The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-23
CONFERENCE GOSSIP
Methodist Ministers to Talk
OF an Additional Dis
trict at the April
Session.
CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDING ELDER
Passionate Changes to Be Plenty
This Year-c. &. Convention
Church News.

tuhere is talk among the ministers of the
Newark M. E. Conference of again having
five districts, says the Paterson "Taily
Press" This will be an increase Of one,
The present four are Newark, Jersey city
Elizabeth and Paterson. There used to be
Ave, but hi old Newton and Morristown
districts were divided up and a new one
made, known as Paterson. There are up
wards of forty more charges now, and the
work on the Paterson district especially is
very heavy. The death of the Rev. DR..
a Benschoten is partly attributed to
oyerwork ON this district, he having had
seventy charges under his care with eighty
cnurches,and they We're widely scattered
throughout Passaic, Morris, Sussex and
Warren Counties, some of them being also
IN pennsylvania Two or three years ago
1t was mooted at a conference session that
there would be five districts tina spring,
but at the last moment the plan was aban-
doned because of the hard times, the Bish-
op and Cabinet not thinking it wise to sad
die any extra expense on the churches
then. 1t is now thought, however, that
with the many new churches that nave
been built since the expense will not be
Increased. The whole matter will be in
the hands of the presiding Bishop, An
drews, and his Cabinet, n if it is thought
best the change VII doubtless be made.
AT the time the subject was discussed sew
erai years ago PhfMipsburg was talked of
as the head Of the new district.
There is much speculation as to who will
be the new presiding elder of the Pater-
son district. The Rev. DR.. Craig is acting
until spring by appointment of Bishop An
drews, but it is understood that he is not
a candidate for the position, as ne has re-
tired from the active work and is perfect
~ satisfied to live quietly at Newton,
where he rests easily on former honors and
enjoys life. There are plenty of men who
would be willing to be a presiding elder,
and the names of W. L. Hoagland, Daniel
Halleron, D.. R. Lowrie, W. s. Galloway,
e. W Burr, G. F. Dickinson. w. G. snod-
grass and J. R. Wright are among those
heard mentioned. There will be many
changes in the pastorates at the next ses-
sion of the conference at Centenary
Church, Newark, commencing April Z.
Those who have served the full time, FIVE
years, and will have to move are:-J. c..
Johnston, Grace, Staten Island; J. G. How
ard, ST. Marks, Staten Island; G. F. APP
Church, Hackensack; D. R. Lowrie. En-
DRY, Jersey City; G. e.. Little. Lafayette,
Jersey City; Daniel HaMeron. Simpson;
Y; Joshua Mead, Union place; w. C.
~Snodgrass, Centenary, Newark; Henry
S~pell1neyer, Central. Newark; L. G. Null
Ter, Church Extension Society, Newark;
F. C. Baldwin, st. Luke's, Newark; Henry
Baker, St; Paurs, Newark; "; G; Tim
Johnston, Enbury, Paterson: e: Y. King,
Paterson avenue. Paterson; J. F; Andrew,
Reckaway. Many of those not cornplet-
ing a full term win seek other charges,
ton it will be one Of the greatest years
for changes in the history of the Newark
Conference.
A new plan has been arranged, and in
stead of the church where the session is
held providing the entertainment of the
ministers as has been the custom hereto
fore, each minister win now pay his own
way. The conference has grown SO large
that it has become difficult for any church
to provide homes for SO many guests, and
this plan win enable the body to feel in
d~enandApt