Bridgeton pioneer., 1890-03-20


claimants TO be 81, 730.
The Bishop, in his address TO the
class for admission to full connection,
referred briefly to total abstinence
from the use OF tobacco, and each one
| OF the candidates annouHced his in
tentlon to abstain from it's use The
firm answers given, brought from the
Conference expressions of approval.
Conference Temperance Society was
held, General Clinton B. Fisk being
the speaker He said the Methodist
EpiscopaI Church was a Prohibition
Church. The declarations of the
Bishops at the last General Confer
ence were clear and explicit The
liquor traffic could not be licensed
without sin. He spoke of the needs of
| closer attention TO personal temper
ance, the proper training of children,
and proper u-e OF the pulpit as an
educational lore" for the promotion of
| personal temperance,
| The General spoke for an hour to an
immense throng who were heartily in
| sympathy with his views. He WAS
emphatic in his declarations that lie
was willing to unite with any force
that would destroy the liquor traffic.
SUNDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
MILLVILLE, n. J Marc.l 16.-Meth-
| odlsts stormed th- CITY to-day, aud the
various meetings ulder the auspices
OF the Conference bave been crowded,
lu some cases hundreds being una BILE
to gain admission to the church in
which the exercises were held.
The days programme began at 8
o'clock with Conference love feast in
the Methodist Episcopal Church, led
by Rev. G. H. Whitecar, d. D., fol-
lowed at 1890 o'clock by a sermon by
Bishop Goodsell. The Bishop spoke
eloquently and without notes for Go
minutes, taking for his text the sixth
and seventh verses of the first chapter
of Second Timothy. His theme was
1.-The Use and Neglect of the Gifts of
God" namely power, love and a dis
eliminating mind, which are spoken
of in the text. First he showed how
they could be misused for selfish aims,
and tne moment they are so used they
will decay and die, hence the command
of the Apostle to stir up the gifts
which are within thee" He then pro-
ceeded to show how the gifts of God
could be stirred up by Christian &C.
tivities, especially in church means of
grace and such opportunities as are
provided in the churches.
This afternoon at 3 o'clock, in the
same church, the Bishop ordained the
largest class of Elders and Deacons
ever ordained in the New Jersey Con.
ference. The following were ordained
Elders-Sanford M. Nichols, James
Burns, John R. Mason, George H.
Neal, Jr.
Deacons-Charles b. Ogden, Henry
s. Gascoyne, Mayhem w. Davis, Cur
wen B. Fisher, Robert Jenkins, David
F. Haines, Carroll L. Rowland. DAME
Johnson, Geo. w. Ireland, Henry F.
Parker, Holmes F. Gravatt, Joseph l.
Certes, Jos. F. Shaw, Jas. Winder
Chas. Bowden, Geo. L. Barker, Lewis
Sbelborne and Stedman Appelgate.
At tomorrow mornings session O.
the Conference,a "a vote will be taken or
the question of equal representation
of the laity and clergy in the next Gen
eral Conference.
MILLvILLE, N. j., March 17.-Tht
fifth days session of the New jersey
Conference, opened this morning will
a diminished attendance of clergy, ow
ing to so many of them leaving OF
Saturday, to fill pulpits in the differ
ent cities and towns within radius o
probably from 25 to 40 miles. The in
coming trains brought many of then
back during the day, and this after
noon finds most of them in the Con
ference session again.
The devotional exercises at tn
morning session were conducted b.
Rev. Jesse H. Stiles.
Bishop Goodall occupied the chat
at the session this morning, and, b,
his request, Rev. w. w. Moffett pre-
sided at the afternoon session, tn
Bishop being in attendance at the ses
sion of the Cabinet.
A resolution was offered and adopte,
having for its object the establishment
of bed in the Brooklyn Hospital, t.
be known as the new Jersey Confer
ence bed.
A resolution was ialso adopted, e2
pressing the appreciation of the Con
ference to Rev. D. B. Harris, who, TO
a number of years was the Statistica
Secretary of the Conference. A simi
lar resolution was also adopted 70
Bishop Hurst
Asplaces for holding the next an
nual Conference, the Central Church
Bridgeton, and the First Church, New
Brunswick, were named. The selec
tion was postponed until tomorrow