The Jersey City news., 1898-03-26
'MB7HODlSI'S TO MEET.
Forty-first Annual Session
Of the Newark Confer
ence to Open Next
Week.
BISHOP GooDsELL TO PRESIDE
Calvary. East Orange The Church
Selected Among the
Churches.
BISHOP GooDsELL TO PRESIDE

soCpriStA
of the Newark Conference, which win be-
gin it's meeting next "Wednesday morning:
in Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church
at Main and Walnut streets, East Orange.
The session will last until the following
Tuesday, and the entertainment of the
visiting clergymen will be assumed by the
Calvary congregation. All the ministers
win know today at whose house they Will
be entertained during the conference. The
Rev. Bishop Daniel A. Goodsell will pre-
side, and he will be the guest of Ernest
Napier of No. IA Summit street,
Newark, who will also provide for
Rev. Samuel P. Hammond. presid-
ing elder of the Newark district, and
The Rev. James B. -Faulks. presiding elder
of the Jersey City district. The two
other presiding elders, Rev. George w.
Smith ofthe Elizabeth district, and Rev.
John Krantz of the Paterson district. will
be entertained by Samuel o. Church OF
No. 10 Summit street. Newark.
With these presiding elders there will
be number of official visitors at the con-
ference. They are. Rev. DR.. A. B. Leon
ard. Secretary Of the Missionary Society;
Rev. DR.. W. A. Spencer. Secretary Of the
Board of Church Extension; Rev. Dr. M.
C. B. Mason, Secretary Freedmans Aid
Society; Rev. Dr. c. H. Payne, Secretary
of the Board of Education; Rev. DR.. q:
p. Mains. agent Methodist Book Concern;
Rev. Dr. J. M. Buckley editor of "The
Christian Advocate. Rev DR.. W. ".
Kelley. editor of '.The Methodist Re
view; Rev. DR.. j. F. Berry, editor OF
..The Epworth Herald; Rev. DR.. ]. r.
Day. Chancellor of the Syracuse Univer-
sity; Rev. DR. B. P. Raymond, President
of wesleyan University; Rev. DR.. M. u.
Buell.. Dean of the School Of Theology OF
Boston University, and Rev S. L. Beiler,
Chancellor of the American Univer-
sity. The lay stewards of the four dis
tricts will also be in attendance. They
are. H. A. Chamberlain of the Jersey
CITY District: Wellington Morehouse of
the Elizabeth district, and William H.
Jackson of the Paterson district.
The Wednesday session will begin at ten
o'clock in the morning with a celebration
of the holy communion, followed by the
roll can of ministers and the organiza-
ton. This will take up the morning, and
between 1890 and 1870 o'clock the minis
ters will be entertained at luncheon at
Berkeley Hall, Harrison street. as the
guests of Calvary Church. The church
will provide luncheon each day at Berke-
ley Hall, except on Sunday,when the min
listers will dine at the homes where they
are guests. A statistical session will be
held at two o'clock Wednesday after-
noon. and it will be followed an hour lat
er by the anniversary meeting OF the
Sunday-schoo1 Union and Tract Society
Addresses will be made by Rev. DIR. W
n. Morgan and Rev. DR.. Jesse L. Hurl-
burt. The Conference Life Insurance
Association will meet at four o'clock, and
at eight the anniversary of the Centenary
Fund and Preachers Aid Society will be
observed. The Rev Daniel Halleron will
preside and Professor S. T. Ford will
give a hearing.
Thursdays session will begin at $3.50
Al. NJ. with prayer meeting, followed by
a business session. In the afternoon the
anniversary of the Methodist Historical
Society will be observed. Rev. DR.. James
NJ. Freeman will read paper on Gene
SIS of the Newark Conference" and an
address on "Historical Perspective will
be made by the Rev. DR.. James M. Buck
ley. AT the session at night the anniver-
sary of the Board of Church Extension
will be held as will that of the Freed
mans Aid Society Rev. DR.. w. A..
Spencer will make the address for the for-
mer, and Rev. DR.. M. c. B. Mason for
the latter.
The usual prayer-meeting and business
session will be held on Friday morning.
In the afternoon Mrs. Joseph Fl. Knowles
will preside at the anniversary OF the
Wcman's Foreign Missionary Society, and
Miss Ruth Sites will make an address;
The anniversary of the Conference Total
Abstinence and Prohibition Society will be
1,aI Of fphf ffn
presiding The Rev. DR.. c. H Mead will
make an address and choir OF thirty
voices from the Watsessing church will
furnish the music
The business session will take all of Sat
urday, but at night there will be the an
adversary of the Missionary Society with
addresses by Rev. DR.. A. B. Leonard and
the Rev. DR. L. S. Baldwin.
The next day will be Palm Sunday, and
the services viii begin at nine O'Clock
with a, conference loye least under the
Dunn. The sermon at 1890 o'clock will
be preached by Bishop Goocsell. In the
afternoon at three o'clock there will be a
elders, and at T:z0 P. NJ. the Rev, Fred
Glare Baldwin win preach a missionary
sermon.
Monday April 4, and all the session that
morning will be given up to business At
P. NJ the anniversary Of the Woman s
Mps chares Pesy Weodlu M' wil ne Preside @
report Of the Secretary and Mrs.
an Our cenferenae saFse1ea heaconsss w Homs oDsa
Rev. DR.. Charles S. Woodruff will
talk of THE Pastors View and
the Rev. Or. George w. Smith is to de-
View After Bishop Goodsell has spoken
on 'sThe Bishops View he will conse-
crate deaconesses. Rev. J. A.. Hensey
will preside at the anniversary of the Ep-
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