The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-03-26
DEL ECATES
ELECTED
Representatives to General
Conference Selected by
the Newark Confer
ence.
SESSIONS IN FULL SWING
Reports of Various Institu-'
tions ! Received -Laymen
at the Meeting.
SESSIONS IN FULL SWING

lSpecgal 70 tne Jersey lily News. II rs
NEWARK, March 26, 1904 Three
additional delegates to the General Con-
ference Of the Methodist Church, which
will meet in Los Angeles, Cal, in May,
were elected yesterday at the third days
session of the Newark Conference in St.
Luke's Church, Clinton avenue and MUIR
ray street
They are the Rev. DR.. John Krantz, of
Paterson, field agent of the Methodist
Book Concern; the Rev. DR.. John A.
Gutteridge, Of this city, financial secre
tary Of the American University at
washington. D.. c., and the Rev. DR..
Warren L. Hoagland of this city, presid-
ing elder of the Newark district of the
| conference.
The. Rev. DR.. Henry A. Buttz, presi-
dent of Drew Theological Seminary, at
Madison, and the Rev Dr. Henry Suell-
meyer, pastor of the Centenary N. E.
Church, this city, were the first two del
egates elected Thursday on the first bal
lot
Aside from the election of the three
in the morning principally listening to
delegates the conference spent its time
the addresses of official visitors, who ad-
voeated the various interests they repre-
sented.
There was good attendance at the
Bible service from $50 to 8 A. NJ. The
Rev. Or. Henry A. Buttz read from the
thirteenth chapter of first corinthians.
A prayer was offered by the Rev. Walter
Chamberlain, Of Derby, Conn.
Upon the opening of the business ses-
sion Bishop Cranston stated that he had
received a telegram from Trenton an
nouncing that the bill to allow the holding
of Sunday sessions in the criminal courts
| had passed the Assembly and would
come up in the Senate today. The tel
egram was addressed to bishop in care
Of the Rev. DR.. George G. Wilding. The
matter was referred to the latter, and
| he moved that the secretary be empow-
cred to telegraph to the Senate objecting
to the passage of the bill. Secretary
Dodd said he had too much to do and
the motion was amended to have DR..
| Wilding send the telegram. The Rev.
DIR. Morris D. Church and the Rev. DR..
Jesse T. Hurlbut said they wanted to
know more about the bill.
The Rev. Nathaniel Brooks. of Boom
ton said he thought the matter was too
picayune to deserve attention from dig
nifed body like the Newark conference Z
The Rev DR.. Charles L. Mead moved
that the motion to instruct DIR. Wilding
to act be laid on the table, but this was
lost. The Rev. J. A. Hensey said he was
amazed, for there was no doubt in his
mind what to do. He said the telegram
came from a Baptist clergyman in Tren-
ton, whom he knew personally, and the
conference ought to act against the bill.
The motion. to have Dr.. Wilding protest
in the name of the conference was then
adopted
The Rev. I. c. Mayham, of Grace
Church, Paterson. was excused because
Of the death of his sister, and the Rev.
d. B. Tompkins. of Buttzviile. was also
excused because he had no ohiciate at a
funeral
The Rev. DIR. W. Z. Davidson, the
secretary of the American University,
Washington. D. c., gave representations
Of the work of that Institution.
The Rev. Dr. Frank 4. Hart, of Chi
cago, field superintendent Of the Board
of Insurance Of the Methodist Church,
was the next official visitor who spoke.
A committee Of three was appointed to
investigate complaints as to the insur-
ance. The committee consisted of the
Rev. J. /. Boswell, the Rev. William H.
Rutt and the Rev. ]. r. Bryan.
There was to have been an executive
session at o'clock this morning, but il
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