The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-03-11
N. I. CONFERENCE mi
Great Annual Meeting in
Halsey Street Church,
Newark, on April 8.
BISHOP FOWLER TO PRESIDE
Few Jersey City Changes
Anticipated Presiding
Elders Report-Among
the Churches.

nual Newark Conference will be held in
the Halsey street Methodist Episcopal
| Church. AS this is rather an off year, it
is thought that but a bare majority OF the
240 pastors will attend. The conference
! will probably last about one week. Bishop
| Charles Fowler will preach. He is to be
in the east about one year. Bishop Good
| sell. who presided last year. is now con-
Quoting conferences in the South ana
West.
There will be but a few changes in the
Jersey City district, of which the Rev.
John r. Wright is presiding elder. The
changes, if any, vii be made among the
smaller changes. The Jersey City dis
| trict includes Sullivan, Orange and Rock
land counties in New York State, extends
| over a large portion of the State and also
includes Pike county of Pennsylvania.
During the year, two new churches have
been organized, one at Pearl River. one al
| U~nionville, Orange county, New York,and
one at Hewitt and Easton, a small village
adjoining New York State, near Green
wood Lake. There are ninety-four
| churches in the district, and the presiding
elder said that the results of the year
have been successful and encouraging
Two new churches have been dedicated,
one at Bergen Point of which the Rev.
Mr.. Kemble is pastor. and one IN New
City, Rockland County,. N. \. MANY
more have bene remodeled and beautlfieo.
Three churches have succeeded in pay
ing off practically all their debts. Trinity
of this city, will burn its mortgage sun
day night; Hedding has raised $1,000 OF a
$40. 1000 debt. and the Piermont Churcn
N. Y. has also paid off it's whole dept
The First Methodist, of Bayonne, mas
raised a large percentage Of its debt
Wesley Chapel, of Rockland county, mas
received a legacy of $4,000, and the Stock
holm Church of this State received $l,oOl
for missionary work.
The death of the Rev. Thomas Hag'
gerty. of Rochelle Park, in September
last. is the only one recorded for the yeal
past. The revival held during the fal
and winter months have been productive
of good results, and were most encourag
ing.
At the conference in 1900, delegates viii
be elected for the General Conference t
be held in Chicago, during the whole o.
Nav. These conferences are held ever,
four wears. Delegates from all over tn
world are present, including representa-
tives from all foreign missionary societies
A general review of the work will b.
made and there will be a discussion on tn
changes of policy. The Layman's Associa
ton OF the Newark Conference will b.
given Saturday for it's meeting. Each 0
the 24O odd churches will send two dele
gates. At this meeting a discussion Q
matters interesting the laity will TAX
place.
The Rev. John r. Wright, the Presid
ing Elder of the Jersey City District, wa:
appointed last year, to succeed the Rev
Mr.. Faulks, who is now at a church II
Madison, where the students of the Drew
Theological Seminary attend. Mr.. Wrigh
has proved himself an indefatigable work
err. The task of making four visits a yea
to sixty-fye of the churches under hin
is not an easy task. During the pas
eight months he has preached an averag'
of five sermons a week. There is an.
amount of detail to his work, but h
says he has found it very interesting
His term lasts six years. Considerin'
that he was an entire stranger in thi
district up to last year, his work re
fleets much credit. He has been con
tinually amongst his charges. He ha
attended conferences, dedications an,
meetings Of all sorts.
.On the whole he said, II find tn
result of the years work, as far as I ca
ascertain, very encouraging, when "
consider the depressing times. / hav
called for reports from all the churche
in my district and hope to have m
report ready about the first of mex
month. | like the work and visit a
MANY Of the churches as possible. I thin
!, there will be but few changes in TIL
district, and if any are made they WI
be among the smaller churches"
: Mr.. Wright's report will be a review Q
the work accomplished during the pas
year. There are four distinctly in tn
Newark Conference. They are:-Newarf
Jersey City, Paterson and Elizabeth. !
ali there are 2e0 churches, with about d
pastors. The large number of churche
IS accounted for in this manner. In som
!, sparsely settled villages there are tW
churches, with but one pastor, VII
breaches in the morning at one and !
| the evening at the other.