Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1891-03-26


showed how the actions Of men are
sometimes ridiculed and condemned at
one time, and how subsequently, they
rebound to their honor. He alluded
to Lloyd Garr.son's disgrace in Boston,
whea almost killed by the mob for
uttering his convictions, and yet those
very sayings were his glory to-day.
The Methodists were hooted through
the streets when their doctrines were
first promulgated, bat what wes their
diNgrace then is their glory now. Matt
hew had written Of the inscription
placed upon the cross in the fifth de-
Sade as an accusation. John wrote OF
j, Ia the tenth decade, when additional
ligat had been thrown Oh the subject
and it was then g title Of honor.
There Vas nothing contradictory, in
the terms.
Tne Bishop then spoke of Plate,
and how he cousen7ed TO have Christ
crucified to satisfy the people, although
against his convictions. He said this
was so like so many Of cur own off
cials OF to-day. They are only think
ing of popularity and smother all their
convictions. He concluded with the
beautiful prophecy that the time would
come when the Jew, with pen dipped
in the sunshine of fuller understand
ngi, would write the names of Abra-
ham, Moses, Aaron and David, and
then, above them all. would proudly
place the name ofJesus, the Saviour OF
ahe world, rhe true Messiah. % se
sssa-s MONDAY MARCH 23l. ..,.-.....
Considerable business was rushed
Through this morning, and from pres
lent appearances, the business OF the
Conference will be concluded some
time tomorrow, and after the appoint
ments are read by the Bishop, an ad-
journment will be had. =.
The report of the committee on Sab
bath Dissertation was here presented
and read, the provisions causing some
discussion. and it was finally recon-
mitted to the committee. The report
deplored thegrowing tendency to treat
so lightly that which God has estab.
lished. The report further provides:
''That as ministers of the Gospel we
will use every instrumentality in our
power to encourage the observance of
the Sabbath day; that we will not pa
tronize railroad trains, steamboats, or
other public conveyanoes on the Sab.
bath, and we will use our best endeav-
ors to prohibit their operation on that
day." ...... s.avas-
Rev. Thomas Hanlon, D. D., Presi-
dent of Pennington Seminary, ad
dressed the Conference on the question
of Sunday newspapers. he said they
were deleterious to the observance of
the holy Sabbath, and urged the mem
bers of the Conferencet to do all in their
power to discourage the reading of
them, and, as far as was possible, to
keep them out of their homes.
A discussion ensued on the question
of printing detailed report of the
missionary collections in all the Sun
day schools in the Conference minutes,
and resolution was offered by H. G..
Williams, providing that hereafter only
the name or number of the class and
the amount contributed be printed in
the minutes. This resolution also pro-
vided for publishing the name of the
teacher and the church in the report.
1t was finally decided to discontinue
publishing detailed report and with
the publishing of the report submitted
at the present session, they will here
after be excluded from the minutes.
The following Conference statistics
we're read:
Church Membership-New Bruins
wick District, 1908; Trenton District,
9456; Camden District, 10,359; Bridge
ton District, 12,0S4-a total of 1912,
an increase of 81.
Probationers-New Brunswick Dis
trict, 1884; Camden District, 1923; Tren
ton District, 1859; Bridgeton District,
193S-a total of 6504
Number of churches, 311, an increase
Of f. Number of parsonages, 1872 an in
crease offs
Value of churches, $s,S94, 100, an in
crease of $231, ,150. Value of parson-
ages, $39s, 300, an increase of $4725.
Expended in building and improving
church property, $193,41 an increase
of $32,324.
Indebtedness on church property,
$332, 800.
Number of Sunday schools, 342;
number of officers and teachers, 6,317;
number of scholars, 45,sOs, an increase
of al.
Missionary collection from churches,
$40, O,410; from Sunday schools, sec, ,9SS;
a total of $31, ,423, an increase of $979.
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