Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-03
METHODIST
CONFERENCE To
Be At MON7CLA|R
Many Cities Had Bidder for
Honor, but Anti-noise
Pr0ffer Decided.
NO DOGS AT NIGHT, NO
BOOSTERS IN MORNING
With This Bait Rev. DR.. RAM
dOlph Secures 1912 Meet
for His City.

The Rev. DR.. w. C. Snodgrass today
opened the sixth day OF the ffty-fourth
session of the Newark Methodist Epis-
copal Conference at the Central Church
with devotional services. "Survivals"
was the subject of his sermon.
Bishop Henry w. Warren. president
of the conference, and other officers
then opened the business session. The
Rev. DIR. Ward Plat. of Philadelphia,
assistant secretary of the Board OF
Home Missions and Church Extension,
DIR. Plat related the work of the board
during the last year and dwelt on the
problems encountered in large cities
like Newark, where the board would
have to furnish speakers of every
tongue in order to reach everybody.
The speaker thanked the conference
members for their support of the board
in the past and expressed his hope this
great assistance would continue.
Adopt Child Labor Resolution.
A resolution urging that the Newark
conference go on record as being in
favor Of passing the bill now before the
New Jersey Legislature. as advocated
by the National Child Labor Associa-
ton, was offered The bill is Senate
No. SO and was introduced by Senator
Harry V. Osborne, of Essex county.
1t is set forth in the bill that present
conditions surrounding the night mes
senger boys are injurious to their
health and morals. The age limit -
regulated in the bill and other details
set forth. The resolution was unani-
mously adopted. The committee sub
hitting the resolution were the Rev.
Drs. R. M. Ailsworth. William E.
Palmer, Ralph B. Urmy. {
The Rev. William A. Knox, secretary
of the Board of Home Missions and
Church Extension, reported the boards
receipts increased s5S.0O0 for the year;
expenses cut down, $4,000, and $72, 900
paid on Indebtedness. Other details
were set forth by the secretary. The
committee in charge of this work are
the Rev. Drs. L. S. Molyneux, w. Q.
w. Walker, S. p, Hammond, w. a.
Knox and e. NJ. Compton.
The Rev. DR.. Eugene A. Noble. presi-
dent of Guotcher College, at Baltimore,
told of the progress of the institution
in his charge. He declared there arc
400 students at Goutcher College, but
there is Improvement needed in Meth
odist colleges. The speaker invited the
members of the conferenc to visit Bal
timore and test the reputation of hos
pitality, which the city has achieved.
Cities Bid for Next Conference.
Where the next Newark Methodist
Episcopal Conference shall be held was
the question of a lengthy debate. An
invitation was extended by the Rev. DR.
II. f. Randolph, who asked the mem
bers of the conference TO hold the next
session at Montclair.
In the absence of the Rev. DR.. Will
lam ii. Morgan, pastor of the Central
NJ. e. Church, an invitation fer the
conference to return to the Central
Church In 1912 wa made by Postmaster
James l.. Hays. The Rev. DIR. L. c.
Muller, district superintendent of Pat
erson, declared Paterson would welcome
the gathering with open arms. Passaic
was also included In the latter invita-
ton.
A vote was taken and the majority
decided to go to Montclair. DIR. Ran
doIph's assurance that dogs at night
and ROSTERS in the morning would be
suppressed by an anti-noise ordinance,
evidently determined the selection OF
the First Methodist Episcopal Church,
of Montclair, as the seat of the 1919
Newark conference.
In Ministry Fifty Years
Bishop Warren introduced the Rev.
James 1. Boswell, of Ocean Grove, who
has been in the ministry fifty years.
The veteran clergyman spoke to the
gathering of his experiences and les
sons derived during his half century
of service. The veteran referred to his
wife as his help, inspiration and coun-
sci all through life. At the n Of the
address Bishop Warren descended
from the pulpit n congratulated Mrs.
j. I. Boswell, the whole gathering also
rising to pay their respects to her.
Another retired clergyman, the Rev.
Charles Z. Little, of Verona, also
spoke briefly. The speaker Is "a years
old and had been In active service for
fi~fty-three years. He declared he was
anxious to help some pastor SO long
as he could not be one himself. Bishop
Warren complimented both retired
clergymen.
The Rev. DR.. A. B. Leonard, cor
responding secretary of the Board Of
Foreign Missions, was then introduced
by the presiding bishop. Methodism Is
growing quickly in foreign countries.
he said, citing that $50, O0g inhabitants
of India had been converted.
The speaker declared 5000 persons
are engaged in missionary work
throughout the world. Turing 1910 s3,-
100000 were spent in thetwork of max
ing converts.
The Rev. William III Haggerty. of
Vienna. another veteran minister, was
introduced and made I short address.
Bishop Warren ANNOUNCED he would
have to leave Newark tomorrow morn
ing in order to attend the conference
at Troy. N. Y. In view of that IL was
decided to hold an EXTRA business ses-
sion this afternoon land another to-
night, If necessary.