Milford chronicle., 1909-03-19
41ST SESSION OF
NJ. E. CONFERENCE

! that his case could not be legally re-
opened, whereupOn Bishop Moore
ruled against him and announced that
/ the case would be tried IN open Confer.
ence. DR.. LightbOurne at once rendered
his resignation and Withdrew from the
/ Conference, but Of course his resigna.
/ tion could not be accepted in the face
OF preferred charges At the last session
Of Conference DR.. LightbOurne was
acquitted, and his moral standing as
a minister fully established. The ques-
tion now being whether he as a minister
entering the Conference under fraudu-
lent creditials, is a legal member Of
that body. The case is left to the judge
ment Of l5 men before whom the trial
was heard in open Conference ses-
sion. II Dr. Lightbourne, is adjudged
not a member then he has no legal Tels-
tiOns to this Conference and would |
have to be formerly ad m itted just as
any junior Preacher would enter,
1t is thought by many that II DR.
Lightbourne is found Lot to be a
member of Conference that the Dover
church of which he is pastor will prob
ably Withdraw from the Conference !
and continue DR.. Lightboume as its
pastor.
formerly tried on Friday
At l3O o'clock, was the "Anniver
sary Of Nomen's Foreign Missionary
Society,"" the Rev. f L Walker being
the chairman, and Jerardo J. Schilling,
B. d being the speaker for the Occa-
sion, following this were the reports Of
officers Of this department OF work.
at the conclusion Of the period devoted
to the Missionary Annniversary, the
Rev. +. A. Dashiel presided during
the remaining hour OF the session.
Rev. E L. Hubbard, preaching
most powerful sermon which concluded
the afternoon session
A large congregation was present for
the evening service. when H. w. Kel-
logg, D. D. and J. w. Sumnot, made
addresses concerning the Board Of Ed
ucation and Conference League Ami
veTsaries.
The case OF A. w. Lightbourne was
tried Thursday evening at the Chapel,
but too late FOR Us to print the results.
The program for the remaining days
Of the conference is as follows:
Friday.
s 80 a. M Devotions.
8 90 a. m. Conference Sessions.
l.3O p. m. WOman's Home MissiOnery
Society Anniversary. President, Mrs.
n NJ, Browne Speaker, Miss Bertha
Fowler. Reports OF officers.
$50 p. m. Committee on Aggressive
Evangelism. Chairman, Rev. Y H.
Webster. Sermon, franklin Ham.
q iltOn, D. d.
80 p. m. Ordination Of Deconesses,
@BishOp Moore. Conference Claim
ants Anniversary. Chairman, V. 3.
Collins, D. D. Address, Joseph B.
Kingsley, d. D.
Saturday.
8 30 q. m. DevetiOns.
8 90 a. m. Conference Session.
8 90 p. m. Freedman's Aid Society An.
niversary. Chairman, Rev. L. w. \
Hastings. Address, P. J Maveety,
ID.
800 p. m. Anniversary Of Conference
Temperance Society. Chairman, AL.
fred Smith. D. d. Address. Hon.
William Hodges Mann.
Sunday.
8 80 q. M. Conference Love Feast con-
Quoted by Rev. T. E Martindale, d. D.
10 45 a. M. Sermon by Bishop David
H. Moore, D. D., followed by Ordi-
nation Of DeacOns.
200 p. m. Sunday School: Special
Exercises.
z 80 p. M. Anniversary Board Of For
eign Missions. Chairman, A. E.
supler, Esq. Speaker, J. e. Floyd,
D. D. Special music and reports Of
officers.
sMOnday.
6.80 q. m. DevotiOns.
300 q. m. Conference Session.