The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-14
A LIBERAL CHURCH.
Spring Meeting of the New
Jersey Congregational
Conference
BUSINESS TRANSACTED.
Miss Bradford's Report Of the Pro-
gress Of Congregationalism
in this City.

The spring meeting of the New Jersey
Conference of Congregational Churches,
was in progress all day yesterday in the
Waverly Co~ngregationalist Church at Res
ervoir and Webster avenues. The morning
conducted by the Rev. Lincoln B. Goodrich
of Bound Brook. Moderator c.. H. Johnson
was in attendance and presided over the
meeting, the Rev. L. W. Hainer, Pastor of
the First Universalist Church of Newark,
acting in the capacity of scribe.
Upon the calling of the roll there was
found to be present, beside the Rev. John L.
| Scudder and his assistant, the Rev ]. Lester
Wellsof the Tabernacle and the Rev. John
G. Emery, Pastor of the Waverly Church,
| Bros. Lincoln B. Goodrich of Bound Brook.
| Benjamin F. Bradford of Cedar Grove, Will
lam F. Cooley of Chatham, Elias B.. Eng
land Of Chester, Charles A. :.
Ladder of Coytesville, Fort Lee P. o.;
| Charles H. Everest of East Orange, First;
| Fritz W. Baldwin of East Orange, Trinity;
| Frank J. Goodwin of Glen Ridge, Robert
B. Haskill of Gutenberg, Andrew c.
Tychsen of Hoboken, Amory 81. Bradford of
clair, Upper; William T. Pannell of Morris
town, Levi w. Hainer of Newark, First;
Samuel L. Loomis of Belleville avenue,
Charles H. Dickerson of Bethlehem, Charles
A. Savage of Orange, Charles Helliwell of
Park Ridge, William I. Sweet of Passaic,
David P: Hatch of Paterson, Felix G..
Brandt of Perth Amboy, Charles L.. Good
rich of Plainfield, George Bowers of Warren
vile, Cornelius H. Patton of Westfield,
Charles H. Mcdonald of Woodbridge.
CHURCH
An address ON sChurch fellowship and ex-
tension by the Rev. William Hayes Ward,
of Newark, was greatly appreciated. The
tremendously, declaring that in unity there
was strength, and further that unity
would result in an extension of the church
which would be marked INT pleasing.
An address by the Rev. Charles A. S.
Dwight of Clostor, the subject of which was
'tBy the Shores of Aegean" was discussed
at length.
At noon a collation. was served by the
ladies of the church.
SESSION.
In the afternoon the devotional exercises
were conducted by the Rev. Charles H.
Dickerson of the Bethlehem Congregational
Church of Newark.
The business of the conference was taken
up at half-past two o'clock. A petition was
received from the First Congregational
Church of Haworth, Nj, and the Swedish
Free Congre~gationalist Church of East
orange, IOr aQInlSslOH TO membership 10 tne
conference. The petitions were granted by
a unanimous vote. Then followed the an
nouncement of committees. They were as
follows
On membership-Rev. c. H. Patton, Rev.
]. L. Scudder. Dea. R. D. Weekes, Rev. F.
J. Goodwin, Rev. B. F. Bradford, Mr.. J. P.
Jube. and Mr.. G. w. Anderson.
On Church Extension-Rev. w. Hayes
Ward, Rev. G. L. Goodrich, Rev. c.. A. Saw
age, Mr.. w. j. Hunt, and Mr.. w. H. Lum.
On marriage, divorce and the family
Rev. S L. Loomis, Rev. j. M. Wilton, Rev.
D. P. Hatch, Rev. w. o. Weeden and Rev.
D. II. Fl. Pannell.
On work in Jersey City-Rev. A. H.
Bradford, Rev. c.. H. Patton Inc Rev. G. H.
Everest.
The Committee on Membership recon-
mended that letters of dismissal be granted
to the Rev. d. s. Jones, he wishing to asso-
ciate himself with the Wyoming Association
of Pennsylvania; also to the Rev. E. B. Eng
land, formerly of Newark, now of Clostor,
to join the Newton Presbytery. The Rev.
Thomas ]. Hunter of New Brunswick, Chas.
H. Dickerson of Newark, the Rev. William
/. Sweet of Passaic and the Rev. A. P. Mel
son of East Orange were admitted to the
conference as members. Verbal reports of
the work of the larger churches were heard,
and Congregational1sm is believed to be ad-
vancing rapidly and accomplishing an excel
lent work because of its liberality.
Work IN JERSEY CITY.
Miss o. 81. Bradford reported that work in
Jersey City particularly was encouraging, it
having grown far beyond all expectations.
An address ON ''The Truths needing the
Most Emphatic Preaching Today" by the
Rev. Charles A. Savage Of Orange, proved
highly entertaining. The Rev. L. W. Har-
ner told of the topics discussed and papers
read before the conference since its organi-
zation. Then followed an explanation of
Congregationalism. SIT nature and merits
were told of in a paper by the Rev. William
B. Brown of East Orange. Current De
parture From, I" by Deacon R. D. Weekes, and
Its Shortcomings" by the Rev. G. H. He'll
well. The various topics created the hveli-
est kind of a discussion and resulted in the
adoption of a resolution to the effect that in
future but one topic for debate should be
brought up at the morning and afternoon
sessions. The virtues of the church were
extolled by Mr.. Brown, and the departures
from the customs of the church were recited
by Mr.. Weekes, while Mr.. Helliwell ssummed
up the shortcomings as being '~'disregarding
its privileges of Gberality of conscience"
mot using tn. inheritance of the church as
to customs as other denominations, +" and
finally disregard of the ministry" At half
past five O'clock the conference adjourned
to meet again next November at Clostor.
Last night services were held in the Wav-
orlu Cb1,rob and IN opnropriata caY.unon da-