Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-03-15
NET HODISTs.
Proceedings Of the Philadelphia
and New Jersey Conferences.
REPORTS OF PRESIDING ELDERS

saEPoRTs OF PRESIDING ELDERS
~ :, -. Large Reveals in the Philadelphia Dis
rec tricts-Pastor Duffy Exnnerated-con-
ne n dition of the Camden nistrict--Thc
he'd Pennington seminary-Evils of tho
N q; Liquor Traii,c7-Epworth league Grows
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ism PoTTsvILLE, Pa, March l4.-The
on Second days session of the Methodist
tn conference was opened by Bishop Fitz-
nsie gerald. Rev. J. F. Crouch. presiding
, MN elder of the West Philadelphia district,
e, read his report. ( During the year II.
bysW.. Calloway.and Daniel Patterson h99
, a.s died. Nsw churches had been dedi'
n 90 cataGsM Malvern, Salem, Flora, llewei-
~ - I'm and bennington An elaborate
! pInew churcl, is projected at Duke street.
CO Lancaster There were l,j0o CONVEX
ions drring the year. j. a. Cooper
is fGnd j. ". NicCiary requested super
II bulumerary relation on account vi I'M
d ext 7. i. Nicely, y. D., presiding elder OF
'oScrhe South Philadelphia district, read
~ 'oiiis report. 1t was quite lengthy. Dur
:. no the wear Swedish missions were e5-
lnso .bllshed under Rev. q. il. HartwlS,
80 LA nd an Italian mission under her. !. ID.
munholar. New churches were built al
TUorwood, West Grove, Woodland
venue, and q new chapel AZ CoIumola'
Ecvirals Reported.
"a LARGE revivals were reported ut Avon
bethlehem and Stonybank, Maai,
Nm street. Chester. Soudl Chester and
INES her points. There were i,3'5 CONVEX
y.l, m
/ indom $. Pancoass and i. .. NewoerrF
.oucsted supsrnumerary relations.
ontaiT. Murphy, ID. D., ". ". WeiSgarler,
10 :. H. Alday, j. r. Bailey, John Thomp-
; On, William Tuckett. Reuben owen,
led w. IL. Sandcriin. W. Ii. Burnett. ). Ii.
lerritt s. H. Reisncr, w. c. johnson,
mess. II. Bodinc. W. Il. Wood. Z. b. Sny-
,o.,.r. j. Ii. Smith. II. U. Sebrlng, A.
ootn 1l.ther, 4. H. Hoffman, W. ". Me
\. i. Dorterer, Joseph Welsh,
{. NuelIin, c. +. Turner, James Neali,
continued on the supernumerary
undoub NJ. Collin aud G. Haycock were
RoauoN effective. a. Howard was changes
- supernumerary to superanuated.
:. lei Barnes made a lengthy address
the conference to establish his claim
ZION an effective relation.
The Duffy case was disposed Of The
city,mmittee of investigation, although
!, re- e counsel for the prosecutor did not
II 90 in an appearance. went INTO an ex-
,aperslination OF the case and found that
= charges had been investigated
4 Stattmerly by the elder and u committee
I'd were found to be without any
y anu ndatlon. The committee reported
o mi cause for action. and recommended
1t the whole matter be dropped and
aople character of Mr.. Duffy passed. The
ommendation was adopted unan-
70 oI s!ously.
Yesterday afterno5a, the Woman's
-eign Missionary society held their
anniversary. Addresses Were delivered
Rev. Mr.. Correll, of Japan, and Rev.
re PM. Vernon. d. d.
d't'sFrEw JERSEY CONFERENCE.
p'' ports of Presiding characterization
e. So Of the Camden churches.
-. ,,,.dILLvlLLE, y. j., March 1.-THE
- ond days session OF the New Jersey
we're aodist conference opened with
doubl,hop Goodsell IN the chair, and &
re number of additions to the MIN
years.rs and laymen in attendance. The
., ,,otional exercises We're conducted by
" ner. Charles II. Elder, after which the
o the. ,rnal was read and approved.
lev. y. Ballard was elected TO the
ha1enmittee on the obsequies of the Hon.
Sc Diverty. The reports of Presiding
W uelerS Glenn. Of the Trenton district;
ion whore, of the New Brunswick district,
Relyea, OF the Camden district,
ng ext read, and the character OF all the
60 rod ia
&c 10 aughout show an encouraging condi-
ave III OF affairs in the Camden churches,
h the exception of the kalghn 5
flee assue and Eighth street. which are III
,eak financial condition.
'ei 'nae The Camden District.
aboutie Camden district has 30 pastoral
;ges, 70 churches, with total mem
hip of about 1900. There are 50
- oDy,day schools, with total member,
. "o'A of scholars of $1,000. Revivals OF
cahontsion were reported in MANI of the
~, - riches and about 1000 persons pro
'1i W I'd conversion during the past year.
ort dist,e Epworth League was reported
SQUIRTING in the district and productive
,ood in the various branches OF
le dockSch work. Many OF the church
hen ner-erties have been released from debt
:, several church properties have been
ther souoved during the conference year.
es andi The Liquor Traffic
MO irope liquor traffic was classed as the
., test evil OF the day and one that
, Whlchasonly he wiped out by the united eff
exporti of the churches in the land. The
90, aohs were reported of kev. l.. NJ. At
. eau w, Rev. Noah Edwards and Rev.
ages. Wheeler. old members Of the Jer
20 fro conference. Gen. Clinton b. Fisk
'e wv added to the committee on educa-
q IN Inland Rev. Thomas Hanlon, ID. D..
ira movisnted glowing report OF the con-
n of Pennington seminary. The
1t Is tation pap: . Rev. George II.
Mug thspig were restored ~ request OF the
t. arence.
'ectlon Is. DR.. Hunt, OF the American Bible
ty, addressed the conference on the
--- OF the society, and Rev. Mr.. Steve,
ange vee Utah mission, also addressed the
IL ..prence on the work in Utah. Rev.
Ballard, Rev. S. NJ. Hudson and
ng ct his IL Is. Edward were granted super
at once 3ttry relations at their own request.
=. b. R. Snyder was added to the
Time OF iittee on memoirs.
:. a ma Pennington Seminary.
arising v. DR.. Hanlon presented the fiftieth
!. 80 =; .lai report of the Pennington semi
70 VI ms in which he stated that the insti-
to the TN was in u highly prosperous con-
'iee. = number of students has been over
NE has nually and the graduating class of
ear numbers 81. The seminary
veil. AIudents in other educational insti-
netting IS as follows: Wesleyan university,
ckinson college, 8; Drew Theolog-
sep ladles sminary, 10; Yale, 3, and Prince
e meshes There are SO young people. in
the M6om o some S.aa are ladies die % prepar
ed this Tor its foreign mission fields. The
,ts of ercentennial celebration will be held