Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1899-02-16
CONFERENCE TALK.
Tho Camden Telegram" is Now Guessing
what Will be Done In the M. K.
Conference.

fhe editor of the Camden Telegram has
dared to guess concerning the outcome of
the annual. M. E. Conference to be held
10 Atlantic City, on the 8th of March.
The Telegram says there are a good
many rumors and then continues:
Among the many proposed changes,
it is said, only few affect this city.
'Dr. e. Hewitt, of Tabernacle church.
will have completed successful pastor
ate OF five years with the end of the pres
ent conference year, and his congregation
will part with him with much reluctance.
but the time limit stands between him
and his congregation and without doubt
he will part with his old friends. DR.
Hewitt has been invited to succeed DR.
Dimmick, of Grace Church. HARRISBURG
and he may accept the call, although it is
also SAID that he may succeed Rev. W. P.
Y. Strickland at st. Luke's Church, Long
Branch. it being practically settled that
Pastor Strickland will succeed Rev. DIR.
Davis, at the First Church, Millville.
whose time limit expires this year. DR..
Davis has been prominently mentioned
for the presiding eldership of the Camden
District, to succeed Rev. D. B. Harris.
whose term expires this Spring, and
who is said to be looked upon with much
favor by the congregation of Asbury
Church, Long Branch.
1T is believed that Rev. John Hand
ley, D. D.. will remain at the First
Church another year, while DIR. Marshall.
of Broadway, Rev. Henry Ridgely Roll
lnson. of Centenary, and Pastor Barnart.
OF Bethlehem. are all likely to stay in
this city for another conference year.
All of the Camden Methodist Episcopal
Churches have enjoyed fruitful revivals
during the past month and some of them
Will continue to hold special meetings UP
to the time of the convening of Confer
ence. The result of this is that this CITY
should show large increase in member
ship in the Methodist Episcopal Church.
The Conference church, the new st,
Paufs of Atlantic City, is one of the fin
est in South Jersey, and is admirably
adapted to the business of the convention.
Rev. George L. Dobbins, the pastor, as
well as the other Methodist Episcopal
ministers of Atlantic City, are making
exte 1sive preparations to give the mem
bers OF Conference hearty welcome to
the Queen Seashore Resort of the State
and for their entertainment during the
week that they will be there.
The question of preachers salaries
will receive considerable attention at the
coming session. The continued depres-
sion OF business and scarcity of work
have reduced the receipts so that it has
been found necessary, in many instances
to retrench in the matter of the pastors
allowance.
Some twenty or more churches in the
Conference have made reductions of from
one hundred to three and four hundred
dollars year. The problem for the
Bishop and his cabinent to solve. is how
to so adjust the work and appointments
that none may be unduly oppressed.
The matter may be arranged by sending
the present pastors back again, where
they have not served out their full term:
in facs such procedure is being favor
ably discussed. Not any of the pastors
in this city have suffered reductions.n