The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-08
END DRAWING NEAR
Newark Conference Trying
to Finish Up Its Work
Today and Leave
Tottenyi1le.
INDIGNANT AT NEW YORK PAPERS
Their Preposterous Accounts of
the Rusby Case Causes
Much Adverse Criticism
Among the Ministers.
Jersey City People Subscribe Lib
orally to the Fund for the
Methodist University at
Washington
sneninlto The Ierscu Gin Ne.rs.

AE0l.SESlG& III SC2Si0AA -
snaisnstion is felt at THE radicuiotsiy
DreDosterous accounts in the New York
nas5srs concerning the discortinrance o.
ar. samuel o. Rusby, of the Jersey CITY
district. as a member of the conference
rvs Of these papers asserted th1e De
csl.se this young student was troubled
Ha4fl sstra.bismus. or .eross-eyed, as
they mad dt, fhe conference dropped nlna'
IN the first p1ace. Mr.. Rusby was not
oroppsd. He himself requested that his
znane be withdrawn. and lthe conferences
acquaesced. AS to the eross-eyed part OF
ME business. the strab!smus IS rather IN
uhe accounts of these papers.
Rev. C. r. BARNES. Chairman OF Ehe
Committee Qualifications, had copies
Of these papers att Saturdays session.
ana ait first INTENDED TO draw h atten-
rtoa a The conference to the aosnrdiy
false statements. but on reflection n
cIaded to let the affair drop. AS the
Jersey city News stated in Saturdays
edf1i3a. the reason he Withdrew was be-
cause his health was poor. and he was
DOUBTFUL about undertaking the grave
RESPONSIVENESS imposed on a pastor q
the Methedist faith.
A BIG COLLECTION
Hstherto the Methodist Church, AZ
represented in this conference. has besf
NEST Of the time triumphant. OCCASION
ally Tlifitant. but on Saturday it was
mend65aRt. and il was the Bishop alfa-
ssft g.o wa the cause of it. He pleaded
for felds TO build an American university
il Washington, and particularly dor the
srorsF TO erect an Asbury Memorial Hall.
fle explained 6l1as MetnodtSts tic not
sraus Congress 20 tax charge aad en-
dew such an institution. because, SAID
II Congress had TO establish a uni
verssfy every professors chair would be
filed with -broken-dcwn politicians
Ts sill (which passed authorizing US
70 ocld in the District of Columbia was
ssae s ecea that the Representative should
r1azs. fLaughter) The last bill AarrS-
son gned was our PHI 2 permit stu
museums. and If he be in poverty and
rags d doors Of these buildings are open
cassJain MeGabe. General Secretary Of
khs Missionary Society of the Meuaodiss
pase opal Church, anne TO me Bishops
fsaL5 nat towards this university scheme
to Presbyterian aady had given MIN $780,
qWsr don't know what IN the world is
rpui1g into the Presbyteriansi &hey give
ndfF 50 much" said the Chaplain
in Way, Methodtsm, of COURSE" g1inly re.
he E.ea n Brother. amid applause and
on s. glI, then" came the quick response
aeae5at Ehaplain McCabe siet us see you
put gour Metacdssn1 in practice. {Laugh-
fer3 Now. you brethren Of Newark
preu ised to raise $3.50 in ehree years.
sim 20 $1,000? Here, Brother Lcwrie, and
you, Brother Ha2leron, go up and DOVE
Eagsa Sas5ss ana get SUBSCRIPTIONS ss : W.;
indgee some 70 help .us."
These gentlemen went among their
b4etsren ard in a minute you could near
81 III 2llEFCntG voice. +nUJ NlAn MASS
q n i GEh1rch. Jersey City. for 500.
that's nice" said the chaplain,
500 from sweet Annie Laurie" (ALrch
q down 500 for Rev, !; e. Jackson
MT. hallerons and 50 It went on. among
an9 Samuel Sterling. Rev. .: Ralleron,
andfRey. and Mrs. Richard Van Horne.
E ranfeed R Rev. s. 3. Rooneyy,s contTi-
10 the veteran minister's eyes. The dol
lara came pouring IL. and in less than
oh" said the Bishop, 80 you have
$3.50 more than we asked; now 6nd this
was SAID IN such, q coaxinS, persuasive
tore that il made everyone laugh. don't
yoi think you might contribute $3.50 and
mike It an even $1,000? Only think. your
ii rs ef the Asbury Hal, ana for small
Z Sun OF aehundred dollars. Well, I think
VIII appoint Rev. DR.. LoWTie of Jer-
Rev John Krantz OF Jersey City. and
soh. il YOU niease. Bishop" interposed
MIR. Brady, With a desire to get off the
committee, Il am not q member of the
= swark Conference helong 70 Bqstonm
viii be The fourth member of the com
nlittee to, raise $50 TO complete the $3.e 600
1gqulred1 eGreat laughter at poor Mr..
4 few minute before conference adj
turned for lunch. the BISHOP Introduced
5uget Sound Conference. formerly pastor
Of Linden Avenue Church Greenville.
TmnaediafeIy after roll calI on satlar-
day afternoon a batch OF young students
we're brought before the conference as
candidates for .deacons' orders. Many Of
them got safely through with no diff
Guilty, others. however, we've not SO for
Gunate. . Among the latter, was Paul
Enstice, against whom was the objection
that his stud1es were not satsfactory:
working preacher. The debate as to the
advisaHbMfIy of admitting him was at its
height when the Reyi Q b q; Hayes,
difficulty into the church and took his
seat. When he heard. what was going on
he rose. and in a feeble voice said=
Bishop, this brother ought to be or
Claimed. If It is a matter OF literary
technicality which determines the making
Ing to the eminent divine wko Objected
to the waiving of the exanldlation1 and
Let us ordain this brother. Those who
kIsow him viii want r. and those %ho
don't nnay condene II LaugAter9 The
Brother Hayes, evidently suffering, had
Just dropped in to say goodbye, but he
couldn't resist the oppoysuIaty no say
when q similar trouble occurred with
regard to George " Meyer. froraf the
finn Was SIGNED TWO wears arg. and there