Oakland sunshine., 1915-06-12
zloN CHllnCAMEN MEET.
New Jersey Conference Reports show
Progress--Eishop Clinton Presidss.
BY CLEyEEyAMD Z. ALLEN.

BY CLEVELAND (. ALLEN.
Someryille. T. 1.-The forty second
annual session Of the New Jersey con-
ference of the A. II &. 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 q. w Clinton OF Char
lotts. N. c.. presided He was assisted
by Bishop ]. G, Caldwell of Philadel.
phia. Among the general officers pres
ent were Drs j. G., Dancy of the
Church Extension society. L. W. kyles,
editor OF the Quarterly Review: G.. C.
Clement. eGitcr Of the Star of Zion,
and AIRS. Marie Clinton who repre-
sented DR.. j. ). Jackson financial ssc.
retary of the connection.
Together with the genera. officers Of
the church. there were prominent men
of the church and connection from 9TH
er cities. Among them usre Rev. Drs.
s. L. CorTothers of Philadelphia. W. FL
Lee or Brooklyn. Fl. J. Calls or CHI
CdSU, itVitSSot w. ~. AxdfEiHSlO1 Oh
Livingston college. r. A. Wallace OF
PhiIadelphia and Rev DR.. j. Harvey
Anderson OF the Philadelphia and Bal
tim0re conference.
1t Was q 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 resolution
favoring woman suffrage and advo.at-
ed larger national freedom for the
Negro
The financial condition of the II.
ference was never in better conda
and despite the Lard times it met nasiss
OF its assessments The conference
was welcomed to tile city by repre-
senatives of the city government. the
white pastors of the city. as well as
representatives of the local churches.
Rev. C. @. Sylvester, pastor Of the p
Il. church. spoke on behalf of the may
or. and the address on behalf IF the
ministers was made by Rev. Roy Vale
pastor of the South Reformed churci
and addresses on behalf Of the int.
ests of the church were made by MI
Hall. Paul Robeson. Miss Inez kos
ers and Miss Esther Auten. The re
sponse wns ma.le by Hon. j G. Dancy
Presiding Elder w Fl. Coffee In his
report urged the development Of strong
homes and said homes were the ba.is
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 spirituafan financial
growth. he said over 500 members had
been added TO the conference, 361 con
verts. and S49.S42 had Seen raised
He praised the paster of the churci
at Patterson, who during the yeaa
added seventy-eight members and Lac
plans for the erection of $500
church. Or Clement, manager Of til
publishing house at Charlotte, con-
mended the presiding elder for urginp
the members 80 use their own hymn
books and literature
The address .lof-.9 9ffsshop Clinton was
one of the most noted documents he
has ever handed down to his confer
ence He made ]. review of the years
work and said that three churches had
been erected
He warned the pastors 10 avoid en-
tanglements Speaking against dis.
he said We believe 1t to
be the duty Of the state 10 provide for
our security We are men and citi-
Gems, and manhood and merit should
be the test bg which our standard Is
to be judged We should have the un .
hampered opportunity to work out our
destinies, All citizens should be treat
ed fairly;
On the third day the afternoon and
evening We're given over to the Wom
ans Home and Foreign Missionary so
ciety. OF which Mrs Florence Ran
dolph Is president The business ses
sion of the missionary societt was
held In rhe Solnerviile public school.
aud there were many encouraging re-
ports of the years work AT home and
In foreign fields \ box of provisions
was sent to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Pc
ters, who are laboring as missionaries
on the Gold Coast. Mrs. Randolph in
making her report said she has preach
ed over 172 sermons, delivered over so
addresses. visited over 23
cities aud organized over l6 temper
anee organizations and had secured the
of over 74S women of the
race In New Jersey. who took the
pledge for total abstinence. hrs. Ma
rie Clinton. wife OF Bishop Clinton and
general superintendent of the Buds Of
Promise. told Of the work that is Icing
1o~a ~. tba4 ,fsx-toion