New Britain herald., 1918-04-22
PULPIT SELECTIONS
 OF M. E. PREACHERS
Lobby Discussion on Probable Changes to Be Made by Bishop

Pastoral assignments for the en suing year were the principal sub jects of discussion at the New York East Conference today. The official report will not be presented until late this evening. Bishop Wilson and the district superintendents who have the placing of the pastors decline to discuss the appointm ents. Among the pastors there is a great deal of speculation as to the probable | changes.
 Rev. Ernest F. Neumann. Jr., who has been pastor of the church at [ Cheshire, is in line for promotion to the pastorate of Epworth Methodist church at New Haven His home was here
 Rev. Charles Barrett. who has been pastor at Cheshire, will leave York North conference as pastor of the church at Steittsville. He was 1 formerly of this city.
 No change in the pastorate of Trinity Methodist church of this city l is expected. Rev. Warren F. Cook S reessignme ent to New Britain will be most welcome to his parishioners l and to the city as a whole. Rev. Arthur H. Smith of St. Pauls 1 church of Hartford is to be promoted ! to a larger and more important field Rev. J. W. Laird, pastor of the First church of New Haven, one of
 the. most important in the New York 1 East conference in the New Haven ] district, having gone to Mt. Vernon 1 church at Baltimore, Md, a mum Der ] Of important changes will be made. ! It is probable that the appoint
 rlent to the pastorate at the First ] church in New Haven will go to 1 either Rev. H. B. Belcher of Elm 1 hurst, l.. l., or Rev. William Il. 1 Walkeham of Patchogue, l.. I. Both 1 of these pastorates are important and l the desirable places are much sought , after.
 1 A change in the pastorate Of
 Washington park church of Bridge l lort is scheduled. Rev. H. A. Burns
 is now the pastor and it is thought 1 that he will be sent to F'reeport, l.. ]. ] Rev s. Q. Curtice is now at Free
 port, l.. L The latter will probabl
 go to Elmhurst, l.. l., in place of Rev. Belcher. This talk is regarded l a.. an indication that Rev. Belcher l will receive the New Haven assign 1 nlent,
 Rev, X. F. Campbell of the First ] church of Waterbury may be sent 1 to Freeport, L. 1.
 { Members of the South Third Ave [ nue church of Brooklyn N. Y, will 1 have a new pastor. Rev. w. H. Kidd { is the present pastor. Places linked ] with the mention of his name is { Freeport and Patchogue. The new pastor will probably be Rev. B. C. l Miller.
 A new assignment for Rev. Wake 1 ham would probably bring Rev. w. ! H. Burguin of Portchester, N. Y. In i cidentally there would be numerous l other changes
 ! Bishop Wilson presided at the con- 1 terence during the first part of the
 morning session and then left the
 meeting to discuss pastoral assign
 ments with the district superintend- ents
 Among the matters taken up this i morning was proposition of Rev.
 F. B. Upham to shorten the mem oria1 1 service of the program. Now an in- innate friend of the deceased pastor reads a biographical sketch and ap- l preciation. It is intended to lncor- porate the memorial service with the opening communion service and limit it to a period of 30 minutes. The l matter was referred to the conference 1 program committee.
 The secretary of the conference l was authorized to cast the vote of 1 the conference for the election oi trustees for Syracuse and Wilbral1anl 1 collage