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 Middletown and New-Haven; George Tredwell, for Long Island; Peter Vanhas, to Newark, and Timothy Eatto, to Harlæm. The appointments of the Preachers from Philadelphia and westward, were not made out at this Conference, as it was found necessary to set off another Conference, to be held in Philadelphia, on the 13th of June, 1829. Charles Anderson and George Tredwell were ordained Elders, on Monday night, May 25th, 1829.—James Anderson, being in an ill state of health, located; James Smith also located this year; and Leven Smith was appointed occasional Missionary.

The aforesaid set-off Conference met in Philadelphia according to appointment, on the 13th June, 1829, and the Preachers who attended were Christopher Rush, Superintendent; Jacob Matthews and Timothy Eatto, from New-York; Edward Johnson, Durham Stevens, David Stevens, George Stevenson, David Crosby, Jonathan Gibbs, Arthur Langford, Tower Hill, John Marshall, Richard Philips and David Smith, of the Wesleyan Church, Philadelphia; Jacob Richardson, Samuel Johnson and Abraham Green, from the Western District of Pennsylvania. Edward Johnson was appointed to the charge of the Wesleyan Church; Jacob Richardson to the charge of the Western District; David Smith and Richard Philips were appointed Missionaries. The Preachers of the old connexion of our white brethren, manifested a very friendly disposition towards us, so that Jacob Matthews, the Elder in charge of Zion Church,