The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-07
ELDERAGE HOME NEARLY PAID FOR Report Submitted at Dis trict Meeting of M. E.
 Stewards.
PAYMENT OF BALANCE
Memorial Resolutions on the Death of Late E. c. Hill
 of New Haven.

The district stewards meeting of the Methodist Episcopal church was held at Waterbury yesterday, with the pre- siding elder. Rev w. A. Richard. D. D.. presiding. Andrew T. Bierkan of this city was appointed secretary in place of John Parker of Hartford, whose serious illness was reported. Mr. Parker has been secretary of the dis trict stewards meeting for twenty three years. and for many years has acted in a similar capacity at the Plainville camp meeting.
 IA committee consisting of L. T. Wooster of Shelton, the Rev B. c. Tul- lar of this city, and MT, F,ogg of Hart ford, were appointed to adopt memorial resolutions on the death of E. c. Hill of this city. formerly chairman of the committee on appropriations.
 The presiding elders report mention ed the resumption of worship In the Methodist churches of Bethany, Rock land and Rocky Hill. Grateful refer- ence was made to the recent gift to the church by Mrs. Dwight W. Blakeslee of this city of the house at 576 George street, formerly occupied by herself and MT Blakeslee. and which will now be used as a home for Methodist deacon- esses. The presiding elder stated that as he had been in office six years the prescribed limit, this would be the last conference at which he would preside.
 The EIderage corporation for the New Haven district held a meeting yesterday morning at which report was received from the board of trustees stating that of the $12,O0O expended for the Elderage home on Whitney avenue, this city, all but $4,5oO has been paid. The balance will be met by annual pay ments of about $500.
 The morning meeting closed at 12:S0, and was followed by a colla- ton served in the basement of the church by the ladies of St. Paul's. The laymen's convention, which was open to all, began yesterday afternoon at ? o'clock. After a short devotional ser vices there was a conference on the subject of establishing a minimum salary for preachers and a discussion on the question of reducing the num- Der of delegates to the general confer ence The conference was opened by c. B. Rogers of Meriden and the Rev. J. J. Blythe of Southington opened the discussion.
 The Rev. Dr. A. H. Goodenough of Bristol, made a spirited appeal on be- half of old ministers at the district stewards meeting of the New Haven district, New York East Conference, in St. Pauls Methodist church yes- terday morning. The subject announced for his address was "Our Superannua- ted Preachers" and its purpose was to stimulate the work of raising fund for retired preachers which was be- gun last year with the subscription of S50,00O from all parts of the confer ence, and by which it is hoped to se- cure $200,000.
 Among those present at the meeting yesterday morning were the Rev. w. A. Richard, D. D., of New Haven, the presiding elder, with Mrs. Richard; the Rev. William MacNicholl, of Nauga- tuck; the Rev. I. W. Howell, of Hart ford; the Rev B. F. Gilman, of Tor rington; the Rev J. P. Wagner, of Meriden, and Mrs. Wagner the Rev. c. w. Vietz, of Hamden Plains; the Rev. w. E. Smith, of Waterbury; the Rev. w. H. Kidd, of New Haven; the Rev. A. G. Boynton, of Wallingford; the Rev. A. H. Goodenough, of Bristol; the Rev. G. B. Duslnberre, of Windsor; the Rev. w. B. Pruner, of New Haven; the Rev. E. c. Tullar, of New Haven, and the Rev. Henry Blatz, of Ansonia.
 Some of the laymen present were T. J. Mansfield, Andrew T. Bierkan and L. H. Meyers of New Haven, Franklin Burton of Ansonia, G. s. Bull and MT. Fogg of Hartford. L. T. Wooster of Seymour, c. B. Rogers, Gilbert Rog- CTS, MT. and Mrs. Hubert Little, MT. and Mrs. Allen, MT. and Mrs. D. J. Clark. Miss Burg and Messrs. Bell and Fletcher of Meriden, and Judge George Cowell and George H. Wood ruff of Waterbury