The Jersey City news., 1906-04-05
Women's Foreign Mission.
ary Association Held Ses-
sions at the Methodist
Episcopal Conference Yes
terday
LIFE INSURANCE DISCUSSED
CONFERENCE ASSOCIATION RE-
cEIvE,D SATISFACTORY RE
poRTs-CBNTENARY FUND AND
PREACHERS AID soCIETY's AN
NIvERSARY CELEBRATED.

Yesterdays forty-ninth annual session
of the Newark Methodist Episcopal Con-
ference, after the morning roll-call, or
ganizatioil and memorial service. was de-
voted to an anniversary meeting of the
Women's Foreign Missionary Society in
the afternoon and meeting of the Con-
| ference Life Insurance Association. They
were going on at the same time.
At the Women's Foreign Associations
meeting in the afternoon Mrs. j. H.
Knowles presided. The principal speak
er was Dr.. George Heber Jones. superin-
tendeat ce the Methodist Episcopal Mis-
eons in Korea. There was some disap-
pointmens n the non-appearance of Miss
Estey, from Korea, a missionary sup
ported by the Newark District, who was
expected ito be present and give valuable
impressions Of the missionary work to
which she has devoted herself.
| DR. Jones spoke on general missionary
work in the Orient, and said more about
the work in China than in Korea. He
said that the work in China was more
successful than in Korea or India. This
was due TO the fact he said, that the
women in China, cha6ng under the re-
straints of Chinese religion, eagerly en-
braced the Christian religion. He elo-
quently appealed to the Conference to
help along the work of the Women's For
| eign Missionary Society.
Reports submitted at the meeting of
the Conference Life Insurance Associa-
tion were very gratifying.
AT 7.45 P. NJ. last evening the anni-
versary of the Centenary Fund and
Preachers Aid Society was celebrated.
The Rev. Daniel HaAeron presided.
Gratifying reports were received from
the Corresponding Secretary, Rev. John
A. Gutteridge, D. D.. and from the
treasurer, Milton E. Blanchard. The
speaker of the evening was the Rev.
James M. Buckley. D. D.. editor of the
Christian Advocate"
/ Mr.. Buckley made an interesting ad-
dress. in the course of which he declared
| that the ordinary minister did more work
than the evangelist--the latter going from
place 30 place and preaching the same
sermons without his audience knowing
| it, while the ordinary minister must in
yariabfy prepare new sermon. He said
he was intimately acquainted with the
late Evangelist Moody and knew that he
had twssnty-six great sermons already
| prepared, and while fluent talker and
could speak ia most eloquent manner
extelnporaneously, he generally resorted
to one Of his swenty-six prepared SER
mons.
| "a man." ae said, who undertakes to
be a pastor, should hold the human mind
in one hand and the Bible in the other
He should know the mind Of every meni-
Der of his congregation. 1t means dili-
gent thought and labor and after years
of useful service in the cause Of Chris
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In connection with the conference pro-
ceedings the evangelistic services were
held in Trinity Methodist Church in
York street, last night. Echoes were
received from the recent general local re-
| hgious revival There were several ad-
dresses by prominent ministers. This
service win be repeated tonight at the
same church.
At Sis this morning devotional ser
vices were held under the leadership of
the Rev. A. B. Richardson, d. D. The
topic was 1.-THE Goal Of Fire, or the Di-
vine Element of Our Ministry" The ad-
| dress was made by Rev. Rufus X. Boyd.
At 9 p. NJ. the conference settled down
to a business session.
!, The Wonen's Hpme Missionary So
ciety is holding forth this afternoon, with
Mrs. Charles s. Woodruff presiding. The
! Rev. George r. Bckman, D. D., pastor of