The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-02
T0DAY'S PROCEEDINGS.
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EAST ORANGE, April 2, 1S9S.-At The
early mornings prayer service today Rev.
William Mccain offered a long prayer for
peace. He said that those who were urg-
ing the United States to war With Spain
were ignorant of the great calamities
which would surely result from war. Ris-
ing from his knees and raising his arms,
he shouted
"Oh, let us have glorious peace instead
of bloody war. o Lord, have mercy on
our adversaries and make them see the
truth. Make them acknowledge their
sins before Thee and bring them in prayer
before Thy footstool."
It was significant OF the general feeling
of the pastors that at the close of the
worthy brothers prayer there was a
strange ABSENCE OF the Customary words
OF commendation with which Meth
odist preachers greet the words of
a brother who has Just offered
prayers in accord with their SEN
timents. Bishop Goodsell and the ma
jority of the members, it is well known,
deplore war, but Cuba must be free, and
if peace won't accomplish it, then-war.
The business session this morning
opened with the customary reading Of hi
journal. and then the characters of the
following supernumerary preachers We're
passed.
s.. o. Parvin, Thomas Rawlings. c.. w.
Treat, Richard Thomas. S. 3. Rooney,
). A. Kingsbury, Richard vannorne, j.
w. Barrett, w. Fl. Mccormick, g. 7.
jackson, Nicholas Vansant, A. NJ Palm
err. H. J. Hayter, Charles Larew, j.. q
Hayes, J.. A. Munroe, FL. p Doane, s. r.
Lacey, Cornelius Clark, David d. Eaton
and Alfred II. Maryott.
The characters of the following super
animated preachers were c passed.
Thomas S. DERRICK, Walter Chamber
lin. Lewis r. Dunn and David Walters.
Presiding Elder S.. P. hammond of the
Newark district read his report of the
churches under his care and in general
it showed a satisfactory condition. One
part, however, elected much appreciative
applause from the pastors. and that was
when he complained of the tendency of
some churches to reduce the preachers
salaries on the slightest pretext.
when a church, continued the presid-
ing elder. cannot help a reduction, no
one finds fault; but when all sorts of I'M
fair and unjust excuses are presented and
salaries changed without good reason we
all object. (Cries of Hear, Hear.'9 One
church declared it must pay a long stand
ing debt, SO forsooth a proposition was
made to reduce the minister's salary by
$500. (Cries of "Sname.'o Another must
enlarge a church building, another re-
carpet an audience room, repaint a fence
or buildings. another build a new parson-
age, and so in each case the minister's in
come must be cut down. (Groans from
some of the rethren evidently victims
of the pruning operation.). We insist
this is not fair or Just especIaliy Wnen n
One of the churches last spring planned
to build a new chapel and enlarge and
r~e-arrange the whole church property. As
they voted an increase IN the pastors.
salary and said TO him, New go ahead
and earn your ..a salary nro loud l nneep e
place. Please, Bishop, transfer me
there wish my people would do that
and enewed laughter.)
tention to the temperance question and
said some very sharp things. He hit all
around, not even sparing his own breth-
II am told,'' he said, ssthat it is no un-
common thing to see young women, as
well as men, silly and Intoxicated with
vine at fashionable parties, sometimes
held in church members homes. We must
preach temperance and practice it; aye,
brethren, practice total abstinence If we
wish to decrease the tipping in social
life cloud applause-)
Taking up disciplinary questions again
these young students were advanced:-To
studies Of the second year, George White
head. George w. Gardner, Albert A.
Anderson and Chester j. Hoyt; to fourth
year studies, Charles i. Mead, Thomas $.
Molyneaux. b 6. McCrea, Clyde w,
Demmlngs, Samuel I. Jackson, Warren
sR. Neff and George Mooney.
Presiding Elder John krantz Of the Pa,
terson district read his annual report, and
in the vivid language of that active. bus
fling gentleman, ii is q corker.s Every
charge seemed to have added to its menu
bership, and the financial outlook was
promising. Many churches had wiped or
the big debts and in others the pastors
salaries laad been raised, and one church
had presented It's preacher with a hand
some horse and wagon,
And when he came TO meet me at the
station with that rig.n said tbs Presiding