The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-08
The Newark Conference In
Session at Washington,
Warren Co.
BISHOP MALLALIEU PRESIDEs
Epworth League Record-The Mem.
bers Enthusiastic Over
Its Success.

A sacramenfal servies was held al ten
O'CLOCK according 70 custom The Bishop
administered the sac rament Of the bordt
supper. assisted BY the presiding elders
THE BISHOPS FIRST VISIT.
This is the first tire that Bishop Mall
lalieu has appeared before this body He
was elected Bishop four years ago. His
official residence is at New Orleans. The
Bishop aud his Cabinet. composed Of the
four Presiding Elders, the Rev DIR. 8
Van Benschoten, Newark District. tbs
Rev. DIR. ID. K. Lowrie. Jersey City Dis
trict; the Rev. DIR. A. L. BrIce, Elizabeth
District. and the Rev. DIR. 8 r. HAM
mond Of the Paterson District. are Quars
tered at the New Windsor House, and
nearly all the other members Of the Con-
ference are being entertained IN the
bones OF members Of the Methodtst
Hines, Newark District; s Sterling, Jer-
sey City District W. Morehouse, Eliza
beth District, and S. T. Smith, Paterson
District are also at the New Windsor
House.
This is the second time tnat the Confer
ence has met at Washington, the time be-
fore this being a quarter of = century ago.
March q, 1896. at which Bishop Baker
presided and the late Rev. d. L. Ellison
was Secretary.
PROGRAMME FOR THE CONF EREScE-
After today the business sessions win
will be preceded by a half hour prayer
meeting The afternoons and evenings
will be taken up with anniversary meet
inas and preaching services.
Little business was done this morning
beyond the organization OF the Confer
ence.
John f. Dodd was reelected secretary
aud he appointed John NJ Meeker and
John J. Morrow his assistants, John A.
GutteridRe was reelected statistical
secretary and A n Palmer treasurer
The standing committees nominated last
year were confirmed. On motion Of Dr.
Huribut. a committee on young peoples
society was appointed. An invitation
from DR. Whitney to visit Hackettstown
Seminary Friday afternoon was accepted
FOR THE ADAuTTAECE OF WOMEN.
DIR. Hurlburt offered resolution that
the vote on the question OF admitting
women TO the General Conferences be
taken without debate. DIR. Boswell made
a stirring speech against the resolu-
tion. He spoke against gag law IN
the conference. and wanted the mem-
bers 10 preserve the privilege and
offered su bstitute, which he said he mad
come 70 the conferences prepared 20 SUD
NIT, namely. that the vote be taken al
$50 Friday morning, and thai one nour
be devoted TO speeches or not more lha1
five minutes each. DIR. Trueman WAS IN
favor either of no discussion or one fun
and free A score Of ministers spoke on
both sides. The discussion OF the motion
was postponed tor the purpose of hearing
Rev. DR. Hunt on the subject OF the
American Bible Socities.
The conference viii hold statistlcai
session this afternoon, and IL Will DO fol-
lowed by a meeting Of the Conference
| Life Insurance Association. Tonight
Bishop MaIlalieu, the Rev. ]. C. Jackson
and the Rev. C. Ii. Payne win make adj
dresses at the anniversary OF the Ednear
| tional Society.
THE EPwoRTH LEAGUE
Last night the first anniversary OF the
| Epworth League, of the COME renee
was held. A vesper service con-
Quoted by A n. Cosner preceded II
The Rev. O. b. Colt, OF CLINTON, pressa-
dent OF the Conference League, presided
at the anniversary exercises The meet
ing was interesting not only to mem oers
OF Epworth Leagues but 70 churcn
members in general
President Colt made q short address, ia
which he spoke OF the work and growth
OF the Conference League and gave some
statistics Of general interest
sThe growth of the Conference League"
he said, sis marvellous Though organi-
zed BY action of the Conferences only one
year ago. 1t is keeping pace with tho
| growth in AL our Conference. II has
| sprung into existence full armored, ike
/ Minerva. and with ali departments ready
I for work. There are now nearly o,UU0
chapters in the land. al the outgroHth OF
about two years.
ITS RAPID GROWTH
aIr. Colt spoke Of the usefulness OF the
Leagues to the pastors in the general
| church work, and then presented some
statistics from the central ONCE OF the
| League. He said first, however, that the
/ figures were not accurate at that times as
/ they had been obtained week before
Of "a a =
rapid that the membership might De
/ doubled in that time He stated that
District Leagues had been Organized In
al the four districts in the conference
Mr.. Colt read paper showing the follow
| ing fgures:-
/ in New Jersey, Of which number l59 ara
/ in the Newark Conference. divided as
/ fonows:-Newark District, thtrty-one
| chapters, with 8 total of 1.64S members
Jersey City district, 5wenty-Psne pas
chapters; with 1891 members members Tsss FaI,
2Ie9 members; Elizabeth district,
1 thirty-seven chapters. with lisa mem
| bers, total of membership In the con-
ference OF 7.le2
For the purpose Of showing the work
ings of the Epworth League model
| cabinet meeting" as is was Called was
held on the platform. and was partci-
| pated in by these prominent kpworln
| feagners:-Pastor, Rev. J. r. Wright,
! Newton; president, James r JOY Plain
| field; first vice-prssident Hoperi
n. Collyer. Bayonne; second wee
| Third Vice President. Miss MargareE
C-ownshieId, south Orange; Fourth Vice
| President, Rev. George z. Eckmans Sec.
| retarv. Miss Lottie E Johns. Bound
| Brook: Treasurer, Miss Josephine L.
Baldwin. Reports Of the various depart
menfs were presented and discussed 10 an
entertaining manner
HUMOROUS LEAGUERa
There was some humor IN Tins "Docei'
cabinet. too. and al times WAS absolutely
funny. While the subject OF lnrrumenLal ~
music was being discussed Mr. Joy r.
marked that there was an amateur cor
netisf at the Windsor House who faighl
De pressed into service IL was evident
that the A. c. had made his whereabouts
generally known, for everybody laughed.
some one else suggested that ex-Aayol
Beatty might present the League with
cabinet organ, and instantly reply e4me
| from another that the League had receisol
one from the ex Mayor. but Il didlt 20
Olher evidences Of hunor cropped o.
during the conferences