The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-03-21

The Temperance anniversary was hell
D in the M Z. Church in the evening, ant
was addressed by Revs J. B. Graw, Johl
Handley and others.
! The Conference "love feast" on Sunda,
: morning. conducted by Rev. William
Stockton, the aged Conference evangelist
} was season of great spiritual rejoicing
there being large number of minister
and laymen present.
Bishop Walden preached in the Meth
odist Episcopal Church in the morning tC
large congregation.
1t was arranged to have reunion at
O'Clock of the former Pastors and mem
bers of the Sabbath school, now in the
ministry, but this had to be dispensed
with in consequence of the regular latter
noon service, at which the sermon was
preached by Rev. DIR. Thomas Hanlon
of Pennington Seminary, which was fol
lowed by the ordination of the following
Deacons James H. Batten, Spencer K
Moore, John f. Lowden, Samuel G. John.
son, Albert Swift, William Adams, Elias
Watts, Edward McFaul and Robert T
Chipperfield. The following were or
dained as elders: A. Ledden Iszard
James L. Howard. Melville E. Snyder,
George F. Illman, Fergus Slater and Hen
ny B. Wright.
In the evening there was a missionary
service at which Rev. DIR. James Moore
preached the sermon.
At the Baptist Church Mrs. Clinton B.
Fisk delivered an address on the sub
lject of Home Missions Rev Norman
]. Wright preached at the Presbyterian
Church and Rev. John Hanley at the
Baptist Church in the morning. At ST.
Paups M. E. Church there was preaching
by Rev. William N. Ogburn and Rev. ].
h. Batten.
pied.with reports of ministers on the con-
dition of their charges.
R. I. Leary and J II. Batten were add
ed to the list of statistical secretaries.
The transfer of Rev. S. H. Potter from
the Tennessee Conference, was announc-
ed
Rev. Mr. Daily spoke in behalf of the
Lucy Webb Hays Bible School, at Wash
ington.
Rev. Dr. Rittenhouse spoke for the
Methodist Hospital in Philadelphia, Rev.
DR.. Breckenridge presenting the claims
of Brooklyn Hospital.
Rev. J. S. Heisler offered resolution
welcoming DIR. Richardson to the pulpit,
and guaranteeing to raise 1866 for the
Hospital.
Dr.. T. H. Landon, of the Borden
town Military Academy, was the next
speaker.
Revs. George Hughes, Thomas Hanlon,
John S. Heisler and J. H. Boswell were
| appointed committee to act in connec-
ton with the pastor of the church where
the next Conference is to be held, to ar
range for Pentecostal services.
The following committee was appointed
to try the charges against Rev. George S.
Sykes J r. Mace, W. F. Herr, Charles
F. Downs, Charles F. Garrison, A.. H..
Eberhardt, c. S. Lawrence, George G. Mad
dock, Pennington Corson E. G. Hancock,
~. B Turpin. w. W. Moffett, John b.
Westcott, Samuel S. Weatherby, Eli Gift
ford, Joseph Mickle. Rev. George L.
Dobbins was appointed presiding officer
| of the court, Rev. J. B. Haines, secretary,
Rev. D. B. Harris, counsel tor the church,
Rev. d. H. Shock, counsel for Mr.. Sykes.
At half-past two memorial services were
held in the M. E. Church, Rev. John S.
Helsler presiding
Memoirs were read of Mrs Joseph Chat
tie; Mrs Minerva T. Chalker, widow of
SAINT, widow of Rev. Joseph Vansant ;
Mary ]. Massey, wife of Rev William A.
Massey Hannah Elizabeth, wife of Rev.
Joseph E. Sawn.
Addresses on the personal attributes of
the deceased were delivered by Rev.
James Moore, Dr. Thomas Hanlon and
others.
Reference was made to the death of
Mrs. Abbie L. Buckley, of Mount Holly,
and the chairman of the memorial COM
mittee was directed to prepare a suitable
memoir to Mrs. Buckley, to be published
in the conference minutes.
Revs. P. Cline, D. 3. Harris, A. E. Bal
lard, c. w. Heisley and j. A. DiIks were
appointed committee on memoirs for
the ensuing year.
| A resolution of thanks was voted the
Mount Holly National bank for courtesies
to the Conference treasurer.