Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1893-03-23
NJ. 3. CONFERENCE.
REV. q. =. SYKES SUSPENDED.
He was Found Guilty as Charged
by the Committee.

He was Found Guilty as Charged
by the Committee.
MT. HOLLY, N. j., March 15.-For
the fourth time in the history of the
New Jersey Conference of the Metho-
dist. Episcopal Church, the annual ses-
sion of that body is being held in the
Methodist Episcopal Church in this
place. The first time the Conference
met here was in 1S45, with Bishop
Waugh presiding. The second was in
1859, when Bishop Ames presided, and
the third was in 1876, with Bishop
Wiley presiding. .
The session, which Is the fifty-sey-
enth annual, is presided over by
Bishop John M. Walden, D. D.. LII. D.
of Cincinnati, and 1t Is the first visit OF
Bishop Walden to this Conference.
Many of the members of the Confer
ence arrived here last evening, and
the trains this morning brought about
hundred more, until at roll call the
absentees were comparatively few.
DEVOTIONAL EXERCISES.
The session this morning was open
ed by Bishop Walden, who read for
his scripture lesson. the fifty.third
chapter of Isaiah, after which Rev.
George Hughes offered prayer.
This was followed by the admins
tration of the Lords Supper by Bis
hop Valdez, assisted by Presiding
Elders Rev. w. P. @. Strickland, of
the New Brunswick District; Rev.
George Reed, of the Trenton
District; Rev. Milton Relyea, of the
Camden District, and Revs. George
Hughes, H. M. Brown and Socrates
Townsend.
THE BUSINESS SESSION.
Immediately after the conclusion OF
the devotional exercises the Confer
ence roll was called, after which the
election of officers was taken up.
A letter was read from Rev. George
B. Wight, D. D., Presiding Elder of
the Bridgeton District, and Conference
Secretary for the past 10 years, in
which he expressed regret at being
unavoidably absent, on account of
sickness, and thanking Conference for
their trust and confidence through all
his long term of office.
It was then announced that DR..
Wight would not accept the office any
longer, and the Rev. J. @. Roe, of
Freehold, Journalist of the Confer
ence for many years, was unanimous
ly elected.
The Assistant Secretaries were an
nounced as follows: ReYs. J. H. Pay
ran, Henry Betting, George H. Neal,
Jr., M. E. Snyden and g. H. Stanger.
For Statistical Secretary Rev. J. B.
Haines aud Rev. John H. Boswell
were nominated. MIR. Haines declined
the office, and Mr.. Boswell was elec-
ted unanimously. He announced his
assistants as follows: Revs. s. M.
Nichols, B. G. Lippincott, Jr., J. r.
Mason, G. 8. Miller, J. H. Magee and
@. r. Smith. ...
Rev. H. g. Williams was reelected
Conference Treasurer, with Revs. 8.
n. Ham, D. w. g. Mcintyre and w.
N. Ogborn as assistants.
The following resolutions were
adopted and telegraphed to Rev. G..
Wight, at his residence at Millville:
"WHEREAs, The Rev. g. B. Wight,
who for the last nineteen years has
been the able Secretary of this Con-
ference, is now for the first time alb
sent on account of sickness,
"Resolued, That we, the members of
Conference, tender to him our heart
felt sympathy and prayers in his sick
ness, and assure him of our high and
brotherly love-"
BISHOPS ADDRESS.
Bishop Walden made brief address
to the Conference, in which he referred
to this being his first visit to preside
over the deliberations of the New Jer.
sey Conference, and spoke feelingly
of the work of the itinerant minister
Continuing, he said: II think Metho-
dist ministers ought to be happy
set of men and their associations ought
to be among the most pleasant. The
annual Conferences should be occa-
sions looked forward to anxiously by
the ministers where pleasant reunions
are held and where ministers can speak
out just whatever Is In their hearts" !"
The Bishop also referred to the days
OF circuit riding, and said he believed
1t was good thing for a young man
to be second man on a circuit in charge
of an experienced minister. Through
out his entire address the Bishop kept
the subject of prayer constantly be-
fore the Conference, and asked the
members to pray for Divine guidance
In the sessions of the cabinet" during
Its deliberations.
The Bishop, in responding to re-
mark concerning this State, said 81