The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-06-05
ZION CHURCHMEN MEET.
New Jersey Conference Reports Show
Prosrsss-Bishop Clinton Presides.
! By CLEVELAND G. ALLEN.

jTroSroes-oiSnoP CInton FresioeS.
I BY CLEVELAND c. ALLEN.
Somerville, N. 1.-THE forty second
annual session of the New Jersey con
ference Of the A. M. e. Zion church,
recently held in this city, was one of
the most notable sessions Of that body.
The conference sessions were held at
st. Thomas A. NJ. e. Zion church. of
which the Rev. DR.. w. d. Robeson Is
pastor. Bishop G. w. Clinton of Char
Iotte, N. c.. presided. He was assisted
by Bishop J. G. Caldwell of Philadel-
phia. Among the general officers pres
eht were Drs. ]. G. Dancy Of the
Church Extension society; L. w. Kyles,
editor Of the Quarterly Review; G. G.
Clement, editor Of the Star of Zion.
and Mrs. Marie Clinton, who repre-
sented DR.. ]. 8. Jackson. financial sec
retary of the connection.
Together with the general officers of
the church, there were prominent men
of the church and connection from 9th
er cities. Among them were Rev. Drs.
8. L. Corrothers of Philadelphia, w. II.
Lee Of Brooklyn. Fl. ]. Calls Of Chi
cago, Professor W. o. Darlington of
Livingston college, P. A. Wallace of
Philadelphia and Rev. DR.. J. Harvey
anderson Of the Philadelphia and Bal
timorc conference.
1t was record making conference,
and before 1t adjourned 1t went on
record as opposing discrimination and
segregation and condemned In strong
terms the practice Of lynching. The
conference indorsed the plan for
salOonless nation, passed a resolution
favoring woman suffrage and advocat-
ed a larger national freedom for the
Negro.
The financial condition Of the con-
ference was never in better condition,
and despite the hard times 1t met most
Of It's assessments. The conference
was welcomed to the city by repre-.
senatives Of the city government, the
white pastors Of the city, as well as
representatives of the local churches.
Rev. G. G. Sylvester, pastor Of the P
e. church, spoke on behalf Of the may
or, and the address on behalf of the
ministers was made by Rev. Roy Vale.
pastor Of the South Reformed church,
and addresses on behalf of the inter
ests Of the church were made by Mrs.
Hall, Paul Robson, Miss IneZ Rog-
ers and Miss Esther Auten. The re-
sponse was made by Hon. j. G. Danry.
Presiding Elder w. II. Coffee in his
report urged the development Of strong
homes and said homes were the basis
Of good citizenship. He made a plea
for better prepared Sunday school
workers who were interested In the
spiritual welfare Of the pupils.
Speaking Of the spiritual and financial
growth, he said over 500 members had
been added to the conference, 361 con
verts, and $49,S42 had been raised.
He praised the pastor Of the church
at Patterson, who during the year
added seventy-eight members and laid
plans for the erection Of $4,000
church. DIR. Clement, manager Of the
publishing house at Charlotte, com.
mended the presiding elder for urging
the members to use their own hymn
books and literature.
The address Of Bishop Clinton was
one Of the most noted documents he
has ever handed down to his confer
ence. He made a review Of the years
work and said that three churches had
been erected.
He warned the pastors to avoid ell
tapglements Speaking against dis
elimination, he said: I'VE believe 1t to
be the duty Of the state to provide for
our security. We are men and citi.
sens, and manhood and merit should
be the test by which our standard is
to be judged. We should have the un-
hampered opportunity to work out our
desttnies. All citizens should be treat.
ed fairly"
On the third day the afternoon and
evening were given over to the Wom-
ans Home and Foreign Missionary 80.
ciety, Of which Mrs. Florence Ran.
dolph is president The business ses,
sion of the missionary society was
held In the Somerville public school.
and there were many encouraging re
ports Of the years work at home and
In foreign fields. A box Of provisions
was sent to Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Pc
ters, who are labOring as missionaries