The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-18
BROTHER L0UNDES' FATE
It Will Be Decided at the
Quarterly Conference
Next Week.
HOBOKEN TIE SCENE OF ACTION.
Notes From the Coming Annual
Conference at Centenary
III. E. Church.

The appeal of Brother Loundes, whose
trial at the James NJ. E. Church, recently,
resulted in his exclusion from the chnrch
for sowing seeds of d~issention, will be
taken before the Quarterly Conference
next week. This is the highest local de-
Lucrative body, and is composed OF the
pastor, trustees, who are members OF the
church. stewards, local preachers, class
leaders, exhorters, President OF the local
chapter OF Epworth League-generally
speaking, the officials of the church. AS
the name implies, it meets every three
months. Ordinarily the case would be
tried at James M. E. Church, blu as there
has been so much discussion of the sub
ject and by this time all the members
have undoubtedly taken a stand on one
side or the other, there will be a change
of venue, and the case will probably be
tried at the First M. E. Church, Ho-
boken, the Rev. DR.. Barnes in the chair.
This announcement has not yet been
made officially, but it is generally under
stood to be so.
The question will not reach the Annual
Conference, to be held in Centenary NJ.
E.. Church, April 5. unless Brother
Loundes should prefer charges against
the Rev. Mr.. Russell, or some question
of law should arise i'll the course of the
trial. which will De secret, only the me M
bers of Conference, coGnsel and witnesses
being present.
THE NEW APPOINTMENTS.
Bishop Fitzgerald, who will preside at
the Conferences, will meet with the
cabinet during the Annual Conference,
in the vestrv Of St. Pauls NJ. &. Church,
Third street, every afternoon and even
ing when there is no other meeting, and
draw up the appointments to pulpit
charges for the year.. 1t Is now believed
possible exception OF the Rev.
Mr.. Russell, pastor of James NJ: E.
Church, will be reappointed. The Rev.
G. NJ. Anderson of rutherford has re-
ceived an invitation to the First NJ. e,
Church at Bayonne, whose pulpit Is now
vacant on account OF the appointment or
the pastor to the post of Presiding Elder.
The Rev. Mr.. Wilson, pastor OF the Mon
roe Memorial Church has remained IN
the pastorate for five years, the limit Of
service. and his place must be filled.
The Rev. DR.. Barnes has been pastor of
the First NJ. E. Church, Hoboken, for five
years, and the congregation has invited a
Clergyman from Delaware to take his
place. He will probably be transferred
to this Conference.
Mr.. GRANT TO ENTERTAIN.
On Thursday evening, the second night
of the Conference, Mr.. Richard ID. Grant
will entertain the clergymen at a large
reception at his residence. About 300
will be present. The question of an ell
dowment fund for the relief of veteran
ministers will be discussed the first even-
ing, when reports will be presented from
the field. The speakers at the Church
Extension Society meeting, to be held at
Trinity NJ. e. Church, will be Chaplain
McCabe, and the Rev. S. L.. Baldwin.
The elections this year will not be at all
exciting. A nominating committee will
be appointed early in the Conference, to
draw up the tickets. Elections will be
held Just before the close of Conference
for presidents of societies. four trustees
of the Conference Seminary, and visitors
to the various colleges and institutio na OF
learning. 1t is an "off year" with the
Conference, as there will be no election OF
delegates and few pulpit changes.