the mem
James W Hague, John Andrus. +. +. Knapp, A. l
Tuttle George Westerman, John X. Fan, II. c.
are F. L. Braman. J. e. Jones William Newport.
Elmer Briggs. John Hewitt. George II. Curtiss. L.
Hg9sfTfoT6b 81 6bns1n M e swartout Dr. r.
House and W d. Jones