The Penn's Grove record., 1912-03-22
M. E. CONFERENCE CLOSED TUESDAY,
rIany Changes rade, But None In
This Locality

This Locally
Last Friday the Lay Conference elected
representatives to the General Conference:
Charles C. Read, Camden; Charles F..
Repp, Glassboro; w. III. Heisler, Penn
berton; ii. P. Bennett. Long Branch and
WIS Child, Red Bank; James +. Hew-
lit. OF Camden; A. G. Smith, of Lam
bertvilIe, and Z. N. Cole, of Ocean
| Grove, secretary OF the Ocean Grove
Camp-meeting Association were chosen
as reserves, There were IL candidates..
The laymen also instructed their dele
gates to the General Conference to vote
for the restoration of the pastoral time
limit and for an equal representation OF
lavmen to tie annual Conferences.
After spirited palloting these minister
ial delegates were elected to represent
the Conference at the General Conference:
Rev. Alfred Wagg, district superintend-
ent, of Trenton; Rev. John Handley,
district superintendent, Of New Bruins
wick; Rev. S. NJ. Nichols, district super
intendent, OF Camden; Rev. Z. j.. Knlp,
of Camden, and Rev. M. f. Snyder, sec
rotary of the Conference, of Atlantic City.
The reserves are Rev. j. W. Marshall, OF
New Brunswick. Rev. H. f. Gravatt, OF
Camden, and d. L. Clair, OF Penn's
Grove.
A resolution l%nstructing the ministerial
delegates to the Quadrennial Conference
to vote for a pastoral time limit ssof from
three to five years vas carried by an over
whelming vote.
Along the line Of the supply of minis
ters, Bishop Joseph L. Berry, presiding
officer of tile Conference, declared that no
Church had the right, by Methodistic
law, to extend a call to a pastor, nor had
the pastor the right to entertain such a
call. "Ihis is the work OF the Bishops
and their staff said Bishop Berry. '"rhe
recent session of Bishops passed a law
which holds that any district superin-
tendent, sitting in quarterly conference,
who puts a motion by a member of a
Church calling or inviting a preacher to
the pastorate OF that Church can be pros
ecuted for maladministration. The Bis
hop and other superintendent, however,
are open for suggestions"
Bishop Berry then proceeded to give
utterance to a number of assumptions
which he holds regarding lay delegates.
AZ presume you are all converted. If
you are not you have no business in the
Methodist Church, and especially have
you no business as officers of it. / rep
uIIIt you 1Cdu ia nCChIy BubllCdViOi!
III you don't, you are stingy, disinterested
and stupid"
Uniform salaries for ministers will be
asked for at General Conference by the
lay delegates.
The statistical tables Of the New Jersey
Conference for 1911 showed the following
interesting items:
The Ministry-In full connection and
on trial, 234; local preachers, 276. Lay
membership Practitioners, 3,207; full
members, 5000; total membership, 5S,-
476. Sunday schools-361; officers and
teachers, 7,0l1; scholars, 81 ,8lS: total
Sunday school membership, s 1929. Ep-
worth League-Senior Chapters, 223;
members, II, 944. Junior Chapter, $50;
members, 9.675. Church Property
Churches, $40: probable value, S ,376,-
200; parsonages, 2l9; probable value,
$798, 1926.
The following is the record of the New
Jersey Conference for ministerial support
for 1911: Bishops, 1898; conference
claimants, $l1, 1856; number of district
superintendent, 4; support, $11, 295;
average per district superintendent,
81, 1924; number of pastors, 241; support,
S276. $50; average per pastor, 81, l46. 70;
total ministerial support, 1901, 754.
Rev. Alfred Wagg, district superin-
tendent of the Trenton district, although
having & year more to serve, was sent to
the Collingswood Church, at the earnest
OF the congregation, and Rev. j.
". Marshall was named to fill Mr..
Wages place. 10 take the place of Rev.
Nomer J. Wright, district superintendent
of the Bridgeton district, whose term x
pired, Rev. Geo. II. Neal was appointed.
Rev. Charles II. Elder was returned to
Trinity, Trenton, for his thirteenth year.
This is the Conference record. The an
p%ointrnents are as follows:
CAMDEN DISTRICT.
6. M. Nichols, Superintendent.
Absec0u-W. S. Ludlow.
Atco and ChesilhurSt-C. r. NanhOOk.
Atlantic City-Central, S. q. Pitt.
Fist Churchill. 6. Hagaman.
st. Pauls-M. f. Snyder.
Auburn n W. Wickward.
Audubon-H. L. keiyea.
BargaintoWn-D. Y. stephens.
Berlin and West Berlin-J. d. Adams.
Blackwood-J. b. WhittOn.
Bridgeport and Centre Square-Peter Provost.
Brigantiue Beach,. f. Smith.
Camden-Asbury Church, c. NJ. Johnstone.
Bethany-ThOmas Ogle. |
B~etheI-James EckerSley. |
Broadway-E j. Kulp. /
Centenary-J. kulp.
Eighth Street-G.G q. SenSer.
Fairview j. w. wainwright.
First Churchill. +. GraVitt.
kaighn Ayenue-W. w. Westcott.
st. George-J. Ii. Magee.
State street,. l.. SurteeS.
Tabernacle-J. ID. Bills.
Trinity-William Grum.
Uni0n-C. l. FitZgeOrge. /
WeSley-A j. Smith. /
Wiley-J. r.. Read. !
ChewS and AImonesson-W. A. Lillev. !
Clarksboro and Jetferson-J. h. Yanatta.