The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-07
NJ. I. CONFERENCE.
Several Interesting Me-
moirs Read at To-
days Session.
NO APPOINTMENTS YET.
Details Of Church Legislation
Resolutions and Addresses.

The sixth days session Of the Newark
M. =. Conference opened this morning
under exceedingly favorable auspices,
the attendance being fully as large as on
any of the previous days.
At Athalf-past eight Bishop Newman took
the chair and, after prayer, made an adj
dress on Sacred Eloquence," which was
well adapted for the young preachers. for
whose benefit it was given.
About the first business transacted was
the appointment by the Bishop and Pre-
siding Elders of the following committee
to nominate Conference officers:-A. VI.
Palmer, w. S. Holloway, A. NJ Harris
and w. E. Blakeslee.
The Rev. DR.. Raymond, Of Wesleyan
University, Middletown, was introduced
and made q brief address. Dr. Hunt OF
New York city, was next introduced, and
he was followed by DIR. Kynell, of the
Church Extension Society," DIR. Spence.
OF Tennessee, spoke on Education for the
Young" and DR.. Breckenridge, of Brook
lyn, made an address on hospitals An
amusing characteristic of each OF the
foregoing addresses was that all were
appeals for financial aid.
After DR.. .Breckenridge's address reso-
luton relative to the endowment of q bed
in st. Cecilia Hospital, New York, was
offered by DIR. Larew and unanimously
adopted, the motion for adoption emil brac-
ing clause that committee of three Do
appointed to look after the matter.
The secretary read notice to the effect
that new journal was needed ana on
motion a collection was ordered to defray
the expense, namely, SIC
1t may be said mere that the limited
pocketboOks', have not been taxed as
heavily by collection this year as on
former occasions. The secretary also re-
ported that the minutes will be ready for
distribution in two weeks
The report of the Church Benevolent
Committee was presented by Dr. Young,
and after o lengthy discussion was adopt
ed. DIR. Young said in answer to ques-
tion:-'.The basis of apportionment is
what the brethren are doing for them
selves. 1t depends on the home work Of
the respective pastors"
At the request of the Bishop resolu-
ton was adopted calling for a business
session this afternoon, and in all prob
ability an additional session will be held
this evening.
A resolution of thanks and high appre-
citation was extended to Bishop
Newman by unanimous vote,
and Immediately after the adop-
ton thereof the memorial Seryicesi,
"Snall We Meet at the Shining River
This was the most solemn service of the
conference Nearer MY God to Thee,
was sang, and the Bishop requested that
all conversation be suspended DIR.
Knowles then read a beautifully
prepared memoir of Julia Anna
Mason - and DIR Atkinson read an
equally fine memoir of Catharine T. La
rev, who resided in Jersey City several
years during DR.. Larew's pastorate at-St.
Paul's and the Linden Avenue M. e.
churches. Dr. Hull read a memoir of
Mrs. Eliza Clark; DIR. Van zandt, that Of
the Rev. @. f. Vancleef. and DR.. Bultz.
that of Catherine E. Hurst. wife of Bishop
Hurst. The memoirs were adopted and
ordered published in the minutes
In the matter of apportionmenr com
mittees discussed during the early part of
the session these committees were ap-
pointed
Newark, f. G. Iglehart and G. S. Wood
ruff; Jersey City, E. Forks and E. G.
butcher; Elizabeth, C. B. Mitchell and
G. S. Rynan; Paterson, J. w. Marshall
and J. B. Brady.
The seat of the next conference was
left to the discretion of the Presiding Ell
ders The conference adjourned until
this afternoon.