Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-30
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To VISIT SCHOOL
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Second Presbyterian Church at Prince
ton. His credentials were offered,
marked with approval and returned tc
the Rev. D. B. Tompkins, with the con-
gratulations and approval of the
bishop. clergy and laymen.
Congratulations of the conference
were extended to the Rev. Frank Mac
Daniel, on his appointment to the
principalship of Pennington Seminary.
University Has s2,se5,o0
Bishop Warren then introduced
Chancellor Frank Hamilton. d. D., of
the American University, at Washing
ton, d. C. The chancellor announced
among other things that the entire re-
sources of the university is 50 1855, 900
Endowments make $500, 492 of this
amount.
The growth and Importance of the
university work at the national capi-
toll was extolled by the chancellor,
after which. at the presiding bishops
suggestion, the whole assembly sang
MY Country IT'S of Thee"
The Rev. DIR. L. C. Muller, superin-
tendent of the Paterson district, pre-
scented a motion that the Rev. DR..
George c. Wilding be appointed field
secretary of the conference for the
purpose of increasing the centenary
fund, the proceeds of which are used
for the support of aged ministers and
the widows and orphans of ministers.
This was passed on the condition that
no part of the secretary's salary shall
be drawn from the treasury or from
the funds that he may raise.
The Rev. w. c.. Snodgrass and two
other ministers whom he may name
We're appointed a committee to Sc
r DR.. Vikings salary and admin
istrative expenses by private contribu-
ton. This action was in keeping with
a resolution passed by the trustees OF
the Centenary Fund and Preachers
Aid Society at their meeting last Mon
day.
Paterson Districts Report.
The Rev. DR.. L. C. Muller then
gave his annual report of his Pater-
son district. Mortgages paid off, lega-
cies to churches, growth In churches
and membership In all cities and towns
of the Paterson district were reported
by the superintendent.
Following this the Rev. DR.. Patrick
j. Maveety, of Ohio, corresponding
secretary of the Freedmen's Aid So
ciety OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church, read the yearly report of the
society. Eight thousand colored people
in the South are being educated in
twenty-five schools conducted by the
Freedmen's Aid Society. The tendency
of he present day is to place the
person In a class by himself
and socially. The speaker
reminded the conference members that
the best schools for co1ored people in
the United States We're inaugurated by
the same venerable prelate who is pre-
siding at the conference. Bishop Henry
w. Warren, at Atlanta, Ca, when the
was made bishop.
1t was announced by the Rev. DR..
william E. Palmer that the laymen's
noon at 2 o'clock in the First Presby-
terrain Church, In Broad street. THE
Office of a District Superintendent"
will be the subject of the Rev. DR.. An
ierson, of Plainfieldl John A. Ward. a
.ayman, will also speak.
EN- Train for Pennington.
At 11:3o o'clock the session was
to a close, to enable the mem
oers of the conference to catch the IL
,'clock conference special" at the
Broad street station of the Central
which will convey them to
Pennington. This was the result of the
invitation by the Rev. Frank Mac
Daniel, principal of Pennington Semi
iary. Bishop Warren urged every
member to take the train to Penning-
The conference closed by singing
God, from Whom All Blessings
and the benediction from the