Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-01
METHODISTS'
CONFERENCE
IN SESSION
Organization Effected and
the important Business of
the Gathering Taken Up.
PASTORS KNOWN HERE
NAMED ON COMMITTEES
Feeling Tributes Paid Those
of the Clergy Who Died
Since Last Conference.

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Newark, April 1.-Two speakers
prominent in the religious work of two
great denominations addressed the meet
ing last night of the Centenary Fund
and Preachers Aid Society, which was
held in the Centenary Methodist church
in connection with the ffty-second an
nual session Of the Newark conference
of the Methodist church. They were
Rev. Dr. Crandall j. North an unat-
tached Clergyman Of the New York
East conference, who has been devotinQ
his attention for the last few years
to raising funds for the support of aged
and infiTm Methodist ministers, and Rev.
DIR. r. 3. Macarthur, pastor Of the Cal
vary Baptist church, New York.
In his opening address Rev. Daniel
Halleron, who presided, told of the
many difficulties experienced by the
managers of the Centenary Fund in
keeping the necessary cash reserve on
hand. He paid a glowing tribute to
Rev. DIR. John A. Gutteridge, the cor
responding secretary, and Milton II.
Blanchard, the treasurer, for the faith
ful work they had done, and called at
tention to the fact that they had given
their time and services without any
recompense.
In presenting his annual report DIR.
Gutteridge went into exhaustive details
as to the ways in which the money for
the fund is raised, and he also told
how the money is distributed among the
superannuated ministers, the widows of
Methodist pastors and the orphans Of
the clergy He explained the workings
o,ta Il. y
the fund and how the men managed to
make the money intrusted TO their care
for the benefit of the helpless.
Mr.. Blanchard s report was encourage
ing, showing that the society now has
assets valued at $50, 1908, or an in
crease Of $275.45 over what it had last
year. This growth is despite the fact
that no legacy was left the fund during
the year. Before taking his seat Mr.
Blanchard turned over a certified check
for $4,26595 as the interest due on
moneys invested.
Speaking on ways and means TO raise
money to help the aged and bereaved,
Rev. DIR. North said IN part:
In 1901 the New York East Confer
ence found that in twenty years there
had been decrease Of $67 for each Of
our claimants. 1t fell to me to offer
resolution to the effect that every
clergyman be assessed per cent. Of his
salary for the aid of conference claim
ants. This was adopted and in 1908 a
more advanced plan for raising the
money to take care of the aged, inhrm,
widows and orphans was pat in force
and soon the various churches in our
conference were raising the necessary
amount of money.
Todays Session.
This morning the conference started
the second day Of its work with de-
votional service at $50, and convened
for business purposes at 8. At 2:30
this afternoon the anniversary of tine
Woman % Foreign Missionary Society
will be observed, Mrs. J. Fl. Knowles
presiding The speaker will be Rev. DR.,
Isaac r. Headland, of Pekin University,
China. At 7:45 tonight the anniversary
Of the Board of Sunday Schools will be
observed with Rev. Thomas I. Coultas
presiding Rev. Dr. David g. Downey,
corresponding secretary of the Board Of
Sunday Schools, will deliver the address.
Organization Yesterday.
When organization was effected, yes
terday, Rev. Frederick Bloom, pastor
of the Lafayette Avenue church, Jer-
sey City, was chosen secretary. He sue
ceeds the late Rev John r. Dodd, who
held the position for more than a quar-
ter of a century. Mr. Bloom named as
his assistants Rev. Wallace B. Flem-
ing, of Maplewood; Rev. Austin +.
Armstrong and Rev, Hedding B. Leech,
Of Weehawken. Mr., Bloom announced
he would appoint HE fourth assistant
later. Rev John A. Gutteridge was
reappointed statistical secretary.
Those named as assistant statistical
secretaries were Revs. s. K. Doolittle,
IW. G. Timbrell, f. c. Mooney and IT..
IP King. One more viii be named later.
Rev. ]. A. Cole was again chosen
treasurer, with these assistants Rev. J..
w Ryder, j. 0. Sparnon and w. r. Eeff.
The following nominations 1or mem
ibers of the standing committees for
1909 were confirmed;
Foreign Missions. l.. Hurlbut, X.
TX Boyd, Albert Cain, Richard Johns,
M. f. Grant.
Home Missions and Church Extension
III. F. Randolph, s. T. Jackson, w. s.
Galloway, G. W. Gardner, j. M. Taber
Education, Freedman . Aid and Sun
day schools-T. J. Coultas, r. L. Rhodes,
II. s. Simmons, Frank Chadwick.
Temperance g. Vogel, Samuel
Jones, g. G. Moulsdale, r. b. Collins,
Wesley Martin.
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