Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1905-03-16
BRIDGETON N. j., THURSDAY MARCH l6. 1905

as we'll as some of che most pominent
business men in the community.
Revivals were equally successful at
Cape May City, Cape May Court
House, Deerfeld, Eldora, Elmer,
GIassboro, Goshen, Green Greek, Har-
isonviile, Dorchester, Maurice River,
Miliville, Minotola, Monroeville,
Qulnton, Salem, Vineland, Woodruff
and Woodstown. In Bridgeton Dis.
tricE more than 1000 persons in all
were converted, and this year the
work will be still more successful.
Hand in hand with the Church,
the work OF temperance also rapidly
advanced, and to-day there are fifty
one towns in the district where no
Intoxicating liquors can be legally
sold. :"
Bishop Cranston to-day voiced the
determination of the New Jersey Con-
ference OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church in declaring that Pennington
Seminary, established by the confer
ence sixtyeight years ago, must be
permanently maintained Impetus
was given the movement for liquidat-
ing the debt of about $64, 600 and rails
| ing an endowment fund OF 500, 600 for
the seminary, by the adoption of a
resolution authorizing Bishop Grams
Irton to appoint commission specially
for that purpose.
BY unanimous rising vote, also, on
the motion of the Rev. DR.. John III.
Handley, the conference approved the
action of the Board Of Trustees in ap-
pointing the Rev. Frank Moore presi-
dent of the institution. Led by the
Rev. DR.. George H. Humason, of
Moorestown, who donated 500, nearly
$1,000 was subscribed within few
minutes toward the seminary fund.
President Moore said that within
the last year $41, 7O9. 10 had been SUBJ
scribed, Of which $12, 478. 38 was rep
resented by church collections. Among
individual subscriptions were $4,000
each from John K. Shaw, son of the
founder of Pennington E. M. Fowler
and @. W. Shoemaker, and of $1,000
each from John K. Shaw, Jr., John S.
Hughes, Peter Fisher, S. W. Bovine
and Frank LIE Barr. Referring to a
deficit OF $l913 in the maintenance ac-
count last year, President Moore urged
lerery church to subscribe an average
OF 81 for each member so the Pennlng
ton Seminary may be of still greater
usefulness to the New Jersey Confer
ence. OF the 1874 students now en-
rolled, he said, twenty nine are study
| ing for the ministry.
The Rev. DIR. George L. Dobbins,
Presiding Elder of the Camden Dis
trict, who, after six years of service,
retires by limitation, was this even
ing presented with a silver tea and
coffee service at a meeting Of the min
listers Of the district held in the st.
Charles Hotel. The Rev. DR.. Benja-
min Q. Lippincott, of Blackwood, pre-
sided, and the presentation was made
by Bishop Cranston.
Atlantic City, March 10. The Meth
odist preachers and laymen tonight
listened to an address by Brother Ed
ward Casper Stokes, Governor of the
State. He is COMMUNICATE of the
Rev. Mr.. Gravatt's church at Mill
vile. "The Power of the Pulpit
was the theme of the Governor, and
for more than an hour he entertained
his auditors by his eloquence. The
speech was preceded by short ad-
dress by Congressman Ira Wood, of
Trenton. The Governor dealt with
religion, detailing how, through the
different ages. it had been the main
stay of government, the backbone of
nations and the one foundation on
which people grew enlightened and
prosperous. He told Of the important
position ministers held, and read the
progress OF. religion step by step. The
address showed careful preparation.
At the opening session to-day Bishop
Cranston pleaded for return to old
fashioned gospel preaching as the best
way to fight the skepticism which, he
said, was doing more than any other
one thing to hold back the advance of
the Church.
"Many people own larger libraries
than the ministers who seek to be
their teachers" he said. "and no
longer feel that they must cali on the
preacher for support. When John the
Baptist preached in the Wilderness he
did not haye to compete with concerts
every night. but ii he had he would
J have still preached the direct word of
God instead of doing as some of this
day who, under similar circumstances,
would have appointed committees to
try argument on the Pharisees instead
of looking them in tho ave and driving