The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-01
MEMS VICTORY
M. E. Ministers Vote for
Equal Representation
in General Con-
ference.
MUCH MUSIC AND MIRTH
Candidates for the Ministry Exhorl-
ed by Bishop Goodsell- Ladies
in The Gallery.
MUCH MUSIC AND MIRTH

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Goodsell and the gentleman who plays the
organ We're the "frstsato enter Calvary
Methodist Church on this the third day
of the Newark Methodist Conference.
| The organist is determined that the pas
tors shall not want for music and on
every occasion which presents itself he
treats them TO a voluntary. This morning
he shook them up with the overture TO
Mas<tniello and then toned them down
| with Nearer Ny Coo to Thee" Some of
the staider brethren who DON'T believe in
praising God by machinery view the per-
formances with alarm. while others chari-
tably recall the injunction to a western
congregation
Don't shoot at the organist; he's doing
his best
When he had finished this mornings
musicale the Bishop directed him to go
into the ante-rooms and drum tup~the
brethren for the prayer service which
precedes the regular business session. In
a few minutes the brethren trooped IN
and the service began. Bishop Goodsel
has introduced a new feature at these
meetings and this is a short talk OF rather
discussion on the lesson which he am
nounces. This innovation has resulted in
attracting large numbers to these meet
ings. which seem to find favor in the eyes
of the ladies. who monopoiize the gal
leries. THE Designs of Providence was
the subject discussed this morning and
two-minute talks from the pastors fol-
lowed. at the close of which the Bishop
said:-
Now, let us to work and tomorrow
| morning we will converse about the
Golden Rule and whether it is merely a
piece of Eastern imagery or practlcapie
After the Secretary had read the jour-
mai, Rev. Richard Var Horne moved TOR
a Committee on the State of the Church,
Rev. DR.. Boswell opposed ii on the ground
that the Conference had too many COM
mittees at present. Rev. Morris p
Church also sat on the motion, which was
lost by a chorus of Noes.
II am informed, said Bishop Goodsell.
s.that the candidates for admission TO
if the two pledges they signed TWO years
ago won't do for this year. l say GER
tainly not. Because a young man was
not financially 2 ba 1a;1ssss +,a two % year, Y by
| no means embarrassing his ~neignbors to-
day. Naughter.) And because W
that doesn't say that he mightn't have al
tered his convictions since. (ReneWed
Then there's mother matter" re-
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erroneous are the views of people about
the Bishops travelling expenses. Some
think it is about $1,000 a year; yet l VIII
tell you that since | have been a bishop
my expenses have never exceeded SOTO a
year, and that includes railroad, sleeping
and hotel expenses and postage ana tele-
graph change from brethren who want
to be promptly transferred daughter
When / was in California it was wonder
full, how ns many uJ ts2s s ams = | h &c t 70 5ep.g g
Ito California Os%account of their wives
heaIths. fRoars Of laughter.9
81 am delighted 70 hear that your ex-
| penses are SO moderate, particularly for
so large a specimen of humanity" added
! Rev. DR.. Bryan, the smallest man in the
| conference, and the Bishop smiled at the
sally.
Seven young men-Frank Mcdaniel.
Ralph r. Urmy. Charles Il. Scudder. John
| II. f. Schultz, Robert W.. Elliott. William
z Townsend, Harry T: king, PAVE pa nla ",
candidates for admission into ruil Or
ders, stepped TO the communion rail In
obedience to the call of the Bishop, Whos
leaving his seat and standing in front of
them. put the questions laid down in the
aHave you studied the doctrines of the
Methodist Church," asked. the Bishop OF
each candidate, who replied in a low voice
Yes"
..Do you believe that they are in har-
mony with the Holy Scriptures?'
II do replied the candidate
viii you preach them?
81 WILL
.swill you support and maintain our
church government
Yes.
The Bishop then requested the young
men to turn and face the Conference,
and then asked every person present to
rise who had been converted at fifteen
wears to twenty years of age, and the
entire audience rose. Pointing to the peo-
pie standing. the Bishop said that that
spectacle was an object lesson to a young
man entering the ministry to teach him
the duty of instructlng the young in
4 Christianity. The solemn exercises closed
with an earnest yet affectionate address
to the candidate by the Bishop on the
duties of a Methodist minister. He warn
ed them that their work must be thor
ough. an.4
our church will never be popular with
the aristocratic classes of our country,
because we would have to give up our tes-
timony against the use of wine; against
worldly pleasures which dissipate the
soul and cumber the soul. If you seek
to be popular you must choose some
other field thar these classes. Now /
want you to remember that learning in
a pastor is. not the all important thing |
awe seen men; preachers 50 learned ana
sinner to flee from the wrath to come,
and / have heard so called clever, edu-
Gated and learned philosophical pastors.
defenders of Christianity, preach as II
they were hurting dust in the poor peo-
pies eyes instead Of pouring warmth in
their souls The world won't be made
better by that style of exordium. We
are not improving because Of "a good
President, Congress, Legislature. but by
Individual help in the cause of civilization
and Christ.
you will perhaDs think ] am sayin
strange things when I tell you that among
the social orders of society there are two
which arc considered dangerous, yet /
tell you that at the bottom of these orders
are the most perfect ideals known. What
is anarchy? Simply the root-idea for a
man TO be governed from within rather
| than from without, and, rightly accom-
pIished, it is a noble IDEAL. What is So
cialism? The idea is a grand one-each
man in a community. to have equal rights
and help eaeh other. A minister should
practice both anarchy and socialism in
| the way / nave indicated. No man would
be more vigorous than | in repelling the
more dangerous practice of these noble
| ideals so perverted. And i want you to
preach and work so that whenever a
Methodist minister goes to a place, don't
care whether you go by bicycle or Pull
man car. or afoot, the word will go forth
that an enemy to the rum traffic has
come to town. loud applause and cheer
ing)
talking next about brotherly relations.
asy to Take