The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-04-19
AFTER THE CONFERENCE
Methodist Ministers Re-
view Their Recent
Session.
PASTOR HOLLORANS OPINIONS
There'll Be a Sharp Contest for
Delegates TO the Next GEN.
eral Conference.
PASTOR HOLLORANs OPINIONS


Conference at Washington, N. j., have
all returned home. Since Presiding
Elder Lowrle's return he has been con-
fined to his home in Third street with q
severe cold.
called there yesterday afternoon with
view to ascertaining the Presiding
Elders opinion as to the general results
of the Conference. Mrs. Lowrie kindly
consented to explain to me her husbands
views concerning this matter.
The results of the Conference. she said,
were OF great interest. The Conference
was one of the most harmonious ever
held. She has attended every session
during the past fifteen years.
As to the question of admitting women
as delegates to the General Conference,
Mrs. Lowrie was apparently glad that the
vote was recorded AGAINST 1t.
II believe" she said, that the main
portion of the intelligent sentiment
among the women of the churches Of this
conference IS against it.
Pa-tor Holloran, of st. Paul's NJ. E.
Church. expressed great qualification at
the general results.
IT was the most favorable and spirited
conference we have ever had,n he de-
clared; sthe results of which will be
largely seen ia the renewed activity of the
work OF preaching the gospel.
THEEE'LL BE A CONTEST.
But next year" ne continued, will be
the great battle year. We will then elect
five ministerial delegates to the General
Conference, which meets In Omaha year
from next month. The position Is honor
able, and the excursion to Omaha will be
enjoyable.
There is, of course, considerable
rivalry between candidates. There Is as
yet M open proposition for members to
be voted for, but. all the Same, the battle
RACES around the prominent ministers in
the conference. With some OF the dele
gates official life commences. Bishops
are to be elected, editors appointed and
/ SO on. The offices bring with them both
emoluments and respect.
"As to the session of the conference
| just closed, there was of course some
| affection. It is bound to be so In every
conference where from one hundred aud
| seventy-fve to two hundred ministers are
/ to be appointed to the various fields A
| few ministers went to the conference I'M
der the impression they were to be re-
called, that their return was desirable,
and found out afterwards there had been
requests for others in their stead. This Is
certainly dishonorable on the part Of
their churches.D
DIFFERENT VIEWS
| AS to the action of the conference IN
providing for an increase in the salaries
OF ministers receiving under 5000 annual
| ~, Pastor Hoiloran thought It a wise
| measure. The resolution provides than
ministers receiving over that sum with
| house remit shall contribute one-third of
| two per cent of their salaries, and their
| congl egations the other two-thirds of the
| two per cent. OF their PASTORS salaries to
| n fund to be distributed among the un-
der-paid ministers.
| BY some, however, it was thought this
might be an incentive to churches to cut
/ down their pastors salaries and thus avoid
the tax to pay ministers for other
churches.
But, said Pastor Holloran. .'the con-
! ference unanimously agreed 10 trust the
churches. The unmarried ministers and
supplies viii not receive the benefit Of
| this provision. We have tWenty-eioht
married ministers in the conference who
are being paid less than $500 annually and
house rent"
As to the question CT allowing women
to attend as delegates the electoral aud
the general conferences. Pastor Holloran
said: while the annual conferences In
the East seem to be opposed to the meas
ure, more in the West in favor OF it ap-
pear to be powerful enough TO offset the
opposition in the East. Our conference
opposed it by majority vote of ninety.
The vote In the various churches was
not legal. The question was merely sub
mitted by the General Conference to as
certain the mind of the church in regard
to 1t.
'sWe have fine restrictive rHies Two
OF these, which apply to religion and
itinerancy, can never be change ed. The
question OF admitting women as delegates
TO the General Conference must first be
passed upon By a three-fourths vote of all
the annual conferences, and then by a
two-thirds vote OF the General Conf -
ence. 1t may prove live question at the
next Gener al Conference.
THE FILTHY WEED.
"The question of the use of tobacco. -
salt Mr.. Holiorau," abiding to Bishop
Malleiieu's address to fhe candidates re-
Gently admitted, "has been one of the
questions prescribed by the discipline
which the candidates must answer in the
affirmative. 1t has been placed in the
discipline within the past eight or ten
years | believe the ministers who were
addicted to the use of tobacco before the
rule was formulated were allowed 10
continue its use.
AS to the question of the conferences
being overrun with ministers or 'jammed :
to use the Rev. Mr.. Atkinson's express
sion, the brother was apparently misIn-
formed, and no doubt thought he was de-
lug some of the real old ministers good
turn In seeing that the young men did
not crowd them out But after talking
with the Board of Presiding Elders he
found that there were actually eleven
new ministers needed aud room for four
teen"