New-York tribune., 1903-04-02
NEWARK CONFERENCE.
FOrty-sirth annual Session Opens
Three 44pplicants for Ministry.

The Newark Methodist Episcopal Conference be-
gan its fOrty-sixth annual session in the Halsey
Street Church at Newark yesterday morning Bisn-
op Henry W Warren. who presided. led a
munion service. The organization was quickly eff
fected- Secretary John F. Dodd reelected
The Rev. Frank MacDanel Of Orange and the
Rev. Frederick Broom Of Elizabeth. made
sistants. and the Rev John A. 6utteridge OF
Newark statistical secretary with assistants.
The Rev. W. G Timbreu SurTern y r. the Rev
DIT. 5. X. DOlittle. Of DunclleR: the Rev. George
Mooney. OF Windham. and the Rev. Arthur Llcss.
OF Caldwell The Rev. Jacob A. Cole. Of Newark
elected treasurer. with these assistants: The
Rev J. A Sparnon. of West New-BrightOu. y. =,
the Rev. W r Nen of Jersey City. and the Re-
J. ". Ryder of Irvineton The standing commit
tees for 1905 were chosen.
Memorials on Conference nleIae=rs vino di@d
the year were read The Rev. DIT. " Y Kelley
Editor OF The Methodist Review" addressed ere
Conference on the subject OF his publiCaticu
Rev. VI. c. B. Mason. cOIoTed. corresponding Se~re-
tary Of the Freedmen's Aid and Southern E.durs
tional Society. made address on the progress o,
his branch OF the Methodist Church
The Conference decided to take UP the twentieth
Century Thank Offering Friday morning and TO
hold an executive meeting Saturday morning 70
receive the stewards report t. consider questions
81 Conference relation and to take W other mat
ters
In the evening anniversary celebrations were
held The celebration Of Centenary Fund and
Preachers Aid Society. with the Rev. Daniel ~.
Halleron presiding. was held at the Halsey Street
Church The anniversary OF the Freedneu's Aid
and Southern Education Society held in st.
PauI's Church. with the Rev Dr. T. =. Frost pre-
siding DR.. Mason. the corresponding secretary.
made address.
Only three applicants for the ministry appeared
before the board of examiners. They ". g.
James. OF BayOnne: Samuel Jones. Of Newark. and
p II. Murdick. OF Elizabeth The Rev. ". :. No
Cowan. president OF the board: the Rev Or. Morris
r Church. the register. and other members ques-
toned the applicants and will to the Bishop
Friday. The committee qualification viii exam
iDe the candidates to-day and will also report "a
number OF applicants enter the ministry that
the Conference has examined in fifteen years
The twenty-thrG annual meeting of the Mutual
Life Insurance Association of the Newark Confer
held in the HaIsey Street Methodist Espis
cOpal Church yesterday afternoon, with the Rev
Frederick Bloom. vice-preSident. presiding The
annual report presented. showing that SolOS Il
had been received in the wear. The association mas
5000 assets In reserve and has paid $4,000 IN
death claims in its existence. In the year Just
ended six members died The old discussion 70
methods to Increase the reserve Was precipiIated
by the Rev. G T. May ham, He held that the aSSo-
citation would go Of existence for lack OF money
IT the of unless the membership were
largely Increased by the addition of young minis
terS. unless different method Of ite insurance
were adopted The Rev. J. ~ Cole, secretary and
treasurer declared that the methods all right
and that the thing needed push and en-
ergy the part of the present members TO gain
new members.