Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-09
DR.. SNODGRASS
IN THE PULPIT.
Preached Eloquent Sermon at
Conference Yesterday Took
Part in Debate Saturday.
.DEACONS ORDAIN Ed
Impressive Services Held in Connec-
ton With the Annual Session of
the Newark Methodist Conference
Meeting VIII Be Adjourned To-
day After the List of Appointments
Has Been Read-NIr. Trumbower.

Has Been Read-MIr. Trumbower.
JERSEY CITY, Apr. 9-Three ell
derS and five deacons were ordained
yesterday afternoon in West Side
Methodist church, Jersey City, where
the annual session of the Newark
conference is being held. The Rev
/ Winfield C. Snodgrass, ID, deliver
ed an eloquent sermon on missionary
work.
The new elders are Thomas j.
/ Clark, Jr.; Benson S. Crowcro and
Charles c. Cain. The deacons are c.
E. Collard, Lewis B. Chaloux, Fred
erick B. Currie, A. n. Smith and F.
B. Young. BY inviting the ministers
who are attending the conference to
come forward and shake hands and
congratulate the newly ordained ell
ders and deacons, Bishop Hamilton
introduced Western custom in the
Newark conference. Also accepting
an invitation from the western bish-
op the wives of the ministers. the
members of the official boards, trus-
tees, stewards and others advanced
to the chancel rail and congratulated
the young men.
In West Side Church last night the
Freedmans Aid and Southern Educa-
tion Society held its anniversary. The
Rev. DR.. D. B. F. Randolph presid-
ed and addresses were delivered by
the Rev. DR.. w. P. Thirkield and the
Rev. DR.. Bradford P. Raymond. Wis
iting ministers preached in all the
Methodist churches in Jersey City
yesterday, the regular pastors as
sisting at the services.
conference love feast was held
in West Side church at half past nine
yesterday morning, the leader being
the Rev. DR.. Henry NJ. Simpson. At
half-past ten O'Clock, Bishop Hamil
ton delivered a sermon.
The morning service in the Sum-
nit Avenue church was conducted by
the Rev. Harry King, of Andover,
who is a son of the pastor, the Rev.
DR.. f. " King. The evening SER
mon was preached by the Rev. NJ. A.
Johnston, of Frenchtown.
The Rev. A. n. Smith occupied the
pulpit of st. Paul's church during
the morning services. A large num-
ber of Masons attended the morning
service in Emory church, where the
Rev DR.. W. H. Morgan is grand
chaplain of the grand lodge of Free
and Accepted Masons.
The annual session of the confer
ence will be concluded today The
list of appointments will be read by
Bishop Hamilton, and it is expected
that at least one hundred of the two
hundred and fifty ministers Will be
transferred from their present fields
to other churches.
On Saturday the request of Rev.
William NJ. Trumbower of Bayonne,
for supernumerary relation, was
granted. His reason was a desire
to enter another enterprise for a
year. Mr.. Trumbower intimated that
he would apply for a charge at next
years conference.
The report of the board of trus-
tees of Centenary Collegiate Institute
at Hackettstown was given. The
seminary was reported to be in a
. flourishing condition. A plea was
made for funds TO provide larger
quarters.
A rather spirited discussion was
precipitated by the application of
Rev. Walter c. Kinsey, of North
Scituate, R. l., to be made a superan-
nuate. He wants to become teach
er in Pentecostal institute at that
place. Rev. Dr. Winfield c. Snod-
grass, of Perth Amboy, raised ques-
tion as to the Methodism of the in
that it was an interdenominational
school. Mr.. Kinsey denied that he
entertained any -Methodistic doc
trines. DR.. Snodgrass replied that
he had right to think as he saw fit
but it was bad policy to support in an
indirect way non Methodist school
Rev. George G. Vogel, of Jersey City
said the entire matter was misunder
stood despite the fact that it haC
been before the conference for three
years.
To stop the debate. Bishop Hamil
ton appointed DR.. Snodgrass, Rev
George C. Wilding. of Paterson, and
Rev. Charles F. Sitterly, of Madison
to investigate the school in question
and its creed.
The report of the board of stew
ards controlling the fund for super
annuated ministers showed the fund
for superannuated ministers showed
that twenty-five ministers received
$5,S45 and fifty-six widows $3.50
The report was unanimously adopt