The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-11
WOMEN DELEGATES
The Question Will Again
Be Discussed at the Next
M. E. Conference.
RE-oPENING OF ZION CHURCH
How a Hoboken Congregation Babe
Its Pastor Farewell
Church News.

When, d few months ago, the Newark
Annual Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church decided adversely to
the proposition that women should be
elected as delegates to the annual gath
ering the majority of the members of
that conference, who most ardently OPP
posed the plan, fondly imagined thatsthe
question was buried, at least for some
time. 1t appears now that these breth-
rem a made a. mistake in laying that
fattering junction to their souls.
The small body of women who have
for years tried to push he plan through,
haven't given up the contest, and de-
ternined last night at a meeting held
in the house of a we'll known Metho-
dist lady, famed for her charity and
good deeds. that an active campaign
shall be forthwith commenced, and once
more the subject brought up. For many
reasons the names of those who We're
present are withheld.
After the question had been discussed
in all its phases, a petition was drafted
which will be circulated among the
pastors urging them to do all in their
power to help the project.
PERHAPS A RELIGIOUS BOYCOTT,
One of the ladies, in a bright speech,
complained that ministers generally are
uIlSIdlSlul 10 III WHICH IL III CIIQlCD.
You know, ladies'" she said, that we
women were not to take an active part
in church work, the church would simply
1@starve. tApplause). When the ministers
has to be ~lfquidated, what do these men
do? Why they come to us and say,
don't you think you might get up a
bazaar or fair, or something like that
and we do it. We work like niggers.
Make all sorts of fancy and usefuk ar
ticles. Provide out of our own pocket.
Ear or fair. When all is over we hand
over hundreds of dollars, and they say,
thank YOU"
Then the speaker said, eff we ask
their conferences, they reply, what do
women want there anyhow and that's
all we get for our rouble.
"Supposing we were to tell these men
that unless we received some attention
in that matter they could get up their
own bazars, l wonder what sort of a
pickle the ywould make of it. Just think
ridiculous muss they would make OF
it. And yet we would oily be doing,
think X what is ar i Z
Finally the meeting agreed that every
lady shall conduct Il canvass in her
church among he lay members ana OBJ
tain their pledge to further the woim-
possible. If the. quarterly conferences can
be induced to consider the matter, the
ladies feel confident that they will ul-
REoPENING OF ZION A. M. L.
Zion Church., A. VI. IL, has been
closed for many weeks, ana the b:iildine
has been renovated in the fullest sense
| of the term. Before the work was he
gun, the church re5emhiad the Dutch
| mans gun which naed,l Il few triHine
repairs; say for instance, "a new sTocB,
Il new block AMI a new barrel. The
The trustees with eommendable zeal
started in to raise funds for the renova
tion work, and accordingly it was be-
gun. a new stairway and entrance was
| put in, and the body of the church re
decorated and furnished. The pulpit
Is new, so are the carpets and the re-
church, and looks remarkably handsome
III it's new dress.
The opening which occurs OH Sep
| TENDER 2, is to be marked with appro-
pirate services. Mayor Wanser will pre-
Side, and addresses will be male by the
| Right Rev. Bishop J. w. Hood, D.. D,
Hon. Thomas Fortune and others. The
sermons OF that day will be preached
by the Rev. DR.. Caldwell and Rev. DR.
Coffey of New York. There will be All
eminent chorus, and as one of the breth-
rem told a News reporter, 1T will be
bang up, for sure"
ROUGH ON THE PASTOR.
On the notice board in the lobby of a
| little church in HoDoken appeared this
| notice in German
1.-The pastor will preach bis last SER
mon this evening prior to his vacation,
and the choir have arranged a special
| praise service for the OCCASION