The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-14
Bishop Newman Considers
Cardinal Gibbons Very
Dangerous.
A PRETTY SENSATIONAL SPEECH.
Close of the Convention at Trinity
Church---"A Big Success"
Says Elder Lowrie.

C@~~~ - NH~N @% 49,
District Methodist ministers and laymen.
'Some of the sessions were not so well at
tended as we had hoped. Butour efforts
have been crowned with success. To-
nights meeting, especially, is beautiful
contamination Of our hopes" alluding to
the crowded condition of Hedding NJ. E.
Church.
Rev. J. w. Daily. secretary of the confer
ence, said about the Jersey City District
and its workers.:
This district contributed aside from
local and incidental benevolencies during
the year just closed the sum of S13,617,
and over 50, 900 of the amount went to the
ends OF the earth. We nave an army of
10000 Sunday school children, and 10000
some Of the 10000 Sunday school scholars
are included in the 10000 church mem
bers, the discrepancy is more than made
up by the large number of nominal
MethOdists who occasionally attend the
school or church.
TOUCHING OFF THE MINISTER'S.
"Some OF the pastors of this district
will probably never live to see their
obituaries in print, and consequently will
never Know how the brethren look at
chem. It is not in good taste to tell a
man how nice he is until he is beyond the
need Of knowing If it is the height of
good taste to tell man how much you
think of him after he is dead, then sup
pose what am about to say is especially
obnoxious, ,--and am glad Of it. Not one
of us in this sympathetic company needs
any encouragement We only need dis
couragement. The Intellectual DR.. At
kinson. the keen-witted Crawford, the
ljfaporu fNf1horf "a xuiSo Eo1t1l-o he
fearless Halleron, the suave Galloway,
the eternally faithful Litz, the scholarly
Eakins, the studious Muller, the versa
tile Slight, the ineradicable Jones,
the judicious Crasto, the pre-emine1t
butcher. all of them gentlemen who
promiscuously applied; and hence it
would be highly indecorous to utter the
lamentations that spring to our lips
is but fair to say that lack of adjec-
yes has compelled us to halt for breath.
Aie admirable Taylor, the excellent Van
SAINT. the conscientious piper. the conser-
the edifying Tindall, the careful
Carson. the cautious Eaton, the
courageous Andrew, the vigorous Conk-
lin, of Englewood; the successful Ryder,
the far-seeing Conklin, of Hohokus; the
orthodox Vanderhoof, the evangelical
Rowland, the energetic Craig, the enthu-
dale, the logical Harris, the vigilant
James, the considerate Longbottam. the
energetic Baxter, the faithful Maybury,
the clear-headed Landen, the manly
Clark, the beloved Gamewell, are all
beyond the reach of fattery, and we
should be the last to apply it.
The six supplies in the district are not
the least of its aggressive forces for the
advance of the church. Coe at Campgaw
has military smack about it. Hamp-
ton at Garnerville gives us glimpse of
some future harvest; Coeman at Midvale,
and Dill of Oakland Valley, afford us joy
in pastures green. and Starr at New City
shows that the capital Of Rockland coun-
ty is properly lighted Arcola divides the
honors with the city of London in being
the centre of constant additions; but
while London is growing old, at Arcola
all is young.
TWENTY THOUSAND METHoDIsTs HERE.
IAN army of 10000 regulars, with as
many more marching on Fifty-six field
officers scattered over the district An
exchequer, out of which 81 ,000, 900 worth
of property has been purchased; and out
of which an annual draft of $4,000 is
made for official service al0ne Our re-
cruits last year were 1,040, as reported
from the probationary source alone.
Thirty-six local preachers, intellectual,
prudent, God d-fearing men; able assistants
in many cases to the pastors. A body of
laity unsurpassed for enterprise and zeal;
some of them remarkable men in litera-
ture, art, science, and business"
The conference was brought to a close
last night by celebrating the anniversary
OF the Jersey City Methodist Alliance.
The Rev. DIR. Halleron conducted the de-
votional exercises. The Rev. j. w. Men
denhau made an address, In which he at
tackled all other sects and prophesied a
brilliant future for Methodism.
NEWMAN ATTACKS THE CATHOLICS.
Bishop ]. 2. Newman followed. He
az If any of you suppose the life of a
Ilshop is sinecure you had better try it,
During the last year | travelled 27, 900
miles, and preached on an average four
times a week TOR less salary than have
received for the last twenty years. Ihave
the glorious privilege Of lecturing and at
tending dedicatory ceremonies from
which receive about $1,000 a year and
give away about s2,500 OF it. lLaughter.]
! am Obliged to answer about one humid
red letters a day; for the minister who
writes me shall have recognition, no mat
ter whether he lives in Jersey City or
Arizona. / had the choice of living in
Lincoln or Omaha. | chose Omaha be-
cause it had better post-office facilities.
While the press of these cities were
eudeavoring to persuade me to settle in
their respective localities Lincoln press
AtP1 ScSAtA 6uAOJct ut0 Ny peE6ibU-
emily asking where | would make my
home. In & moment of impatience an
swered:- Young man, my home is in
Heavenr He had the audacity to put that
in the paper, and after the word Heaven
he inserted dagger The foot note read,
"A long way from Omaha. bishop lam
away from Omaha. however, forty weeks
in the year In a few days take the
steamer and sail for Japan to hold con-
ference, and come back from Japan to
hold four conferences onthe Pacific coast
We are the intinerants, and tell you
we Methodist Bishops get plenty OF bodily
exercise. But we always ind homes OF
MeLhodists open to us.
We've just completed the business OF
our annual meeting continued the
Bishop. Zone of the chief things done
was the adoption of measures looking to
the establishment of great Methodist
of learning at Washington.
You know the Roman Catholics are erect
ing there a great school for priests. The
question Of national Christian teaching
before us today is: Shall it be Rome or
shall Il be Methodism2 Pope or John
Weslayr Cardinal Gibbons, Of Balti-
more who is pushing the matter on the
Romgpist side, 1 regard as the most dam
gero1l of all Roman Catholic prelates.
He Is ko felicitous In his cOmmendation
of thelwork Of Professionalism. and vies
with the greatest orators In eulogizing