New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-04-20

People are glad to get the confera
and they get much good out of
Things which make confere
Fard are the men who write In
vance stating what they want in
line of entertainment and then
fusing to accept what is provided
them when they get here. He
lieved in handling the conference
tertafnment in business way.
An amendment to refer the mn
ter to a commission to report n
year was defeated " to So and
resolution authorizing the adopt
of the new method and working
the plans and applying them in
next conference year was adopt
One of the problems which will he
to be worked out will be the adjli
ment of the travel expenses.
The conference voted that VIII
ministers are detained or have
leave the conference on account
pastoral duties they shall be (
cused and marked present.
Objection to practices concern,
entries under the heading of benet
lences in reports was made SOD
pastors include items of individu
members of the church. A .resol
ton proposed that only those benel1
lences passing regularly throua
church channels should be includ
under the heading. The matter WI
voted down. Rev. DR.. David G. Dor
ney presided
Committee on Education
,i
the committee on education. He sa
ia part:
This last year brought the Jublt
campaign into the metropolitan arey
Under the direction of DR. John y
Hancher, associate secretary of til
board, a vigorous campaign was cal
ried on for about four months in tn
Newark, the New York, and the Mel
York East conferences, closing d
January 20, 1918.
The financial plans included II
raising of $1,56O,000 for the school
OF the church in the metropolitan arr
and the board of education: S1,GdQO&
for Drew Theological seminary; $LH
600 for Centenary Collegiate inst
tute; $4,000 for Drew Seminary I'd
Young Women; $4,000 for EaI
Greenwich academy; $4,000 for TIL
board of education
The campaign was conducted
through period intensified by the ID
ternational struggle and by the CAM
p2igns for many millions for the Rel
Cross and for the Y NJ. c. A. Tn
closing days of the campaign, includ
ed cleaning Sunday, coin cident with
period of the most severe weather thi
section has ever experienced. A fe'
days after the close of the campaig
the committee announced that $3.50,
600 was raised. Although a largo pal
OF the money had been subscribed Of
condition that the 81, $50, 900 be raised
an appeal by Bishop Wilson to tn
subscribers, asking them to set asd
this condition, met with the most gen
erous response. OF the more thai
5000 subscribers, only 5 refused t
waive the condition.
"A report of the subscriptions from
this conference cleared to the Jubile
office at $50 Fifth Avenue follows
This report does not include those sub
scriptions land many of them wer
very large) given directly to Drew
Theological seminary and to othe
schools taking part in the cam paign
Districts
New York .......... 5 $4,000
Brooklyn North .... 15.421D0
Brooklyn South ..... 6,2O2.00
New Haven ..... s,74S.76
IOtal $50, bI1.I9
I'VE confidently expect that in spit
of the gifts thus made to the Jubile
fund there will be no diminution in tn
regular educational collections iron
our churches. Eighty per cent. of thi
collection is retained for the use OF tn
and through the NeE
York Education society is loaned afte
The manner of the Children's Day fun
to worthy students of the New Yorl
and New York East conferences Il
our own and in other institutions. Th
Day fund has assisted :
total of $4,000 Methodist boys an
girls to secure an education; 2,06
were so aided last year. Our contr1
oution for the year ending April, 1911