The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-04-12
noon to attend the Conference In Wy,
oming.
SUSTENTArION FUND.
Interesting Discussion Touching
Tie Support of Poor Pas
torates.

at yesterday afternoons session Of the
Conference-and 1t was carried
that the vote on the adoption
OF S~usteptation Committees report
be reconsidered. MIR. Muller then
read a substitute which provided, first
that the mount assessed be reduced Q
half; second, that rs per cent. of the minis
ters assessed must pay before a dollar is dis
tributed. This is for the purpose OF max
Ing it a majority affair; third, before the
committee disposes OF the fund rs per
| cent. of the ministers must pay, or else
the money be returned; fourth, that the
| committee have full powers to discrIm
inate when the salary falls under 5000.
1t was evident that the wranqle would
reach large proportions, when. fortunate
~. Rev. DIR. barnes moved that the whole
matter be referred to a special committee
to report this morning. On this commit
tee the Chair appointed l.. @. Muller, j.
w. Marshall. CT. Barnes, d. B. u. RAN
dolph, w. z. Snodgrass.
The Christian Advocate then came in
for the attention OF the Conference
when a resolution was read by Mr.. Hal
leron that the subscription fee OF $3.50 be
reduced to $500. After some debate the
motion was tabled.
The Committee on Conference nominas
tions submitted its report through Rev.
A. NJ. Palmer. and they were:
Trustees of the Centenary Fund and
Preachers Aid society-:C. R Ryman, W. b.
Wigg, G.. R. Howe and E. l.. Dobbins.
Vice President Of the S. s. Union:-J. E.
Adams.
Trustees of Centenary Collegiate Institute:-
s. Van Beaschaten, ]. r. Bryan. @. ]. Terry
and S. 7. Smith.
Conference Missionary Society:-Vice Presi-
dant A II Johnson r.. r. Collins. SacrAtarV.
Conference Tract Society:-W. Martin, Vice
President, E. Meecham, Secretary.
Conference Board OF Educating Managers
G. r. Barnes, john Krantz, D. F. Merritt aud
Totei Abstinence and Prohibition Society:-s.
Parsons, G. 3. Little, H. D. opdyke, W; Z.
Keeper, I. @. Mayham, A. NJ. Harris, w. f.
Trumbower and A. Van Dusen.
Executive Committee:-C. Hutchinson, Eliza
beth; +. Chadwick, Jersey City: w. A. Nc
Nichol, Newark, and P. X. Bago. Paterson
Missionary Secretary S. r. Baldwin
presided over the afternoon session OF the
Newark Annual Methodist Episcopal
Conference yesterday. The Rev. james
W, Marshall read a supplementary re-
port of the S~ustentation Committee. in
which was made a comparison. OF the
amount contributed to the aid OF the
power members by those holding better
appointments for the years 1912. and
1928. The amount for the first term was
81, SOC. 25. and fof the latter. SLOTS. Mr..
Marshall said there were some apDoinl-
ments worth only 5000 a year., and he
hoped that the plan, which owes
it's parentage to the Rev. DR.. Brice.
Of aiding the poorer appointments, would
aot be dropped. A resolution 10 that
effect was offered.
The Rev. DIR. Baldwin said he spoke on
this same subject, and against two years
ago, and he failed to see where any argu-
ment had been brought forward to show
why he should change his opinion, and
support such u measure.
.sThere should be no tax on the salary
of any brother. Let anyone, IL he see fit.
contribute" said he.
The Rev. William Mccain said that
the idea Of Mr.. Brice's was a weakly in
FAINT, which he hoped would grow to be a
stroug one. The reverend gentleman be-
came q little mixed in his metaphors.
He became SO tangled mp, although it was
understood that he favored the MOTION,
that he provoked from Rev. j. l.. Hayes
a motion that speeches be limited to five
minutes. The motion prevailed. Then
Mr., Hayes got the floor.
sit is like getting blood money" said
he. But l favor a discussion of this
subject. Let us have it agitated n
stop stagnation-it breeds malaria"
SOMETHING OF A BOOMERANG.
The Rev. e. f. Randolph said he un-
derstood there wa some difficulty about
the plan. He went over the long list OF
funds for which collections had to be
made. "The people," he said, "began to
think that the Church existed for the
support OF ministers. Gin this city" said
he, zone charge has resolved that it Will
not contribute to this fund, and some OF
the churches ave refused to raise the
salary of their. preachers because they
wanted some of the funds. In one case u
church had raised the salary to $500, but
had cut it down again to $3.50.
"As I understand it," said DR.. Craig,
..the object of this susteDtation fund Is
to raise the salaries of detective ministers
to $500. My salary this year hasn't been
so cents" Q1aughter.)
swell, il you had applied for help, you
would have got 1t"
DR.. Craig said he did not think it fair
to constrain a few ministers to- contribute
10 the fund when two-thirds or more of
the ministers went free.
The Rev. w. S. Brown created a laugh
when he said that it was a case of big
fish living on the little fish.
Tue Rev. Mr.. Robertson said that he
knew some ministers VINO kept their fami-
lies on less Than 5000. Such men, he
thought, should not be asked to con-
tribute.
mo church that pays less than $780,
said the Rev. Mr.. Barnes. lis expected to
pay anything"
He favored the payment OF funds in
proportion TO the salaries paid. Some OF
the laymen favored keeping down salaries
below $500 to avoid paying into the sus-
tentatiou fund.
M. d. Church, OF Haverstraw, favored
n private distribution of funds, on the
same plan as the life insurance company,
and he Thought the Conference should
help the poorer charges.
Rev. MIR. Parsons also favored this
plan, and the Rev. Mr.. Halleron favored
continuing Tor another year. The Rev.
Mr.. Meeker moved the previous ques-
ton. but the floor was yielded TO the Rev.
Mr.. Marshall. as Chairman of the Com
mittee OIL Sustentation. IF the Confer
ence says the fund was not too grow. I
would like to have some one else to do the
work. ~ said he. ut is absolutely neces-
sary That his money should be collected
and distributed"
A standing vote called TOR, resulted in
the adoption of the report which was
published in full, yesterday. In H JER-
sEY CITY NEWS. with 40 ayes and 80 noes.
BY this resolution the plan continues the
pavment to churches not receiving over
5000 Of contributions taken during the
first six months of the fiscal year, and all
finds are to be paid on the Recommended
ton Of the Presiding Elder.
II BISHOPS SUFFERING.
81 DIR. Hunt, Senior Boo Agent, made a
brief address in which he stated that the
conferences were not meeting the claims
for the Bishops. The Newark Conference
should have paid over $4,000, but had
onIy given 50, 800. Tho book concern had
nos been making any money, the profit
being only ten per cent.