New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-05
N. E. CONFERENCES MEET
RECORDS OF LAST YEAR.
Debt Raising Has Been a Feature of
York On Districts.

Three great Methodist Episcopal conferences
open their annual sessions this morning at 8
o'clock The New-York Conference convenes in
the Madison Avenue Methodist Church, Manhat-
tan; the New-York East Conference is held at
Waterbury. Conn. and the Newark Conference
meets in the Halsey Street Church. Newark
The Newark Conference occupies the northern
half OF New-Jersey and a small part OF New
York State on the Hudson and Staten Island.
The New-York East Conference includes the
Borough OF Brooklyn. with the whole OF Long
Island. the East si6e OF Manhattan a part of
the Bronx and the State OF Connecticut. west OF
The Connecticut River. These conferences con-
tain some OF the largest and veaIthiest churches
in the Denomination and many OF the ministers
are famous for pulpit and executive ability
At the Newark Conference, Bishop Joseph F.
Berry presides- He Is well and favorably known
IN The region as leader OF the young people,
and formerly he was editor Of the Epworth
Herald" The Rev. DR.. ". L. Hoagland is clos
ing his nth year as presiding elder OF the New
ark distr1ct. and has witnessed. during this year
gracious rev3vsls with about LOCO con-
versions. A new $4,000 church has been
dedicated 81 Arlington. and a new church at
Orange Is nearing completion, costing 5000.
There have been generous contributions also TO
missions. The Rev. DR.. Daniel HaIleran re-
ports encouragingly concerning the Elizabeth
district q which he has been presiding elder
for three years. with coo additional members
and other signs OF progress IN the churches.
The presiding elder OF Paterson district, the
Rev DR.. c S. Ryman. gives the results OF re-
vivais as several hundred additional proba-
TONERS, the building Of new church at Pater-
son. y. J.. Rev. J. A Hensey. pastor. costing
$4,000. and the payment OF S9s.3OO for general
benevolenoes. The Rev. Dr. c. NJ. Anderson.
the new presiding elder OF Jersey City district.
states that $4,000 has been paid for church
Indebtedness and improvements. A fine stone
church is in process OF construction by the
Emory Society IN Jersey City There have been
LOO conversions in the district.
THE NEw-YORK CONFERENCE.
The New-Yorl Conference VIII be IN charge OF
Bishop John ". Hamilton He was founder OF
the Peoples Church IN Boston. and for many
years was corresponding secretary OF the
FreedTnan's Aid and Southern Education So
eety. The Rev. DR.. c. ". AIiIlard. presiding
eiaer Of the New-York district, is the only elder
VINO has served his fun term OF six years His
.saaership has been remarkably successful in
oeoi raising. and II is possible that should the
BISHOP refuse 70 appoint the Rev. Dr. F. J.
S,echer 20 the supeTintendency OF the Five Points
MISSION, 10 succeed the Rev. Dr.. A. K Sanford.
- Wiz oe sent there. There are not many I'M
k,Ilanl changes OF pastors In the district. The
-sst. George Macdonald probably viii go TO
= 5-loro-sts Manhattan. and the Rev. Wallace
- tlnch 20 OsEining. The new church at White
Ills VIII soon be completed, and viii be one
- me most handsome in the denomination The
-s.loht church Is planning for large extension
" Us work and new plant IN the near future
Dlle oI The most remarkable reVigals in the
esuI-1g was IN January at Calvary Church,
--llllsllsn' where the Rev. Dr.. C L. Goodell IS
Laktor Nearly four hundred converts were re-
0eNea into the church at the close Of the revival