The Penn's Grove record., 1904-03-18

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sey will be asked to purchase these and
in this way, it is believed, the money
can easily be raised. $4,000 was sub
scribed during the day.
8 YEAH PAsToRATE.
! On Friday by a vote of "a to As. the
New Jersey Methodist Episcopal Confer
ence adopted a resolution favoring three
years as the time limit for pastors re-
manning at a single church.
No RELAXATION IN DISCIPLINE.
The memorial, presented by the preach
ers of Camden, petitions the General
| Conference to make no change whatever
in the amusement PARAGRAPH of the dis
cipline which, bars the theater. dancing
| and cards; to consolidate the Methodist
book concerns to the end that there may
be a saving of expense; the consolidation
of the benevolent collections went
| through without debate.
LAY DELEGATES.
The following laymen were elected
| delegates to the General Conference at
Los Angeles, CAL, in May: Delegates,
| John Syke, Hamilton Square; DR.. George
Fl. Franklin, Hightstown; Caleb H. But
terworth, Camden; Benjamin w. Patter-
son, Woodstown; DIR. A. E. Street, Cam
den. Alternates, L. L. Hand, Millyille;
Frank S. Wells, Camden; Charles w.
Fisher, Sayreville; A. G. Graw, Palmyra;
James E. Hewitt, Camden.
MINISTERIAL
The five delegates are: Rev. DR.. George
L. Dobbins, Rev. DR.. ]. Morgan Read,
Rev. DR.. William P. Davis, Rev. DIR.
William R. Wedderspoon and Rev. DR..
John B. Haines.
On Monday Atlantic City was chosen
as the place for the Conference to meet
next year.
The preachers voted to the supernumer-
airy relations were: D.. d. Fisher, A. NJ.
Lake, Larew, w. A. Massey, G. W. Pine,
Thomas O'Hanlon, r. T. Leary, ]. b.
Westcott, Jesse Stiles, ]. E. Wiley and
III. G. Williams.
This list is the same as that Of last
year, with exception OF the Rev. j. A.
Dilks, who died during the year.
Those voted to the superannuated rela-
ton were: w. T. ABBOTT, A. E. Ballard, L.
N. Clark, ]. P. Connolly, E. H. Durrell,
William Franklin, ]. S. Heisler, G. E.
Hill, Albert Matthews, William Marger-
UNI, H. S. Norris, S. E. Post, M. H.
Shrimp, M. G. Stokes, Richard Thorn. j..
T. Tucker, Edwin Walters and T. s.
The entire class at present was c%ontinu-
ed aslfollows: Lawrence Correll of Atco,
Ralph F. Carlisle of New Vernon, Will
liam Grum of Fairview, Herbert Betting
of ~Bordentown, Harry L. Burkett OF Cliff
wood, John Wesley Wainwright of Low
er Bank, Edwin A. Cloud of Old Bridge,
John ]. Messler of Hopewell, David E.
WAINWRIGHT Of Lumberton, George S. Golf
of Divfdin Creek, Harry Paul Sloan of
Madison.
On Sunday Bishop S. M. Merrell con-
ferred descons orders on the following.
Edgar A. Miller, Alloway; William. J.
Reed, Camden; William w. Westcott.
Forked River; John w. Veal, Winslow;
William K. Fisher, Winslow; John j.
Messler, Hopewell; James Rogers Tren-
ton and Levi Haines.
Seven candidates presented themselves
for elders orders. They were: Milton R.
Eastlack, Dennisville; Walter L. Shaw,
Leesburg; William Stone, Marlton; Har-
ry L. Denlinger, Berlin; Thomas H. Assay,
Harrisonville; George L. Forman, Tren-
ton; Benjamin H. Sharpe.
APPOINTMENTS.
DISTRICT.
Presiding Elder, Edmund Hewitt Camden
Alloway-E. A. Miller.
ADglesea-Alvin Clark.
Asbury-J. S. Smallwood.
Auburn-Lewis Moore.
Aura and Richwood-John Wagg.
Bridgeton-Central, M. G. Snyder; Com
merce Street, j. d. Bills; Fourth
Church, d. Y. Stevens; Trinity, j. H.
Boswell; Wesley Memorial, G. v. Con-
over.
Hancock's ~Bridge-James Garrison.
Cape May City-S. F. Gaskill.
Cape May Court House-John r. Reed.
Cedaryille-J. Ward Clark.
Centreton-T. HI. Hicks.
~Clayton-Eli Clifford.
Deerfield-J. f. Lowden.
Den~nisville-M. r. Eastlack.
Dividing Creek-deorge Golf.
Eldora Circuit. B. Shaw.
Elmer. F. Sechrist.
Fairton-George @. Senser.
Glassboro-S. M. Nichols.
Goshen and Dias Creek. E. Simpson.
Green Creek-B. F. Buck.
Haleyville Circuit. r. Greer.
Harrisonville-T. HI. Assay.
Leesburg-W. L. Shaw.
Malaga Circuit-F. Van Hise.
Mauricetown-T. II. Hall.
Millville-First Church, III. F. Gravatt;
Fourth Church, P. w. Bilderback;
Second Church, Edward Mount; Trim
ity, D. N. Stafford.
Minotola-W. E. Greenbank.
Monroeville Circuit-B. F. Sheppard, #.
]. ]. Wright.
Newport-A. L. Iszard.
Ocean City-P. Co1son.
Pennsville-W. Disbrow.
Port Elizabeth-N. w. Wickward.
Port Norris-M. S. Messiah.
Quinton-W. A. Lilley.
Roadstown-Levi Haines.
Saiem-Broadway, ]. 6. Reed.