Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-04-04

for more money. He talked pointedly
and said:
More money will solve every prob
lem. All we want is more money
The board, he declared, was always
in debt, now owed $500, 900, and made
appropriations without a dollar in the
treasury. Only thirty-one cents a head
had been given by the whole American
people of the Methodist Episcopal
church for home mission work, and on
this the board had to help 1000 mis-
sionaries, and the fact remained that
the board had assisted every second
church in the land. If the 10000
churches $4,000 had received assistance,
and to carry on the work more money
was needed.
Dr.. william Arnold Shanklin. presi-
dent of Wesleyan University, asked for
more men who could be turned out
thorough Christian gentlemen by the
college. 1t was his aim to turn out
neither pups nor ra~scals," and he APP
pealed for help. In eighteen months he
nae to raise 81. 900, 0000 for the univer-
sity, which needed many things.
Scholarships were among the wants; a
chemical laboratory, a library and a
college union We're also eagerly looked
forward to.
The Rev. DR.. W. w. Kelley, editor of
the Methodist Review, spoke of his
ideals as an editor, and the value of the
Review to the minister.
James w. Pearsall, a layman, re-
ported on the work of the General Con-
ference Board of Conference Claimants
and asked for support.
The report of the committee on for
eign missions was read by the secre-
tary, the Rev. DR.. A. B. Richardson.
Semi-centennial addresses were de-
livered by the Revs. Ebert Clement, Of
Ridgewood; John Wesley Young. Of
Jersey City; Richard Johns, of Ross
Vile. N. Y. and Charles E. Little, of
Verona.
Interested auditors of today's pro-
.ceedings were the members of the class
yesterday. Those who made
their debut this morning as elders
were the Revs. George Okeson, Alfred
Yeoman. Warren S. Coon, Willis S.
MacRorie and Thomas r. Crawford.
Those who were ordained deacons We're
Lee Brooks, Albert II. Marion,
Benjamin F. Dickson, Levi B. Me-
Mickle, George NJ. Cooley, Glenn M.
Squiers, Thomas C. Wood, Abraham L.
John L. Miller, Raphael Fenilli
and Thomas w. Owens.
There was an aftermath of Eastertide
special music rendered at several of
the local Methodist churches at both
services yesterday in honor of the many
clergymen attending the con-
ference who officiated at the services
This annual exchange of pulpits is an
old-time unconditional custom thai
has prevailed since the birth of the
present system of making appoint
ments, and the congregations vie with
other in making the services ex-
ceptionally attractive. AS Yesterday
was also communion Sabbath several
of the churches conducted a sacra-
baptismal service. and received
new members on probation.
The speakers at the services held at
the Franklin Street NJ. E. Church were
the Rev. Henry c. Thompson. the con-
ference evangelist, and the Rev. John
Lee Brooks The musical numbers
comprised selections from the Easter
day program.
The visiting pastors, who We're vel
coined by the flock of st. Luke's
Church, were the Rev. Ralph B. Urmy.
of Morristown. and the Rev. Dorr F,
D~iefendorf, of the Rosev1ile Church. a
special musical program was rendered
by the choir. led by Chorister Down
ing.
At the Centenary Church, around
which centres the most widespread in
so far as the local appointments
ere concerned, was filled at both serv-
ices with overflow congregations, who
had gathered to hear the Rev. DR.
George w. Smith, of Jersey City, and
the Rev. DIR. M. C. B. Mason, secretary
of the Freedman's Aid Society, dis
course or timely themes.
The pulpit of the Summer1eld Church
was filled at both services by confer
ence delegates. The sermons were de-
by the Rev. H. j. Johnston and
the Rev. Charles S. Hunt, and attrac.
tive music was provided by the choir
A strio of visiting pastors catered to
the large congregations that gathered
at both services in the Roseville
They We're the Rev. DIR. Rob-
ert r. Forbes. the Rev. w. NJ. Nesbit
and Charles l.. Pitts, of the Board OF
Church Extension. DIR. Forbes and Mr.
Pitts were the speakers at the confer
ence anniversary of the Board Of Home
and Church Extension, which
held in the evening.
Both speakers outlined the ncouras
ing work that had been accomplished
by the board, and discussed the plans
had been made for the future
fu~rtherance of the work.
At Grace NJ. z. Church the speakers
the Rev. L. G.NGunn and the Rev.
H. Evans, and large congregations
them, while the choir sang