The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-26

ear was strained to hear the sensation
sof the Conference, namely the cnHE8es
Indiscretions." preferred against R9S. i.
ID Decker, who was susperpded from che
psstorate Of South Market Street Gnurch,
ii is said, paid TOO much ZENITH 70 a
livery attractive lady of his congregation,
2 proceeding which scandalized the elders
ofsthe church, who held that his conduct
able married man and a member of the
ltMethodist Church. No wonder that the
l nsass t In the sta gallssry yb ana t4s p Io ssss s 6ss
reply of Presiding Elder Hammond.
4 have to say. Bishop. began Mr.
ih oan bpofhe In s. sbo 5oW T i e him mat Is 81 sp ea1.
up because he and others near him didn't
know what the elder was talking about.
Brother Decker in August last and after
| Investigated them l was compelled to
suspend him; / have here the findings,
should say. however. before YOU dc
anything that have received ,propo-
cused. and the Bishop and the cabinet
Snstructs me to say that IT would b
appoint a committee Of inquiry e look
into the matter in full and make a re-
port before this Conference"
B Hhhe s asgeinted R Ras s. RI Srya and R HsSe
w Eakins of Jersey City, Rev. WI.
4 AQagland and Rev. c. u. Little OF .Jer-
much to the disappointment of the
ladies' in the gallery and TO be truthful
to rg not no q few Of Of t the n nrstnrsn ha Relowsr =
Mr.. Decer's church and came to this
mornings session on purpose to hear the
| Many OF them didni attempt to conceal
their disappointment and not a few their
81 think it's just too mean.' said one
E0f them to q QeWSDa Dera man afterwards
"for these stupid ministers to shut of
1the affair in that way. Just when. IL
YOU men nss1's anyW au.s,Sss and with 3 I Dozen sser
others founced out of the church
Brother Decker had retired. Presiding
Elder G. s. Ryman read his report Of
the e Elizabeth disctrict'S which appeared
m%ournfuliy. farming is not profitable and
I nof discu MsHls |Rn srStlhSe e w vliage th gfoc aFs
l.store the silver question and the tariff,
in telling the parson what sermons he
ought to preach and how ne should run
For some reason Bishop ,Foss inter.
rupted the passing of the characters,
students who are about to blossom oui
into full blown ministers. These young
men occupied the pew in front of thu
i Bishops seat. within the communion rail-
Rising and walking to the front of the
dais the Bishop scanned the faces OF. the
embryo pastors and in simple words
to become model preachers.
BE holy men, not holy terrors "a smile
| crept over the students faces). Be no
perfect critics. Pour oil Of glaldness on
of your pulpits. not oil of vitriol. Preach
SO that people will listen to. yop; if yot
CAN'T DO that. then quit the business
began your sermons like this:-My ittls
Johnny fell into the cistern this morn
ing and 1 fisned him out rather thar
I to nothing" The Bishop closed. by read
ing the formula in the Book of Discip
line. and then dismissed them from tn
church, while the presiding elders IL
their absence approved of the studio,
and character of the students. who were
Jeremiah B. J. Rhodes, F. Mooney
Julius T; Maschman and JosephNE. APP
pley. They were all admitted into full
connection as as preachers ca One younI
10. Rusby. of Coleyille. Jersey City Dis
trict, made q small comInotion when j
was proposed to admit him. The quail
i fcation Committee did not recommend
his promotion: but members If the Con
/ ference insisted that he should be raiset
n everything was fast developing int
:1Bishop suggested that the subject be re
II committed to the committee and spare
revelation of details which should b
that Brother Dickens defects were no
of a moral or intellectasl .haracter bu
Presiding Elder Faulks was about t,
Ispeak on this matter when all proceed
ings were stopped by the entry of the com
mittee to investigate the charge agains
o asoehe pre Dsfkdr. w hae Pnt 3sle 81 ahsn ssya q
stepped on to a cushion, which raise,
him a foot higher. and rendered. him yisi
EsiEhtly to Bishop Fossz
ttSir. the RECOMMENDATION of the Com
mittee of Inquiry in the case of TIL
lis recommended that the aceuser be al
lowed to withdraw the charges and tina
1.-THE accused be allowed to withdraw from
Church, -surrendering his ordinatiol
H ~. R. BRYAN
"SHEkLss E g. IfTAiLE,
~. H. EGBERT,
WARREN 1. HOAGLAND.'
Twas made. Ministers cast signifcan
glances at each other and a rustic in tn
gallery turned all heads in that direc
God bless 'em, were h%urrying off as8fas
as possible to scatter the news ala First
han ACCOMPLISHMENTS
had one brother been compelled to leav
the ministry on account of his fondnes
for girls than another mounts the dai
gushing description Of the Southern Cir
with her piquancy Of manner, tn
"Western girl with her eyclonfc attrac
~tions," a somewhat doubtfulsand uncer
tain charm; the Northern girl and tn
Eastern girl all come in for most turin
and glowing compliments from the Rev
4 J.. 7. sGoucher, who advocated the claim
lof the Women's College of Baltimore
i and hoped the brethren wouldn't forge
Il it; a most unlikely thing after such pic
pictures of sweet girl graduate enclose
within it's walls.
After this gentleman came the Rev. Di
for a religious paper of which he5is ed
tor. He told the brethren what q fine pa
X per it was, how UNNECESSARILY superio
Ito every other paper which he said wer
often weak and bigoted. His paper, III
said, was an organ, a perfectly prope
generally run by wind,San and its editorial
written by distinguished men, includin
himself. He wanted more stibscription
OF course.
Following him was another. EDITOR tn
Rev. w. Y. Kelley. Ola religious paper
Buckley's organ by saying that # peopl
would only take his paper there was n
Issaying they might become, even z
9bishop.
II declare" he modestly added, IN,
II paper, the Review to be of unstlrpasse'
the culture of the Methodist Church.
A 0 of the inestimably precious worl
he he'd 10 his hand. He Also wanted NOR
1supscriptions.
The few minutes remaining before mid
Jday adjournment Bishop Fo$s soccupie
IN introducing visitors q raised a how
OF laughter when he introduced theRey
George n. White of Delaware Confer
fence" This brother was as black as tn
i ace of spades.