The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-30
NJ {. CONFERENCE
TO DECIDE upon
CHANGES |NPULP|T.
Four Churches in Jersey City
District May Be Supplied
with New Pastors. ,
ANOTHER SUPERINTENDENT
TO SUCCEED DR.. ANDERSON
Session Opens Here Tomorrow
and Will Continue for an
Entire Week.

Changes in the p~astorates of at least
four large and influential churches in
the Jersey City district will be con-
sidered at the 1fty-second annual ses-
sion of the Newark conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, which be-
gins tomorrow in the Centenary NJ. T..
Church, Summer avenue and Kearny
street. this city. Bishop Thomas B.
Nicely will also be called UPON to APP
point a successor to the Rev. DR..
Charles M. Anderson. superintendent of
the Jersey City district. whose five
year term ends with the conference.
The annual preliminary examination
of applicants for admission and orders
was held today in room No. / of the
church. 1t is understood that few, IL
any, changes in the Newark district are
contemplated, nearly all the churches
in the district having expressed them
selves as being DESTROYS of retaining
their present pastors.
In the Jersey City district. however,
the case Is different. Among the
churches there which are contemplating
a change are the fashionable and in
fuential congregations of West Side
Avenue Church. the Centenary and ST.
Pauls in Jersey city and the First
Methodist Church in Hoboken, the last.
named being one of the most important
changes in the diocese. There is
considerable speculation as to who the
successor of Or. Anderson. superin-
tendent of the district, Will be.
2a0 Churches Represented.
The Hackettstown Furnishing Board.
composed Of fifteen %clergymen who have
been engaged for some years In raising
funds for furnishing the new buildings
of the conference school at Hacketts-
town. has finished its labors and 1t is
expected will be discharged. The board
was appointed shortly after the burn
ing Of the school buildings at Hacketts-
town several years ago.
There are approximately 250 churches
within the jurisdiction of the confer
ence, and i fun attendance Of clergy
men is anticipated.
"A feature of the session tonight will
be an address by the Hon. Walter M.
Chandler, member of the New York
bar, on The Trial Of Jesus from a
lawyers Standpoint Judge Jay Ten
3yck will preside.
- ! nv tViittNANS Will tt oiClith III
mally tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock
By the Rev. Bishop Thomas B. Nicely,
p. D., LID. There will be prayer and
memorial service for the deceased
members. In the afternoon the Wom-
ems Home Missionary Society win hold
its anniversary. The principal speaker
win be. the Rev. DR.. Otto z. Bartholow,
OF Mt. Vernon, y. x. Tn speakers in
the evening win he the e DIR. cram
dali J. North md the rev. DIR. K. S,
Macarthur. pastor Of Calvary Baptist
Church. New York
The board Of education will hold its
a%nniversa1T tomorrow evening at the
Franklin street Methodist Episcopal
Church. The Rev. Thomas Nicholson,
SECRETARY of the board. will be the prin-
eipai speaker.
Others 10 Attend.
Others who win speak during the
conference ARE the Rev. Isaac 7. Head
land. Of pekin University, China; the
Rev. pr. David c.. Downey. the Rev.
patriel, j. Maveety, secretary of the
society; tho Rev. DIR. Frederick ".
llannsn, of Brooklyn; the Rev, Joseph
y. Hingley, secretary of the board Of
conference claimants; the Rev. DIR. j..
c. Floyd. Dean James r. Brooks, of the
College of Law of Syracuse University,