New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-28
NEWS FROM THE SUBURBS.
TEMPERANCE AGITATION SPREADING

The interest in the temperance movement at
Plainfied n. j., is undated. Yesterday, the
Woman's Christian temperance Union heid a
prayer-meeting IN the Crescent Avenue Presbyterian
Church, and last evening the Reform Club held
meeting in the First Baptist Church: Tne Sub
sCriptiOn Committee of the club consisting OF e1-
Mayor Job Male, James McGee, jeremiah Manning,
L. Z. Williams and George Cornwall, will ask all
citizens interested III the movement TO contributed
up for the club tho old Second Baptist Church
building. The lower part will be fitted up Tor an
eating-rOom aud reading parlor, and the auditorium
the upper floor will be used for the pubic meet
lngs of the club. The club has secured temporary
quarters at the rooms of the Democratic Association
in Front-st. Two Union Gospel Temperance meet
ings will be held on Sunday evening.
Numerous requests have come from the country
about Plainfeld to the Reform Club to start the
movement in places that have not yet been reached.
Westfeld was the first to make this request, and a
delegation from the Plainfed Club went there asst
Sunday evening and held o meeting, at which the
work was successfully begun and about ninety
signers to the pledge were secured. Upon request
the club will send another delegation on the coming
Sunday. Requests also come from Elizabeth. On
Monday evening the Howell Division Sons of Tenn;
pcrance of Painfeld, went TO Dunellen ana starred
a movement there. Nearly all the Grand DIVISION
officers of the state were present, and division
was started consisting of about forty members.
A number of bOycOttlnR cases In Dehalt OF tne
liquor interest have to light, but the only et-
feet has been to make the temperance ranks inner
than ever.
DOINGS OF THE NEWARK CONFERENCE
There was q large attendance at the session yes
terday of the Newark Methodist Episcopal Confer
ence DR.. Brice asked to be excused from serving
-un the committee try DR.. BristOr, the ground
that he had served st. Lukes Church in various
capacities recently and he understood that the ac-
cused man objected TO his being on the committee:
He was excused. The Rev. j. f. Gillett requested
books for the Sunday schools of the South. The
Rev. d. O. III. Tiffany, of Ne w-York, was intro
duced TO tho conference. A committee submitted
a report proposing that an endowment fund Of
500 900, to be known as the Francis Asbury Fund,
be raised; that a convention be called for the pur
pose of raising the fund; and that centennial
convention be also held in the fail to be presided
over by Bishop Simpson, with the object OF raising
the money.
Presiding Elder Knowles submitted his report
on the state of the Church IN the Newark district,
setting forth that the number in the district con-
tributing to the aid of the Church was larger than
ever before. The different churches were reported
to be in good condition and all the missions had
been Jealous y espoused. The report closed with
strong condemnation of the practice of certain min
listers i'm influencing the appointments OF minis
tiers. Presiding Elder Craig, OF the Jerfey City
district said that the hand of the Church was
against the church member who rented his property
for liquor selling, the grocer who SOLE the vile
stuff; and all such were required to give up the
business orquit the hCurch. The report Of the
Elizabeth district by Dr. Dunn referred to
small salaries, and oyster suppers and fairs as OBJ
jectiOnable