Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-03-19
CLOSING HOURS
OF CONFERENCE.
Bishop Reads Appointments.
Filling Pulpits for the
Coming Year.
TRENTON CASE SOLVED
Southern Pastor Leaves First
Church and the Rev. DR.. FRYE
Succeeds Him.

Millville, N. j., March 17.-After
listening to the reading of the appoint
ments by Bishop Wilson, the New Jer-
sey Conference of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church adjourned this afternoon
with doxology on the lips of the
ministers
In the final hours of the deliberations
of the cabinet an adjustment was
reached in the First Church (Trenton)
dispute It was learned early in the
day that bishop of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church South, of which the Rev.
Charles o. Jones, of Rome, Ga, who
has been serving the Trenton church,
is member, had suddenly resolved to
call the Georgian home, which thus
left the First Church pulpit vacant.
The vacancy was then filled by Bishop
Wilson by the appointment of the Rev.
DR.. W. A. Frye, who has been pastor
of st. Paul's Church, Trenton, two
years.
Long-continued applause greeted the
announcement of Doctor Frye's appoint
ment. While an explanation of the
rapid method in which the case had
finally been adjusted was not given,
yet it was said that Bishop Wilson pro-
posed the~recal of Mr.. Jones.
Doctor Frye came to the New Jersey
Conference from Michigan, and is one
of the leading ministers and pulpit
orators in the conference
While Governor Fort was not men
toned by name, yet there was no doubt
of the direction in which the criticisms
of J. Frank Burke, secretary of the
Anti Saloon League, We're aimed when
he declared that the New Jersey Con-
ference had been inveigled into an in
dorsement of scheme to postpone the
local option bill until next year.
Mr.. Burke, in heated speech, in
sisted that wrong Interpretation had
been placed upon the provisions of the
Crosby bill in last Saturdays address
of the Governor; that towns now hav-
ing prohibition charters were not
placed in jeopardy, and that large
section of the State was ready for
vote at the polls on local option.
That some doubts had come into the
minds of majority of the ministers
was evident by the adoption of reso-
luton directing the secretary to send
telegram to Governor Fort declaring
that the conference stood by the Crosby
bill and wanted local option this year,
not next, as had been proposed A
similar message was sent to Assembly
man Crosby.
The appointments follow:
Bridget0n District.
Presiding Elder, N. J. Wright.
Alloway-D. Y. Stephens.
Asbury and South Seaville-W. A.
Boyd.
Aura and Richwood-W. @. King.
Bridgeton-C Central, Edmund Hewitt;
Commerce Street, R. B. Stephenson; !;
Fourth Church, Henry johnson; Trim
ity Church, S. K. Hickman; Wesley
Memorial, Lawrenson Correll.
Canton-G. H. Vannote.
Cape May City-James Burns. :
Cape May Court House-H. NJ. Law
renee.
Cedarville-Joseph Garrison.
CentretOn-H. B. White.
Clayton Samuel Sargent.
Deerfeld and Aldine-Joseph S. Ell
dridge.
Dennisville and South Dennisville-
Nicholas Cossaboon.
Dividing Creek-B. F. Buck.
Eldora Circuit-Frank Van Hise.
Elmer-H M. Blake.
Friendship Circuit-Richard Smith.
Glassboro-G S. Meseroll.
Goshen and Dias Creek-John w.
Veal.
Green Creek and Burleigh-Elijah
Tozer.
Haleyville-S. H. Evaul.
Hancock's s Bridge-D. D. Fisler.
Harmony Circuit-C. w. Sigfried.
Harrisonville and Ferrell-Q, F.
Bausan.
Heislerville-J. T. Phillipi.
Hollywood-R. s. Carlisle.
Leesburg and Dorchester-C. V. B.
Conover.