The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-03
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Rev. John J. Krantz Of Trinity Church.
Rev. daniel K: Lowris Of Emory Church
At Rev !; g d MhalIil amf E. f k'tsls, Lafayette
a sreat number Of the ministers came
sssson hs sSfs la msr alsst s sss f is1ss .a sno SsiSs
70 send a ~pleasYrabie. thrill Of Excitement
up and down the spinal columns Of shs
bosrdina hous. proprastoss. in fact every
BODY aSceptins shs s~aloonkeepsr who cav
! no prospective business In thar assembly.
S was a 8 poIitSai delegation Or a party Of
shirst Bb1s s3f1JSsSa.fsfb BRETHREN
| No sooner dad the members. who alight-
ed fre9 the train catch 2 glimpse o.
absence of anything like comfort thai
Bethel e ssla IN a %hish cn the m 6ss ' !
fseh TSsts Hsaasy s Il san saa Is avs R HE.
s made. q vsry red brick. ihs qolSs g 4
isao, burned down in 1885 and soon after
| wards rebuilt. So far as the church
is concerned there Is not much to M kisk
odists generally don't believe. In turning
the House of God into q club.
The main cause for the kicking was
they have to pay hal the cost Of their
board, and when they, found that the
principal hotel to- WHICH they, were as.
a hosiery they kicked exceedingly sore.
The rooms were cold, barely furnished,
and absolutely devoid Of an attempt at
place one had to wade Through thick
got there you were inclined to say-well.
con ri RHiEfTdioUs PULL.
Since every one OF the three hundred
brethren were growing over such a state
f6r t aa , noi ana w cs g e snaeas &c h n snas
a place a Jersey City News reporter
started out to find why this was thus.
aoa s SspK sS0n to di poiiy;es. M gnn ea Is
play at that game, too; It appears that
there is q certain wealthy ,layrlan belong
Ing to- Bethel Church who has always
Putting into operation all the forces a
wealthy man can control, n they are
not usually futile. he ,,d m e sssst e I'D drag as
to crafty Die vanity three hundred IN
sons. who would have Infinitely preferred
comforts, or, at the very worst, Newark
OPENING OF CONFERENCE.
the hrsshsen got their hearts and minds
s Ss 5o ssaS s Midh give I've sSsnks.s Bum Sue II ied
ses % o done e e s1d Ts5 fae an S sbg5es t has only ty
swallow a hideous compound for the
good Of its health. the ministers Joined
in the chorus and resolved to make the
After the sacrament of the Lords Sup
per had been observed, Bishop John F.
5 Hurst, D. pea p cbs Il I J. d p; z Little, lis51s y Ions-
ing divine. in a quiet Conversations tone,
thanked the brethren for attending the
conference. ('That's right, we deserve
voce).
II have just come fromkplaces where
I encountered snow storms every time
rsWSve struck a. frostL' again mutt
reporters table,.
i%n e@6nslaui1 of m aee B1sn0 With pe1 membe q Ie ~
the Newark Conference. He s~eulogized
particularly. the Rev. NJ. 2. El.son, an
Of otd M fhisnd cre rnln mln of jersey r. sne aY sa1hsr
Jersey City, and a prominent member of
the Rev. e. c. Dutchers CHURCH on
Pavon.a The brief ADDRESS
Methodist Church was in a particularly
healthy condition.
Then followed the election Of officers
Unsatisfactory, the Rev. Q +. Dodd;
Assistant Secretary. the Rev. c., w. Nc
Cormick; Engrossing Secretary, the Rev.
the Rev. John A. Gutteridge; Treasurer,
sTANDING no G4MMITrEEs Alp
Some time was then devoted to ap-
pointment of the Standing Committees
for 1895. which were ultimately agreed
MiasfonsoF. 4. Mason, R, vanhorne,
Thomas Hall, E.. 8. Jarnison.
Church Ex~tenslon-Rev. 7 2; Mage,
Sunday schools. H Turtle, ! F.
A aasssg.:. & B : s aeESs s s; < s. R RsaRes /,
T e. &. Mhyhiam, R. B
Lockwood, N. A. MaunicS1ol. w J. Keat-
\ a,.len-M: D; CHURCH, Henry Baker,
- T ! Afd ap W5an so y Ed Rea-
Bible Cause-lC.a e. Walton Frederick
Btepm. Y; /; Gates. 6. H. Winsns,
ki Gsmp nnssislanswwM slter +, Fen Hsnry :'f BE. At
F. Dickinson. G S. WOodrun. w s.
Egwsssh Leagus--H; Johns. ). 4. Cole,
TO Nominate Standing Comrnittees for
1sssaM. E G: Blight. J. 9.
meyer, c. r.. Barnes. @. w. Smith, j.
Atkinson, w. L. Hoagland, w. p. Blakes-
h Isst 2. V Z. r Nur geb wn- W EaE IT, Ruth St 2
REPoRr OF JERSEY cry bIsTRIcT.
Presiding Elder James T. Fau1ks, Of the
Jersey CITY District, read his annual re-
port as nollows:-
"Tbe preachers in charge In our DIS
a H1Ss eay dus FS1sf tie year Sssn & isSSl hava been 3
average ddsflss; Thrss pastors have mad
assistants, and twelve charges have
been served by supplies. Some .of the
supply. pastors nave been highly sue
Only six charges report no CONVEX
sions. Fifty-one charges 1oyously report
more than LOO conversions.
Death came to two Of our parsonages,
both IN Jersey CIV, n hs yay 9 promising asaeg
Church. was called awayss Our excellentt
brother. Thomas H. Jacobns, Pastor Of
James Church. after less b g weeks
illness, sank into rest. February 5 He
left q church deeply hereavsd and the
'.rhe financial stringency WHICH besap
last year has continued during the whole
pf this, and wrought with depressing
effect upon every charge In the district,
rendering it difficult to keep up the pas
tcral support. cancel 2 makN I'M
But. we have pioughed on Ike a snaS
against the tide. and enter port with
q limited, yet valuable arEo.@
OUR EPWORTH LEAGUE.
Under the efficient presidency OF the
has passed through a prosperous year.
The chapters, senior junior. enroll
A.l48 members, of whom more than $500
| are IN Jersey City and vicinity.
The Board OF Control held several