New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-08
THE METHODIST CONFERENCE.
REPORT OF THE JERSEY CITY DISTRICT
FIVE NEW MINISTER'S ADMITTED.

FIVE NEW MINISTER'S
The most impressive ceremony at the session OF
the Newark Conference % the Methodist Episcopal
Church. in Newark. yesterday. presentation
OF the ministers who applied for admission ,riaN
to the Conference. Bishop Fowler made the ad-
dress. There five candidates. the Rev. Messrs.
Andrew J. Turner Wallace b Fleming. George
Whitehead. George W. Gardner and C. J. Hoyt.
Bishop Fowler said he did not wish any minister
to cast a careless vote II candidate not fitted
for the work should be selected the Conference
would have sent him out 20 undo the work Of FIVE
good men and put him in a position TO do meal
cuiable harm that FIVE good men could not undo.
u would put upon the cabinet the responsibility OF
sending him out to haTk the church. The
Bishop added that the candidates had the right 10
stop ahd say they don't like the doctrine or the
machine ard then Withdraw from the Conference.
he Conference was here 10 make Methodist
preachers and no other kind The Bishop con-
tinued with words OF admontion TO the candidates,
describing their future duties and responsibilities.
vote was taken and the I'VE candidates were
elected 70 membership In the Conference.
Presiding Elder Q Wright. OF the Jersey city
District. read hfs annual report which showed
generally prosperol Is conditions. There had been
a large cancellation Of mortgages. The number OF
500 persons had been received on probation, there
was S3s sl7 OF mortgages cancelled. and there was
1880 OF special gifts and egacies. The tota.
amount raised IS s57.
the Church Extension Society. gave some figures
10 show the work done. There were as members
OF the Conference and S2.lS was deyoted 10 church
expansion The Conference was asked 10 give 500
10 the society, and the whole Church Is asked 10
give Sl5.0rD ,
The Rev DR. Daniel Haleron The new president
of the Conference Mutual Insurance Association,
said that the association was IN a critical condi-
ton Old members were dying OF ana no induce
uents are OF cred young men 10 MI up the tast
decreasing ranks Two schemes OF reorganization
we're considered a meeting held IN the afternoon.
These cergymen were elected to elders orders:
". r. Fleming. r. b Menny, I. r. scudder' A .
Turner and g H. Van Claim -
The Rev Mr. Fox OF the American Bible Society
Of %ew-York spoke upon the necessity Of sending
sinnlies n, Bibles the American possessions.
In The Philippine Islands twenty languages are
spoken. and Il was necessary 70 supply Boles IN
Sbor, sddresses were made by the Rev. Dr. J. r.
Goucher president OF the Baltimore Women.s Cox
lsgs. the Rev Or. J. ". Hamilton OF the Freed
,rrnssr;s Aid Society and the Rev Or. Milton ID.
Terry Of the Garrick Biblical Institute, at Evans
In the evening the anniversary OF the Churcn Ex-
,srs,on and Freedmen's Aid and Southern Educa-
,ta,ai societies was celebrated and the ADDRESS was
roaTa hv the Rev NJ s Hard.
The Conference Epwor;h League held It's amt
versary in 81 Pauls Church the Rev. w ;.
O'Donne presiding. . ,...,.. .har1..
S5d been intoxicated in a French restaurant II
W. work and was arrested by the police, reported
- he Conference that Mr.. Boswelfs frank expla-
~ ,tnns rad been heard by the committee and that
ne Committee had decided that no action wo
necessary.