The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-04-05
GATHERING OF METHODISTS.
Conference Opens in Central MeCho-
dist Church, Newark.


dist Church, Newark.
With every part Of the conference
well represented at the opening hour,
the tifth-third session Of the Newark
annual conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church convened Wednes
day morning in the Central Methodist
Episcopal church, Newark, for a
week s session. Bishop William f.
Anderson, Of Chattanooga, Tenn,
presides.
Communion was administered at ten
o'clock, the service continuing for an
hour, with an address by the bishop.
Formal organization was effected at
eleven o'clock. Roll was called, in
Guiding the names of those who had
died during the year, the ministers
standing while these names were read.
Nearly three hundred ministers were
present.
The Rev Frederick Bloom, of Pater-
son, elected secretary at last years
session to succeed the Rev. John d.
Dodd, DID,, deceased, was named as
secretary and chose his assistants. The
Rev. John A. Gutteridge was named
as statistical secretary, and his five as
sistants, upon whom rests much inn
portant detail work, were named. The
election OF the treasurer and his assist
ants followed; the Rev. Jacob Cole be-
ing treasurer. Minor details of organ
ization followed, and it was almost
noon before conference was ready for
it's, work
a memorial service for deceased
memb bers closed the morning session.
In the afternoon at 2:30 the apniyer-
sary Of the Woman's Foreign Mission
airy society took place, Mrs. J. H.
Knowles, conference president pre-
|siding. Reports we're presented, and
Bishop Anderson made an address.
The anniversary was of particular i'm
portance as the meeting signalized the
completion of twenty-five years of wall
uables service in and to the conference.
Deaconesses were consecrated by the
bishop.
simultaneously with the women's
anniversary there was session Of the
board OF home missions and church
extension.
Several young men wish to enter the
conference. The examinations of can
didates for ministerial orders were
held in the Central church There
were six candidates, four for admis-
sion on trial and two for deacon's or
ders. The candidates for admission
on trial we're George II. Cooley, Levi
B. McMichle, Albert Hall Marion and
Joseph Robinson. Those who sought
deacon's orders were John Lane Miller
and a braham Lincoln Fretz
Twelve undergraduates who are pur-
suing four-year college courses were
also examined.
During the sessions Of the confer
ence there were many anniversaries
with speakers OF prominence. The
'OuSllcSo ccoolDuS VI UiiO OOt1VIObOC
were, as usual, confined as far as
possible to the morning sessions. Which
were preceded by short inspirational
addresses by the bishop
The Newark conference, unless
something unforeseen is brought up,
will adjourn to-day at noon. The
principal feature of the closing ses-
sion will be the announcement of the
appointments and transfers by the
bishop, which were postponed from
yesterday. The announcement will
be given out, it is expected, just be-
fore adjournment is taken.
The program as announced was car
ried out throughout the session.
The standing committees were APP
pointed on Monday. Rev. DR.. Urmy
is on the committee on nominations,
the head Of the committee on educa-
tion and on committee on home
for dependant children.