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Timothy Eatto and Charles Anderson, to Jersey circuit; and Peter Vanhas, to Harlæm.
May 17, 1827, the Seventh Yearly Conference took place in Zion Church, in the city of New-York. Joseph Preston Hopkins, from Buffalo; James Anderson, from New-Haven; William Carman and George Tredwell, from Long Island, attended, together with all the Preachers attached to the city of New-York. The appointments were left the same as last year, except two, viz., Peter Vanhas was appointed for Newark, and Timothy Eatto for Harlæm.
This year, Jacob Matthews, who became a Preacher while he was a member of Zion Church, and had a few years past withdrawn from Zion and joined the Asbury Church, and had afterwards attached himself to the Allenites, previous to their having a church in this city, made application to return to the bosom of Zion Church again, and was, on the 15th of August, 1827, received to membership as Elder.
May the 15th, 1828, the Eighth Yearly Conference took place in New-York. James Anderson, from New- Haven, and George Tredwell, from Long Island, attended, together with the Preachers of the city of New-York. Christopher Rush was elected Superintendent of the connexion, and Jacob Matthews was appointed to the church in New-York.
On the 21st of April, 1829, Christopher Rush, the
