The Penn's Grove record., 1910-03-11
new JERSEY N. E. CONFERENCE,
Now in Session in Atlantic City

Methodist Episcopal Conference opened
in st. Paul's Church, Atlantic City on
Wednesday morning, Bishop Henry
Spellmeyer, presiding. -.
After the opening services a memorial
service was held for the deceased mem
bers who have died during the past year.
The only active minister whose death
occurred since the last conference was the
Rev. DIR. Charles M. Griffin, OF AsDury
Park, who died just as he had returned
from a trip to the Holy Land.
The other ministers to be honored by
the service were all retired. They were
the Rev. William Mergerum, OF ocean
Grove, ..and. Rev. w. P. C. Strickland, OF
[ Manasquan; the Rev. s. F. Gasklll, OF
Swedesboro; the Rev. Lucius o. Manches-
ter, of Penn's Grove; the Rev. d. b.
, Harris, of .Pitman, and the Rev. ID. l..
Denlinger, OF Berlin.
The Rev. DR.. Thomas Nicholson was
the speaker Wednesday afternoon at
the anniversary Of the Board Of Educa-
| ton, and in the evening, at the anniyer-
sary of the Board. of Foreign Missions.
Rev. DR.. A. B. Leonard, corresponding
secretary, delivered the address.
The conference organization was COM
pleted by the election of the following
officers;
Secretary-The Rev. NJ. E. Snyder.
Journalists-Ihe Revs. J. +. Shaw, U.
g.. Hagaman, E. A. Wells, b. e. LlppIn-
colt, Jr., and II. j. Betting.
Statistical secretaries-The Revs. J. Il.
Mason, w. L. Shaw, Il. M. Blake, L. H..
Hicks, II. P. Grim, L. J. Wright, G. l.
FitzGeorge, John Goorley, Newton Mel
son, Wilson Disbrow, Leon Chamberlain,
j. E. Simpson, and W. w. Wescott.
Railroad secretary-Rev. d. E. Clair.
Treasurer-Rev. A, L. lizard.
The Rev. j. M. Yard was elected to
elders orders and started across the COLI
tinent on Thursday on his way to China,
where he has been appointed to mission
airy work.
Thirteen young mel have made appll-
cation for adnlittance to the conference.
They are Andrew B. Carlin, Charles Il.
Book, William H. Murphy, Thomas {.
Wood, R. q. Craig, Clifford Dilks, Ebert
M. Conover, Howard A. Moore, q. II. Du
Bots, Horace E. Miller. l.. +. Bausman,
Alfred G. Oliver, Jr., and w. r. Black
man.
The Rev. P. II. Swift, of Baltimore,
is holding a two-day institute i'll behalf OF
pastoral evangelism.
The Rev. DR.. Franklin Hamilton, chan
cellor of the American University, Wash
ington, and the Rev. DIR. j. Morgan Reed,
president of Pennington Seminary, adj
the anniversary meeting OF the
Board of Education, and the Rev. DR.. A.
b. Leonard, corresponding secretary OF
the Board of Foreign Missions, addressed
the anniversary meeting Of that Board on
Wednesday night.
The Committee to Watch Legislation is
aroused over Assembly bill No. 1874, which
is so drawn that it will take away the
power of the county Judges to audit the
bills OF the prosecuting attorneys and
place the auditing of said bill in the hands
of the Boards of Freeholders. The con-
will make a bitter fight against its
passage. The ministers see in it a blow
at the work of the Law and Order League,
of which the Rev. s.. H. Hahn, of the
conference, is the secretary.
Rev. Franklin Hamilton, L. L. D.,
brother of Bishop Hamilton, and chan
cellor of the National University, Wash
ington. made a startling address Thurs
day. He said:
"The struggles between the churches
in America for supremacy has narrowed
down to a struggle between the Catholics
and Methodists. That is why they watch
us both in Rome and Washington, down
by the Dome. They (referring to the
Catholic Church) are massing all their
forces for this purpose at the National
Capital. They are literally filling that
city with churches, converts, colleges
and schools. 1 found ON examining pub
lie records that nearly every foot OF
owned by Catholics. They are making
the Catholic University of America as
the apex of their institutions of learning.
You need not think that a poor, m1ser-
able, cheap school. I am told that their
work in history and philosophy has no
superior in America"
Bishop Spellmeyer sent a telegram to
Governor Fort and to the Legislature
stating that the conference protests against
the White bill, which will deprive the
prosecutor Of approving bills for search
ing for la~wlessness, and also all bills favor
able to Sunday baseball.
Urgent need for more young ministers
in the church was presented by the Rev.
George E. Reed, president Of Dickinson
College, who declared that young men to-
day are hesitating TO enter the ministry
where they are most needed.
Nearly $50, 900 is on hand in the fund
for pensioning retired ministers. Rev. j.
Ward Gamble was elected president of
the society, and Rev. Samuel Sergeant, OF
Clayton, and Rev. Daniel E. Clair, OF
Camden, vice presidents, and Rev. Ham,
of Camden, was re elected treasurer.
The local option bill received the
unanimous vote of the Conference.