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


insti rtions. . ~
Rev Dr. Goucher was also intro
duced, and addressed the Conference
! il, the interest of the Women's College,
IF Baltimore, in which he said there
we're at present $50 students. .-.,
! Re-. George w. Maclaughlin, Cores.
| bonding Secretary of the Pennsylvania
aeamen's Friend Society, also made
an address, defining the work of that
society, and urging upon the Church
greater activity, ia this field where
such good results may be obtained.
FRIDAY MARCH 10th.
The Presiding Elders of the four dis
tr:ets have announced petitions from
many Of the churches asking for the
return Of their Pastors for another
year. ibis, of course, in many in
stances, is always the rule, although
not in all cases complied with, unless
particularly recommended by the Pre-
siding Elder at the sessions of The Cab
met, which are held in the afternoon
of each day. zav ';tu :;#.g
The following committee was ap
pointed to attend the funeral of Rev
John w. Hickman, which took place
this afternoon in Camden: Revs. G. E.
Hill, George Maddook, E.. FL. Stokes,
j. s. Heisler. 8. E. Post, Milton Relyae,
@. Fl. Whitecar, E. III. Ballard, J. s..
Gaskill and ]. r. Westwood. ea.
DR.. Hanlon, DIR. Graw and others
spoke in favor of resembling the objee-
tionable features of the resolution, and
it was finally rescinded, after a motion
to reatfirm was voted down. This
leaves the matter in the hands of the
Board of Stewards for adjudication.
| Colonel William II. Skirm, Of Tren.
ton, Treasurer of Pennington Semin-
ary, was granted the, floor to make e
statement. He said that $11, 900 of $40,
600 pledged toward concelling the debt
on Pennington Seminary still remained
unpaid, but that he believed every
dollar would be paid by april .1st
Continuing, he said: 80 firm is my
belief in this that / will now assume
the entire $1,000 indebtedness, and
the debt of Pennington Seminary will
now be thing of the past" This Of
fer was received with applause, and
the entire audience arose and sang
Praise God from whom all blessings
fow.n t... 5....-
Conference Treasurer Williams an
nounced the collections from the four
districts as follows: New Brunswick,
$34s753; Trenton, $5664 81; Camden,
1910; Bsidgetop, $4,000. .sa
In the afternoon visit was made to
Pennington Seminary, where an in
spection was made and addresses de-
livered by different members of the
Conference on the occasion of the
semi-centennial closing exercises.
One of the features of the occasion
was the presentation to Rev. Thomas
Hanlon, D. D., President of the Sem
inary, of q massive gold watch, having
an appropriate inscription, the gift of
his Conference colleagues, in apprecia-
tion of services rendered. ......
"a SATURDAY MARCH 21st. a
Bishop Fitzgerald, who is presiding
at this season, has had the pleasure of
introducing to the Conference two
other distinguished divines, Bishop
Cyrus D. Foss, D. d., l.. L. D., of
Philadelphia, and Bishop Edward g.
Andrews, d. D. L. L. D., of New York,
who were present at one ofthe sessions
last week.
The work of the Conference has been
running along smoothly, and consider
able business has been transacted at
the four sessions thus far held. The
coming appointments, as usual engross
much of the time of the Cabinet-the
Bishop and the Presiding Elders-and
many of the ministers are anXiously
waiting to learn in what fields they will
be sent to labor during the next
Conference year.
The following Local Preachers were
elected to Elders orders: Socrates L
Horner, Ocean Grove; Jacob Hold
craft, Brldgeton; d. B. Green, Camden
The following Travelling Deacons
were advanced to Elders orders:
Samuel H, Ham, Camden; James b.
Dare, Hamilton; Edward Mount, Tren-
ton District.
The following were admitted to full
connection: A. Ledden Iszard, Bridge
ton; Jas. L. Howard, New Brunswick; !;
George F. Illman, Camden; Melville E.
Snyder, Trenton.
rbl4 SUNDAY MARCH 22nd.
Green Street Church was packed to
the doors and hallway to hear Bishop
Fitzgerald to-day. The Conference
love feast, led by the Rev. J. Morgan