The Penn's Grove record., 1900-03-23
Conference Appointments

Methodist Episcopal Conference closed
about midnight on Monday when Bis
hop John F. Hurst read the appoint-
ments, part of them too late to get in
Tuesday mornings papers.
STATISTICS PRESENTED.
Statistical Secretary Rev. ]. H. Bos-
we'll presented an interesting report.
The number of probationers this year
wal 4843, an increase Of 1000: number
of full members, 50,470, a decrease OF
$50: local preachers, 241; deaths. Ill;
number of children baptized, 16ll;
number of adults baptized, 1911; num-
Der Of Sunday schools. $40; officers and
teachers, 1858; number of scholars,
1851; number of churches, 336; prob
able valuation, So 1928, $40; number of
p~arsonages. 185; probable valuation.
$513, $50; amount paid on buildings
and improvements. sos. 351; old church
Indebtedness paid, $58, 912; present in
debtedness on church property, $780,
POI.
Treasurer Zelley submitted his re-
port of the finances. showing mission
airy collections of S29, ASS. Al; Sunday
School Union, 1859. 80; Freedmen's
Aid and Southern Educational Society,
$780, II; Church Extension, S1515. so;
Tract Society, S494;, Children's Fund,
1887. 35; Conference Educational Soc
ieLy, $874.8 80; Women's Foreign Mis-.
sionary Society, S3773 20; Preachers
Aid Society. $500; American Bible
Society. 1872; Women's Home Mission
airy Society. $3055; other benevolent
collections, $50 ,SS9. 20; Episcopal Fund,
$27O1. rs; General Conference expenses,
$1709. 95; Conference Claimants, $6612.
CONFERENCE RELATIONS.
The following preachers were contin-
ued in the supernumerary relation: w.
L. Abbott, A. E. Ballard, J. P. Con-
nelly, Lewis N. Clark, E. III. Dnrell,
David ID. Fisler, William Franklin, j.
S. Heisler, c. W. Heisley, c. E. Hill,
S. M. Hudson, George H. Neal, j. j.
Price, ID. III. Schock. 7. d. Sleeper,
w. G. Stockton, Richard Thorn, Ed
win Waters, H. G.. Williams and T.
S. Wilson.
The superannuated preachers are S.
Fl. Assay, P. Y. Calder, Joseph Gaskill,
Albert Matthews, William Margerum,
H. S. Norris, s. E. Post, M. H. Shimp,
M. c. Stokes, j. L. Souder and j. T.
Tucker.
Rev. j. B. Turpin, who has been i'll
in tho Methodist Hospital in Philadel.
phia for several weeks, was granted a
supernumerary relation at his own re.
quest.
Revs. j. III. Hutchinson and j. E,
Wiley were changed from the effective
to the supernumerary.
The following we're elected delegates
to the General Conference: Revs. j. B
Graw, Geo. L. Dobbins, j. w. Mar
shall, j. H. Payran and John Handley,
Reserve, w. P. Strickland, S. w. Lake,
The Lay delegates elected are w. H
Skirm, Trenton; Matthias Wooley,
Long Branch.
Provisional delegates: c. Fl. Butter.
worth, Of Camden; K. B. Lake, Ocear
City, and G. B. Langley, of Millviile.
THE EPWORTH LEAGUE.
Rev. DR.. w. B. Thirkield. Genera
Secretary of The Epworth League made
a stirring address. He said: "The
League will determine the morality o.
the Church of tomorrow. The battle
is on between the Church and the world,
Don't let the world get in the Church
but keep the Church in the world. The
relation of the Church to The amuse
ment world needs a positive basis. w,
must tell the young people what they
may do; cultivate conscience. Til,
hands that drop the cards on SATURDAY.
night are not the hands that will LEAF
sinners to Christ IN Sunday. The thea
tire is a bad institution and seems to b,
growing worse. The League is for thu
moral, spiritual and social culture O.
our young people. We have been try
ing to take this world by conquest
Let us %pre-occupy the field Of childhood
and young man and young woman
hoOd.n
CAMDEN DISTRICT.
Presiding Elder, G. L. Dobbins, Cam
den.
Absecon. George Reed.
Atco and Wilton, Henry johnson.
Atlantic City, Central, H. F. Ora
watt; First Church, E. r. Brupyate
st. Paul, j. M. Read.
Berlin, G. II. Tullis.
Blackwood, j. N. Lee.
Bridgeport and Repaupo, S. G. Chattin
BrigantiDe, Ashley Cake.
Camden, Asbury, M. Il. Middleton
Bethany, U. g. Hagaman; Bethel, j
F.. Cordova; Broadway, J. W. Mar
shall; Centenary, w. L. Davis; Eigh
til Street, James Burns; Fairview, T
W. Wilde; First Church, John Hand
ley; Kaighn Avenue. j. R. Mason
st. Georges, G. w. Finlaw; Stat,
Street, j. G. Dodd; Tabernacle
James Moore; Trinity. G.. r.. Harris
Union, George B. Wight; Wesley
3. A. Wells; Wiley, H. S. Gascoyne
Chew's Landing. j. r. Vanna:ta.
Clarksboro aud Jefferson, Orville DUFF
field.
Collingswo0d, S. F. Gaskill.
Crosskeys and TurnerviIle, H. L. Den
linger.
Delair, E. S. Cloud.
Elwood Circuit, H. T. Fisher.
English Creek n. r Acklpv