The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-16
PRIEST REQUESTS ADMISSION
FATHER LUYZHE WoULD ENTER
 THE METHODIST MINISTRY.

Applies for Recognition of His Orders
 Before the New York East Confer
 emce--Question Raised IN to His
 standing in the Old Catholic Church
 Matter Referred to q Committee
 Eight Candidates Adipitted.
 Bridgeport, April 15.-Bishop Good sell again presided when the New York East conference resumed its sitting to- day. Alexander Lutzic, formerly a priest of the Old Catholic church, ap- piled for recognition of his orders and admission to the Methodist churctl, Rev pr. F. M. North moved that the orders of the applicant be recognized, and discussion followed. The question was raised as to the standing of the priest in the Old Catholic church on the ground ttlat it had not been known that he was a priest It was, however, pointed out that two priests of this church had been admitted at the Bal timore conference. The Old Catholic church teaches ti1e doctrines of the Ro- man church, except that of papal in fallibility.
 Bishop Goodsell said the applicant was ordained to a priesthood not rec ognized by the Methodist church, and he was not certain that tl1is confer enee had power to recognize the orders of Father Lutzic, and suggested refer- ence of the question to the General conference, A committee of three Is to be named by the bishop to consider the matter
 Eight candidates were admitted to the conference on trial. They are Hans Oestie, of the Betlel Ship church of Brooklyn Ralph W. Keeler of the Brooklyn South district; J. J, Snavel- l ly, of Cranford, N. J.; Richard Kegar- | ty, of Flatbush; Whipple Waldo Well | Ter, of Transport L. L. Homer G. Min ish, of Bayport, l.. l.; William s. John- son, of Valley Stream, l. l., and George B. Smith, of Trinity church, New Britt ain.-
 Fifteen minutes were given up to re- ports from the superannuated clergy men, who are Rev. T. L. Poulson, Rev. D. W. Couch, Rev. Jotln Pilkington and Rev. Robert Watson.
 A vote of congratulations was pass ed to Rev. Alexander Mclean, who was eighty-one to-day, and who is the old est member of the conference.
 Rev. Joseph c. Johnson, minister of the Pentecostal church, applied for recognition of his orders, which was granted after some discussion, as some of the conference members did oppose Rlis church, but not the applicant
 The report on city evangelization was set for tomorrow afternoon. It was voted that all matters concerning con- ference relations be considered in ex- ecutiv0 session.
 This afternoon Rev. Dr. Mathews, of San Francisco, spoke upon the earth quake.
 A memorial service for the members OL lllS 1OAALCACllNU Wllc hlOQ ultll6 tlAN past year was held this afternoon. The deceased members are Rev. Alexander McAllister, Rev. Rayner s. Pardington, Rev. Joseph C. Thomas, Rev. William c. Steele and Rev. Charles B. Pitblado.
 Announcement was also made of the appointment of Rev. G. W. Carder as field agent of the Conference Bible so- ciety, Rev, w. J. White as field secre- tary of the Anti-Saloon league and Rev. Edward B. Soper as secretary of the Young Peoples Missionary league,
 An incident which caused consider able amusement to those in the audi ence occurred this morning while Rev John Pilkington was speaking in the First church. He was lelling, in a reminiscent strain, of tle times he had been burned out or had suffered dam- age to his house during his clerical ca reer, when an alarm of fire was sound ed and the tire-fghting apparatus dashed by the church to a fire about a block distant from the church. The session to-nigat was devoted tC the anniversary of the Conference Temperance society and was addressed by Rev. Dr. Charles A. Crane, of Bos. ..on, on the topic "A Methodist Chasm.'