The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-03
Action Taken in Execu-
tive Meeting Of NJ. {.
Conference Today.
FOUR ARE PLACED ON
SUPERINTENDENT LlSf
Quartet of Others Are Advanced!
to the Superannuated
Relationship.
BISHOP NEELY WILL !
SPEAK TOMORROW
Will 0fficiate at the Ordination
of Many Deacons and :
Elders. -

o"u ahhuai session Of the Newark
Methodist Conference, which was held
behind closed doors at the Centenary
NJ. r.. Church. four veteran ininisterx
were placed on the supcrnumerary list
against their wishes. This means that
these four are relieved OF psstorates.
owing to advanced years. The milne
listers ares
The Rev. J. b. FauIlses, Of Chatham.
The Rev. William II. BurIey, Of stony
Point, N Y.
The Rev. william $. coeyman. Of west
ornuse.
The Rev. Francis A. Mason. Of Hocl<- {
away. M
| The protests OF the ministers was the
canse for spirited debate. hut the four
finally lost their point. they win Be
paid from the conferences clsimants,
fund and Will MI In ss supplies at
times. x
-Four other ministers were taken from
the supernumerary list and placed sos
the superannuated list. This is custd
ary with those who have. been on Il,
supernumerary list for five years. ana
means that they will be given a full
pension. The four are:
The Iiev, Thomas q. Gordon, of New
Providence
The Rev. Charles r. Barnes, of Ho-
| bo!Sen.
The Rev. George f, Dickinson, Of
Orange.
| The Rev. Marcus L. Lambert. Of
Rockaway.
Questions of church discipline were
the main topics under discussion today,
but the conference also took up the
matter of caring for its s.Iperannuated
ministers and its supernuinerary list. :
A long discussion on ways and means
of raising extra money for churcs
maintenance took place. The reporte Il
were barred, and the ministers VI
pledged to secrecy.
An examination of the app.1 .8{lon
| papers or ten candidates for elders or
ders during the session showed that
there were technical errors In nine OF
them. Therefore, these nine men will
have to wait another year before be-
coming elders. and only one candidate
will receive the eldership distinction to-
morrow at Bishop Neely's hands, THIS.
proved sore disappointment to the
nine deacons. The fortunate man who
will be ordained is the Rev. Edward c.
| Disrfel, of Asbury Park.
| The disappointed nine are: The Rev.
William H. Evans. the Rev. Arthur II.
Limouse. the Rev. Frederick c. W.
Ramouth, the Rev. Warren p. Coon, the
Rev. Thomas T. Crawford, the Rev.
Rush w. Lake, the Rev. Willis s. Mac
| Rorie the Rev. George Okeson and the
Rev. Alfred Yeanan.
Bishop Neely will deliver the confer
ence sermon at the morning service to-
| IN, Atmt
Church. This, of course, will be the
sermon of the day and tho services
will be attended by all the visiting
clergymen who do not occupy pulpits
in other churches In the evening the
Centenary pulpit will be occupied by
the Rev. Charles NJ Boswell, assistant
corresponding secretary of the Board OF
Home Missions and Church Extension
Society, who will speak on topics Of
interest to the members of that so-
ciety. The services will be opened at
3 o'clock in the morning by a confer
ence love feast, at which the Rev.
Joshua Mead of 1853 Plane street, this
city. win officiate.
Impressive Service.
The most impressive service of the
day will be held at 2:30 tomorrow aft
ernoon, when Bishop Nicely will of1i-
ciate at the ordination of deacons ami
elders. The missionary sermon will pe
preached by the Rev. Herbert r. Ran-N
dolph, of Montclair.
The candidates for deacous' orders
are W. S. Eisert, Raphael Senilli. George
Washington Mason Falconer, rssarIes
s. Hunt, Henry Joseph Dovest, Wilbur
c. Noble. Jesse Lee Peck. l.. @. Gordon
and Jesse p. Landon.
The anniversary of the Methodist
Brotherhood will be observed In the
Central Methodist Church at 7:45 to-
morrow evening. DR.. James r. Joy. Of
Plainfield, assistant editor of New York &
Christian Advocate and a former presi-
dent of the Laymen's Association. will
preside Bishop Nicely viii deliver an
address, and Dean James B. Brooks.A
of the College of Law. Syracuse Upi~4
versity, will also speak. his topic being
Move On
The Rev. Albert 3. Richardson will
preach at the Belleville Avenue Com
gregational Church tomorrow night. .ia
The Rev. Henry w. Simpson. of Eliza
beth, win occupy the pulpit in
Union Presbyterian Church tonorr<
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