it
Mimi‘s r is,
. llnli ii ' an or .
I {MW ....aonos,_.iia.m
Anisotropic Retold" it. the
W tlilmfiooltbuicem from New York
w _._. .._...
..
1" of the commissionron tlleI that the respective Daybed"! 0f the
,F * plan for the superannuntes', preachers to the fund be kept secret.
abhor-business M the entire The conference so willéd.. The report
session of the New York as a whole was then adopted with the
crease; yethrday, and it amendments. and with the‘ under!
cpnclimed by being adoptedtatunding timt In rel-editing It the coat-
VI’JVery slight alnendmcnts.lmissitm leave out the term worn-out
. ”I it stood when reportedpreachers and use the term superan-
ronce. The feature ofthe hunted preachers.
“pundits persistency of BM Secretary Sanford was refused the
-~I1North to have the words of privilege of letting this report go by
Illaion. “worn-out preachers.” without publication in the minutes.
or changed to the terms “su-l He was instructed'to print the full re-
fled preachers s. "conference; port as amend d in the minutes. as it
' 'i‘ [was considers more important than
strongly opposed by ”1910019 of the other reports that are
of the commission. Dr. c. .i.: yearly printed. it appears in another
who said that the tormflcolumn on this page. '
was dear ' int. “and _. aim J. Weqléy Johnson then proposed the
. lo thopeople. following resolution. which was unan-
n
t.
H, _.I'North.'|iotds of the question. icnccdnes not desire to be in the atti-
. at, G. p Maintwsafin the chair, and: little of prejudging Iuny plan as .Vt‘l
I.” mm; GOVfllonolcaerclses wemfllnptlbllshed which may have for Its
the Rewfi. “Bl “finitenef ’ .j film“?! the. modification of our church
the beginning of therseflstoni nstitutions. yet inasmuch as widely
NWO be . desire on the} published and disquieting rumors have
mnemtohnlsh up the gone abroad through .the daily press
. “unfit Most which indicate the most radical and
Wd'tasa‘tmied that there} herious reconstruction of the publish-
... plan to offer begun“; lug interests of our church. and where-
dIthink of none and nearly 9".3 as it seems desirable that our position
tron 1.569 against the “In": as affecting these historic and vital
(low-1nd several amend-l inli‘l‘efilfi Of our great church should
tun”. . ‘I, find clear and timely utterances;
., on out offered just the; therefore, be it
. M o "the‘morning 903mm]; Resolved. That this conference here-
. _ A. Jordan to the second nudt by desires to pllblish itself on record
will Manchu of the second sec-1'" “naimabli’ opposed to any prom
WMQ “9' «illum discus. sitlon whatever its source. which wouiu
m ‘ .8? ' ' f Chairmani Involve the removal of the Eastern
W ' sof’the' cammission. took hisl 30"“ “new“ "‘0“! New York city. in
'9“? (mg, of the altar, and front that} which would result in the impairment
'_ . .. lift bad easy access to the 0" diminishing 0‘ "19- mm“!!! EDD”-
. .“fifllml. 1)... Downey start- sures of this concern in or near its
‘ .1 by moving the previous question ””5"“! location.
oaths motion made by him at the
morning session to'adopt the whole
”confiscation. it was carried and
tit section as amended by the motion
be. Jardan was carried. This am-
It- 'tvasV'prsictically nothing more
”amusement. of the phraseol-
‘9
(Signed)
G. Wesley Johnson. E. G. Richardson.
C. 8. Wing. I": M: North. A. B. San
ford. .
President E. A. Noble. of the Hook
ettstown. N. J.. school. was then invitv
ed to speak concerning his institution.
and he reported excellent progress.
He said 817.000 has been raised in
subscriptions during the year and 832..
000 has been paid on the debt. leaving
almlsnce pf less than 350.000. with
pledges of about 826.000 that are yet
to be made good. He said that the
finest girls in the country were attend-
ing school there and for their beauty
and refinement they could not be
.fih’edlsouulon was thou taken up on
t third section which was adopted by
”a faults. Section third. entitled.
I ‘fhr collecting and distributing
Kg.” as discussed. On motion of
North. the term “Special Ne.
IrF‘und for the Specially Necessi-
iwas made. although
a. Practically the only resources
paying bills are too subscription rp-
c on and he urged the ministers to
' o the enterprise their best support.
, ecretsry Sanford offered a resolu-
t n pledging tho-support of the con-
forcnce. C. S. Williams amended by
Initial the committee on I w. pow-
art to condense the rq ,sd much as.
possible. with i an Io t of matters.
concerning Dr. uqklfig; ian it!
general laughter Dr. m: y secon ed.
A motion to table was lost. The am-
endment was adoptedgl. R. Henry
then reported for the mittoe on
Ispiscopnf Funds. He swim-ed that
the pro rala deficiency of his confer-
ence iaigretlter than nearly all other
conferences. The report was adOpted.
George W. Carter next reported on
the Education Committee,’which helps
several thousands of. studqhtaannualiv.
In their efforts to obtain “Education.
The report named the following as
conference visitors: Wesleyan. S. 0.
C rtice and J. A. Mac Millun; Syra-
c as. H. F. Kueteudieck and G. S. laid-
r‘idge: iiostun. E. C. Hung and J. B.
Adams; Woman's College. 0. (i. Dow-
ney and .l. .W. Mayns'l'd: Drew Semin-
ary. Herbert Welciy‘and F. W. Hau—
nan: East Greenwich. W. E..8choou~
boron and ti. (‘. Dunuell; Centenary
Collegiate institution. 1). A. Jordan
and H. W. Byrnes; Pennington. Vt..
H. E. Smith and r”. (i. Howell; Wes-
leyan Academy. .l. W. Johnston and
C. 8. Ford: Drew ladies’ficmipnry. F.
A. Scodeid and R. S. Pardington.
Before this report was ado ‘ed Pres-‘
idea! it. P. Raymond..of Wes yaatllnit
varsity and A. C. riggieston. financial
agent of \Vilbraham. made pleas for
their respective establishments. The
report was then adopted.
immediately after this had been done
a collection was taken up ,for the sex-
ton of the church. to repay him for his
services during the conference
A motion granting leave to Treasurv
er W. W; Howdish. of. the Committee
on Conference Entertainment. to have
his report published in the minutes
was carried. I " " '
Horace W. Byrncs then reported for
the Board of Church Insurance. The
report was adopted. as was also the
report of the New York City‘ Church
lxtension and Missionary Society. by
the Rev. it]. A. Deni. .
Next came the report of the Sunday
Observance Committee. by the Rev. H
it‘. Kastendleck. lt recommended the
observance of Lord's Day Week, from
April 19th to 20th.
G. C. Boswell then reported for the
Church Extension Society.
The Rev. George Adams spoke. brief.
ly on the (‘hurch Extension Sooiety.
announcing thst since 1866. nearly. 88,.
000.000 has gone Into treasury. Ovor
12.000 churches were started. The re-
port was adopted.
At 9:45 p. m.. a motion to adjourn
several reports
were still unread. it was voted to ad-
joiiru until 9 a. m.
The Rev. Nathan liubhell announc-
ed at the close of the session the crit.
ical illness of the Rev. A. C. More-
house. of Osslniug. N. Y. Mr. More-
house is over eighty years old. and his
death is feared.
CHARGES AGAINST MINISTER.
Conference Finds Rev. E. L. Thorpe, of
Fund" watt changed to the
pa; andejlh this amendment the
ion turns passed. I During this dis- ,
.: .me there was a motion made by noticed Ithe joke unintentional on flit“
W ’3’. Cart that . day'bo appointed for speaker as part in the statement. and
coiliectioh in the churches1 h“ a 800d laugh 0"" ”'0 Kiri“-
I {fibril . b. the Sunday in» After his speech the conference
"nkilfiln i i After a little on. Wm into "$1;va “fmfi‘f to mod-
4.1m t1- . uni. .namin an" ””0"” (335950 1‘“ M008 Dandaftrr
* Wiy‘g a favor of lgeuvin: a brief meeting they adjourned to re»
. - debt, of the pastor, the! assemble at 7:30p. at.
. ment was tabled. i l
. N e RSV. J, L. Rollins‘started a; REPORTS PRESENTED LAST NIGHT:
0 discussion by attacking the
plan. saying that the poor min-
., .cxpcoisd to do too much.
”not proposeto pay the one per
I” hi ”this the general col-
.. . LB.- 8. Williams then made
Wsthat took any part of the
. _..tl1at had begun to settle on
$9... motto gig? h: state: despite
' out on. s rotate tthathe
9.... not tampon . .mtnist ottm‘
. I on and yet i at he be loved in
his share. The old preachers
“imitated: forgotten. They
I ind nouns ofcth'e brethren pres-
.t... ' “' air. to high plac-
-I.i“' 3W - - ad instills love of the
out be shown not in word tichIly filled. " l
. . any more than intdeeds-snd . rst came the report of the Rev. R. l
. . . . . . . .3 If?l‘fllltsl.¢Iifli).eaD. D.. secretary of the
it a then ended. 1 us- . ‘° "9““ “one“ Board. TWOI
grasping as secrelltlfy (boom. ”“3“ were reported in the boards
a thorn“. gag nut. "one "19 annointment of the Rev. C..H. ask
or as‘ 7:: . ” possible" m; to the presidency. succeeding Pres dlhg
, Iowa u ”a. it perfect Elder c. .3. Wing. and ‘the‘cloo’tloniof
. at“. {filters is no nom- the Rev. Dr..A. B. Sanford.to the
pins is not an'assess- board In tlm‘place of the Rev.'w. W.
.m I.“ M” not be com- C(lIark. deceased. The report was adopt-
~ ‘ _.._ Marshes tea It e
I” need nollsgn‘tllllx; connection with the report, to the ex-
- . at» ' tiateltcepfa dgohops' boots andttrsin-
M " and lag] l§gt§°lw°lim7 °° ya. 5"”: s“: i.
he "menu-“ate“ Secretary Banter presented a reso-
"sample he lotion for tthlsv. W “Chow.
.. '."’II ~.. snthus- favoring the Brooklyn Missionary So-
better ”But“ in mercury.- which'was'anoptéo. "the report
. I .- .. _ of the Rev. C. P. Corner, wga. hold up
n. ”hing'fiie “in“ sec- on account of a clause-Mb" a
4.”'solution delegatidn to the anti-saloon IIeogue.
ton-t c endow. ‘ of!“
up: Down-snowstorm: .
ttilting .tho Aundsy . 3:9“:9!“ ”4‘3”“! out “3 the "e'
s ' “eh i y . ’ f
n oh to star
la. iau tho elec-
df: got}: ’ '
Dr. Buckley
5 2* ata-
. when will be many.
matched. The conference at
Societies In the Conference Have
blade Good Showing During Year.
Dr. Mains was in the chair again at
the beginning of the evening session
at 7:30 p. to. None of the cabinet nor
the bishop had put in an appearance
during the entire afternoon session.
and their absence at the beginning of
the evening session was attributed to
their preparation of .the list of ap-
pointments.
Eveumore visitors were present in
the evening than in the afternoon. and ‘
at the time that the journal of the
afternoon session had been read.. both
the auditorium and gallery were prac-
I
Dr. F. M. North called intention. in
tire to‘ the national board of the loo-
gamma discussion followed Iii-which
n w meet by the. r. Icy took tho stand that an ce-
t-year‘. . Among
will” pleased by.
cistisatical body should». r . d a dot—
no
u ”I. t: ‘ .
Fun: m“
. 3 i.
once.‘
. hearing the report of a special commit—
,carefui consideration of the charges
‘ and they found no cause to arrest his
Nova York. was Mlaquofcd.
Yesterday afternoon's executive ses-
sion was called for the. purpose of
tee appointed at the morning executive I
session to examine Into charges made.
against the character of E. ii. Thorpe...
of Rose Hill Church. on 27th street.
New York. 5
Dr. J. W. Buckley as chairman of‘
the committee announced that after a
the committee decided to exonerate
Mr. Thorpe. The report was adopted
by the. conference. .
Rev. Mr. Thorpe was charged with
having spoken in criticism of one of
the church ofllciais and having implied
that the official spoken of had been
dishonest in a business transaction.
It was proved by the committee that
Thorpe had been grossly misquotod
character. The report was received
with considerable pleasure in the con-
ference.
Tnaasunarra scroll-r roa toot.
Shows Moneys Received by the Various
societies of the Conference.
' Following is- thwreport. of the Treas-
urer of Benevolent Collections for the
Conference_ William Perkins Estes; of
Brooklyn. N.IIY..,who has been rs-elect.
ed for next year. ' it will be noticed
that there has been considerable im-
provement over last yosn‘s coho-ibu-
uons'inzsomo churches'iud a general
improvement throughout the confer.
once.’ This report w‘as‘road abundant-
ed at thismorning'a asashin." The sum
recorded here are found over to sov-
eraldspsrtments for which they are .
collectedn. . . .
i ”I'lQflIfy MIC‘Y.
New Karen District.
New 110i! pun-m
Brboklyu North: District.
. 8,971
Brooklyn South District.
13.311
um:
Last mr. sensor
increase... -. :§..'e $6.051
"I: mug»! Iguanas.
' miss“ a‘ v;
flimsy Pct” w.
brooms“ District;
Milken .sono til-met.
host your. .
it estate.) -,'~ 3'. fr {a
pants-s... .6 5,. ,
. . ' .r
one». '
. 1 I
flew Havod’Diotflot.
New York District. 887
Brooklyn North District. 68!
Brooklyn South District, 001
q ”.043
but your. . ; 02.010 I
lacrosse. .. , 3127
‘ Children's 0
New Haven District, 8892
New York District, 804
Brooklyn North District... ‘ 855
Brooklyn South Districts; 812
‘3 l $3,303
Last year. i . $3.274
increase, ' ' 889
other Education” Objects.
New Haven District, 330
New York District, . r 140
'Brooklyn North District. 08
Brooklyn South District. 322
I _.._...
3500
Last year. 8850
Decrease, 890
American Bible Society. '
New Haven District. 3215
New York District. 410
Brooklyn North District. .461
Brooklyn South District. I472
'. $1.634
Last year. 81.724
Decrease. 8100
New Haven District.
New York District
Last year.
Decrease,
New Haven District,
New York District
Last year.
increase.
New Haven District,
New York District.
Last year.
increase.
New Haven Dietrich
\iew York District.
Brooklyn North District,
Brooklyn South District
Last year.
increase.
New Haven District,
New York District,
least year.
increase.
' man's Aid. It‘s.
Brooklyn North District.
Brooklyn“ South District.
Brooklyn North District.
Brooklyn South District.
Brooklyn North District,
Brooklyn South District.
Brooklyn North District,
Brooklyn South District.
Women's Forclgn Missionary Society.
82.709
2.148
2.318
5.202
812.377
”8.223
35.846
Women's Home Missionary Seeicty.
$1.009
I.3l9
2.983
5.979
$11,290
8 8.785
52.505
Episcopal Fund.
$807
705
660
922
$3.094
$3.081
810
Conference Claimants.
$2.1M
3.-ll7
3.846
4.785
$14,222
”.407
$815
I
Pastoral and Church Aid.
$1.096
896
480
I31 1
33.083
2.775
8308
Conference Entertainment.
New Haven District.
New York District.
Brooklyn North District.
Brooklyn South District.
Last year.
increase,
322
62
60
28
M62
3136
$26
Methodist Hospital.
New Haven District.
New York District.
Brooklyn North District.
Brooklyn South District.
3823
815
l.515
2.796
_...__.._
$5.948
Sundry Collections.
Jesse Lee Chair. cash. 86
St. Christopher's Home. cash, 86
Eldeihge. ‘ ‘ S160
Twentieth. Century. 8308
Twentieth Century 'Expansos.
N, Y. Church Extension Society. 8152
Endowment Fund.
Conn. Conference'l‘em. Committee. 82
84
Sunday Observance
Brooklyn Church Society.
Wesleyan University.
32.148
310
arrest on su/eg‘aauuuarss.
_-__
Adopted at the Soulon of.fbc.Nsw
York East Conference Vestal-day.
Following is the full
report of the
on Permanent?!“ for the
Superannuatcs' Fund. which was the-
bone of contention for
several hours
during yesterday's session. This plan
was tried last year. orntner the plan
of giving one per cent. of his shiny to
the fund was tried by each preacher
and the result was very'gr'htif‘ying. Tho .
committee worked hard on the plan
and the fact that the rt . was ‘ac: .
coated with mortgage (Elma .
cc visa vet ‘
change shows the
satisfied. and It was openly
w by many of the ministers.
fill” one count
could not see how
.5.“
have been fauhdl '
’.
l-i.‘
. I I
«passed»
that the!
report" as
a” ,.
.wuu' ”I
i.
“an ‘if an 5“
1‘ . Viv Jr is Wiiii .
I"
pressed Itself in mntribution to the
comfort of its worn-out ministers. And.
in the same period. by reason of the
increased number of claimants, the
amount annually provided for each'by
the contributions of the. churches de-
clined from SIT‘.’ in the year 188i to
8105 in the year 1901.
Startlcd by the fact that in the year
1901. it was Impossible to grant to
each superannustc more than fifty per
cent. of his claim. the Cotiierence re-
quested each of its effective members
to contribute one per cent. of his sal-
ary. exclusive of house rent. in the
following year to the superannuate
fund.
Notwithstanding tile novelty‘of the
proposition. and differences of opinion
as to its form. the result was'most
gratnying. Not only did the preach-
ers themselves contribute a handsome
amount for this cause last year. but
their example so stimulated the char-
ches that they made a thousand-dollar
advance in their own contributions:
and the worn-out preacher "thanked
God and took courage" upon receiving
sixty per cent. instead of fifty per cent.
of his claim,
Thus. by intelligent and generous
experiment. it has been clearly demon-
strated that the cause of ottr worn-
out ministers in upon the hearts of
most of the members of this Confer-
ence and of the people of their church-
es: and that, to secure Immediate and
adequate provision for the comfort of
the honored veterans who have long
endured unnecessary privatlon. only
three things are. now required. namely:
l. Full and clear information. both
for the pastors and for all the people.
2. A workable plan. approved by
thewhojc Conference. ~
3. The earnest and resolute co-op-
eration of everv preacher holding ef-
fective relation in the Conference, in
carrying out the plan.
it. Accepted Principles.
The Conference sets forth the fol-
lowing tlccepted principles:
1. Our church has always proceed-
ed upon the assumption that the
Itvorn-out preacher is pastor emeritus
to all the, churches in the Conference
to which he belongs; slid the collec-
tion for Conference claimants is pas.
tornl support.
2. The collection for worn-out
preachers should never be considered
merely a benevolence. but a sacred
obligation to be met as fully and
promptly as that to the bishop. presid-
ing elder. or pastor. and can do‘so
with no unfairness or injury to any of
them. ' ’
3. The amount required for super-
annuate support should be apportion-
ed among the churches in the same
manner and on the same basis as the
Episcopal fund and the presiding eld-
er's salary. .
4. The presiding elders and all the
pastors should earnestly and perseveh
lngly urge onItbe church officers and
undirlhoiu’hewle tho-fact Jill! the
. m. on”.
ow»- .w .r .a.
Acumen: new mm.
the in“; . ‘ Momma no.
I‘M-indie ‘ 'mh.'rhueghnds
51.x ' .'¢*‘.‘
v.0. V..'~_ .v'd'o"? C'
30, 5000......”
o o.o.o,:.o,o
t O o "c 5." '
Q Q Q .0. Q o",
. .“¢:o.'o""'
0
media to directions. you
Miss Maiid'McColloéh 1100
and got no reliefuntll I tried Dr
helped ms at once. I think it is
t.
Therein-no Ill-you so prevalent. yo! no
Dangerous IsvlfldgoyJI-pqpl‘a . . ._ .
You hsvs road thousands of times how the blood is filtered
through the Kidneys and! how absolu
your Kidneys must be kept hesithg
to try Dr. Gossom’s Kidney and l
and audcrcd with my Kidneys‘qultc a
. (Jonson's Kidney and Bladder Ours w
fay-necessary it is that
We advise you in all candor
adder Cure. if on take it
wiilbe free from all idney and
Bladder cmpiainttfharpmtm. ._ . .
E. lilh 8t. Dayton Ohio, says: I was sick
good deal. I tried nearly «swim:
a great hadicine.
50 Cents .3 Box
worn-out preacher‘s claim stands upon
a par with the claim of the prettidlng
‘elder and that of the pastor.
5. Every pastor should voluntarily
make It a cuestion of honor, to see
that his. church pays its full apportion-
ment for superannuate support.
6. The judgment expressed by the
Conference two years ago is now re-
affirmed. viz: That eachttnembei' of
Conference holding the effective rela-
tion should annually pay something to
the superannuatc fund; and, that the
amount paid should be equal to one
per cent. of his salary. exclusive of
house rent. or as near to that as pos-
siblc.
ill. Plan for Collection and Distrib-
uting Funds.
1. Conference Board of Stewards.
This board shall consist of nine
members. divided into three classes of
three members each: one class of
three perisons to be elected annually
to serve for a term of three years—
in continuance of the Committee on
Conference Claimants ordered by the
Conference of 1895.
it shall be the ditty of this board to
ascertain from the reports of quarterly
Conference committees and from oth-
er reliable sources. the necessities of
claimants in each case. and make the
appropriations in accordance with the
rules of the Conference, and subject
to its approval.
2. Conference Claimants.
All superannunted ministers. the wi~
(lows of deceased ministers. and their
children under sixteen years of age.
shall be Conference Claimants, unless
the claim he voluntarily relinquished;
or unless the claim in any case: be dis-
allowed in whole or in part by the
Conference.
3. Funds and Their Distribution.
Ail monevs received for annual dis-
tribution among Conference claimants
shall be divided Into two separate
funds. which shall be called. respec-
tively. the General Fund and the Spe-
cially Necessttous Fund.
The General Fund shall consist of
all moneys received from other sour-
ces than the contributions of Confer-
ence members holding the effective re~
Iation. it shall be divided among the
claimants upon the following basis:
Each minister shall receive annually
ten dollars for each year of his ef-
fective service: each widow shall re-
ceive five dollars for each year spent
with her husband in the effective relao
tion: and each child under sixteen
years of age shall receive one-fifth of
his father's claim. These claims shall
be apportioned pro-rats from the
amount in the General Fund.
The Fund for the Specially Necessi-
tous shall consist of-ths annual contri-
butlona of Conference members In the
effctlve relation. The Board of Confer-
ence Stewards may alsotranafer“ to
this fund any part of relinquished
claims that exigency may require; and
any claimant may relinquish his claim
directly In favor of the Specially Nec-
essitous Fund. This fund shall be di-
vided in such proportions at the Com-
mittee on Conference Claimants may
deem equitable. among the claimants."
whether ministers, widows or children.
whose grants from the General Fund
are lhsufllclent for their needs.
The apprOprlations made by the
committee from each of’tbe two funds
to each claimant. shall be reported to
the Conference. and on the approval of
the Conference, the said appropria
tions shall be paid. - "
(Note: This-plan of distribution re
cogniaes the following principles:
1. The worn-out preacher-’3 I claim.
rated at ten dollars for every year of
effective service. is always to be con-
sidered the minimum and' never the
maximum amount that aloud be pro
vIdsd by the Conference for his sup-
s.' The Specially umttous Fund
should neverfbecotnc {charge upon
neonatal Fund. ’f‘hy‘superannuatos
‘ as a class should not be required to
share the Iittlp they receive with the
more sectarian or their own number.
The about not b u: I
confess .taonid'olhgt? tray." ’ ’9
[Th I ‘h ”do!“ propri‘ at? In
commanding the Specialty Neocsaitous
Fund to the liberality of, all members
of Conference in. the elective relation.
andof those: ‘ nosta- whocan
relinquish their claims.) . .. '_ .
4. Collection of Funds. .
Both fortbs'vvil'noso'iotmaking a
mi: heeded lflon no the Golan!
Fund for: our commutes. and 'be-
cause of the mo chef of the
'A pastor’s example spoof awn: .
I a . . , .
T he Clifford Pharmacu. Platner (it Bradley. Ploprietors._
siding elder's claim. the General Fund
will be able to pay each Conference
claimant‘s allowance in full next year.
Accordingly. the district stewards of
each district are hereby earnestly re-
quested to make an apportionment to
each church of an amount equal to ‘one
and one-half times the amount of the
presiding eider‘s claim, to be raised
for the superannuated preachers. their
widows and orphans.
The presiding elders are directed to
present this plan of apportionment to
the district stewsrds‘ meeting, and to
the Quarterly Conferences: and the
pastors are. requested to urge their
church officers and people to raise the
full apportionment in every charge.
’me Conference directs that a public
collectionbe taken in each congrega-
tion for the" support of Conference
claimants. separate from any other in-
terest. and urges that any deficiency in
meeting the apportionment be made
up by private solicitation. unless the
Official Board can pay It out of the
church treasury.
Churches that are already giving
more than their apportionment would
be under this plan, are earnestly re-
quested to continue that Iiberality; and
other churches are requested to join
their number wherever practicable: for
even the improved support contemplat-
ed in this plan will fall for short of
the actual needs of our' Conference
claimants. . '_
Iv. The Endowment Fund.
The foregoing plan is designed to
place the support of our Conference
claimants upon such a. basis as will
prove not only permanently but also
immediawa efficient. But the plan
provides only for the necessities of the
present number of claimants. To meet
the requirements of a constantly in-
creasing number; and not only to pro.
vide for their necessities but to place
them in conditions of ordinary comfort,
the Conference must rely upon an early
and large increase of the endowment
land. A united movement to accom-
plish this may perhaps wisely await
the thorough inauguration of the plan
set forth in this report. but it should
not be delayed more than a year or all
most two years from this Conference
session. .
' Meanwhile. members of the Confer
ones should lose no opportunity to urge
the needs of our endowment fund upon
the attention of those having property
to dispose of by Will or otherwise. And
in this connection It may be well for
some of us to recall the closing couplot
of Chaucer's description of the Parish
Priest:
And Christe’s lore, and his apostles
twelve.
He preached. but first he followed it
himsolve.
~—Itchlng piles? Never mind if phy-
sicians have failed to cure you. Try
Dosn‘s Ointment. No failure there. 50
cents. of any drug store.
HICKEV WiLL PROIAILY DIE. -
NEW HAVEN, April 8—The chances
for the recovery of Walter Hickey. the
Bridgeport young man. who was picked
up beside the New York, New Haven
& Hartford railroad tracks in Milford.
suffering from four ballot ‘woonda.
were considered less favorable than
was the case last night. The three
bullets which lodged in the abdomen
have not been extracted. Although
Hickey originally stated ‘Ithat his
wounds were self-‘Iinfllcted. there ”was a
report today that an investigation of
the matter was brink conducted quietly
and that there was a suspicion of‘fotti
play. ' The tralnmen who found him
gay that when the tra‘ih'puiled up to
take him aboard a man clad in along
overcoat was seen running over the
held near by. and disappeared i_n the
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Norwalk Chronicler