The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-16

From Everywhere.
R-esponding to the invitation of the
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions,
BAPTIST. Conversational. Methodist and
Reformed BOARD Secretaries met this
week 70 draft prelfminary plans for work
II the PhIlippine Islands. Cuba and
pnrfo Rico Never before has there been
s,1c6 an arreemenf afferrnfed SO far as.
can be earned. The purpose is, not to
undertake joint work in these islands,
some MAJ not be covered two or three
times and other narts of ii left vacant.
IF need be. there will be established in
Manila Havana and san Juan de Porto
Rico common h~eadquarters through
which the work Of all boards may be
directed. The aim is TO show, il posi-
bic, a united Professionalism Several
church bnards did not respond to the i'll
vitatjon. IN the case OF the Episcopal
board it was explained that it is without
an executive head at present. and in the
case Of some Others. notably boards in
Canada. the Disciples of Christ, the
Lutherans. etc. the reply was given that
work in The Philippines and in Cuba
could not, for various reasons, be under
taken.
Methodist laymen regard their conten-
ton for equal representation in the Cen
eral Conference Of the Church as won.
IN consequence 1T is now said that an
nual conferences. in elecring delegates to
the forthcoming General Conference, will
choose the number they Will pc entitled
to under the new law. An lntenpon 70
w Try -
tation up at the very beginning q tne
conference IS abroad. jhe vote q the
annual conferences VIII pc az iedst Two
thirds = PROBABLY tnree-IouFtns n ies
favor. Should any OF these delegates
nance TO. be women, as Is more ltsan
likely to be the case, the QIa SaeSsaqii
OF ne aamlssion q W9men : ale Tbis
eral Conference VIII pc pFeelpltated. inls
matter IS now IN aoeyAnGe, ana nor Anusaii
IS heard ABOUT r. IT me Isnefdl 9ono
terence OF 1879 ias hlslopS ~
ZGoHat1fT 0DlfT me nA FnESMDIL WtIffl&1 tlS1t-
gates from the ron. But slhce thei sll.es
nave eHdhssu. Ngo.isai uSSasSftSe9 a. U,ili
70 slt II ms 5feAl eiis atac rnbinb ! 3,ota
u = sal4i y $500 . a aas tharo will he
suHlelentiS iaiss - slvee nn r,;Ii hs =
Tequire1 ! = naD+ vTban The
laIsef eouy y = loihy "a considerad zoo
plu oAe anu = besis 81 renresentation
ladsei aor.t s
may pc eonsiaeTeds ,n5artake
~ H. aoIarad neonfa ~ tho
go go : asl,Iis stan l. takan because mem
800 90 ~ 4ba cbs,rchs demanded that their
pasa;o' pnord 40 sarnsfhina in mis- direc-
oIlcidt 5oaiu w sons;7arad - amnna 4ba1,
Cloi. rLs.us 7 : r ond nc Na+iona7 Cant
~ h4spqIs Z, %: y ,'assed Nv and the little
ylllase OF = io,e5tee' = NC - ~ he &C.
Ileis 4 ~ e ~ Songressional minister
laelsasus - . J baa5 seIeefad IL he al
aAu ne - ! T Z Raforr,ed Ch1,rcb. neople
their nead: lhg 1.elolnigu W. n'aaa 49, : ~,
~aihou9ee ND iofsie5 e s Psaa;J;+5as sroo
IN neea Of sehooi aiit y l,ndert q !,
titis, iedIt is - ~ 49,,
ms, the Baptlsls feply 1nat ohs ! n Il
most tfouflsnlng e~ohsFesaliolIs y - fiol-
ence. recently noused u 9 spieialu ileW
church: and that the reformed ChuFln
could have found many piaces N ne
South more IN neeQ ol assistauce tndn
Florence. The Reformed Snlfch move
ment is to be inaugurated III september
The annexation of the SandWlch lslanas
will bring forth the Tfiennial General
Convention of the Protestant Episcopal
Church at its meeting in Washington IN
October the question of the allegiance of a
Church of England Bishop. The diocese
Of Honolulu is an independent one, That
is. it is not a legal part of the established
Church OF England. since the Sandwich
Islands never were a part of the Kingdom
Of Great Britain. The Bishop of Honolulu.
whose Jurisdiction embraces all of the is
tands IS fhe Rt. Rev. Alfred Willis, d. D.
ArchbSshop If Canterbury in 1871. OF Eng
lish birth he has always been English in
sanfir3ant ana n fhe Incident Of 1895 took
tte,ab ~ a ,,ot acfi1ra u,av with
siues: agaS oaaen before Tili1okaiani
ny ueP4aSso 1900 ~ III yva;i ana drrino
caihe - tne = ~ 81 a+fsn5a5
u = ssi ttena sarvicas Gongregational-
lists are by Lar the lioss Ie,,t d,,r .,
ilglous seq On ine aaia Il II IN n 100 SIC
the tlne or 51er mp iSSonlrneefnta - Ps 49, ~
studiea lHe pooh u S9liihoa her
such purpose tndl uppn hSS4initIs and
freedom sne askea 70 pc ~ IN
conIlrned INTO the lheFy 4 rsIHSaiaasuj;
In the Lehten ssasen u lSSo sdie ospo oser
since beer a TeguiaT altlIan ~ y, az AZ
drew : CalneelSf 1o pts ! bas ,oam-
uIat. tte seat = tIS DA1ryP,
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