The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-13
Enthusiastic Proceedings
Of the Methodist Con-
ference at Wash
ingt0n.
BISHOP MALLALIEU ON RUM.
Ordination Services-The Confer
ence Fraternizing With the
Presbyterian Brethren.

ugtOn, and although IL was announced
that business session would be held to-
night to expedite affairs, last night
Bishop MallaIieu decided that a religious
meeting should be held instead. This
morning resolution introduced by the
Rev. DIR. Knowles was adopted, asking
the Chicago Fair commissioners to close
the Fair Grounds on Sunday. II was or
dered that a memorial book, containing
memoirs of the seventy-two members who
have died since 1885, when the Confer
ence was organized, be printed.
A telegram from Paterson was read,
asking that a resolution against Senate
bill No. S5, concerning race track
gambling. be sent to Governor Albeit.
a telegraphic message opposing the bill
was sent 10 the Governor today.
Yesterdays REVIVAL.
Yesterday was a great day for Method
ism in Washington. The conference SER
vices were attended by throngs of people.
Morning and evening services were held
in the Presbyterian Church. which is
much larger than the Methodist edifice
A conference love feast was held In the
Presbyterian Chapel at O'Clock, continu-
ing until a few minutes before the open
ing of the preaching services. The Rev.
DR.. j. NJ. Freeman preached in the Meth
odfst Church to q crowded house. The
plluClpdl IeADuI6 Oh Lub morning WAS Ju6
sermon and ordination ceremony by
Bishop MalIalieu in the Presbyterian
Church.
An hour and half before the time for
the opening hymn the people OF Washing
ton and the surrounding country began
focking to the church. Every seat was
filed and people stood in the aisles. Many
when they found the church was crowded
wended their way to the Methodist
Church, u couple Of blocks away.
Rev. DR.. G. ID. Mott, astor OF the Pres
byterian Church, and several mem bers of
the Conference, conducted the opening
service. Bishop Mallalieu took his text
from st. Pauls Epistle to the PHILIPPINES,
Ill s: Yea, doubtless; count all things
but loss for the excellence of the knowl-
edge OF Christ Jesus, my Lord" 1t was a
doctrinal sermon, dealing with the char
Acteristcs of Christ.
The Bishop spoke at length upon the
liquor traffic and the drink habit. He
drew vivid picture of the heartbroken
women and neglected children going on
their cheerless way TO the grave.
WONDER" he faid; show long it will
be before men get together, shoulder to
shoulder, and trample this cursed thing
under foot; trample 1t back to hell, where
1t belongs. Is it going to be done? Yes;
and God speed the day. What want is a
revival of religion in New Jersey, from
river to ocean, from north to south, till it
viii be a revival that Will take in every
Christian Church in the State"
Then the Bishop asked that all the
ministers who would do their best to
start such revival would rise. Every
minister in the church responded The
Bishop turned to Rev. DR.. Notr, the Pres
byserian pastor, who was visibly affected,
and throwing mis- arme around him said,
as he led him to the front of the pulpit
"God bless you. Brother Mott; the Presby-
terians and Methodists will do the work
together"
Then the Bishop asked those who want
ed TO have the revival started in Washing
ton, then and there TO arise. The whole
congregation arose, and several, at the
invitation OF the Bishop, signided their
desire to become Christians. Then fol-
lowed an impressive prayer by the
Bishop, which was frequently responded
to by ''amens" from the Methodist minis
ters.
THE ORDINATION.
Following this was the service of or
daining six young ministers as deacons
by the Bishop. assisted by Presiding Eld-
ers Van BenschoteD ana Hammond. The
gen upon whom the order was conferred
are:-Carleton Bannister, Charles Wald
ron, John o. Sparrow, Francis s. Willis
ton, George S, Vogel and Andrew Henry.
Another ordination service was held
Yesterday afternoon In the Methodist
church. and @. III. Bonsall, Albert G.
Miller and w. J. Thompson were or
dained elders. The church was crowded
to the doors, and an enthusiastic service
was held. Rev. Dr. r. G. Iglehart, who
has just left the Central Church, Newark,
to Join the New York Conference, preached
the sermon. A revival spirit pervaded
the congregation. and after the sermon
Rev. DIR. Lowrie started hymn and
soon eight persons raised their hands to
signify their desire to become Christians.
DIR. IGLEHART's SERMON.
DR.. Iglehart took for his text acts viii,
26-40 The subject Of his sermon was,
"The Toll of the Worker Blessed in the
Conversion OF the Sinner" He said;-
'sThe only thing for preacher to do
who wants to save the people is TO know
the Bible and preach Jesus. There is a
good deal of higher criticism that is only
higher humbug. 1t is a pity that preach
ers should be found, and some of them
teachers in theological semlnarIes (thank
God not in our own denomination), who
should criticise, pick aud gr0wl at the
Divine authenticity of the Scriptures.
Some ministers would have told the
Ethiopian that the book out OF which he
was readingiwas not written by isaiah ana
that many parts of the chapter were not
authentic and the Ethiopian's soul would
likely have gone TO Hell"
MISSION MONEY.
James |. Hays, of Newark, made a
short address to the Presbyterian Sunday
school yesterday afternoon "A vesper
prayer, conducted by Rev w. A. Spencer
was held at 4 As O'Clock. The anniversary
OF the Missionary Society was held in the
Presbyterian Church. Rev. c. s. Colt
conducted the meeting aud, as treasurer
of the Conference, announced the amount
of missionary money raised in the Con-
ference during the year as follows:
Newark District, s13,965; Jersey City
District, &, $50; Elizabeth District, s., ,479;
Paterson District, 81, 305 total, $50, sos
Addresses were delivered by Rev. r. NJ.
Aylesworth OF Newark and Rev. A b.
Leonard. Mr.. Ayiesworth spoke Of the
work or the Newark Conference for mis-
sions and named many persons who had
gone from this Conference to foreign
lands to convert the heathen.
PROHIBITION
Saturday night Rev. A. b. Leonard
made prohibition address at the meet
ing Of the Conference Total Abstinence
and Prohibition Society. In introducing
the speaker Rev. DR.. Solomon Parsons
said the title of the society was the alpha
and omega of the temperance question.
10 the course of his remarks Mr.. Leonard
made some pretty sharp hits at the Metho-
dist ministers.
sThe churches he said. "are opposed
10 the drink traffic In resolutions How
Ne have made resolutions. ALI denoml-