The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-07
YEARS. PROGRESS.
Presiding Elder Wright Re-
ports on the Jersey City
District to the New
ark Conference.
HOME MISSIONARIES MEET
Rev. M. S. Hard D.. D. Advo
Gates Church Extension in
a Witty Speech
Ordination Services.
[sDeoial to .arhe Jersey city News."l

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NEWARK. April Z, 1Se9-The appear
ance of a number of influential ladies
from st. Pau M. E. Church, Third
street, Jersey City, who caucussed yes
terday afternoon in the porch of the Hal
sey Street Church, where the Newark
Methodist Conference is at present hold
ing its annual sessions, set some of the
pastors, who watched the interesting
group, a-guessing.
Squalls for the Rev. T. C.. Mayham,
said one.
Looks as if there vas some one mix
ing up politics and religion" exclaimed
another.
A semblance of truth was given to the
last statement when Justice of the Peace
James N. Davis, of Jersey City, walked
in. Mr.. Davis dropped politics and MS
boorl feEISlice Commissionershlp 10 take
il &,eligious duties OF trustee OF tnS
ST. Us IL Church. Now thai nttle piru
whidPas imposed to have nothing else
to dora ut fiutter about. giving valua1ie
or invaluable information, says lhat MI,
Davis and a handful of the church nave
had some differences with Pastor May
ham, and they think that the pastors
relations with the church should De sew
cred, or, in other words. that a new pas
tor should be sent to Paul Church amer
the rising of Conference.
ON the other hand, the Ladies' Aid So
ciety and others contend that Mr. DaslS
and his handful are trying to inject sec,
ular. political methods in the churcn, anu
they wish to run 1t as they DO a DeM9-
cratic primary. Indeed, that same dlckle
bird says that one prominent LADY at the
church's last quarterly conference openly
attacked one of Pastor Mayhams oppo-
nents in the following
How dare you, sir, run our church as
Won would a primary? It would be. a
great deal more TO your credit II you de-
Sisted from letting your houses to dis
This led to recriminations and the de-
claration of war. Now both SIDES are
making Presiding Elder Wright's lie
Those who favor Pastor Mayham's return
are enthusiastic in their praise OF nle
work during the past two years SINCE ne
succeeded Rev. Vim. Eakins. They point
10 his splendid record and to MS careIul
administration of the church's finances,
and they explain the attitude OF the aIner
side by saying that because Mr.. Maynamf
refused to onduc the business .afalrs OF
st. Paurs Church according 10 their views
they are dissatisfied and eager 10 turn nl.n
out. The outcome rests WITH blsnop
Another interesting piece of gossip. for
even a Methodist Conference cannot eA.
clude that all powerful dame, n =
which has given much amusement 10
some is the probable attitude OF a certain
powerful committee and the reiatons 81
Rev. W. H. Russell and Rev. w. Wlgg,
supernumerary preachers. These rev.
erend gentlemen not having a charge ana
finding time hang heavily on their nanas
resolved to hunt for something for Ole
hands to do. Now Mr.. Russell, in addi-
ton to being an effective preacher, IS no
mean mechanician, and becoming lnleTesE
ed in a process for extracting light from
gas. which chemical operation lrreversnt
folk said had some affinity with a preach
er's. work. proceeded to get MI; Wlg Hgsd 10
go into the venture with him. lhey
Went. They regret it.
The situation is this: They are now both
anxious for active work, and the Blsnop
--1 10 oob;,af a - holding off mill there
arise some vacancies, and in the mean
tirne the pastors are deeply interested IN
the result.
An interesting meeting held yesterday
afternoon was that of the Women's Home
Missionary Society, over which Mrs. Z. 3;
Woodruff presided. The women did al
it well. Pastors were there, but they
were admitted only on sufferance ana on
the understanding that they were to keep
quiet and allow the women to mlna tnelr
own affairs.
After the usual devotional exercises.
Mrs. C. E. Hill made a report OF the
years work. The total altl msm aaring th Is
year is s4,063.57. The supplies sent to the
frontier were valued at s., 1872. The society
has twenty-one bureaus in the United
teen deaconesses homes. The amount coll
lected from mite boxes was s474-
Miss Iva M. Durham, who is the deacon
ess-at-large, spoke of the spiritual side of
Mrs. E. A. s. Barkelew made a report
of the Newark Conference Deaconess
Home. The latter is at present located
at No. POI Montgomery street. Jersey City.
There are four d~eacenesses. Since the
last conference $1,000 has been paid in to
the home. The current expenses, includ-
ing the rent of the building in which the
home Is located, are 500 per month.
1.-TWO of our deaconesses, Miss Lewis
and Miss Cole, are at present connected
with churches in Jersey CITY," continued
Miss Barkelew, land are doing parish
work bringing in the children to the Sun
day school, and this brings them in touch
with die mothers of the children and
opens the way for the invitation to
church. The thousands of visits and cam
wasting calls, the hours spent in hospitals
and district missions and Sunday schools.
Industrial schools and kindergarten, make
up a statistical report of the years work
of these noble women; but the souls
saved, once reclaimed, the poor who We're
fed and clothed, and the weary who were
cheered and comferted, are the results OF
the labors of the deaconess who goes in
and out among us as one that saves
Bishop C.. H. Fowler then took charge
of the conservation service, which closed
at six O'Clock. In the evening there were
services at Franklin street and Central
Churches.