The Monitor-register., 1897-04-02
New Jersey Annual Conference.

RUTH.
Creamridge. 81 Mo. 30Gh, 1897.
New Jersey Annual Conference.
At the session of the Conference. held
in the Central NJ. E. Church., Trenton,
on Friday, Bishop Warren presiding,
excellent reports o. missionary collections
came from all the charges.
The following changes were made in
Conference relations:
William Margerum, of Little Silver,
from effective to superuumerary, at his
own request.
S. E. Post. Of Windsor, from effective
TO ~superannuate, at his request. Mr..
Post has been in the effective ministry
for fifty four years, having been admitted
TO the Conference in 1843.
Philip Cline, of Blackwood, from effec-
tive to s-upernumerary. MIR. Cline has
been a member of Conference since 1850.
G. F. Bishop. of Hammonton, from
effective to supernumerary, at his own
request.
Us Heisler, of Union Church, Cam
den, from effective to supernumerary, at
his request. Mr.. Heisler has served the
church tor forty six years, having filled a
number of the important charges in the
Conference Jurisdiction.
Thomas d. Sleeper, of Marion, from
effective to supernumerary. having served
the church for forty -pine years.
r.. j. Andrews, of Mauricetown, from
effective TO supernumerary, after thirty
nine years of effective work.
A. E. Ballard, of Sea Isle City, from
effective to supernumerary. DR.. Ballard
has served the church for f%ifty-three
years, having been admitted to Con
ference in 1884.
G. B. Fisher was changed from super
numerary to the effective relation.
s. M. Hudson was changed from the
~superannuate to the supernumerary
relation.
The ~fnlln~ins were continued in a
supernunerary rel50oIu, Il. II. Ddfer,
William Franklin, G. Fl. Greenig, G. w.
Heisley, G. E. Hill, W. B. Osborn, ]. T..
Price, d. Fl. Schock, W. @. Stockton,
Richard Thorn, Socrates Townsend,
James Vansant, Edwin Waters and T..
S. Wilson.
The following were continued in a
superanuuate relation: s. Fl. Assay, P.
Y. Calder. j. l. C%orson, Joseph Gaskill,
j. j. Graw, R. s. Harris, Albert
Matthews, H. S. Norris, M. Il. Shimp, A
K. Street, M. G. Stokes, J. L. Soude: and
J. T. Tucker.
A letter was read from the Rev. A. K.
Street, of Camden, the venerable father
of Methodism, expressing his regrets at
his inability to attend the Conference and
his good will for his brethren in the work.
Father" Street, as he is Familiarity
known, has been a member of the Con,
ference for sixty-six years, having been
admitted to the Philadelphia Conference
in 1881.
A letter was also read from DR.. e, H,
Stokes, a member of this Conference. who
is now in Florida for his health. DR..
Stokes was the first pastor of the church
in which the Conference was being
held, and is one of the best known
ministers in the State.
Bishop Warren announced the transfer
of j. L. Nelson, of this Conference, to
the Troy Conference and J. w. Presby,
OF the Troy Conference, to the New
Jersey Conference.
The question handed down from the
General Conference TO the Annual Con. |
ference on the eligibility of women as
delegates to the Gensral Conference was
next taken up. aud q ballot was ordered.
The ballot resulted 10 rs for their admis. |
sion to 1903 against.
At the Conference executive session the
following were advanced from second to
third year studies: John .Goorley. A,
L. Morgan, John w. Lee, j. W. Tower.
Edmund J. Kulp, George G. Poolton.
On ~trial-George D. Thompson. George
W. Ridout, Joseph B. Kulp. Thomas s.
Brock.
Local preachers elected to elders
orders - Edward McFaul, John F.
Lowden.
Frank Coleman, ofAldine, was elected
to deacon's orders.
At the Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society's meeting in the evening, Mrs.
Fl. NJ. Hartrsnft, of Camden, read the
reports of the districts, and Mrs. s. L.
Baldwin. of New Nork, the President of
the society, who was twenty years a
missionary in China, made the address.
The Bridgeton district reported GAS
members, an increase of So.
The Camden District report showed Is
auxiliaries, with a membership of 730, an
of 100. Renewed interest is shown
in the work in some Of the societies.
In the Trenton District there are 10
and three young lady societies.
The New Brunswick District has
eleven societies, with a membership of
$40.
The whole number of societies is sixty,
with a total membership Of 1866. The
money collected amounted 5000, an
increase of 1882 over last year. The
amounts collected by districts follow:
Bridgeton, 1878; Camden, 1895; New
Brunswick, $1949; Trenton, $3.50.
at the session on Saturday morning,
the committee on examinations made
of the successful applicants, as
follows: Deacon's oiders, N. D. Aspin-
wall, X. A. Eaton, D. E. Clair, W.
Edward Hollies, Caleb 81. Butterworth,
d. Smith, Henry johnson; local elders
orders, John +. Lowdsn, Edward Nc
Faul; elders orders, full connection,
James ID. Bills, Fred. L. Jewett, George
7. Harris.
DIR. L%ipDincott, representing the
Methodist Episcopal Hospital of Phila
made an address on the work of
That institution. He said the hospital
In a fourishing condition and was
one OF the best in the city of Philadel-
phia. He extended an invitation to the
members of Conference to visit the
hospital, and suggested the appointment
an official visitor, and Rev. j. s.
Heisler was appointed by Conference as
its representative. Forty three patients
from the New Jersey Conference were
treated at the hospital during the past
year at a cost of SPLIT, for which the
hospital received a total of $452.
Bishop Warren paid a glowing tribute
% the hospital and commanded it to
all over the country. DIR.
.Lippincott said the institution was ready
to receive patients from New Jersey and
"ould continue to do 80 as long as the
money held out,
The class for admission to full connec-
ion. consisting of E. j. Kulp, George
roolton, John W. Lee, j. W. Tower.
John Goorley and A Nj. Morgan, were
then called before the bishop, WHO pro
pounded the disciplinary questions and
lnored prayer, invoking the Divine
blessing and guidance on the class. The
3 shop then addressed the class as to
heir duties as Ministers of the Gospel.
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