New-York tribune., 1907-04-10
N. Y. EAST METHODISTS.
STEADY PROGRESS MADE.
Fifty-ninth AnnuaI Conference To
dan at Bird dGeDOrt.

day at Bridgeport.
Inc New York East annual conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church will begin it's fifty
ninth session at the First Church, in Bridgeport.
this morning at O'clock Bishop Cioodseu prestd-
lng- This conference includes the whole of Long
island, the east side of the Borough of Manhattan
and The Bronx, a part of Westchester County,
n T. and the State of Connecticut. west of the
connecticut River. Its church property is valued
at $S'-S9WO. Ministerial support has advanced over
last year. when it reported Sl%7.3i3 Last year
TINS conference stood second in the increase Of
membership In the several conferences of the de-
nomination when it reported a total membership,
including probattoners of uHs and this years
increase will be in proportion
The brooklyn North District. the Rev. DR. ]. S.
chadwick presiding elder, and the Brooklyn South
DStrlct' The Rev. Dr. {. S. Wing, presiding elder,
nave Been prosperous. Rev!yals have been general.
notably at Embury, James. Fourth Avenue, Bush
WICK Avenue, Hanson Place and St. Marks. Brook
lyn and at Lawrence Long IsIand. The largest
accesSions OF members will be reported from these
churches, but in the smaller churches there has
been proportcnatc religious activity and progress.
Dr. Chadwick has held five group meetings OF
ministers in his district with satisfactory results.
Dr Wing has stimulated church building and the
payment OF debts. East Northport has dedicated
new church, costing SOoO, free Of debt. The new
church at Maspeth. costing S25.OJ0 was dedicated
on February u, leaving only a mortgage indebted
ness OF Si.70O. Lake Grove and FarmIngdaIe, Long
Island. are planning church. Grace Church
Long Island City. has remodeI!ed it's ediice and
installing new organ, costing $500. Andrew
Carnegie paying one-half the cost. This congrega-
ton Is also building a new parsonage.
a new $4.00O parsonage has been built at East
Norwich. Long Island. Centre Moriches has built
a ney church, at cost OF S. 0G0. and is erecting
new parsonage, as well installing a new 81
organ Mr.. Carnegie assisting with gift OF 5000
a new church has heen dedicated. free OF debt
Mt TsYo, e.
Easter subscription started at Lawrence
Long Island. for new church. At Valley Stream,
Long Island, a new parsonage is being huilt. In
forty charges in these districts the pastors salares
have been increased and liberal provision has been
made for church debts.
The Brooklyn North District includes Old John
Street. Manhattan. East Side Parish. with head
quarters the Bowery. John Street Church. the
Rev. Dr. j. w. Johnston. pastor, has pTOspered.
and the success of the East side Parish. in charge
Of the Rev. DIR. William NJ. StonehiH and
corps of workers engaged among the English and
foreign speaking peoples, has been satisfactory.
A movement is under way 10 remove all the in
debtedness on church property In the Borough of
Brooklyn and Queens, amounting TO $4,000
Toward the payment Of this the Brooklyn Church
Society. with A. p, sloane president, and the
Rev. DR. a. ". Byet as superintendent and corre-
$1,000 70 be distributed proportionately among
the churches in debt as an incentive TO the ne, pay pay
$4,000 Ralph Leninger, of the Warren Street
secretarv ana the commission on Indebtedness ex-
pect the entire amount 70 be subscribed in a few
An endowment fund commission appointed by the
conference. to provide reasonable income for its
siDerannuated ministers, has purpOSed 10 increase
its endowment 500 Co, and at the last session of
the conference apP0lnted tne i>ev. iT x CranGaH u
a a Veteran of the civil War corresponding
retary. Tne plan aims 10 secure the iGu amount
men, conducting large business interests and rep
scribed Sli 90 with the condition that $4,000 be
'f$ 4 Soffh 4ni' reported II the SS full SONS S On Ap
The New ork District. the Rev. John r. Adams.
general revivals in the ehurches. The Rev T. Fox
closes PrqsPTbeS bss5 y pasor n IN this church fourteen
years continuously At the ty-nrst street
sconeid long standing debts nave been paid, and
The church has been repaired and neTy & SISS
Mount Vernon. has secured subscriptions OF nearly
NV 1o s2 IN church has been dedicated AT New
field bridgeport. Conn: ono is nearing compieuoh
mi,tee tee" has been appointed for new church at
Rye y. Y, and new SIT" ehHrfh T9 rs asSHFTI FTIch h
Mount Vernon. viii soon be in possession OF new
p4Tbs'I The Rev Dr. w A. Richard presiding elder Of
the New Haven District, reports uniform progress IS
Churches in SIeriden. South Park and St P2urs
Hartford; also IN the filsV I-ch u, ~ is beInG
and West CRANKY. and ne" chuIcN = ''''S
Haven was presented with nne building ioF "a
home and training school lhf lhSI''USou SI s ,
Memorial Deacouess Home. and was the gift OF
Mrs Dwight w Blakeslce. in memory OF her nus
band. ,-- - raz.,-s In
Iobn's Church Brooklyn The Rev. Or, d. G.
DoyTnsy who has been its pastor for SIX years,
hss been elected assistant editor OF Sunday school
and religious literature. with headquarters IN New
Work Citv. This church will probaly be iett 10
he sunpIed' until the fan conference meets.
Hanson Place Church. Brooklyn. is planning TOT
.vtcnsive improvements II will invite the confer
ence 10 meet there in 1898 its sessions to become
part OF the semicentenniai celebration OF itS or
QaniZatiOn.