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Bishop Joyce Tells the M.
E. Conference He Will
Favor Experience
When Appoint
ing.
CHANGES IN THIS DISTRICT
Report of the Commission
ers Of the Twentieth
Century Thank Offer
ing Fund.
DISREGARD OF SABBATH
Rev. J. w. Hathaway, Formerly
of This City, Appeals for
Strict Observance.
DISREGARD OF SABBATH

Especial to "The Jersey City News.')
ELIZABETH, April 7, 1so2.-Bishop
Isaac W. Joyce. presiding over the annual
sessions of the Newark Methodist Con-
ference now being held in st. James's
Church, gave the pastors a surprise this
morning, and from the faces of some OF
them it was anything but a welcome one.
He told them that there would surely
be some disappointment when his appoint
ments We're announced tomorrow and for
many reasons. The first was that great
number of churches had for financial rea-
sons decided to cut down their salaries to
pastors. (Murmurs of disapproval) And
then, said the bishop, he had been obliged
to refuse the applications Of certain
churches for the appointment of young
preachers at advanced salaries because
that would mean the displacement of
many old ministers.
These pastors said the bishop, have
done good work, are doing good work,
and are capable of doing more. and since
they have families depending on them l
.annot remove them. The young men
must wait. Pastors must bear in mind
that do not create conditions in the
Newark Methodist Conference; they are
here for me to confront and l am trying
TO do the best 1 can in the face of a pc
culiar situation
These words were received in silence
OF course there is a large number of
pastors on the tenterhooks about these
appointments. It is known that the
bishops list is far from being ready for
the final touches. SO far as Jersey City
district is concerned, current rumor has
it that Rev. Charles S. Woodruff of Bay
onne First Church, will go to Arlington.
Rev. Charles E. Little, of West Side
Avenue. Jersey City, will be transferred
to Bloomfield Park Church, and the pastor
of that church, Rev j. S. Johnston, viii
come to West Side Avenue
Hedding Church, Jersey City will, in all
probability, have as its new pastor Rev.
G. W Gardner, of Plainfeld, and Rev.
j. A. Owen, the present incumbent, will
get another charge.
Bayonne First Church will probably
have Rev. Louis Muller as Rev. C. S.
WoodrufT's s successor if the Bishop doesn't
appoint him presiding elder of the Eliza
beth district.
On theJersey City district there will be
positively changes in the following
churches beside the above mentioned
Dingman's, Pa, Rev. E. H. Atwood;
Hackensack. Asbury, Rev. H. IL. Simp-
son; Hewitt and Ringwood Rev. A j.
Jolley; Hillsdale, Rev. L. I. Jones; James
Church, Jersey city, Rev w NJ John
ston; Leonia, Rev D. w Wiedener: Ma
tamoras. Pa. Rev. t. S. Spencer; Mid
and Park, Rev. E. C. butcher; New City,
u n a.
y Fountain; Otisville. Rev r. S. Molly
eux; Palisades, Rev. 3. S. Crowcraft;
Pearl River, Rev o. ]. Shroop; Rock
land Lake, Rev. Gardner Howland Spar
rowbush. Rev. William Aten; Suffern.
Rev NJ. E. Grant; Thiells, Rev. E. F.
Fowler, and Vernon, Rev. George Price.
These re-appointments are sure:-Rev.
T. T. Landon, of Bordentown Military In
stitute and member Of Hedding M E
Church, Jersey City; Rev. ]. W. Young,
of Emory, Jersey City, secretary of Com
mittee of Appointments Of the Missionary
Society.
The race for the presiding ell
der of the Elizabeth district to
succeed Rev. G. w Smith Is be-
tween Rev. Louis Muller. Rev. G. W.
wilding. Rev. Daniel Halloran and Rev
]. NJ. Meeker, with the chances in the
order named.
One of the first matters before the Con-
ference this morning was the report of
the Commissioners of the Twentieth
Century Thank Offering Fund 1t is
stated that since the appointment of the
commission. April Il, 1899, several district
and conference conventions have been
held and ten thousand souvenir books and
twenty thousand contribution cards were
distributed at a cost of $400 which has
been obtained from advertisements, so
that no expense to the fund has been in
Cured. Returns for the works under
taken by the commission, as reported by
the secretary, were as follows
Centenary Fund and Preach
ers' Aid Society ..-... ......... S249 90
Centenary Collegiate Institute 70 600 10
Drew Theological Seminary. 10, COO 90
$50, ,249. 90
Wesleyan University tpledges s25,o00).
Church and parsonage debts:-
Jersey City district ............... s56, ,3s4. co
Elizabeth ....-.....-...,.-.-..... 44565-00
Newark .-.--. .-..-.-..-----.-...--. III .393. 90
For whole conference ..... sz6S, ,1e6. 90
M. e. Hospital Brooklyn..s,.. $1l2
Conversions reported during the three
Jersey City ........t.....-...-... s,a72
Etlzapeth OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. + 1.Iz5
Newark -....-...-.-s.....-.-.... 2,9t4
Paterson ...-.. .-..-...-....--..... 2,a69
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