New-York tribune., 1903-04-07
APPOINTMENTS MADE.
NEW4RK SESSION ENDS.
Methodist Conference officers Re
port Progress.

The Newark Methodist Episcopal Conference at
Newark came close YESTERDAY and the Bishep
announced the appointments. Reports of the stats
teal secretary and the treasurer were read The
Rev. Dr. Jacob A. Cole. treasurer. said that the
grand total Of benevolences for all causes in the
conference was S05.2Si This was about S'."" IN
crease over last year he declared. The total fer
the conference Official banevoences WAS N''"S'' d
against S5=2Ss the previous year. an increase oil
S7sa The total increase Of cash for all purposes
last wear including. assets church property WAS
s222 esS
The Rev. John a Csutteridge. statistical secre-
rarv reported a substantial increase in some lines
OF church work and decrease in others as l"'-
lows: Church and nembership-Nu1nbe OF Prooa
toners for the year 1881: last year. Sle4f increase
I67: number Of full members this year, 4'S99' iast
wear ss 5: increase l16s: number Of local preach
ers this year Isl: year 100: increase l. NUM-
Der deaths this yelr 646; last year, 'oS' increase
Is Observation-Disclosures OF children haptl1eo 'i'i9
wear 7s: last year Is4s; decrease III; number OF
.6rlts hant;zed s-s last year 917; decrease, 2@s
Sunday schools-Number OF Sunday scheois uilS
year sss: last year SS7 decrease !: number OF ON
GERS and teachers this year. 6.22S last year oooo
decrease Is2: number of scholars this year. 4o4is'
last year, As sSSs; decrease, 40
church property-Nunber Of churches this year.
sG: last year 3G7; probable value this year sS''oS
900: last year S3e increase. SSSo'o; nurper o.
pa-sonages this year. ls3: last year 49, increase
probable value of parsonages this year Sos99P'' ldS
wear ss l5o increase 500; paid for building and
trpproving churches and parsonages THIS year.
s7a $50: last year s233S2; increase S4solS palo on
old Indebtedness church property lnlS Nedi'
SIS $50 last year s62ss: increase. A46S2; present
Indebtedness church property S+--'e-'' id9'
year. s4S2. .S44; decrease ss,5l5-
The Rev J H Robertson. OF Paterson ana the
Rev Josiah r. Daniels OF Ocean Grove, were ap-
pointed conference evanSelists Reports wee
made OF the Centenary Collegiate institute Inc
secretary said that the site at Hackettstown was
excellent the buildings all finished and IN use
and the student list was growing President r a
Noble Of the institute said MethooisIn mao no sec
ondary school so good the Centenary. IT old not
exist to make money. he sa--- out to tram youth
and gio-ifv God He said that the debt on the
institute was s47500. and he asked the Newark
Conference 10 give s26eoe.
The Rev. Dr. W. c Snodgrass, Of Plainheld read
a report Of the special committee on observance OF
the bicentennial of John Wesleys birth He said
the celebration would be held in Centenary toi-
leela4e Institute. a Hackettstown. June 10 The
committee recommended that some Sunday in May
or June be observed among the Sunday schools as
John Wesley Day On motion OF the Kew br-
Henry Spellmeyer the invitation to attend the Gel
ebration was accepted and rising vote was taken
10 determine how many were likely to go Almost
every member Of the conference rose The Rev
Charles r. Barnes. Of Jersey City. offered a resou-
ton naming the presiding elders. and the Kew
Frederick Bloom as special committee TO select
e church TO hold the annual session next year.
This was passed Another resolution placing on
the churches the expense of paying for the min
listers while they are attending the annual confer
ences was debated The matter was left to a
special committee.
Some excitement was caused yesterday by the ar
rest in the lobby Of the church Of man on the
charge Of having stolen several overcoats since the
openinE Of the session. The suspect was pointed
out to detectives by the Rev. Air Mooney, OF 8lng
ham y j who said ne recognized him as one he
rad seen a six different church conferences The
man said he Frank Hamilton. OF No 2'Z NeStt
Twenty-hfth-st-. New-York CITY He was locheo