The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-31
HUDSON AHABDF|ELD
Presiding Elders Report to
the Newark Conference
on Jersey City
district.
SUSTAINING THE PRESIDENT
Ministers Hope for Peace, But
If War Comes They Are
Ready to Help Save
the Nation.
ELDER FAULKs HoNoRED
The Pastors in His District Present
Him With a Purse Through
the bishop.
ELDER FAULKs HoNoRED

The second day of the Newark Confer
| ence of the Methodist Church, opened
this morning in the Calvary Church, East
Orange. with religious services under the
direction Of Bishop Goodsen. When these
were ended the Conference settled down
to business. The Rev. DR.. Mains OF the
Methodist Book Concern in New York,
was introduced. and addressed the Con-
ference briefly upon the needs Of that ex-
| cellent Institution. He spoke of the vast
work the Concern is doing, and dwelt up
on its needs. He gave a brief sketch OF
the various periodicals which the publ
| cation. house is issuing, and declared that
they had no superiors in the country.
He deprecated the tendency of the age
to break away from denominationalism,
| and said he heartily favored a liberal de-
n-ominational feeling. There were his
torical and magnificent reasons, he said,
why Methodists should take a deep and
loyal interest in their church.
Il believe one of the difficulties which
have given rise to the discussion of our
numbers, Mr.. Mains continued, lis due
| to the decline of a healthy denomination
| alism among us. Too many Methodist
| families do not take our periodicals"
He then paid a high tribute to the
christian Advocate"
"No family can take the christian ADJ
| yocate.' The said, land read it week after
week and not grow in spiritual Methodisui.
/ DR.. Peck. one of the most successful of
| Methodist preachers, told ME hat he made
it a point to carry the Advocate into
- 49,, fr~ =; H. ~ ttc onaroa Mot hap4r1Sn
he was an agent, but because it helped
| odists of his people.
"We are getting out the best and cheap
est Sunday school periodicals in the coun-
try. Our Sundayssehool papers are with
| out a rival, and other denominations ae-
knowledge it. If we are 10 bring up our
young people as Methodists we must fur
nish them with the best product of our
thought and labors. The interests of
the Book Concern We're never more
wrapped UP with tie loyalty of the
Methodist preachers than today, and if
you stand by us it will be a great sue
cess. Stand by your publication house
and we will achieve a great success
DIR. Mains address was received with
| applause. When he left the platform the
Bishop requested that a committee be APP
pointed to arrange the presentation of
each speaker to the Conference. His sug-
gestion was carried out, and the Rev. DR..
Spencer, Secretary of the Church Extern
sion Society, was next introduced by the
Bishop. DR.. Spencer, before he began,
said he had some literature which he
would like to have a couple of brethren
distribute among the Conference.
He jumped down from the pulpit with a
thud that startled the brethren. The
Church Extension Society is solid,'' ex-
claimed one Of the ministers. which raised
a laugh. The envelope proved to be a re-
cepticle for any contribution to the So
ciety which any one present might wish
to make.
DR.. Spencer began his address with an
eulogy of the magazine which the society
publishes and urged everybody to sub
scribe.
Rule 13. the passing of the characters
OF the members of the Conference, was
then taken up. Elizabeth District was
first called, and the characters of the
presiding elder and preachers were all
passed satisfactorily. The Rev. George
Smith, Presiding Elder of the district. read
his report. which, he said. was one of
progress. The Rev. W. T. Helms of this
district has just been appointed a chap
lain in the United States Navy by Presi-
lent Mckinley. He has not been on
probation the requisite time to be or
dalned an elder. and, as It was desirable
that he should have that authority In his
new post, Mr.. Smith asked the Bishop
II he could be ordained an elder under
the missionary rule, which, under GER
tain exigencies, valves the required time
of probation. The Bishop ruled that in
the present exfgency, if the Conference
so directed, Mr.. Helms could be ordain-
ed. The Conference unanimously voted
to ordain the young man and the solemn
service viii take place Sunday.
The Revs. William G. Nelson and Gill
bert winants, Of the Elizabeth district.
were given q supernumerary relation at
their own request.
The Rev. DR.. Mason. secretary of the
Freedman's Aid and Southern Educational
Society of the Church, was then intro
duced by the Bishop. He is a coal black