The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-12
Association of the Newark
Conference Meets in the
First Presbyterian
Church, Ho-
boken.
EXECUTIVE SESSION TOMORROW
Examining Board and Board
of Stewards to Discuss
Important Topics.

tofS ana laymen attending The session Oh
the Newark Conference from Bishop
Cyrus D. Foss down to the humble lay
men. who are permitted to hold confer
ence all by themselves in another chapel.
The laymen met in the First United
Presbyterian Church. Bloomfield street.
some blocks away from where the pas
tors were in meeting assembled. William
E. Drake. of Jersey City. and president of
the Laymen's Association. was in the
chair and made an address. He was fol-
lowed by ]. H. Hulsart of Dover, who
talked for half an hour on "Methodism
Here-abouts.'' Then the laymen fell TO
discussing the removal of the time limit
rule and all of them appeared to be much
disturbed over its effect on the local
churches.
.'Will it be helpful?r was the question
asked by Mr.. j. A. Richards of Mont
clair, and he proceeded to answer it by
saying:-'I think there is no doubt but
that the removal of the time limit will
be beneficial TO individual churches here
and there in our cities. To the church at
large it is another matter. 1t is open to
discussion whether this old system of five
years under which Methodism has grown
is not better than the new"
Clearly the laymen were in a sceptical
mood today. They might have been
termed gathering of Doubling
Thomases. Having questioned the eff
cacy of the time limit removal. they
proceeded to ask themselves, "Is the Ep-
worth League beneficial or otherwise?"
Since the majority had been associated
with the League that important arm of
the church won out easily. Nothing dis
tion rs the gift of public prayer lost?
If so. why?" This double-barreled prob
lem entailed a long talk with a nebulous
kind of result
An this while in First Church the pas
tors were wrestling over other church
matters These very important gentle
men. the Examining Board and the
Board of Stewards. had long consulta-
tons over tomorrow's executive session
and the programme to be laid before it.
Two grave subjects will be discussed
tlren. Very carefully Investigated will be
the characters of eight candidates for the
ministry. Questions will be asked about
their mental, moral and physical apti-
tude for the work. and the presiding ell
ders will be under fire all the time
Tie second topic to be threshed out is
review of the stewards lists, a close
scrutiny of every claimant on the confer
enee's lbenevolence fund There are
many preachers widows to be taken care
of many worn-out workers in the Meth
odist field to be provided for, and these
are on the increase. While the money
flows out the incoming stream is not
proportionately large in volume, and the
stewards are at their wits ends to make
ends meet.
The quidnuncs of the conference say
that there will be heard no charges
against any pastor at the executive ses-
sion. 1t was rumored at the opening on
Wednesday that a young woman had
complained to a presiding elder that one
young preacher had actually kissed her.
Inquiry this morning reveals the interest
ing fact that 70 charges have been made
since the young people are engaged to be
inarned.!i
The first business taken up this morning
was the considerations of the relations of
the following supernumerary preachers: =
b. o. Parvin, G. w. Treat, Richard
Thomas. j. A. Kingsbury, Richard Van
horne. ]. w. Barrett, w. H. Mccormack
G. 7. Jackson, Nicholas vansant, A. NJ
Palmer Fl. J. Hayter, Charles Larew, j
L. Hayes, S. P. Lacey, A. H. Maryott
w. C. Nelson, C. H. Winans, E. w
Burr, ]. B. Taylor. w. F. Randolph, s. L.
Bowman, S. 3. D. Prickitt, J. A. Craig
S. =. Jones, r. B. Collins.
These were all continued. On motion ol
Presiding Elder J. R. Wright of Jersey
City these pastors relations were chang
ed from effective elder to supernumary
and their cases were referred to the
Board Of Stewards: Revs. Joshua L. Mead
w. II. Russell and R. B. Lockwood SIM
iiarly transferred was Rev. F. j. Tom
linson. 1t was unanin ously agreed &c
refer to the Board of Stewards the cases
of these PASTORS Revs. J. w. Barrett
Richard Thomas. ]. B. Taylor ]. L.
Hayes, G. Tt. Jackson, Nicholas vansant
G. H. Winans. In passing on the names
the conference got near to the danger
line drawn between the open and execu-
1--we sessions.
..rhese are very delicate matters and il
seems to be the general feeling that VIZ
should go into executive session." sSid
Rev. W. A. Palmer.
ut isn't necessary" chirped little DR.
Bryan, eif you don't say anything moth
ing will be said
stAny case delicate in it's nature can BIZ
brought up tomorrow morning when WI
nave an eAeCutiFS SSsSiVI, u4cu LIZ
toBiehop.
- Much confusion and delay having ariseI
from the fact that large number o.
pastors had neglected to report to THE
statistical secretary and treasurer theil
benevolent collections, it was agreed tha
the officers named proceed at once K
make up their accounts without regart
to the delinquent brethren.
s'It is not right" said Rev Daniel Hal
ieron, t'the stewards need every penny
and they are hampered because of ths
negleet of some
A lot Of time was wasted here in talk
ag about means to discipline the pastor:
teglecting to turn in their financial state
ments but no conclusion was reached
Dr. J. F. Bryan moved for an extra ses-
SION rhis afternoon and it was agreed.
At this point the bishop introduced
Chancellor Day of the Syracuse Univer.
xity. to speak on the needs Of that in
stitution. II was warned that ten min
,,tes was the time limit. The Chancel
lor pleaded for endowments for the Uni