The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-11

f1uenced by the presiding elder or any other person, but in this important matter acted on his own judgment. we are of the opinion that Rev. Davis has been treated fairly by the bishop and conference.
 A. A. CROOKE.
 B. w. SWAIN.
 C. H. s. BELL.
 N WALTER, Associate Bishop. Rev. MT. Davis takes a somewhat different view of the situation. He was present at the reception and was asked to make statement. He said that in looking up the title to the church prop erty he found that it did not belong to tfie church, and that it was held by a trust company in trust for a defunct insurance company-a fact unknown previously to the trustees. He called the attention of the trustees of the church to the situation, with the re- suit that a $1,00O mortgage was raised and secured by the trustees of the church with which to obtain the title to the property, which includes the church on Foote street and a site at the corner of Dixwell avenue and Charles street. The mortgage was talk en by the trustees, and not by MT. Da- wis, as is charged
 The action, 1t is understood, was taken on advice of Judge Cleaveland, and the papers were executed by White Brothers, the attorneys, of 69 Church street. Mir. Davis considers that the action taken was a wise one. He said last night:
 The good Bishop Hood, of the Zion church, through Bishop Walters, told the conference that he was guided only by his godly judgment in making the change at the New Haven church. The former pastor of the New Haven Zion church, while not doubting the state- ment, would ask of the good people of the city to judge whether or no the godly Judgment of the good blshop is not at fault in his opinion that it would better conduce to the building of a new church in New Haven if the title to the property was vested in unknown parties so as to make ia secure from liability for whatever debts may be contracted by so-called trustees
 Mir. Davis said that he had pleaded the matter with the bishop but that < Bishop Hood had been willfully misin- formed or misled and had been given to understand that Mir Davis was guilty of misappropriating the church funds. MT. Davis stated that the church founds were in the bank intact
 The successor of MT Davis at the Foote street church will be Rev. c. s. Whitted, who comes here from Water bury. He has quite reputation as an energetic worker During his stay in Waterbury he has built a splendid brick church and during pastorate in Attleboro, Mass, he built a parsonage.
 The conference on motion of Rev. H. J. Callis of Boston, passed an enthu- siastic vote of thanks to Senator Fora ker of Ohio, for his strong defense of the negro soldiers who were discharg- ed in connection with the Brownsville affair.
 The early part of last evening was taken up by musical and literary pro- gram. Jerome Gilbert and Raymond Clark. members of the boys choir at Trinity church, entertained with solos. The accompanist was H. J. Reed, or ganist at Trinity church. Other pleas ing selections were given by a quartet from the Coleridge Taylor singing union. The reception closed the sixty third annual New England conference.
 Mr. Davis, the retiring pastor stated last night that his plans for the fu- ture were unsettled but that he intend- ed to remain in New Haven to work for the good of his race.
 The appointment announced last night were as follows:
 Winsted and Norfolk, Conn.,, J. A, Curtis,
 Great Harrington and stockbridge, D, R. Overten.
 Torrington Joseph Murphy.
 Waterbury. c. Fairfax.
 Danbury, NJ. Munzingo.
 Derby, S. c. Robinson
 Bridgeport, w. A. Fitch.
 Norwich, T. N. Sisco,
 WilHmantic, w. J. Smith.
 Providence. R. L, First church, A. IA Cooke.