The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-03-28
TWO CENTS
THE COMING CONFERENCE.
HOW WIZ THE BRIST0R CASE BE
DISPOSED OF?

1
Two Hundred Methodist Domfnles To
Make a Descent On This Conn
munfty This Weel<.-Where They
Will BE Entertained.
The 29th session of the Newark Metho-
dist Conference will begin in the Lafayette
Methodist Church, on Pacific avenue, on
Thursday next. It is said that there will
be fewer changes this year than usual
among the ministers, and the topic of prin-.
cipal interest that will be brought
to the surface by their coming will be
the Bristor case. 1t is beyond all
question that theConference will summary
throw him out, in disgrace and dishonor
but opinion differs among the members as
to the charge upon which proceedings
should be based. Some are in favor of
sqaelching him, finally and forever, by
convicting him of the charges made against
him by Ida Downes. Others, unwilling to
stir up that story Of nastiness, think that
all the purposes of the Conference can be
cempassed by hsa<Fi1l on charge of in
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES failed to obey the
orders of the presiding Elders The only
division in the Conference concerning the
matter, will be as to the charge npon
which he is to be dismissed. Bishop
Foster is to preside at the sittinqs.
The Missionary sermon is to be delivered
by Rev. j. w. Marshall. Miss Clara Cush-
man is to make an address at the anniver-
sary of the Women's Foreign Missionary
Society. The programme indicates the
continuance of the Conference till Monday
evening.
The session of the Conference will bring
over 200 ministers to the city. Many of
them live at distances that preclude their
reaching home evenings, and enfertain-
ment has been provided for them at the
houses of our local Methodist worshipers.
Bishop Foster will stop at the residence of
Mrs j. E. Allison, No. 1876 Pacific avenue;
Rev. DR.. Kynett. Rev. DR.. Rust will also
be among her guests. At the residence of
Mrs. w. L. Boagland, $50 Pacific avenue,
Rev. DR.. Buckley, Rev. Dr. Reid, Rev. Dr.,
McCabe, Presiding Elder Craig and Presi-
ding Elder Barnes will be guests. Among
those who will be entertained by Mrs. j.
ID. Gillette will be Rev. Dr. Gillette and
Presiding Elder Rice. Mrs. Whitney. of
No. 100 Pacific avenue, and Mrs. KeeneY.
of No. 212 Pacific avenue, viii divide the
honors of providing for the Lay Stewards.
Other members Of the Conference will
sponge on VIM. P. Seguine, of No. 81
Maple street; Mrs. Williamson, 416 Bergen
avenue; Druggist Pauly, Mrs. Elizabeth
Opdyke, IS Monticello avenue; NJ. r. Case,
189 Pacific avenue; Alex. Campbell, S03
Varick street; DIR. James H. Mcdowell, sos
Jersey avenue; Isaac Hughes, 14S Pacific
avenue; ]. B. Cleveland, 100 Magnolia
avenue; G. r. Heller. 153 Pacific avenue;
Mrs. Moore, 347 Jersey avenue; j. L. Bos-
well, 81 Culver avenue; G. Judge, Eye
avenue; j. II. Muller, 343 Cunningham
avenue; 1. B. Vanderbeck, 153 Commune
paw avenue; Mrs. II. F. Clarke,
457 Jersey avenue; S. Fl. Smith,
203 Pacific avenue; Mrs. NJ. E.
Ellison, 653 Jersey avenue, and hosts of
others. The most of those whose names
are given above are 'sdown in the list" for
entertainment of anywhere from three to
half dozen dominies. Among those who,
being unable, for various reasons, to re-
ceive members of the Conference at their
homes, Mrs. NJ. 81. Gillette has agreed to
provide accommodations for eight S. II.
Glapp, for four; j. Y. Forster, Washing
ton Belt, J. r. Brown, Emanuel Sands,
Jcen EIsey, David Taylor, Richard Grant,
r. Vanhorne, E. F. Hale. A. Foot, ]. d.
Brewer, b. Il. McCabe, G. w. Roberts for
two each; Samuel Sterling, Mrs. Mulry,
Mrs. E. S. Johnson, Charles E. Tyrrel,
Harry ]. Couse, Robert Bumsted, Jacob
VIII ans. Jacob Eye, Mrs Schaffer, Samuel
O. Church, for one each.