Bridgeton pioneer., 1890-03-20

yesterday, at MillviIe. Devotional
services were conducted by Rev. G. II.
Elder, of Quinton Bishop Goodsell
| commended the conference on the
good attendance at the devotional ex-
erc;ses.
After the reading of the journal of
| Wednesday by Rev. J. l.. Roe, which
was approved, conference went into
business session.
A communication from the Board of
Bishops was read with a request to
equalize the number of clerical and lay
| delegates to the General Conference
which was made the order of the day
for Monday at 10 80 o'clock, when the
conference will take vote to decide
the question. A report on Pennington
Seminary was read and referred to the
Committee on Education l
The twentieth question was resumed:
"Have the characters of each preacher
been passed?' The report of Rev.
Milton Relyea, Presiding Elder of the
Camden District, being read, Mr.
Relyeas report states that there are
htfy-three charges. seventy-three
churches, 11,000 members and $4,000
Sunday School scholars, officers, and
teachers in the district New clutches
are being erected at Woodbury., Cam
den, Smiths Landing and elsewhere,
over 100000 being expended in that
way. One thousand conversions have
occurred in the district, and large in
crease In membership is reported
Rev. James Moore Presiding Elder of
the New Brunswick District, presented d
his report for the conference year, as
also did Rev. J. B. Graw, Presiding
Elder of the Trenton District. All of
the reports make good showing.
Rev. Mr.. Sleeves, of the Utah Mis-
sion, addressed the Conference upon
the condition of the Methodist Church
at Logan City, and asked for a collec-
tion, and $50 was obtained.
DR.. A. s. Hunt, of New York, CORE
spending secretary of the American
Bible Society, was introduced to the
Conference, and spoke in the interest
of the society. Rev. M. Freeman, OF
the Tract Society and Sunday School
Union of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, was introduced and made a
short address.
The character of each minister was
passed, when the reporting of the mis-
sionary money was made. Rev. w.
w. Moffett, Rev. Eli Clifford, Rev.
Henry Betting were appointed by the
Bishop to make nominations of two
clergyme and two laymen as dele
gates to Ecumenical Council. Rev.
Henry Brown, of Williamstown, was
appointed to conduct the devotional
services tomorrow morning. 1t was
decided to make the State Street Mis-
sion, Camden, a permanent charge,
and pastor will be sent to it for the
first time. After call of the various
standing committees the morning ses.
sion adjourned.
Ats O'Clock in the First M. E. Church
the annual missionary sermon was
preached, the meeting being presided
over by Rev. q. G. Maddox, of Asbury
Park. The annual missionary sermon
was preached by Rev. John Handley. oi
Bridgeton, followed by prayer by Rev.
George G. Stanger.
In the evening the anniversary meet
log of the Missionary Society was held
and addressed by Rev. DIR. Baldwin, Of
New York City, Recording Secretary
of the Missionary Society and forme,
missionary to China. Among the
prominent arrivals last evening are
Judge Houston, of Wilmington, Del,
and K. }. Andrews, editor of the Metho
dast Herald, who have official business
with the conference. Rev. DIR. Han
lon, OF Pennington Seminary, gave an
address in the Presbyterian Church, or
Sunday Schools and other school work
last night.
MILLvILLE, N. j., March 14.-!To'
day marked the largest attendance al
the sessions of the New Jersey Metho.
dist Episcopal Conference, now in ses.
sion in this city, the First Church, in
which the Conference is holding its
sessions, being crowded to it's full
capacity.
The devotional exercises this morn
ing were conducted by Rev. Henry M.
Brown, of Williamstown, after which
the business session was opened, with
Bishop Goodsell in the chair.
A resolution was introduced by Rev.
J. R. Thompton concerning the pro.
propriety of setting apart day to be
called Veterans Day." This was in
the interest of the Conference claim
ants, and was referred to the Confer
ence Board of Stewards.
The Conference relations of Revs.
Socrates Townsend. j. T. Price and
E. II. Durrell, were changed from eff
fective to supernumerary.
The Conference relations of Rev.
Percy Perenchief and Rev. c.. W. Heis