Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-04
PASTOR CHANGES
D|SPLEASE MANY
At CONFERENCE
Rev. w. G. 0'DonneIl's Trans
fer from st. Luke's Is
Announced.
REV. DIR. BOVARD TAKEN
FROM FRANKLIN ST. CHURCH
Bishop Warren Cites His Own
Experiences in Trans
fers to Notify.

Several favorable and u~nfavorabfe
comments were made today when at
the close of the Newark Methodist
Episcopal Conference the appointments
of pastors were announced. The New
ark district, under the supervision of
the Rev. DR.. Jesse L.. Hurlbut, cid not
transferring of the Rev. w. r. O'Don-
nell from st. Luke's Church was an
nounced the friends of the pastor de-
clared their dissatisfaction.
The Rev. DR.. Melville Y. Bovard is
transferred from the Franklin Street
Church and several other .hanges
made.
The Central M. e. Church was crowd
ed to the doors when the final session
Of the Newark Methodist Episcopal
Conference began. Bishop Warren
opened the proceedings with a prayer
and the assembly followed with a
hymn.
A committee consisting of the Rev.
Messrs. w. e. Palmer. R.. B. Udmy and
J. c. Howard submitted a report to the
conference relative to the present fire
protection and building laws. They
cited the High street factory fire and
the recent holocaust in the Asch build
ing. New York city, which cost nearly
200 lives, as dread examples of what
is liable to occur hourly. 1t was stated
that investigation revealed that many
o ht-sIdfn0G NOM In Anarofinn rs fan
tories and other places where hun
dreds Of people are employed are in
just as precarious condition as the
High street building.
Fnvors Drastic safety Laws.
It was urged that the conference &C
an record as being In favor of the en-
actment OF drastic laws which would
provide for the proper protection fol
employees In the way of safe building,
and sufficient fre-escapes. 1t was
asked that the conference bring tbs
the matter before the Governor anC
Legislature. The motion was unani'
mousiy adopted.
Bishop Warren then delivered hi:
final addr So to the members of the
conference prior to reading the ap.
pointments. He dwelt on the hard
ship on the clergy when change OF
position and salary was compelled by
the decision of The cabinet. The bishop
cited his own case of many rather un'
pleasant transfers and reductions, OF
salary, and urged those affected by tn,
present conference to takesit in the
proper spirit.
Following are the list of appoint.
ments as read by the bishop.
Newark District-District superin'
tendent. J. l.. Hurlbut. Arlington, r
M. Aylsworth. Basking Ridge, W. NJ
Nesbit. Belleville. c. H. Won Claim
Bernardsville, T. T. Crawford. Bloom.
field, Park Church. ]. o. Winner
Watsessing, J. w. Ryder. Caldwell
w. C. Timbrell. Chatham, ]. H. Egg.
bert. Denville, G. F. Apgar. East Or
.ange, Calvary, F. c.. Baldwin; Ferry
Church, r. 1. Watkins; Park Avenue
w. w. Youngson; Sanford Street, B
H. Mccoy. Green Village. l.. H
Rockay, supply. . Harrison, Davis Me
moral, Thomas Hall. Hilton, c. w
Wright. I~rvington, George Fountain
Kearny, Grace. E. M. Carton. Little
ton, s. C. Coale, supply. Livingston
j. H. Timbrell, supply. Madison
George Mooney. Maplewood, w. B
Fleming. Mendham, c. j. Hoyt. Mont
clair, H. F. Randolph. Morristown, r
3. Urmy. Newark. Centenary, G. G
Vogel; Central, W. H. Morgan; De
Groot, w. r. Neff; Eighth Avenue, L
r. Bowman; Franklin Street, William
Eakins; Grace, A. w. Willever; Halsey
Street, j. C. Howard; Montgomery
Street, S. K. Doolittle; Roseville,. D.. #,
Diefendorf; st. Andrews, W. w. Van
derhoff; st. Luke's, ]. H. Macdonald