The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-01
APPOINTMENTS.
Newark Methodist Confer.
enCe Ended It's Sessions
Yesterday.
TIME LIMIT RULE MODIFIED
Suggestions for the General Con-
ference-Reports From the
Standing Committees.
TIME LIMIT RULE MODIFIED
specinl 10 the Jerssu Cftv NcqrA

NEWARK, April l, 1Ss6.-The pastors
Of the Newark Conference at their last
session yesterday afternoon Of the 1896
in favor of changing the existing timer.
airy system, but the time limit proviso
is not to be eliminated. That is to say,
that a pastor may stay more than the
five years, but that permission will be
based on a time limit extension.
Rev. DR.. H. A. Buttz of Drew Semi
nary succeeded in lacking on this amend
ment: Provided that no modification be
made Inconsistent with a time limit
which saved the time limit This ac-
ton of the Conference will be submitted
to the General Conference before which
assembly the question will come for
final action.
A very important resolution was offer
ed by DR.. Buttz to the effect that the
General Conference is requested to take
into favorable consideration a request
that no elections shall take place within
the General Conference except that for
bishops. This was unanimously carried.
Rev. DR.. A. Craig presented the report
W tiC dPt5oflitC0 " WELL
gate the condition OF Simpson Church.
Paterson. The report said that the prop,
erty was worth about $4,000, but there
were $1,000 of debts. The creditors had
agreed to reIinquish 81, 500 of their claims
if the remainder, $4.5 500. could be secured.
The elders and trustees deemed it wise,
the report said, TO consolidate the mort
cages and borrow $1,000, which loan the
church could carry, # $500 was ra,ssd
among the pastors, not as a loan. but a
gift. A pledge accompanied the report
that the pastors would endeavor to raise
the amount.
Following this report was that of the
Statistical Secretary. The figures were:-
Church neutrality-suspicious., 4,027:
full members, H,2s7; local preachers. 17S;
deaths in the year, $50: children bap-
tized, 1,541; adults baptized, S45; Sunday
Schools. 1877; officers and teachers. 6,319;
scholars. 400; churches. 296; value of
1853; value of -parsonages, S594, $50 For the
Jersey City district the figures were
Members, $3.50; preachers, 81; deaths, 131;
value of church property, sl47,200; num-
Der of scholars, II, &2J.
Conference Board of Education in pre-
senting its report suggested these con-
ference visitors to the seats of learn
ing:-To Drew Seminary, Rev. w. L.
Hoagland, John A. Gutteridge: to Cen
mar COLLEGIATE Institute. Rev. H. ".
Baker and J.. Y. Dobbins; Woman,s Col
.ege, Baltimore, Rev. H. Spellmeyer and
John Krantz, Jr.; Bordentown Military
Institute, Rev. y. Faulks, F.. C. Baldwin,;
Syracuse University, Revs. c.. R. Barnes
and w. e. Palmer.
The treasurer's report shows receipts
from all sources to be $72, 418. Last year
the total receipts were ST., 70S, a decrease
of $3.50.
Rev. Lewis A. Dunn read the report
of the Committee on the Armenian
Atrocities It praised the work of Miss
Clara Barton and denounced in the se-
verest terms the Unspeakable Turk
Bishop Foss appointed this committee
to name the place for the next confer
ence:-Messrs. S. F. Hammond, H.
Spellmeyer, c. r. Barnes, w. L. Hoag-
Rev. DIR. Bryan made an appeal for
the sexton Of the church and the result
was a fat collection of pennies.
To superintend the work of Deaconesses
within the bounds of the Conference the
Bishop appointed this committee:-Rev.
j. i. Boswell, Rev. w. d.. ~Snodgrass,
Rev. H. v. Baker, Rev. J.. T. Andrew
Mrs. James ". Foster of Jersey City, Mrs.
w. J. Carlton, Mrs. J.. /. Boswell Mrs.
w. f. Drake of Jersey City n Mrs. j.
H. Knowles.
When these matters were disposed of
Bishop Foss made the customary speech
complimenting the Conference for it's
attention and diligence, and while it was
not possible to please everybody in the
arrangements of the appointments, he
and the presiding elders had done all
they could to make the roll a good one.
He then read these appointments. after
which the Conference adjourned sine die,
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