Bridgeton pioneer., 1900-10-25

ference claims that he rlghtfully be-
longs to their body.
The report of the President showed
that the year had been prosperous
one throughout the Conference.
Numerous building improvements
had been made and the pastors had
been generously cared for. -
Just previous to the adjournment
of the afternoon session, Rev. j. II.
Clarke was reelected President of the
Conference, which makes the fourth
successive time that honor has been
conferred on him.
The matter of appointment is al
ready interesting the members of the
Methodist Protestant Conference, in
session in Camden. Thursday after
noon, the Stationing Committee, in
which power is vested to make the
appointments, held it's first meeting
and met with the delegates from the
various churches.
Thursdays sessions of the Confer
ence were busy ones. At the morn
ing session the following recommen-
dationS were made to the Conference: !:
Rev. G. E. Ford, of Bridgeton, for
membership; Rev. Fl. Hampton,
Oceanville, for itinerancJ; Rev N.
Hewitt, Underwood, for ordination:
Rev. j. P. Lane, Gibbsboro, for Or
dination; Rev. CIV Jester. Moores-
town, to retain his present relation;
Rev. q. Walker, Pitman Grove, for
itinerancy and fullmembership; Rev.
James Luffbarry, Leesburg, for men,
berShip; Rev. A. q. Struthers, Cam
den, for ordination. The recommen-
dations were referred.
President Clarke announced the
following committees for the ensuing
year:
Finance-Rev. J. q. Austerberry.
Rev. George higgins, t. P. Crane
and S. S. Somers.
Statistics-A. q. Struthers, N. B.
Conover, r. P. Maloney and j. v.
Conover.
Sunday. Schools-P. V. Petty,
Lewis Barrett, Joseph Leigh and +.
A. Goodwin.
Temperance q. Angelo, Joseph
Holkykon, q. Frazee and J. F. Bar
ton.
Publishing Interests-J. l.. Watson,
J. B. Tushingham, J. A. Stultz and
J. r. Simmons.
Missions-Fred Craig, J. Cardisle
and Isaac Sheldon.
Education-N. e. Hewitt, S. A.
Harker, W. F. Clarke and W. W.
Wooley.
State Wishes and Boundaries-T.
B. Appelget, N. E. Webb and J.
Shapley.
Young Peoples Society of Christian
| EndeavOr-T. Darnell, l.. d. Stultz.
]. Leuppie, E. Johnson, P. T. Wat
son.
Unfinished BusineSs-W. E. Petit,
Fred Fox, B. S. Brown and Harry
Robinson.
Obituaries D. Stultz and W.
D. Stultz.
| The last business of the morning
session was the selection of the place
for holding the next Conference.
Bridgeton, PennsgrOve and Manas-
quan presented invitations, and Man
asquan was chosen. Rev. w. d.
Stultz is the pastor.
The fifty-ninth annual session of
the Methodist Protestant Church Of
New Jersey came to close shortly
before midnight on Saturday at the
Memorial Church, Camden. The
announcing of the appointments was
the closing business, and the final list
of stations was only agreed upon
after the Stationing Committee had
had its report referred back to it six
times.
The full list of appointments fol-
lows:
Glassboro, J. HI. Algor.
Friendship, John Angelow.
Egg Harbor Circuit. J. flushing
ham.
Fair Haven, J. L. Watson.
Union Valley, Circuit, I. B. APP
pelget.
Leesburg Circuit, J. Luffbarry.
Barnsboro Circuit, P. V. Petty.
Manasquan, W. D. Stultz.
Osbornville Circuit. R. I. Maloney.
Clementon Circuit to be supplied.
New Brooklyn Circuit, W. e. Pet
tit.
Bridgeton, First, L. D. Stultz. Sec
ond, G. e. Ford.
South Amboy, J. Leuppie.
Camden, Howard R. Blackwood.
Mt Pleasant, Fred. Craig.
Pennsgrove, E. E. Somers.
Hardingville, J. Speirli.