New-York tribune., 1909-03-31
METHODISTS TO MEET
CONFERENCES ON TO-DAY.
The NesO York, Ne5c York East and
Nerark Vii Al Hold Sessions.

ris5o;, William r Mcdowell. IL. D. pre-
siding the New York East Conference al S'ai'ioiu'
Conn. Bishop Daniel A Goodseii. Ii, - IeS'u
.--- the Newark Conference. at Newark y j.
zs5sL,, Thomas q. Neeley. LII. D. presiding
Before the roll call and the organization OF eaUh S
~ ,he conferences the Sacrament Of the Lo'u
supper viii be administered the respective OF9iioiS
being IN charge rs
--sa = 40 Great or special issue TO come before
-. ~eu work conference Dr Philip NJ. Waters
IN closing his fourth year as superintendent oI |
New York District. NIL report much Proataoe
,sleirrs activity resulting in 1900 probationers-
Two important churches are in process oi onlIe-
,rg- A. chelsea l7sth street and Fort Washington
avenue Manhattan Tie building and site VIII
osr s7so0ao i Is 10 be of Maine granite ana na''
,,r e-one-a splendid structure in architecture anu
in fitness for modern work. The first section OK 'e
walls has been rooted over for immediate o'oG-
nancy ana ,s nearly ready. The rev CentTai ohuIe
mas been begun IN South 1onkers IL Is 10 u7 oIl'l
~ vrbite brick trimmed with terra Gotta lie
interior Is 10 be finished in oak The eS'lli'a'7I
oos- IS 80 aso These churches are 10 cllaIeS
.s-o-e-rl.a Rey A r. Barnett has been caiieu
20 Chelsea and the Rev. 7. K Wallace OF Mount
Eisco mas been called 10 take his place al lIeio'l''
,r The Bronx The Rey. &. H Taylor, oi IilIl'S'
r,f,zs-or has been called Central, honkers'
- a.. De. George " Downs. Of the Eighteenth
stsa, Manhattan has been invited 10 succeed him
81 Kingston X. I ,.,
= -ba >Saa-nsrg District Dr. Arthur JaIaieSAh
,7,oe hsz fourth prosper Gus year IS superintendent
is ?
s.,,.e,1 -,-ea~n-rs with steadily increasing SAN
sss There is very little debt on the church prop
,s-rv and ssS.c1o has been expended III Eeiiei0.
movements. 4 great need IN many pai's - %
district is better financial support for the miS'ei
hoth ir Town and country one bloIsliiI
,so-,.-. have been received in the churcheS anu
,,ezr church has been built al East 6rai'S" 0os
g on and another at Sloatsourg' al d -
81 aao Benevolent collections VIII ne d ll'l'7
t amount owing 10 the recent hnar-claI oeII S
,K s,5r,erintordent Of the PoughkeeIsie Lls'I'o'-
vas a,,pointed at the last conference -,
- some notable revivals and in al OF u"
churches good accessions To he meIli'-'S--i '-'
much Improvement in church properly
- F,av Hugh Houston reports his nrst year as
.,7,e-sr-endent q the Kingston District IheIe le
f,een a steady persistent and ln5elIlseIl' eN
,s-r,es on throughout the conference year N'H-
. - ,,,rcb funds will be little less than
usual. bat SS2ooe has been expended III 'e -'-
SeriaI improvements on the district
r7TsF50P GOODsEII.S ANNIVRSARH-
z7;s,oD cIooasell. who began his ministry in the
New York East Conference, celebrates ule Nl'.
anniversary of his admission into lis rnel''s -,
The fact that ne Will preside ms fhoIIlI5 Ni'i
snake -,e occasion unusually interesting lhe rev
Tr lanes N Buckley editor Of The Christian
Advocate" also celebrates the hftieIn anIll|ei
ssr- Of has rninistery The conference mas 50 Lai
changed that only fourteen ClergHrnen remain WIZ
,-ere members when he Joined. Thirteen OF these
IL, is the only minister in active service.
The BROOKLYN North District, under the superlh-
tendency Of Dr- James S Chadwick mas H1u
-rosrarous year At Richmond Hilr Borough OF
C1,eers 2 new church has been built and strong
-,e,,ta-sl,ir gathered during the year. under the
leadership If the Rev. William H Lawrence me
rastor For purposes Of increased usefulness ITiCe
church and Third church Long Island City. have
united The new organization will worship in Grace
Church with 3 combined membership OF nearly hVe
hundred Trinity Of Astoria. Borough Of Queens
is building $4,000 church The camp meeting ana
fresh air work in This district have mace ehcour-
aging advances, and the Epworth Leagues nave
given valuable assistance in these departments.
There will be an unusual number Of pastoral
changes in this district among the stronger
churches, and the unexpected will probably happen
The F2rookl,r South District with the Rev DR.. G
s Wing as superintendent, was affected by the re
rnoval Of pastors 70 other helds-the Rev. William
Il NfcNaster 10 the presidency Of Mount Union
College Ohio. Dr. T. j Mcconnell TO the presi-
dency Of De Pauw University. Indiana, ana Dr-
4 r Locke TO the First Methodist Episcopal
Church. in Los Angeles, and the removal by death
Of ID- J O Wilson. OF Nostrand Avenue Church
These and other pulpts ably supplied. mostly
hv members Of the conference. Dr. O E Elderidge.
of Sumner Avenue. Brooklyn, exchanges with DR..
Don colt of the First Church OF Rochester
Ir John 2. Adams closes his fifth year as super
sntenden1 in the New York District. He has wit
messed advances, some debt paying. evangelistic
success and general improvements in churches and
psTEgDdEeS A new CtuECI llcs t'e-l tf'4iSeAASL O.
Hestport Coan, and The new church in The
Bronx viii be dedicated in May next
The New Haven District has had new super
tntendent in DR.. " ". Bowdish. who. although in
his first year of Office is familiar with his terri
tory and she whole conference. having been IN its
membership forty-four years. Good reports come
from the district. The camp meeting At Plainvine
under his direction was very profitable and also
the Chautauqua assembly az the same place.
TIE two church extension societies IN this con-
ference, the one in Manhattan under the presi-
oency Of DR.. T. II. North and that IL Brooklyn.
with Dr. A " Byrt as superintendent have gone
forward IN new enterprises and have given aid 10
needy churches.
The conference superannuatiUn endowment fund,
with Dr G. J North as corresponding secretary.
viii present cheering report despite the fnan-
cial and commercial depression
THE NEWARK CONFERENCE,
Bishop Neeley makes his first official visit 10
this region as a>presiding bishop the Newark
Conference, but during the year he has become
familiar with the local situation. Or Meeker
taken during the conference year from the super
inrendency q the Newark District the presi-
oencv Of the Centenary Collegiate Institute at
Hzckettstown X. J., and his place supplied
by Dr. George x. Smith. who had previously
served in the same cf7ce.
The Paterson District also has new superin-
-endent. Or. L G. Muller Seven hundred conver-
sions are reported. ten churches have increased
their pastors salaries. benevolent contributions
have advanced. and for all purpose Ire district
has given sl55 600 from membership ef 1880.