The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-05
T0DAY'S PROCEEDINGS.

Calvary thurcn ante rooit,s Ills mo-
ing, it was perfectly clear to outsiders
that some thing was up. The members
fully expected on going away, last night
that the Bishop would read the appoint
ments this morning at noon at the very
latest, but this morning the presldlns
elders dropped a hint that a snarl had
taken place. rendering a general rear
rangement all around, and that meant no
adjournment probably today.
II am afraid that | will not reach the
appointments said Bishop Goodsell 10
".The News, representative, until this
evening, and very probably NOT until To-
morrow morning. You see have lost
two afternoons this week. One was be-
cause the ministers would insist on see
with me. and the other was yesterday al
ternoon when | had TO be present AT the
Home Missionary meeting. Beslaes Inc
business. so, you see, adjournment IS, 1
fear. far off yet.
WHO will be the next Presiding Elder
for Jersey city district?n was the next
question discussed this morning before
the regular work of the session. and those
who We're supposed to be au courant IN
appointments said i would be one or
three-Rev. Daniel r. Lowrie, formerly
Presiding Elder and well known IN Jer-
sey City; Rev. DR.. J. /. Boswell and Rev.
! Daniel Halleron. formerly pastor of Simp-
son Church, Jersey City. The favorite to
date is Rev. d. Lowrie, with Rev. DR..
Boswell a good second. Both names We're
agreed upon at a meeting of the Jersey
| City preachers a few days ago. The lay
men met q few nights ago, and while the
two preachers names were urged tne lay
men made no recommendation. This pre-
siding eldershiD is the only one to be
named this year.
Immediately after the reading of the
/ journal this morning Rev. DR.. James i.
Boswell moved that on Monday afternoon
in the conference week the memoirs VIII
be read. This was done in view of the
time consumed yesterday, when the entire
morning was practically devoted to the
memorial service at the expense OF the
business of the conference, Rev. j. A.
Gutteridge slightly amended the motion,
The Rev. S. L. Baldwin followed with
i motion for business sessions this after
noon and evening, and that was agreed
The report of the Committee on Sab
bath Observance brought as visitor to
the Conference the Rev.. isaac w. Hath
Presbyterian Church. Jersey CITY, but
now general secretary of the American
Sabbath Union. He was invited to speak
and he at once deplored the fact that
America was fast drifting TO the Cont
mental Sabbath. and that in his opinion
was almost too dreadful to contemplate.
in conserving the Sabbath in America,
Of which he was secretary, and put in a
piteous bleat for money
Rev. Mr.. Hathaway said that when ne
heard recently that the Government was
building a postoffice in Chicago and ae-
tually the men. to hurry the work along,
4 WDrkP0 on SUNDAY LIE NIQlG Il OLIOAl6 lCI-
ter to President Mckinley, who sent it
to the Secretary of the Treasury. and the
work was stopped. (Applause.) Everyone
expected to hear that the reverend gem
tleman had written teethe President COM
planning that in the, navy yards all over
the country men We're working on sunday,
preparing for war, but Mr.. HathaWay ms
creetly disappointed the enemies OF pase-
ball and games on Sundays and said moth
III we go to war" said Rev. DR.. Lewis
n rA.,x >, Ixr S,rr NJ a o I1n a + the end
of the last speakers address, and II We
are beaten it will be because we have
sighted the Sabbath.
What if we wiH 3". asked Rev. j. l..
Hayes. and there WAS an irreverent laugh
from the brethren and the ~faintest trace
of a smile on the Bishops face. This was
a poser and the Rev. DR.. Dunn did not APP
pear to have heard it, for he said moth
The Sabbath Union report was adopted.
It was presented by Revs. ", \; k setter
with the increase OF modern inventions
have come many new forms of dissertation
by indulgence in sensual pleasures such
as hilariIIy. sight seeing, carriage riding
bicycling and excursions, baseball play.
ing, dancing, drinking. so-called sacred
concerts, theatres, SEASIDE resorts ana the
reading of forty page Sunday neWSpa-
pers."
One of the committee was careful to
point out that in mentioning drinking
as one of the vices on Sunday he didn't
mean soda water. A hearty laugh fol-
lowed this %gratuitous explanation.
The report on financially embarrassed
churches was presented by Rev. L. G.
Muller. 1t decided, after considering the
subject in all its varied phases, it deemed
because a larger committee was neces-
sary. The report recommended that a
committee at large, three ministers ana
two Iaymen from each district to be
named by the Bishop, to present a plan
at the next Conference. The Bishop
named these as the committee
H. ~ nj II n r0n--p aU
Elizabeth District-Rev. J.. A.. Owen n
w. G. S~nodgrass. ministers; w. J Carl
ton, James Magee, B. F. Ham, laymen.
Jersey City Observation-Disclosures, Rev. A..
B. Richardson, Rev, G. C. Wilding; lay
men. j. v. Foster, c. L. Pitts. R. r.
Newark Observation-Disclosures. Rev: Henry
Spellmeyer, Rev. C. s.. Ryman; laymen,
w. F%airlie, s. O.. Church. r. D.. North:
Paterson Observation-Disclosures. Rev. w.
Eakins, Rev. /. G. Muller; laymen. c. R.
Hopson. Gordon Dunn, Frank Morse.
Rev. j.. R. Bryan asked when the Com
mittee on State of the Country were ready
to report.
4 can answer that" replied the Bish-
op. Som of the members have spoken
to me about it. They know just as much
about the state of the country now as
hey did when they were appointed, and
the Conference knows equally as much
tails. If. however, anything should arise
during the sitting of the Conference the
I members can take some action.
The Rev. Wilbert Ferguson. of Hack
ettstown Institute, presented the report of
the Committee on Missionary Cause, and
in it he said that the ministers were
behind in their contributions to benevo-
lences in. contrast with the collections of
the Women's Missionary Society. In view
of that the report said the ministers
must retrench in expenditures or give
more.
Rev. C. r. Barnes of Lafayette Church,
Jersey City, thought that the wording of
the resolution was harsh, and made a con-
trast which would hurt the feelings of
pastors who had given money at great in
convenience.
Rev. w. i. Palmer of Orange moved to
strike out the words, ministers" n in
sert give more attention. An inatten-
tive brother, who did not understand what
the amendment meant, asked the Bishop
to explain.
sIt means to strike out that we min
listers pay and put in I'VE give more at
tention,, said the Bishop, -relinquishing
the chair to Rev. DIR. II. A. Buttz of Drew
Seminary. Lou laughter followed the
Bishops sly dig at the brethren.
The resolution was re-drafted and there
was a lavish distribution of taffy all
around on minister's, and Woman's Home
and Foreign Missionary Societies.
The Rev. Isaac Thomas presented the
report on church extension which was
extremely mild and in effect meant prog
ress.
The Rev. DIR. James NJ. Freeman re-
ported on the condition of Hackettstown
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