The Penn's Grove record., 1917-10-19
NJ. ?. ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Bethel, Penns Grove, Has For.
mer Pastor Returned

finished the official business when the
appointments were made last Monday.
The officers elected for the Confer
ence year were as follows
President for his third term, Rev.
Frederic W. Varney, of Allentown,
Pa; secretary, Rev. Robert F. Dat, of
Inwood, Long Island; assistant secre-
tray, Rev. William f. Pettet, of East
port, l.. l.; statistical secretary, Rev.
H. r. Blackwood, of Lake Como, N. j.;
conference steward, Rev . Clifford S.
Kidd, of Brooklyn; member of the
Board of Conference for three years,
John j. Fullerton, of Carnarsie, L. l.
President Varney was enthusiastic
in his praise of the work done by the
clergymen during the past year and
severely raped their critics. He said
that it was not the duty of new min
listers to find fault with their prede-
cessors, but to jump in and do better
swork. The church, he declared, was
no place for men who resorted to dis
sentions and dissatisfied murmurings.
Four students ordained as ministers
were Samuel R. Wilhelm, of Bridge
toni Walter Crossing, of G~lassboro;
William Even, of Vineland, and Ham,
mond Peterson, of Bridgeton.
The Conference forwarded an ap-
peal to Washington asking that the
United States Government extend it's
activities for the protection of the
American forces as exercised around
the camps of this country, to foreign
fields. The convention adopted reso-
lutions regarding the sale and fur
nishing of drinks to soldiers of the
national army abroad, and lauded the
work of Secretary of War Baker and
Secretary of the Navy Daniels in pro-
hibiting the sale of liquors to soldiers
in uniform.
A pledge of loyalty and support to
President Wilson was sent as follows:
"The Eastern Conference of the
Methodist Protestant Church, assem-
bled at Atlantic City, send you here
with their pledge of answering 10y
atty in this the greatest crisis of u
beloved country's history, and our
most fervent prayers for a speedy vic
tory for the armies and navies of the
United States and our Allies to make
the world safe for democracy and
guarantee permanent peace for all
peoples"
The Presidents reply was address,
ed to Rev. c: D. S%inkinson, pastor of
Christ M. P. Church, where the
lCltNC W&o lCl0s IL 1OllOWos
am grateful to you and Doctors
Varney and Clark for the very kind
telegram which you sent to me in the
name of the Eastern Conference of
the Methodist Protestant Church, and
| return this expression of my cordial
thanks. Your prayers and your pa
triotic pledges are deeply appreciated.
Cordially and sincerely yours,
Woodrow Wilson.
The Easern Conferences comprises
the M. p Churches in New Jersey,
New York and Eastern Pennsylvania.
The appointments in New Jersey are
as follows:
President-F. W. Varney.
District One
Atlantic City-Christ, C. D. Sinkin-
son; Peoples, E. E. Nutter-Cairns;
Trinity, George D. Jones.
Oceanville-A. r. Reichart.
Pleasantville-Mt. Pleasant, w. L..
Morton; st. Johns, W. |. Shoemaker.
Scullville-J. w. Minner.
Somers Point and Steelmanville-
Chester A. Teates.
District Two
Chairman-R. ]. Patterson.
Camden-Calvary, Jas. Luffbarry;
Memorial, to be supplied.
Clementon-To be supplied.
Gibbsboro-H. Hampton.
Observation-Disclosures B. Blair.
Moorestown-R. j. Patterson.
New Brooklyn Circuit-A. A.. Lun-
ming.
~ Penns Grove-M. E. Mather.
Point Erial and Watsontown Cir
cuit-B. B. Rickenbach.
Westville-J. C. Cody.
District Three
Chairman-Jacob Troost.
Canterbury-To be supplied.
Cos Cob-Jacob Troost.
Observation-Disclosures p. Smith.
Franklin-John N. Hampstead.
Norton Heights-Supplied by Geo.
B, Ogden.
North Tarrytown-Jacoh Lueppie.
Silver Mine-To be supplied.
Stamford-Maple Avenue, G. E.
Richter.
White Plains-Hammond l. Peter
son.
District Four
Chairman-W. D. Stultz.
Barnesboro-Supplied by w. B.
Chalfant.
Bridgeton-First, w. D. Stultz;
Second, S. r. Wilhelm.
Friendship-Walter Huckell.
Glassboro-T. w. Smith; Harding
vile circuit to be supplied.
Leesburg-To be supplied.
Millville-First, F. F., Craig; Sec
end, T. @. Long.
Yineland-William Even,
Methodist Protestant Church
There are so few Methodist Protest
ant churches in Penns Grove In COM
parison to others and Bethel Church,
Penns Grove is the only n in Salem
County, many do not know their orr
gin, belief and government. The
Methodist Protestant Church was or
ganized in 1928, by those who protest
ed agaist the appointments of minis
tiers by bishops of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church without giving the prom
inont monahon.c nrocontat;on q,