The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-30

brethren to spread themselves or both
sides of the church and not bunch into
groups on one side. .
Il don't want a one-sided conference, :,
said the Bishop. and everyone smiled at
the episcopal joke. Then Secretary Rev.
John F. Dodd read the roll call and the
first name read was John Atkinson, and
the secretary, in a low voice, said Dead
So the roll went on, n many were
the names of which the secretary sadly
replied, Dead" The grim Reaper had
been busy since the last conference.
On motion the Rev. Job #. Dodd was
reelected secretary, who nominated as
his assistant the Rev. Charles w. Nc
Cormick, and the Rev. Frederick BLOOM.
engrossing clerk. The Rev. John a. Gut
teridge was elected statistical secretary,
who named as his assistants the Rev. e..
N. Crasto, S. K. Doolittle, w. c. Tim
brell and s. E. d. Prickitt. The Rev.
A. Nc. Palmer was elected treasurer. and
he named as assistants the Rev. ]. A.
Cole and J. w. Ryder.
Bishop Goodsell at this point rose and
arrested the wandering attention of the
brethren by saying that in view of the
present strained relations between this
country and Spain he wanted to know II
the Conference wished to appoint a COM
mittee oH~"the state OF the country.
He hoped that whatever was done would
be done with care n determination and
sudden action avoided.
The Rev. DR.. Lewis r. Dur moved
that such a committee be appointed. In
view of the starvation n murder IN
Cuba, he continued. something should
come from this Conference as an express
sion of it's horror Of the situation. He
suggested q committee of five.
DR.. S. l.. Baldwin moved as an amend
ment that the number be made nine, and
it was agreed. The Bishop will name
The committee.
The standing committees for 1898 were
elected as follows:-
Missionary Cause-W. G. Ferguson, c..
F.. Apgar, E. H.. Conklin, G.. H. Winans,
Is n q 80
CHURCH Estenslonms. B; p P ri 4
Haggerty, William Mccain.
Tinabreli. 5. ". Ryder, S. ii. Jones,
David Walters.
Tracts-s. 3. Decker. William Red
heffer. A. L. Smith. William Stout, T. D.
Telnoerance-c. s.: Ryman, ". +.
Hoagland, Walter Chainberlin, w. w.
Vanderhof, W. H. Carson.
Education-W. b. Judd. w. L. Palmer,
j.. O.. Winner, j. A. Hensey, w. 8. New
Freedmen's Aid and Southern Educa-
ton Society-C- S. kembie, IA. Craig,
Bible Cause-w. NJ. T~rumbewer, G.. r.
Illman, A. G. Convey, r. F. Bayliss, M.
Camp Meetings.. d. Jones, W. G.. Mel
son, Nathaniel Brooks. Jacob Tyndall, L.
R. St~eeter.
Sabbath II. Nicer, w
II. Russell, II. J.. Johnston, F. j. Tomlln-
son, p. G. Blight.
Epworth League-W. A. Knox, Charles
Waldron, M. e. Grant, F. H. Knight,
J.. C. Howard.
Conference Qualifications. M. Free
man., j. /. Boswell, e. C. Baldwin, Rich
ard Vanhorne, A. H. Tuttle. D.. B. r.
Randolph, E. M. Carton, NJ. D. Church.
To Nominate Standing Committee for
1s99-Joshua Mead, N. S. Lambert,
Charles Larew. A. NJ. Harris, c. G.
Voge1.
When this was finished, the Bishop. in
a CHEEKY, good slunored way admonished
the brethren to be p%unctual at the Con-
ference sessions; not bother him at AL
hours of the day. and certainly not visit
him on Sunday to look for appointments
for he had his sermon to write, and when
the presiding elders had got through
with him he had just time to take a walk.
He would be glad. he added, to have
some of the brethren accompany him on
that occasion TO urburden their hearts,
provided they did not make the ca~valcade
too big. (Laughter.)
The remainder of the mornings session
was taken up with introducing visiting
brethren. This afternoon will be the an
niversary of the Sunday School Union
and Tract Society, and addresses will be
made by Revs. w. H. Morgan and ]. L.
Hurlbut.