The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-09

the trick, and to circumvent the plan and
keep the ladies out, they have appealed to
the Court of Chancery of the Methodist
Church, for in that capacity the annual con-
ference often acts, to induce
| them to issue an injunction restrain
ing the women from exercising the
| rights of lay delegates, or in other words,
to vote the women out; otherwise they, by
the law of the church, are eligible. The
Rev. DR.. Boswell went over the history OF
the case and asked that a committee OF seven
be appointed to report on the matter The
bishop will appoint the committee this after
noon, when there will be business session.
MEMORIAL SERVICES.
A few minutes before noon the business
session was suspended for the memorial
services
These were in memory of the late Rev. A.
II. Brown and the Rev. j. P. Font and Mrs.
E. N. Crasto, wife of the Rev. E. N. Crasto
of Jersey City, and the wife of the Rev. H.
Woodruff
The church was crowded during the
solemn services
Scraps From The Conference.
This is Bishop W. x. Nindes first visit to
the Newark Conference since his elevation in
1884 to the House of Bishops. He has sue
ceeded in winning the golden opinions of the
pastors by his tact and amiability. To
matter how prosy the worthy brother may
be in his speech.
The amount of hand bills, pamphlets and
religious newspapers scattered in the pews OF
St. Luke's Church at every mornings ses-
sion is very large. Bills advertising sacred
works, petitions for assistance to this chari-
table institution and that would seem to inn
ply that pastors come to the annual con-
ference with their inside pockets bulging
with bills
Chairman George F. Hadley of the Execu-
tive Committee OF ST. Lukes Church has
laid every member of the conference under
heavy obligation for his never varying
kindness and attention to their wants. He
is courtesy personifed. The newspaper men
think he is just about right. Mr.. Hadley is
Superintendent of Agencies of that wide
awake concern the Brooklyn Life Insurance
Company.
The minute books of the conference are
marvellous specimens OF caligraphy., The
writing is like copper plate work and during
the past thirty-fve years Recording Secre-
tary Rev. j. /. Morrow has never made a
single correction or erasure in them.
The Rev G r. Barnes, formerly of First
Church, Hoboken. but now located in Plain
field, has been invited to return to his charge
Mr. Barnes is assiduous in his attention to
conference duties
A great number of Jersey City people were
present Friday afternoon at the anniver-
saries of the Woman's Missionaries Societies.
Among the visitors were:-Mr. and Mrs
William II. Beach of West Bergen, ex-
Alderman Richard Lahey, Mrs. Christian
and Miss Augusta Crosby.
There are three Grand Old Men of the
conference and they are the Revs. Charles
Larew, j. w. Barrett and R. Van Horne
Although many years beyond the allotted
three score years and ten they appear ready
to undertake fresh labors.
The Kew G.. D. Price is the smallest man
in the conference. He is only about four
feet six inches in height, but what he is de-
ficient in physical stature he makes up in his
mental and moral height. 1t is a strange
sight to see the Rev. DR.. Morrow, who is six
feet four inches, talking to the diminutive
brother.
The Young Ladies' Guild of st. Luke's
Church send every morning a huge bouquet
of the loveliest flowers to adorn the small
table in front of the bi shop.