The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-03-30
Special to the Jersey city Ns,vs.

WINFIELD.
Special to the jersey City Ne,os
MoRRIsTowN, March 30 1Se2.-The New
ark annual Methodist Episcopal Confer
ence was begun this morning in the hand
some stone ediice OF the NJ. E. church,
facing the park. This is the thirty-ffth
session and the third one that has been
held in Morristown. The attendance of
ministerial and lay delegates is large to-
day, and it is expected that there will be
large representation all through the six
will be held, for there are a number of
important matters to come before the
body.
The Lay Electoral Conference, to desig-
nate two delegates to the General Confer
ence, Will be held the latter part of the
week, and this will be the means of bring
ing together a larger number of lay dele
gates than usual. Five clerical delegates
to the General Conference will also be ap-
pointed, aud grea. deal of interest CEN
tres in the selection.
GENERAL CONFERENCE.
Perhaps the subject that is discussed
the most just now is the appointment of
the clerical delegates to the General Con-
ference. The Conference will meet in
Omaha. Neb., on May 1, and there are
many preachers who would be highly
| pleased to be appointed to make the trip,
not only for the pleasure of the outing.
but to be in attendance at. and a mem ber
| of. the great church body, which will deal
| with many important questions.
A dozen or more names are already
prominently ment toned, not as candidates
| nv fly hr1t oy p,a n lol " tn ho INF
| but as only Ave delegates are to be elected
there are likely toIbe many disappointed
| preachers when the election takes place.
| Among those prominently named are the
| four Presiding Elders. the Rev. S. Van
| benschoten OF the Newark District, the
| Rev. DIR. D. r. Lowrie of the Jersey City
| District, the Rev. A. l.. Brice of the Eliza
| beth District and the Rev. S. p. Ham
| mond of the Paterson District; the Rev.
| DIR. Henry A. Buttz, President of Drew
| Theological Seminary; the Rev. DR..
Henry Spellmeyer. the Rev. Alexander
Craig, the Rev. j. B. Faulks, the Rev.
John F. Dodd. the Rev. J. I. Boswell and
the Rev. c. Il. Barnes.
Among the men who are spoken of as
| standing fair chance for selection as lay
| delegates are William H. Murphy of New
ark, e. l.. Dobbins or Morristown, S. 7.
Smith of Waterloo, David Barnes of Pater-
| son, William Beach of Jersey City and
DR.. Carroll of Plainfeld.
or the ministers it is qcIite certain that
| the Rev. DR.. Buttz will lead the ticket
| He has attended several sessions Of the
| conference and his knowledge of affairs
and his position in the church make it as
near certain as anything can be that he
will be chosen as delegate, Either the
Rev. David Halleron or the Rev. DR..
Lowrie of Jersey City, will probably be
chosen as another delegate. and the Rev.
| Mr. Dodd is likely to be elected.
e1lAn ftNtz lp1n rnfA n
months trip west, free of expense. besides
the honor of preferment. There will be
good deal OF electioneering between now
and Friday. when the election will take
place.
OPENING SERVICES.
An impressive religious service was
| held at nine o'clock, when the Sacrament
| of the Lords Supper was administered by
| Bishop Bowman, assisted by the Presitl-
| ing Elders.
The Conference was called to order for
| the business session at ten O'Clock by
Bishop Thomas Bowman, who will pre-
side over the deliberations of the preach
| ers Bishop Bowman is the senior Bishop
| of the church. He is slender. of medium
height, and venerable in appearance. His
| language is clear-cut his manner is pre-
| else, aud he presides with dignity.
THOSE PRESENT.
The roll was called and 159 ministers
| TeSDOlQ6u 10 tuGlE 1u0T0 are EUO
members. Notice of transfer of the Rev.
| DIR. Henry Baker from the Philadelphia
Conference was received. DIR. Baker
goes to st. Paul's Church, Newark. The
transfer of the Rev. Frank +. Wheeler,
colored, from the Washington Confer
ence, was also received. he will be ap-
pointed to St. Johns Church. Newark.
Rev. John f. Dodd, Of Little Falls, was
reelected secretary, and he appointed
Rev. DIR. J. M. Meeker, of Newark, as his
assistant, and Rev. j. l. Morrow, of Ma
plewood, as recording secretary. Rev j.
A. Gutterldge, of Harrison, was elected
statistical secretary, and he appointed
Revs. K. N. Crasto S. X. Doolittle, w. Z.
Kinsey and d. w. Ryder as his assistants.
Rev. A. M. Palmer, of Nutley, was elected
treasurer, and Revs. ]. A Cole and j. w.
Ryder were elected as assistants.
THE COMMITTEES.
These standing committees, appointed
last year, with q few changes, were con-
firmed.
Missions-C G. B. Mitchell L. @. Muller, j. w.
Marshall, Henry Spellmeyer.
Church Extenson--C. c. Winans, A. Craig, G.
Sunday schools-N. Brooks, w. e. Blakeslee,
T. II. Jacobus, J. NJ: Meeker.
Tract Cause-E w. Burr, w. S. Galloway, e.
temperance c. jackson, G. E. Little, c. R
Barnes and E. Clement.
Education-W. c. Snodgrass, f. C.. Baldwin,
W. S. MCGOWAN and j. R. Wright.
Freedmens Aid aud Southern Education So
ciety-W Eakins, e. M. Carton, W. R. Keifer
and S. d. Decker.
Bible Cause-W. L. Hoagland, Enoch Meach-
am. d. b. f. Randolph and w. p. George.
Camp Meeting-J. R. Bryan, j. b. Faulks, w.
G. Nelson and U. NJ. Anderson.
Sabbath Observance-John Atkinson, Albert
Mann, L. R. Dunn and S. Parsons.
State of the Churchill: A. Buttz, S. N.
Bebout j. @ johnson and e. c. butcher,
Church Benevolences = The four Presiding
Elders and Henry Spellmeyer, A. Craig, G. f.
Little and j. W. Young.
Conference Qualifcations-Johu Atkinson, G..
r. Barnes, j. l.. Hurlbert, e. w. Burr, II.
Spellmeyer, w. L. Hoagland, j. w. Marshall and
Il. W. Smith.
THE COOK COUNTY FAIR.
Rev. Dr. Knowles offered u resol ution
in relation to the proposed exhibit of
Methodist progress in benevolent and
Christian work at the Chicago Fair. 1t was
referred to the Sabbath Observance
Committe. The resolution places the
Newark conference on record as being
opposed to such an exhibit unless the
grounds be closed on Sundays land no in-
toxicatng liquors be sold on the grounds.
A memorial to Congress protesting
against legislation unfriendly to the
Chinese was referred to committee.
Friday morning was appointed as the
time for electing delegates to the general
conference
STATISTICS.
There have been six deaths of ministers
during the past year, and this Committee
on Memoirs was appointed this MORN
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