Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-31
METHOD|STs OK
FEDERATION PLAN
WITH EP|SCOPALs
Secretary of Jersey Church Fed
Grafton Makes Plea for
Union at Conference.
MOTION FOR INTER-CHURCH
MOVEMENT is CARRIED
Despite Falling Off in Country
Sections, Methodism Pros
pers in Newark.

The Rev. Thomas G.. Spencer, of Jer-
sey City, today opened the third day
of the hfty-fourth annual Methodist
Episcopal conference at the Central
| Church, III Market street. "Our Mas
ter was the subject of his sermon
Bishop Henry W. Warren, with his
abinet and officers of the conference,
then commenced the business session
at 9 O'Clock. The Rev. Hugh B. Mac
Cauley, secretary of the Church FEEDER
alton of New Jersey, was introduced,
In a fervent address he urged the
federation of the Methodist and Episco-
pal churches IN all movements through
out the State. The secretary made a
motion that the Newark conference
ratify the ~interchurch movement. The
motion was carried.
The Rev. DR.. Joseph 3. Hingley, OF
Chicago, corresponding secretary of the
board of claims. was then introduced
by the presiding bishop. The speaker
recommended the action of the book
concern. which recently set aside a
large sum of money for the care of
superannuated ministers, widows and
orphans of Methodist clergymen.
The requirement of claim board for
the present year is $4,000.
To Safeguard Against DestitutiOn.
1t was the duty of the members, de-
clared the speaker, to see that the
ministers who rave their active lives
to the church were sa~feguarded against
restitution in old age. When the
speaker announced the annuity had
teen fixed at $25 per year of the minis
ters' service the statement was mis-
understood by the Rev. Thomas II.
Langdon, who wanted to know how 4
clergyman could support a family on
$25 a year. He was correctly posted
after the members had enjoyed a laugh
at his expense.
The secretary announced that the
committee for the Church Federation
of New Jersey was appointed as fol-
lows: The Rev. George W. Smith, the
Rev. F. j. Hulbach and the Rev. Fred
c. Baldwin, and three laymen, Benja-
min S. Whitehead, William Dufford
and Oscar Jeffries.
Newark's district superintendent, the
Rev. DR.. Jesse L. Hurlbut, her read
the report of his district for the year.
Work will soon begin on the new edi-
fee of the De Groot Church, this city,
which is very inadequate for it's pres
ent large congregation, declared the
superintendent.
Ministers Here Get "a, 1000 More.
Thirty-ive out of fifty-fve pastors in
the Newark district had made their
statistical reports incorrectly. Enough
attention had not been given the mat
ter, During the year clergymen's sal
aries in this district increased. the in
creases aggregating $4,000.
Not a pastor or a member of his fam
lily i'll the Newark district has died dur
ing the past year.
The country churches in this district
are losing ground owing TO foreigners
buying the Lane from former church.
goers and the refusal of the present
residents to attend the churches. Taken
as "A whole, however. Methodism is. in
deed. prospecting in the Newark dis
trict. concluded the Rev. DR.. Hurlbut.
The annual report of the conditions
of the Methodist Church in the Eliza
beth district was given by the Rev.
DR.. d. B. T. Randolph. superintendent.
lone of the most industrious pastors
in the district" said the speaker, "has
made 1000 calls in the past year and is
going yet"
All the other pastors in the Elizabeth
district report the church to have had
a prosperous year, gaining rapidly in
members. churches and clearing of
debts.
The Rev. w. c. Snodgrass, of the