The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-17
MANY CHANGES AMONG
 METHODIST MINISTERS
CONFERENCE IMPROVEMENTS AN NOUNCED BY BISHOP GOOD-
 SELL LAST NIGHT.

Surprise Caused by the Extent of the
 Transfers-Bishop Announces They
 Are Made for the Best Interests of
 Adjournment Delayed Until Just
 Before Midnight-LOngest Days Ses-
 sion the Conference Has Fever Held.
 Bridgeport, April 16.-The fifty-ninth session of the New York East Metho- dist Episcopal conference, which has been in progress in the First Methodist Episcopal church here since Monday of last week, terminated shortly before midnight tonight. It was the longest days session that the conference has ever held and was notable from the fact that the appointments of Bishop Daniel A. Goodseli, wAo presided, pro- vided for more changes in pastorates than any other conference in many years. Bishop Goodsell had planned an early adjournment, but his intention to make certain changes leaked out, and the ministers that were to be transferred appeared before the bishop and the presiding elders in executive session and made pleas to be allowed to remain where they were or to go to other places, as the case might have been. This prolonged the evening ses- sion, and an audience that completely filled the church waited until nearly 12 nfn of pointments.
 In consequence of the unlooked-for delay in reaching the adjournment a great many clergymen from out of town were unable to leave Bridgeport tonight, Bishop Goodsell being unable to depart before 1 a. m.
 Tnere was an exceptionally large number of surprises in the appoint ments, but, as Bishop Goodsell stated, the best interests of the church were foremost in the minds of the elders in recommending the changes. From the standpoint of public interest, the con- ference was one of the most successful held in this district, and on several occasions the church was not large enough to accommodate all those that desired to attend the meetings. The reports read at the various meetings showed a healthy growth of Methodism, and, everything considered, the results of the conference are generally gratl- I flying to all Methodsts.
 I In the list of appointments, which fol- I lows, the names of the ministers that are reappointed do not appear. Fol flowing is the list of changes in the ap- pointments as announced by Bishop lGoodsell;
 Brooklyn, North district--J. s. Chad wick, presiding elder New York city, North Fifth street church, Brooklyn, F. B. Fisher; Sands street Memorial church, F. B. Upham; St. Johns church, c. H. Prlddy; Tompkins ave- nue, W. G. Griffin; York street E. Cum ningham; Fleet street, to be supplied; Elmhurst, William Hughes; Hollis, G. NJ. T., Barenutzen; Third church, Long Island City, l.. H. Tough Bayville and Locust Valley, L. r., E. F. Wilson; Centerport, H. c, Kohr; Central Islip, and Hauppauge, E. s. Rice; Cutchogue, c. E. Farrar; East Norwich, Brooklyn A. A. Lathbury; Farmingdale, Brook lyn, J. r. Dunlrke; Kings Park Brooklyn, H. F. Ninnich; Mattituck and Jamesport, Ray Peirson; Northport Brooklyn, F. s. Strlckland Port Jeffer- son, L. l., w. H. Lawrence 'Riverhead L. l., E. L. Thorpe; Sea Cliff, L. l., L. R. Streeter; smithtown, L. l., J. N. Cox; southold L. l., J. A. Swan; Vest bury Minor Harwood.
 Brooklyn, South Dlstrict-C. $. Wing, presiding elder: Fenimore street, Brooklyn, G. w. Osman first place,