Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-13
n. ]. NIETHODlSTS
FIGHT FREAKISMS
"Old Gospel, New Power
for Reconstruction, Con-
ference Is Told
mo BOSSES IN CHURCH
So Preacher Tells Brethren
"Chost" of Interpretation
Walks Into Session

s,e.ial Telegram 10 Evening Pubic Lod0or
Oceau Grove, y. j.. March l3.-Ihere
4 Il, little sympathy in the New Jersey
confereuce of the Methodist Episcopa'
Church, for so-called feature reIso"
as a church necessity in the war atter-
.xastb ir an incident during the read'ns
~ the. Rev. +. A. De Maris' report as
~,,perjntendent of the Camden dlstr'c''
Z d,r,ng the session is any indication.
.camden does not need kind OF re-
ronstruction gospel" he said ouI VIC
old gospel with new power
The Rev. James William Marshall re-
x,r,ng su,erintendent Of the New bruhS'
r,icl, district, said there was no neces
r,ty for characterization IN the Ile., ,o.
dist Church. where there are no +,
and where none will ne tolei toi. ,I,aid {,
rbe outburst of "Amens outnlu III
,,,.,hirr that occurred during
.ess,on Of marked spiritual demons'ra
tion. It, ,oia last wear
~. -,ary years of sharp, II not soi"c
ti,,es bitter debate. reappeared anu
,.Ilsad about for few merry Ii,o'l.en's' l'2i,,
during which the Rev. Harolu ,,.,Ta,t
~ Bridseton, and the rev i.,,r
Ketcham, of Trenton, Ieo opp ~
1900, II was the old. old question Vi
snt tarnreta+ion of Methodist doctrine eS
.,aa,aliv as II is found in text booNs anu
S,,nd,v school publications u Is eH
i..a,ted a determined fight VIII pe ndu'
i,,er on to ouash all the proceeu"s'
p,..a. for Disabled Preachers
Tho Rev. NJ. f. Snyder, superfntenurmn m
of the Trenton district rnaue d pt.ahiod
y, adequate pension system Tor disao'eu
.a.tora He also urged the infusion OF
,,ar hlood into the ministry by the pay
nent OF better salaries.
.sMen cannot be expected to continue
j.. ,ba clergy" he said, "at salaries
which are insufficient 10 anoru '"e'i'
and their families living.
The question of dsposing of the spc-
ciaI war emergency funds was dlscusseu,
ana IL was decided TO divide the iuho
s among the home and foreign missions
The Rev. A. Z. Ballard, president OF
*. ocean Grove Camp Meeting Asso-
5 ciat,on. presided at the annual memoir
isi services last night. Ten members
~ conference died during the year, II
was reported. They were Robert ~.
lStephenson. of Milltown charles b.
Roche of wrlghtstown; Paul Miller
nj
mont; William Mitchell, of Lakewood
3 william Adams. of Delanco: Samuel
Hahn. Richard p. Leary Joseph {. kulp
and Joseph n Brown
After the communion service yester-
4 day afternoon the conference was cr-
gai,ized by the election of the Rev. Ed
ward A. Wells, Of Lambertville. as sec
retary; the Rev Dewitt {. Cop6, or
plea asantville treasurer: the Rev. Wal
ter Shaw, of Woodlynne. statistician,
{ aid the Rev. D. L. Clair, of Trenton,
railroad secretary.
K IA resolution OF sympathy concerning
the illness of the Rev. II. f. Gravatt.
y of Camden. was adopted. and then SINH
lar action in the cases OF all sick mem
bers of conference was taken.
New Charges Reported
Conference adopted the recommended
tion of District Superintendent Alfred
Wage, of the Bridgeton district, that
the name OF the Cape May church be
changed from "Vishors' Church of Cape
Island TO the "First NJ f Church of
Cape May" Superintendent Wagg re-
ported new charges at Carney's Point
and Deepwater Village and said West
Millville was prepared now to go ahead
with the erection OF its $4,000 edifice
Superintendent FnrSnan A. De Maris'
OF the Camden district, reported thai
the Rev. Edwin r. Btumyate, of Black
wood, for forty-six years in the min
istry, would retire tlGs year. Superin
z tendent De Maris praised the wartim,
activities OF members of churches in tht
district.
The Rev. Melville f. Synder, super.
ir,tendent of the Trenton district re-
ported that the Rev. y. 7. Wright, o
Trenton. would seek retirement th
year. He has been in the ministry fo
forty-two years.
Bishop Shepard was closeted with the
four district superirs endents comprs
ing his cabinet for several hours be
fore the formal opeuing of the confer
ence, and it is understood much progress
i was made with the pastoral assign
ments. Some delegates predict there
viii be Wholesale changes in Ill four o.
the districts. but the opinion is genera
the changes will not be numerous.
No change is likely to be made in any
Of the Atlantic City churches, the Rev
I'll. j. Betting being returned to Centra
Church, the Rev. H. F. Parker TO Chel
faa the Rev G. r.. Harris TO the FRS
Church and the Rev. a. II. Lucas to st
Pauls.
Changes in Camden
The Rev w. Earl Ledden, of the Bel
mar Church, has been invited to th'
"A state Street Church, Camden, and th'
Rev. ]. b. ]. Rhodes, of Simpson
Church, Long Branch, TO Centenar.
church, Camden. Another change likel!
to take place in Camden is the transfe
& a. the Rev. w. +. Zimmerman, of Flor
As,ee 40 Parkside Church, Camden
Where khe Rev p. p. Miller, pastor o
Parkside. will be sent has not been de
terrsined.
Two new charges in the Camden dis
frict viii have to be filled this yea,
They are EmSoury Church, Collingswooo
and the Hillingsport ConST~ gationa
church. which have recent's come int
the New jersey Conference. Tine heN