New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-21
EPVORTH LEAGUE IN SESSION.
THE ORGANIZATION IN A FLOURISH1NG
STATE IN NEW-JERSEY.
AN ATTEMPT TO RAILROAD A TICKET THROUGH
FAu.s-INTEREsTING DISCOURSE ON THE
NEED OF HOME MISSIONARY WORK.
NOMINATIONS FOR OFFICES.

NOMINATIONS FOR OFFICES.
Trenton Nav 20 (SpeciaD.-The fourth annual con-
ference of the New-Jersey State EpWorth League
was opened in the Central Methodist Episcopai
Church to-day and will be continued to-morro"'
Edgar =. Moore State president OF the league,
called the conference TO order and welcomed the o."
delegates. q large majority Of whom were women
Mrs. Grace We!ser, the Methodist singing Evan
eelist" led In the Pentecosta service at the open
ing OF the conference this morning. and PROFESSOR
yver conducted the song service while the Rev.
James Moore pastor OF the Central Churcn. IN
voked Divine blessing. The convention sermon
was preached by the Rev. Frederick Glare BALDWIN,
OF Newark.
The report OF Secretary +. ]. Loveu SHOWS thdt
there are 72 chapters in the league with totai
o,harebtn NJ q Oeq OF these the Newark confer
en,e has 2iS senior chapters, with 1851 MEMBERS
and ninety-six Junior chapters with 4Sof Hiehoe
Tho NewIersey conference has 2l2 senior chapters
with 1881 members. and ZIG Junior chapters win
s755 members. The total amount OF money corrected
bv the League during the year was ~ oS o. Inc
40 zion. chanters are classified into eight distrlcts
=. nearly as possible conforming to New-Jerseys
Congress districts. - -,
s,nor,ntendent OF the Junior Epworth League
work 8 H. Thompson of Camden. reported an IN
crease OF thirty-one chapters and ss members o"''s
the year. ,,.,oo,
soss,or ~ tho conference. The programme hxed ~
clock ,o-morrow for the election OF the state OH
GERS President Moore left Secretary LoVe'' IA
charge OF the conference after the noon recess' D
fora leaving President Moore appointed the Noii-
nating Committee and toward the close OF the aiei
noon session, Chairman J. W. Diefendori, Oh tna'
committee interrupted the programme. asking per-
,ss,on % submit the names OF those selected lot
c,o, president and the other offices within the git
os the conference All day there had oeen taiA u
recognizing the women members by PLACING III NUN
,na,ion for State president Mrs. L. H. swain seoie
tary OF the Bridgeton District AS soon as Chairian
D,efendorf secured permission to submit the ilsl Vi
,u,ra bo moved that the selections be elected by
reclamation. ,.-o,.
Charles f. Smith. Of Newark, entered vigorous
nrotest I'VE want no snapshot procedure "eie'
he declared and he was heartily seconoeo by ol"ei
delegates Superintendent 8. II. Thompson VINO was
nro siding entertained substitute for Chairman LIE
fendorf's notion made by Paterson dees i ue
ferring the election until Tomorrow anu ''' w"
Several delegates anxousiy sought recognition Ok
the chair when 1t appeared that the Nomdns cs
son and the Incident was happily closed BY dele
gate stepping to the platform snglns' tSe singing
2hild OF God" The conference joined IN tne sIHSs'
and the selections for office agreed upon by the NOM
mating Committee were simply received. hosa s,a
ton at present Is in Philadelphia, addressed the
conference at the afternoon session on
S %Tk sho daeared that the need Of home missionary
work was SO overwhelming that she could rot nr
hesrt 20 dscared there were 100000
The nominations offered by the Nominating Com.
mitee follows President j. L0yst T Iavnta
SS'0' Nurphy' Freehold; Professor W. H. Russell
Merchantve CIeyeland E5apera Pes
5PiD9ton reading secretary W. E. Taylor Jersey
c ns TREASURER George Baker Camden sReGrin
advIsorv Board. E. B. Moore, Elizabeth. member
atarge Lewis Potter Wood9TIiiSse' Ra~ogne:
C Shares W Quick ew-Brunswick; Maurice Ely.
Trenton: H. /. Titus. Camden; S. NJ. Fox Mile