New-York tribune., 1905-04-12
N. Y. E4ST CONFERENCE.
DR.. Buckley Would Take Money OF
any Legal O7cner.
rBx TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE.l

1,-,.o~b,,- conn April 11-This the closing hour
of the session Of the New-York East Conference OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church. was deNoIeu en-
tirelv to business matters. Immediately after the
morning devotional service the conference went into
executive session to consider the question of claims
of superannuated preachers. Final adjournment
was taken this afternoon Immediately after the an
nouncement of the ministerial appointments.
The proposed sale of the property of the torsyth
Street and Wilets Street churches in Manhattan
has been the subject Of much comment among the
preachers It Involves about $4,000 For some tHle
past there has been grave question as 10 what
would be the best disposition of the old
so that when the matter of building large struct-
ure in the Bowery for religious and phianthroplc
purposes was discussed there was general assent 10
the enterprise. When the Rev. William NJ Stone
hill OF St Paul's Church, Brooklyn was consldereo
as a possible head for the new church the sugges-
ton was received with general approval and wnen
his name was read out by the Bishop as assigned 10
the East Side parish sense Of relief was manifest
DR. Stonehin has had wide experience and Is re-
garded as we'll qualified to take charge OF the I'M
portant enterprise.
There is general satisfaction with the outcome
NJ re ,ent discussions in the conference and the
appointments of the ministers
Many reports of committees were read and adopt
ed to-day with more or less haste there being
an appreciation of the fact that Bishop Warren
was due at Troy tomorrow 10 open the Troy Con-
ference at O'Clock
A generous collection was taken up for the sex
ton of the church and his helpers, and suitable
ccmplimentary resolutions were adopted by the con-
ference, including appropriate recognition of the
abundant hospitality of the citizens Of Waterbury.
Crandan J. North Of Long Island City, y. Y,
was elected corresponding secretary Of the evan
gelical commission. without salary.
In presenting the report of the committee on the
Methodist hospital Dr. J. NJ. Buckley. of New
York Editor of THE Christian Advocate, re
marked that the money of any man who had 4
legal title to it would be accepted without any
question. DR.. Buckley's statement that, rs long
as he was president OF the board of trustees, no
Catholic should be engaged a nurse in the nos
pital. aroused discussion.
a trustee of Wesleyan University, and Arthur Il
Sanford Of NIamaroneck. y. Y, and Richard p.
Lester were elected trustees of Syracuse UnlYer-
The following changes in pastoral assignments
were announced
Borough Of Queens-Bay Side 5. A. simons; Corona.
W 9 Blaczman; Hollis T. T. Town; Jamaica, W. i.
Dawson: Park D. 6. Osterhed; Cutchogue, J. E
Moitt; Greenport Knesal; Huntington. s D. Lewis:
orient g. C. Tilsbury Port Washington. B. b. Brown;
Southold ". W. Gis; Woodbury., G. ". Simonson.
Of BROOKLYN District)-FOuTth Avenue,
Russell Place Pardington: st. Pauls, W f Smith;
Sheepsheed Bay. W. &. Brakeman and ". T Pray; Van
Wesley E H. butcher and r. Tutney; Babylon. Fred
erick Sehler and f. D. Barrett East Hampton F. c.
Wilder. East Quogue A. N. Williams; Good Ground. J.
A swan: Lawrence ". s Winans. jr.; West Hampton
Beach Rowland Hills. simpson Avenue. J. H. Palmer;
Williams Avenue. H z. Burnes
Borough Manhattan-Seventeenth Street. A. 5.
Hegaty siKty-rst Street F. a. scoheid: city Island
W s Harper; Olin. John Rppere; West Chester. r. s.
Toouey: Mamaroneck A. r. Sanford; Chester Hill H.
II Beatty. First Church O. F. BarthOlow NewRochelle,
First f. ". Byshe; Rye, J H. Hand.