Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-01-29
NEW JERSEY
CONFERENCE.
MethOdisis Will Meet in New
Brunswick This Year--SOuth
Of Raritan River.

NEW BRONSN i'm, Jan. 70
The program for the New Jerso
Methodist Conference. to be held
this city from March IA to 19, incl
sive, has been arranged in its main
details. although some of the minor
features of the conference program
are still liable to alteration.
Bishop Daniel A. Goodsell, of Bos-
ron. who will preside at the confer
ence, will be entertained at the home
of T. F.. Riddle, % Remsen avenue,
as will also Rev. John B. Haines, pre-
siding elder of the New Brunswick
district. The other presiding elders
will be the guests of the following
homes: Rev. w. T. Davis, of the
Trenton district, and Rev. Edmund
Hewitt, of the Bridgeton district. with
John A. Dixon, of 191 Livingston
venue, and Rev. James Moore, of
the Camden district. with H. Brew
ster Willis. at 1S5 Livingston avenue.
The preliminary sermon on the
eve of the conference will be preach
ed by Rev. Sherman G.. Pitt, of At
lantic City, at the First Methodist
Episcopal church. The first regular
session of the conference will begin
Wednesday morning, in the First
church, with Bishop GoOdsell presid-
ing. On Thursday afternoon, at the
First church, there will be an ami
versary of the Women's Foreign Mis-
sion Society, at which Mrs. w. II. 7.
Reeves will preside. The conference
of the temperance societies will be
held Thursday evening at St. James
church, the Rev. j. II. Boswell pre-
siding.
Church Extension Society
At the First church Thursday eve
ming the Church Extension Society
will hold its anniversary. The Sun
day School Union will meet to OBJ
serve its anniversary at the Pitman
church Friday night. AT the same
hour the Freedman's Aid Society will
meet at the First church. The mem
bers of the Educational Society will
also convene Friday evening at St.
lanes church. On Saturday night
there will he a meeting of he Ep-
worth League at the First church, at
which Rev. #. S. Brock will preside.
-..ter all the meetings in the First
church evangelistic services VIII be
held participated in by over 200 cler-
gymen.
On Sunday, March Is, at the First
church there will be held aggressive
eyangelistic services. III charge of
rev. J.. II. Bills, of ~Bridgeton, a
Sunday school rally will be held Sun
day afternoon at the Pitman church.
In the evening at the First church
ltev J. l.. Surtees, of ManasQuan,
will preach the annual missionary
sermon The conference love feast
will take place Sunday night at the
First church. Rev. B. C. Lippincott,
formerly of New Brunswick, will
preside. and Bishop Goodsell will de-
liver an address. The members of
the Wesley Brotherhood will hold
their anniversary at ST. James
church Sunday night. The services
will be in charge of Rev. John Hand
ley, of Long Branch. Business meet
;ngs will he held every morning at
the First church.
Will Close Momily.
The conference will close on Mon
day night, according to the present
plans, with the anniversary OF the
Preachers Aid Society, at the First
church.
Pentecostal services will be held
every afternoon and evening during
the conference at st. James church,
under the auspices of the Pentecostal
League. Early in the conference eX-
aminations of candidates for the
ministry and the ordination of or
ders will be given in the chapels of
the various local Methodist churches.
The local Committee of Arrange
ments is composed of the following
members: Rev. J. F. Shaw, Rev. T.
S. Brock, and Rev. w. 7. Valiant.
These will cooperate with a commit
tee of two from each of the official
boards, as well as a similar commit
Tee from the churches of other de-
nominations TO provide for the enter
tainment OF the visiting clergy.
The last conference to be held in
New Brunswick was fourteen years
ago. II was a stormy one, many of
the appointments being altered and
%rearranged after the conference ses-
sion.
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