The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-04-04


Commission, then read his annual report,
which was signed by NJ. E. Blanchard,
president; William s. Robinson, reasur-
er, and himself. This report was the
second order of the day. He said in
part:
1.-THE commission was created at the
conference of 1899 by the election of the
four presiding elders, two preachers and
two layInen from each presiding elders
district The commission organized by
electing Milton e. Blanchard president,
the Rev. John A,s Gutteridge secretary,
and Jehn NJ. Giyinnell treasurer. After
the decease of Mr.. Givennen Waliam s.
Robinson was elected treasurer to fill the
vacancy.
"a general convention was held in 1899
in the city of Newark, at which the rep
resentatives of all the Interested institu-
tions and other distinguished speakers
delivered addresses. This was followed
by the gratuitous distribution Of 10000
souvenir books, 10000 subscription cards
and many circulars and programmes.
Several district conventions have been
held under the direction of the respective
presiding elders, also two conference an
niversaries and seven business meetings.
The expense incurred in these eonven-
tions and the printing and circulating
of the literature has been little over
S400, which sum the commission realized
from advertisements in the souvenir book.
There has ben no ia upon the conference
for our local commission, no pai dofi-
GERS, no deductions from the amunt con-
tributed, so that every dollar has gone
to the cause FOR which it was given.
''rhe returns from this outlay and
personal work on the part of the COM
mission, as reported to the secretary, are
las ollows:-Centenary Fund and
Preachers Aid Society, $1,S10; confer
ence board of church extension, $S,493;
Centenary College Institute, $4,000;
Drew Theological Seminary, $4,000; the
American University, $2,0S7; Wesleyan
University, $4,000; conference Deacon
ess work, 81, ORR; Methodist Episcopal
Hospital, Brooklyn, s125,142; total
church and parsonage debts, $3344, ,2S5.
Total for Newark conference for all OBJ
jects in cluded in the appeal for four
years, $685., 1893.
1.-THE following number of conversions
have been reported during the four years:
Elizabeth district, 2,367; Jersey City dis
trict, 4,4S1; Newark district, 3.754; Pat
erson district, 3,69s. Total, 14,300.
in regard to the financial results of
the twentieth century movement, the
Newark conference has every reason to
be grateful to generous membership,
for in giving nearly 100000 to the cause
they have given at the rate of $3.50 per
member. The total amount contributed
by the entire Nj. E. Church the entire
NJ. E. Charch being in the neighborhood
of s21 100000, gives an average of 81
per member. whereas, if the ratio Of the
Newark conference had been sustained
the aggregate amount realized throughout
the connection would have been s37,-
100000
H. x. Carroll, FIRST assistant secretary
Of the Missionary Society, was intro-
duced, after DR.. Gutteridge had finished
his report. Mr.. Carroll spoke of the ad-
vance during the last year made by his
society. He said the Newark conference
had done its full share in the way Of con-
tributions.
The Rev. DR.. Nelson then made his
fftieth anniversary address. He said that
in 1858 he joined the New Jersey confer
ence with seventeen others, three of
whom, beside himself, survive, He was
born in Elizabethtown October II, 1929,
and his parents brought him up in the
Presbyterian Church Of that place, of
which tha Rev. DIR. John Mcdowell was
pastor He became Methodist in oe-
tober. 1s45.
He said he had preached for forty-ive
years and was assistant to an elder for
one year.
nounced that the Rev. DR.. T. c. Lift, as
sistant corresponding secretary Of the
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