The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-14

Prickett, Isaac Thomas, Cornelius Clark
Sunday Schoois-Revs. J. s. Gilbert. W
& Trimbeli. D. W. Ryder, s. H. Jones
Tracts-Revs. S. D. Decker, wdlllan
Redheffer A. L. Smith, William Stout
va ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS WsIIss &c g; : REymansl !. 3 y
yanderhof, W. H. Carson.
Education-RevssgW. b judd w. E
Palmer. ]. O. Winner, J. A. Hensey, "
Freedmen's AID and Southern Education
Society-Revs. C. S. Kemble. J.. Al. Craig
]. II. Piper. Andrew Henry. w. G. Kin
ne Bible cause-Rsvs = \ rramnowsr
g; f. Illman. a. 9. covey, Il. +. Bayfiss
M. /. Rhodes.
Sabbath observanoe-Revs. w. r
kfefer, w. H. Russell. Fl. J. Johnson, u
Epworth League-Revs. w. a. Knox
Charles .lWaldron.S NJ. 4. Grant, r. II
knight ]. e, Howard.
Freeman, J. Boswell. F. {. Baldwin. Il
Vanhorne, A. H. tTuttle. d. b.. r. Ran.
dolph, E. NJ. Carton, NJ. d. Church, D. R
Nominating Standing Committees for
1S99-Revs.. Joshua Mead. M S. Lambert,
Charles Larew, "A. M. Harris. G.. C. Vogel
All were elScleu UNANIMOUSLY.
Treasurer A. M. Palmer reported mis-
sionary receipts for the year from these
districts:.-Jersey City, s7.d6S; Newark, ST..
0SS; Elizabeth, $3.50; Paterson, ss.s97,.
Temperance Committee's report. and it
contained some singing remarks about
the present Legislature. Mr.; Parsons
Said.-'The politicians elected in a
spasm of righteous Indignation confined
their efforts at reform to the suppression
OF 2 few race tracks and did nothing to
nlolesI the Ss,ouV saloons, in the State Of
New Jersey. Nice reformers these"
On recommendation of the committee,
hevs. G. r. Barnes n S.. L. Baldwin
Conference TO be held in Columbus, Ohio,
next January.
Bishop Andrews having just arrived,
eraI Conference came up. and Rev. b.
Halleron of Jersey City, sopened the de-
bate. At the outset ne said, he was
mitted to the 1oor of the Confidence.
He humorously congratulated Rev. Drs.
BosweH and Baldwin for swinging over to
tne side OF the women, arevelation which
fuence of their wives If any one. he
continued, could point to him an instance
where ~womanhood had suffered because
she had no representative in the Confer
ence he would vote for her admission.
He could see no reason for changing the
constitution to admit women.
say ludt women should nave the
same opportunity to enter the field of
work as man is wrong. ] never want
TO see a woman police our streets, plough
the held and shoulder the mpsket. What
Ioot could rock the cradle like the. wom-
ans! that's her sphere. heers.9 Don't
impose on her a duty winch she would
refuse to accept"
L would move a vote of thanks to the
brother for making a speech on both
sides OF the question said the Rev. p.
G., Bascem, amid general merriment.
NO other speeches were allowed. and
the ministers proceeded to vote. the re-
suit of which was:-For the admission Of
women, 10; against, los.
What a sharnei' the ladies
IN the gallery, n they made such a
clatter that the Bisnop was obliged to
rap for order.
The next question to be decided was the
proposition to give laymen equal repre-
sentation with ministers. and this sub
1ect was opened by Prof. w. p. Ferguson.
who advocated the passage of the resolu-
ton giving laymen the same representa-
ton The laity, he argued, was more
conservative h the ministry and the
DR.. I. S. Boswell opposed the PROPOSE
ton on the ground that the great mass
of the laymen in the Newark Conference
are indifferent to the subject. Should
they be- admitted, the speaker said. the
Conference would degenerate into a mass
meeting controlled by a few parliamenta-
rians
n ftev.s Solomon Parsons also opposed
the proposition because If it be allowed it
won't be long before there will be anly
two delegates from this Conference at the
General Conference, and it will be COM
posed of officials.
Prof H. A. Buttz approved of the adj
mission of more laymen to the General
Conference. He believed it would en-
nance the cause of the Methodist Church.
A grander corps of workers would be
obtained.
The Rev. ]. #. Robinson and tba Rer
I. c. Mayham opposed it because laymen
were indifferent to it. A vote was then
taken, with the result-For equal repre-
.sentationr So; against, lis.
The appointments will be read this af-
ternoon or at the evenings session.
The Polls do not close until Z F. NJ. Today.