Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-03-29
CONFERENCE IN
SESSION TODAY
Bishop Warren on Hand
to Preside.

to Preside.
Newark, March 29:-Some i'm
portant changes are expected at the
meeting of the Newark Methodist
Episcopal conference which held Its
first session in this city this morn
Ing. Despite the fears that Bishop
Warren would be unable to attend
the conference he arrived at the
Continental Hotel yesterday and will
preside at the opening session at 10
O'Clock this morning. Nearly all the
ministers arrived in the city yester-
day and were received by those who
will entertain them during the con-
ference.
Conference Yesterday.
The bishop conferred with the
four district superintendent at the
Continental Hotel yesterday after
noon. At this conference the super
intendents expressed themselves as
being fayorably inclined toward the
entire conference visiting the Pen
nington Seminary. The official visit
will be made tomorrow. The district
superintendent attending the con-
ference with the bishop yesterday
afternoon were: The Rev. DR.. B. b.
f. Randolph, Of the Plainfield dis
trict; the Rev. DR.. Jesse l.. Hurlbut,
of the Newark district; the Rev. DR..
G. w. Smith, Of the Passaic district.
and the Rev. DR.. L. G. Muller, OF
the Paterson district.
Undergraduates In the conference
course of study and candidates for
admission on trial and for localer-
ders were examined by the board of
examiners yesterday. The following
who passed the examinations will be
ordained On Sunday: Elders-The
Rev. Ira G. Mccormick, the Rev.
Jesse L. Peck, the Rev. Henry j.
Iobst, the Rev. George NJ. w. Full.
conner and the Rev. Wilbur G. Noble.
Deacons-Ernest Tweed, John L.
Charles M. w. Lee, Charles
E.. Wright, Albert G.. Schatzman,
III. Brown and w. Falls
Hunter.
Examining Board.
The following men comprised the
,oard of examiners of the Newark
The Rev. DR.. William
I. Ruth, president; the Rev. Win
ED s. MCGOWAN, registrar; the Rev.
'leander Jamison, the Rev. Percy c..
ascom. the Rev. William Eakins,
le Rev. Fred G. Baldwin, the Rev.
.-.=--Y1e EreAAsfiek ]. Faaaaeh,
!. RAv. William e. OfDonnell. the
Charles s.. Kemble and the
nanAel b. Tompkins.
Candidates tor probation OF full
,~eroherghtp will be met this after
ii q O'Clock in the Central
hureh by the conference committee
cuaIfffcations. Other meetings
iii be held tor the purpose OF meet
10 candidates during the confer
nra week. The time of these meet
nus will be fixed by the chairman.
Roll call and organization sue
,eeded the Sacrament OF the Lords
this morning. A memorial
closed the morning session.
Meetings of the Women's Home Mis-
slonary society and the Conference
life Insurance Association will mark
the Observation-Disclosures, with the
anniversary of the Centenary Fund
and the Preachers Aid Society in
the evening.
Tomorrow's Program.
Tomorrow morning a business ses-
sion will be held at 8 O'Clock, adj
journment taking place at 1920 in
order to make the visit TO Penning-
ton Seminary. At 7:45 In the even
ing a meeting of the Board of Home
Missions and Church Extension of
the Newark Conference will be held.
An anniversary of the Board of
Sunday Schools will be held at the
same hour.
Friday will be a busy day, opening
with devotional services at $3.50 in
the morning. These will be follow
ed by a business session at 8 o'clock.
The anniversary of the Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society will be
held at 2:30 in the afternoon and
that of the Freedman's Aid Society
at 7:45 in the evening. The ami
versary of the conference of the Ep-
worth League will be held In the
Halsey Street M. E. ehureh at the
same hour. AT 10 o'clock in the
morning the annual meeting of the
Laymen's Association of the Newark
Conference will be held in the First
Presbyterian church.
The only feature of the confer
enc for Saturday is the business
session at $40 o'clock.
Love Feast Sunday.
The conference love feast will be
observed on Sunday morning at $50
o'clock. Bishop Henry w. Warren
will preach at 10:30 o'clock. AL
$50 In the afternoon the Rev. Or.
Thomas T.. Co0ltas will preach a mis-
sionary sermon. The anniversary oil
the Board OF Home Missions and
Church Extension VIII be held at
7:45 r. M, the same hour as the
anniversary OF the Methodist Broth
erhood of the conference win be OBJ
served in the Centenary Methodist
Episcopal church. The anniversary
of the Board of Foreign Missions
will be held In the Roseyille Metho.
dist Episcopal church at 1920 IL
the morning. Three other meetings
Will be held at 7:45 p. NJ, the ami.
versary of the board OF conference
claimants, the anniversary OF the
Church Temperance Society and ser
vices in the interest OF the Lords
Day.
The anniversary OF the Temper.
ance Society of the Newark Confer.
ence Is the only meeting scheduled
for Monday, excepting the devotion.
al services IN the morning. The nm.