The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-05

she was not allowed, to sing Nellie
ceased brother; Then. there were kick
ers. cranks. church bosses, the giggie
milf who infests the gallery. the Birdie
Tenor milf, the migratory and the crltl-
cal miffs In the church, ..s.n
Finally" said Mr.. Palmer, there IS
milf No; 10, a very unlucky bird Pc Pc
church who declares that she attended
church for some time and mo- one took
We're SICK with the measles or the
ed. Did she notify him? No, indeed;
She CHANGED hr residence nobody cared
4 enough tor her to find out, ana SO she
flew up into the milf tree with a soul
This pictorial sermon, intended to urge
church members TO sink petty dlder-
one. and BY the mods of the ladies' heads
it could be seen that they had settled
which individuals Of their acquaintance
wsaose Bonnet and dress were far ahead
of the rest for brilliancy OF color ana
mons frosty of design, and VINO was con as
panied each nod with a swift. look at
ms S s!Taer or th anas meant Drasnef for p' You'll" say
P6wER OF THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
The talk of miffs was followed by a
Sunday School Union, ex%cellently given
by the Rev. Jesse L. Hurlbut,. D. D.
That important institution he called the
the Sunday School which first ear
ried the torch of religion into, uncivilized
lands. He concluded by an eloquent ap-
There was no escape now. The collec-
ton did loom up, ana everybody had
a BUSY NIGHT.
There was only just time to leave the
church and swallow some OF the West
ingss meetings We're ready to be called.
ehurches-Rethel,, st. Panrs and ST.
ly one mile distant from each other, the
pastors had to. hurry over their meal ana
divide themselves in5o three groups. one
versary Of the Conference Epworth
League was. to take place; another scam
pEssree off to St. of M ar zm to eeief R.bIe
Society, while the third batch of dlvines
scurried down the Aanboy, Road to Bethel
education of our colored brethren away
down South. AT each meeting there were
eminent speakers. and those who attend
| pleasure to hear a scholarly address by
Rev. G. E. Reed. 7. DIT President OF
Dickinson Collfge. Pa,.Wh o. ep 5ba esaaol
Mshment of the Epworth League
In the meanwhile Rsy- A A. 3, Riehar q
son. d D: pb ana 10 Ra sn M stten Nj Mo andien 9:
what had been done by the Bible So
cety; how many Bibles had been trans
starving inhabitants in the darkest coun-
tries of the globe, and how much it cost
to do so. and wouldn't the people open
At the same time Rev. J. c. Hartzell.
D. D., in the Bethel Chapel, was using
all his wits to wheedle a fat collection
count of the work done by the Freed
mans Aid Society. The meetings We're
over by ten o'sloc 5. and \ the jersey Tss c CITY
Mr.. and Mrs. Breton, Revs. E. G
Butcher and NJ. L. Gates and many
one OF THE PREACHERS.
II is a singular fact hat laymen at
tend in greater numbers the opening
prayer meeting at eight o'clock than the
worthy brethren themselyes; The latter
slipping until the Bishop calls the bust
ness Session to order. So few were pres
R.. Dunn, while leading in prayer, asked
the Lord to remind the preachers that
it was their duty to attend the confer
ence prayer meetings and not waste prec-
ious hours idling in the committee rooms.
The reoroof some how travelled down
h1ai aad END en]de ave eaei to make ea up for 5aS fheiTT
backsliding by shouting more vigorously
Amen" to Mr.. Dunn's powerful pleadings
for grace to enter goddess hearts,
When the conference was fairly launch
ed into the third days work, the i'm
portant ninth question of the Discipline
who are the members on studies of
fourth year,"
Down among the audience within the bar
of conference sat these young gentle
mem
Asa G. Covey, Steward F. Custard.. John
g sgarnonn; George 3 T s. wogsl, W Charles +
Grifith. who's characters had to be in
diyidually. passsd before they were "a,
called ed out mire each pen name t astIpd fiesldi gagtis sfaer
b beEgs s ne oSjsc aa5lSfd the STUDENTS ana were were
passed and they Immediately left the con-
ference, and remained down stairs to
Following his eame candidates for aea-
cons orders. Tbese were:1Jersa Glty,
G rsn ? "; N asys Ne;w nllzae ais5ri ettstTAie K. e. We Me-
crea, F.. Mechanics. J.. Sinister, F. M.
Yospnwg; Pa5 srIrah,S distr M5en Pd tseir En names
were called each candidate marched up
to the Bishop who INTRODUCED the travel
ling preacher elect Mls T. 20 % the bov of fee randi daf.
made his escape downstairs to join the
anxious crowd there and discuss with
Another batch Of aspirants. for minis
Gents RRsoasa. e prs sseoeS Z. Mooneyi ai1
/ , kllOd1sg -
fred Evans, William C. O'Donnell, Julius
F. Maschrnan, Joseph E.. Apply.
They underwent a similar ordeal and
ioined the throng below.
STERLING LOBBYING.
If any unsophicticated beings think
lobbying is confined to our legislative
halls they labor In error. A Methodist
| conference resembles in many points an
assembly Of politicians, and when one
side has a resolution to push through It
is interesting to watch how they VIII
go about the conference b"tIttonhoHng
this brother and that to INDUCE him to
vote for or against. A nice Illustration
Of this was sren his morning.
The appeal from the vote electing Mr..
Samuel STERLING, OF Hedding Church, Jer-
sew City, Treasurer of the Conference,
because he is not a member OF that body,
has set in motion lobbying of the most
open kind. Sterling himself began It this
morning, as he walked up the Amboy
Road to the church. Bishop Hurst. 2
pening. to be taking a constitutional be
fore the hour for converting. passed MT.
Sterling coming from the station. The
latter bounced around and stuck fast
ITO the Bishop, pouring into his ear his
side of the story. Later he was seen
tackling Dr.. Freeman and other promi-
nenf members, who showed their ex-
l4reme distaste to discussing a matter now
4 before the Bishop. On the. other hano,
hts opponents are not allowing the grass
to grow under their feet. They are work
ing quietly to beat him, and whatever
tbe Bishop's decision may be, the con-
ference at large will finally have to settle
As for the Bishop, he refused to say
o.d a RI hia decision.