Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1908-03-05
EX.GOV. STOKES
MAY BE DELEGATE.


At the New jersey Conference Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. to be
held in Millville Friday, March I3,
the four districts OF the State will
elect delegates to the General Confer
ence OF the church, which will con-
vena in Lyric Hall. Baltimore. May 6,
and continue in daily session for the
remainder OF th3 month. Each dis
trict ia entitled 10 ministerial and
lay dtlegate and the fifth delegate OF
each class is elected at large. Former
Governor Edward O. Stokes may go to
the pa.ionai conference as the lay.
deiegate.at-large, as many OF his
friends have requested him to permit
his name to go before the State meet
ing. Holt Apgar. of Trenton. may
represents that district.
At the general conference, the Board
of Bishops and the 800 clerical and
lay delegates will determine and d.
rect the policy of the churoh for the
and lectures will also be given and
special nights will be set aside for
evangelical services. The centennial
anniversary Of the adoption OF the
church's constitution will be observed
at the conference.
1t is expected that eight Bishops will
q
Bishops have died since the last gen.
ersl conference aud Bishop Charles II.
Fowler will likely be retired because
of Ill health. Bishop Henry W. War
rem. who is In his 18th year, will vol
unfairly retire, it is said. There is
much specuiation as to who the sue
cessors will be and there are more
than dozen candidates In the field.
The question of restoring the time
limit of pastoral appointments will be
taken up and spirited discussion will
probably snsue. The establishment OF
the time limit was an experiment and
many are said to be In favcr OF the
restoration of the former law. A new
plan in this connection will be pre-,
sented. II provides for the appoint
ment OF ministers for four year terms.
with the privilege Of reappointment. &
The amusement ban on shs church
regarding card.playing. dancing and
theatre going may be- modinad. Such
action was taken at the last two con-
ferencas. but nothing was effected.
Two other matters will come before
the conference. but neither is expected
to cause much disturbance. One is
the qaestion OF making the presiding
eldHrship an elective Office rather than
an appoiutive one. The other matter
is that of electing race bishops. No
change in this direction Is anticipated.
A Big Private Game Preserve.
The Philadelphia Sporting World
srys: "PhiIadeIphians who delight
in the sport of hunting and fishing,
members Of the T. j. Rooney Cunning
and Fishing Club, have purchased
nearly 8. 200 acres of land in the wilds
of New Jersey near the historic
Doughty Tavern for game preserve
The club has plans submitted for a
club house to contain 90 rooms for the
members and their guests. The Sec
tion contains within its limits facili-
ties for the best cunning and fishing
east of Yellowstone Park. In the
marshes all kinds of winged and water
fowl abonnd. In the upland there is
the quail, the English pheasant. gray
squirrel, rabbits. foxes, and largs herd.
OF deer. Here also will be erected the
kennels which will contain the dogs to
hunt all kinds of game in season. The
club was organized siv years ago with
twelve members. T. J. Rooney has
been president since the organization,
and the club at the present time is in
flourishing condition.
IT this enterprise is an assured fact
there will be much complaint aud
fault finding upon the party of native
sportmen. Legally such game pre-.
serve may be maintained. Men have
right to lease or buy property and con-
troll it afterward. Bus IL thousands of
acres are to be taken up in this fashion
together with the game that the state
has distributed over it, there will be
much to criticize and 1t will be at once
declared that the WORK of the Game
Commission should be abolished.
Marc Dead.
Word was received here Tuesday
that Marc, the famous magician, died