The Penn's Grove record., 1899-10-27
METHODIST PROTESTANT CON-
FERENCE.

The ssh annual session of the Meth
Monmouth county on We'd
Of last week.
President Clarke presented his an
nual report, IN which he said: II have
appointed the following named pist0rs:
Kew. q L Fu,d. Clementon C,icnii
Rev. q. w Jester, MoiristoWn Sta
ion; Rev. N. Il. Hewitt, New Brpok-
lyn Circuit; Rev, r.. L. Malvney, Os-
buruviile Station.
During the peiiod since the last an
nuai Conference Rev. W. NJ Staulcup
died at Br,dgeton, November "a, 1898;
Rev. Joseph Hopkins died at Phman,
April /. 1899, and Rev. Charles y ugh
" at Far Haven.
New clutches have BEEN bui t at
Melville, Pastor Austei berry, al Il cost
of $1,000; NJ Pl%easantville, Pastor OAR
nell, to take place of one destroyed by
iiie, and Improvements TO church prop
erty have been made by Pastor SLAP
ley ut Alien%ood, Essior Petty at
Pastor Jester at Mo0res-
town, Pastor Patterson at Westvilie,
Pastor Ford at Watsoatown, Pastor
Tushinghan at Egg Hsybor, Pastor
Hewitt at Cedar Brook. Brooklyn aud
New Freedom, Pastor Craig at Mt.
Pleasant and Pastor SimeIson at South
Amboy.
Rev. j. H. Clarke was reelected
President with no opposition, the Sec
rotary casting the ballot. Rev. |. Nc
DOwell was made Conference Steward.
The stationiDg committee consisted
of Reys. j. Ii. Clarke, e. d. Stultz,
and J. p. Turkleson and delegates ii.
II. Wainwright and Chas. 5. Kille.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
The Committee on Finance reported
as follows: Salary, rent, &C., SIT ,40l. 6l;
Preachers Aid Society, $40; Home
Missions, S72.35; Church Extension,
ST.. II; amount raised by Sunday schools
$14. 19l. 81; value of church property,
SPIT, SIS; Home Missionary Fund,
$246 As; Foreign Missions, SOL AZ;
Westminster Seminary, $11S.7l. These
all show an increase over last year.
With three churches not reporting,
there is IL general increase in the
Church membership Of 20. Fifty live
members have died during the year,
against Al last year. The other items
in the statistical report are: Ministers,
81; preachers, 26; members received,
299; discontinued, 1913; Sunday schools,
40; teachers and officers, 567; scholars,
'761; p~arsonages, 80; number of vol
umes in libraries, 6244. There has
been a decrease OF over II thousand
books, and some asked what had bs
come Of these, wien a pastor replied:
ia storing up literature at
the expense of the schools"
Il. b. Appleget, treasurer of The
Aid Society reported there
WAS on hand al the last report LOCO;
receipts from charges, $500, AL increase.
Eight claimants were apportioned $1,000.
During the twenty-eight years of Treas
urer Appleget's ineumbraDce of office
he has received from contributions Sl0,-
600. A like sum is invested In good
paying & per cent, and II
amount has been paid to claim.
ants.
The Eudeavor Committee reported
1864 active members, 343 associate
members and 122 honorary members.
Fifty of these have united with the
church during the year.
The Conference closed last Saturday
night when the committee announced
the following
APPOINTMENTS:
Glassboro, j. Ii. Alger; Friendship,
j. L. Watson; Egg Harbor circuit, j..
Tushingham; Fair Haven, W. L. Petit;
Union Valley, L. B. Appieget; Bridge
port, 10 be supplied; Barnesboro, z. V.
Petty; Leesburg, j. Luffbarry; Manas-
guam, w. ID. Stultz; Osbornviile, II. T..
Maloney; New Brooklyn, N. q. Hew-
lit; BridgetOn, l.. d.. Stultz, Geo. E..
South Amboy, j. Leuppie; Cam
den, IL. Blackwood; Mt. Pleasant,
Craig; PenD's Grove, Il. e.
Somers; Hardingville, Jacob Speerli;
Atlantic City, Z. e. Sinkinson, j. +.
Turkleson; Millville, j. Austerberry;
Glendola, N. Webb; Robertsville, ID.
McElwaine; Allenwood, Jacob Shap-
ley; Mooreslown, G. W. Jester; West
vile, II. J. Patterson; Pitman Grove,
z. Walker; Lake Como, j. ii. Clarke;
Oceanville, III. Hampton; Cramer Hill,
Struthers; Underwood, to bs sup
piled; ST. Johns, Theodore Darnell;
Port Norris, to be supplied; Gibbsboro,
]. F. Lang
Atlantic City will probably be The
meeting place Of the next General Con-
ference. Representatives from all over
the United States will be in attendance.
Delaware River Railroad Sold.
The Delaware River Railroad which
has been owned by the Duponts- since
1881, was sold to persons Interested IN
the West Jersey and Seashote Railroad
last Monday. Messrs. Dnponts who
owned the Wilmington and Northern
Road sold that some months ago to the
Reading Railroad, and officials Of both
the Reading and Baltimore and Ohio
Roads, who are friendly 10 each other
and officials of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road who CONTROLS the w. j. d ).
road have been looking at the Della.
ware River read since Messrs. Dupont
announced it for sale. The Reading
officials were not over anxious for the
road because it has nu direct connec-
ZION WIFI tuclT IOdu, Whho VIC ionu
has y connection with The West Jersey
and Seashore Road at Woodbury. and
has been practically a branch OF IL since
the Road was built in 1876.
The consideration paid has not been
made public, but from what a be
learned the W. j. y S. people bought
900 shares of stock at about $50 per
share, together with $65, 600 OF bonds.
w. j. Sewell, Vice President of the
W. j. 81 s. Road ia reported as having
said that it will BIZ operated under its
own charter, the same as it is now,
with tile exception that it will be large
~ improved, and will have all OF the
benefits arising from the Pennsylvania
Railroad system.
The road is now in fair condition
and under the management for the past
years has given the people accommodate
ing services. The placing on of two
express trains a year ago last May has
proved popular. While the passenger
coaches have not equalled those Of
richer roads, yet when we consider
what the fare has been, rs cents for a