The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-07
Newark Conference Decides on
Change by Vote OF
l55 to 8.
HONOR THE MEMORY OF
EPISCOPAL RECTOR
Vote Strong Condemnation of
Sunday Pleasure Resorts
and Railroads.
Especial to the Evening start

PLAINFIELD, April T.-After the
most vigorous discussion of it's session,
the Newark Conference of h Metho-
dist Episcopal Church this afternoon,
by a vote of 155 to 5 decided in favor
of the four-year pastorate.
The motion of the Rev. Dr.. Henry A.
Buttz, president of Drew Theological
Seminary, as adopted, reads that pas
tors shall be appointed every four
years, and shall not continue longer in
such pastorates unless in the Judgment
of the bishop the interest of the church
requires it.
Every annual Methodist conference
devotes a part of its session as a me-
mortal to those of it's clerical members
who have passed away during the year,
but the Newark conference today es-
tablished a precedent when, on request
of Bishop Spellmeyer, by a unanimous
rising vote, a resolution of respect was
passed for the late Rev. DR.. e. NJ. Rod
man. for man years rector of Grace
Episcopal Church. of this city, who
died last Sunday. The resolution was
offered by the Rev. DR.. Abel C. McCrea,
of this city. and the Rev. DR.. Winfield
C. Snodgrass. of Perth Amboy.
sunday Dissertation.
Discussion of Sabbath dissertation
was vigorously brought out by the fol-
lowing resolution offered by the Rev.
DR.. Charles l.. Mead, of Newark; the
Rev. Walter C. Kinsey. of Clinton, and
the Rev. William e. Palmer, of Jer-
sey City:
1--WE note with deep solicitude the in
creasing Dissertation of the Sabbath
by some of the railroads operating in
the territory of our conference by To-
eating pleasure resorts to which excur-
sions are run on greatly reduced rates
on the Sabbath, at which liquors are
dispensed.
Resolved, That we express u
strongest protest against such prac-
tises, and regret that we cannot recon-
mend to our churches n Sunday
schools their patronage of said resorts
Discussion of the question of restor-
ing the time limit to pastors occupied a
good part of the day. An amendment
to this effect was presented by the Rev.
DIR. William h. Morgan, of Newark, as
member of the committee. Arguments
for and against the change were APP
.plauded.
Meets In Newark In 1909.
Among those favoring h time limit
were Presiding Elder Daniel Halleron,
of Newark, and the Rev. DIR. Charles
M. Anderson, of Jersey City.
Among those opposing were Presiding
Elder Jonathan M. Meeker, of Newark:
the Rev. DIR. John A. Gutteridge, of
Ocean Grove, and the Rev. DIR. James
E. Boswell, of Ocean Grove.
DR.. Morgan pointed out one objection
in the proposition, namely. that it in
troduced a new and foreign element in
the church poiity, namely, the removal
Of authority from the quarterly on
ference. He said it was class legisla-
tion, Thai for the inefficient man no
time is too short, Inc for the efficient
man no time is too long.
Thu next conference will be held ir
Newark, the invitation of the Rev. DIR
Charles L. Mead. pastor of Centenary
Church of Newark. to meet in his
church in 1909 having been accepted
Centenary Church is the largest Meth
odist Episcopal Church in point Of
membership in New Jersey. DIR. Mead
has been doubly honored this year. He
is one of the five delegates elected tc
the General Conference at Baltimore
Nd, next month.