Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1905-03-16
New Jersey
Conference Notes

any evidence submitted that would
nave been accepted as such in a court
Of law.
AS soon as the Cordova case was dis
posed OF thes conference took up the
case OF Q. Fl. Butterworth, local
preacher, OF the First Methodist Epis
copal Church of Camden, against
whom charges of immortality also were
made. Found guilty OF this charge by
an investigating committee of five
local preachers and later by the Quar-
terly Conference. Mr.. Butterworth
availed himself.of the right OF appeal
to the Annual Conference. Without
discussion the matter was referred to
special committee of which Bishop
Cyrus D. Foss is chairman. The COM
mlttee is expected to report it's find
ings to the conference tomorrow.
The Rev. S. j. Herben, of Chicago,
lnvelghed against the liquor traffic,
which he declared to be 1.-THE colossal
evil OF the world" He also spoke of
great revival movements in different
parts of the world, and argued that to
make such movements successful re-
quired insistent effort to get the young
folks interested in religion. This refer
ence to revival work led to the dec
laration that the great revival begun
In Wales is surely on Its way to this
country, and resolutions on this line
OF thought offered by the Rev. James
William Marshall were unanimously
adopted. In part, they read as fol-
lows:
We recognize with deepest gratitude
the gracious manifestation of the Holy
Ghost in Wales, in many parts OF the
United States of America-in fact,
throughout the whole world, and
greatly rejoice in His wonderful fruit
age wrought out in the quickening of
the Church and the salvation of multi.
tudes of souls.
At present much of the world is in
most serious mood, and we believe it
to be our privilege at conference to
take immediate advantage of this
gracious condition and the hopeful
feeling which is daily growing that
we stand upon the threshold of a
mighty and general revival of pure
and undefiied religion.
Because these things are so. we
will, therefore, at this first session of
our conference offer our praises to AL
mighty God, renew our vows, make
special arrangements and appointments
to promote the work, hold particular
seasons of prayer and cultivate such a
spirit that the Holy Ghost may come
uponus, upon those under our special
care, and upon the world at large"
1t was resolved also that at II
O'Clock each morning during the ses-
sions of the conference all business
shall be suspended for fifteen minutes
for prayer.
The Rev. DR.. III. w. Bolton, who
delivered the sermon at the first of the
pentecostal services in the Central
Church, also spoke OF the Welsh re-
vival movement, which, he declared.
is sweeping round the world with
greater power and force than in any
similar movement ins,recent years.
Bishop ~Cranston announced that the
appointments and transfers of minis
ters will be made next Tuesday. He
urged the ministers MOTTO discuss any
such changes in public.
Bishop Cranston and the Rev. DR..
@. W. Gallagher. OF Washington, de-
livered addresses before the Woman's
Home Missionary Society, (which held
itssanniversary meeting this afternoon.
Governor Edward 9. Stokes will de-
liver an address before the conference
next Fridaysnight.
Atlantic City, March 9-In storm
of rain that swept over Atlantic City
tonight crowds of people gathered at
st. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church
to join in the third of the revival
meetings held by the ministers attend
ing the conference. During the SER
vice dozens of men and women knelt
at the altar rails while hundred or
more of ministers made circle round
them singing. The audience, which
filled the church to the doors, Joined
in the singing. Verse after verse OF
well-known hymns swept through the
church. The Rev. DR.. HI. W. Bolton,
in opening the service, declared that
one-half of the world goes to Heaven
pure and spotless and without sin
One-quarter Of the world, he said,
never having heard of Christ, also is
saved. $780, continued Doctor Boil
ton, "three-quarters of the world Is
saved before the Church begins its
work. That's the glory of the gospel
we preach, >,