The daily gazette., 1882-03-11
THE m. E. CONFERENCE.
bEEIIHG OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
FOR SUNDAY.

FOR SUNDAY.
The NJ. e. Conference reassamh,a,
yesterday morning at o O'Clock. III,
morning prayer service was preside,
over by Rev. Y. Gray. The reonIs,
business Of the COZ f.rence commsncad
a. 10 o'clock with Bishop Hunt pre
siding. pro
Rev. D. q. F'abcock, If the Nation.
Temperance Society was introdncad
and addressed the conference in hshaI,
" SUNDAY school and Temperance liter
AZURE. During bis address be made an
uncalled for remark, 10 r. ference Il
Senator Bayard, saying that II wa,
owing to letter written by that gentle
man that the local option bill was de.
feated by the last legislature.
Rev. Mr.. Colcazer desired to know
OF the speaker by what authority he
made such statement.
Mr.. Babcoek replied that Lewis
SchAde had boasled OF his success In se-
curing letter from The Senator.
Rev. J. w. Houston defended IN.
Senator ana said that the mere fact ~
Schade making such a boast did mot
prove II to be so, and he very much
doubted the assertion. He thought thai
such charges did more harm Lba1 good
70 the temperance cause, IL was i'm.
proper to charge that The Senator had
sold himself
Mr.. BabcOck said that IL auy one
doubted Mr.. Bayard's position thew
should read bis letter. He accused the
men.
Mr.. Colcazer said that Mr.. Bavard
was q man Of too much character to sail
himself Tor any such thing. He had
nleh regard for MIR. Bayard. He is a
man who Ia highly respected by every
one aud he neoded no defense ct the
hands Of the speaker.
Rev. j. Z. Mowbray very Indignantly
said that no one bad right to come on
the noor ard say that our honored SEN
ator had sold bin self What he did he
had right to de-, and he no doubt
expressed himself honesty.
Mr.. Babcock denied that he had Aaid
the Senator sold bins II, but be wnuId
say that Mr.. Bayard had the credlt of
defeating the bill. Mr.. Colcszer said
that such thlng was a mere infer rence
Alter some more discussion In which
the Senator was defended, the matter
was dropped.
The regular business f The confer ence
was then taken up.
The supernumerary relations of |
Messls. Hubbard, Cooper, Barton. rs
gate, Tuft, Morrill,, Sanderson and Allen
were continued.
The case OF Mr.. BrowninRtop. who
objected 90 this relation, was referred IN |
! special committee.
mr. Elsner was made superAnnuate.
mr. kynett, Secretary ofthe Church
extension Society, wa Introduced, and
lddIf sssd the Conference.
The Kew. d. p. Klt,er, Secretary of
ne Board Of Education # the ii. e.
lnurcb; the Rev. A. w. Wallace, of the
Jcean Grove Record, and the Rev. s.
w. olmpers, OF the PhilAdelphia Confer
nee, we're Introduced.
Inc Rev. T. S. Williams reaRested
ne conference 10 give expression az 10
shether the widow ofthe late Rev. #.
: Freltyman be allowed a claim upon
ne Board Stewards. The case was re-
erred to the Board of Stewards f)r their
ction. ''O'
Inc Bi shop appointed Revs. r. w.
,ond, y. A. Phoebus, b. r. Price, T. j.
lallalieu and 7. B. Coursey, as a com
ilttee 10 convey the fraternal greeting
ths Conference to the venerable Biz /
op Scott.
The committee went to the B sbop's ,
'sldeLce and found him quite feeble. :
~ able to recognizes them and TO reply :
their congratulations.
Tie Rev. J. o. Sypherd was chosen 10 |
1dlt the Church Relief Account.
lhe nth OF the disciplinary questions, c
VINO are admitted into full connec
onF' was taken up, and the Rev. A. W.
lgnlnonrne. after answering the usual
sclplinary questions from the Bishop, v
as admitted into full connection, s
The chairman Of the Examining Com. !
lttee reported Rev. A. W. Light y
,nrne's examination very goods
Inc secretary read report from @
. y. Day announcing four vacancies in X
Board If Trustees of the Cor ference o.
n ~
A committee was appointed to nomi-
10 four ministerial trustees for the st
inference Academy. o
ReVs. Il. II. Nelson, L. P. Corkrap. -
Smith and J. Shilling were granted a In
I'VE of absence.
AZ tar as has been ascertained the st
lowing appointments have been fixed pa
Sunday: ny
The MIddletown N. e. church-Bish- di
Hurst In the morning, preceded by
usual Conference love feast at 0 Sc
lock, and the Rev. q. w. Miller In the N; n;
,Ding. MI MI
The Middletown Presbyterian church 81
Ihe heV. M. A. Richards IN the morn ~ ~
!, and the Rev. j. II. Caldwell, ID. D., "~
night. a
)dessa-The Rev. Benjamin Warren p.
The morning and ]. S. Willis al M
ht. M
'myrna-A. w. Mllby. In
Rev. John Allen. 1
y Wilmington churches-Asbury, Rev. de-
U. Y. Hanna Grace, DR.. Hunt, of ~, NJ,
Bible Society; Scott, J. A. Arters; In, nn
Paul's, ID. q. Babceck a. 1876 a. in
A. W. Lightbourne, 7.SO D. M; "
lon, A. W. Lightbourne, morning; n
q. Babcock, evening. pdd