The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-09
WOMEN'S RIGHTS.
Methodist Conference Dis
cusses the Vexed Con-
stitutloDal Amend
ments.
WRANGLE OYER PROTECTIVE POLICY
"Baby Idea" in Sunday Schools
Ridiculed Scenes in To-
days Session.
Especial to pThe Jersey city News. Il


NEWARK, April 9, 1S97.-A Methodist
conference without a kick is as scarce as
hens teeth and. that of the Newark Con-
ference, now being held in Centenary
Church, this city, obeys the rule. When
one conference is over the pastors nurse
their wrath to keep it warm for the next.
One of these said to The News cor
respondent today
Here we have been in session two days
and we have had seven anniversariesI It
is pity that the week should be crowded
with these anniversaries, SO monotonous
and wearisome to the flesh and distressful
to the spirit"
How will you remedy this?'
Why, by appointing a committee with
full authority to regulate them"
The majority of the members think that
the average anniversary is dull, dry and
uninteresting and is apt to recall Ezekiel S
vision of the valley of dry. bones. If they
were kept out of the time of the confer
ence the business would be all over in
three days apd those who wanted to get
back to their old charges or start on
the work of the new could get away and
leave the anniversaries for those who
liked them. Such an arrangement would
petition is to be circulated and presented
at the close of the present week so that
next year the change may be made in
the programme.
This petition was being discussed yes
terday afternoon in the gossip room
when the Rev. R. Vanhorne, formerly of
Jersey City, rushed in and begged the
brethren to come into the chapel for the
Education. The kickers smote their fore
heads. sighed. murmured Another anni-
versary. Oh, Lord, how long" and
walked slowly into the chapel like lambs
to the slaughter. @
Here Rev. DR. G.. C. Cramer brother-irl-
law of General Grant, was in charge.
reading the Scriptures and Offering the
opening prayer. He was followed by Rev.
logical Seminary. who made the treas
urer's statement. The money IS dis
Pun fpe iy9;ung men men who are studying
to return the loan when the student is
received into the conference. He pays
no interest on the loan, but returns the
amount on lnstailmentS as it may suit
his purse best
Prof R. W Rogers of Drew Theologi-
cal Seminary made the first address and
Degaal with tedious review of the life of
Paul of Tarsus and his teachings in
Greece. The great Apostles methods of
preaching were analyzed and the speaker
attributed his great results to his pro-
found knowledge of the Old Testament.
which modern writers say should be cut
loose from modern education. Professor
Rogers deplored the fact that the bright
young people of this age know absolutely
nothing of the Bible.
I That's true, was the chorus of the
pastors.
Rev. DR.. C. H. Payne, secretary of the
Board of Education of the Conference.
made bright speech about the baby
idea, as he called it, in Sunday schools.
We want to pay more attention to the
American boy" said the speaker; ..he's
very much in evidence. but in evidence
IN the wrong place. Why don't we have
them in the Sunday Schools? Well. as
soon as you get them in you begin to say.
Now, little children, I am ging to tell
you nice little story and the boys say:
Let's get out; this is rot daughter and
cries of That's right.) That's the baby
|. way Of treating them and you wonder
that they won't come in and listen to
such twaddle. CLaughter) You admit
they don't come. in and you add to your
neglect of your duty by indiscretion. lust
as little Western boy once said: L only
comb my hair once in three months. and
then, gosh, it nearly kills me- !" cloud
and continued laughter.)
Dr. Payne was loudly cheered at the
close of his address. which brought the
proceedings to a close