The Penn's Grove record., 1923-03-23
NJ. E. Conference
Few Changes
Old Pastors Returned In Penns
Grove, New One In Carneys
Point

The 87th annual session of the New
Jersey Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church came to a close in
the First Church, Asbury Park. last
Monday, when the yearly appoint
ments were annouced. 1t was at first
expected there would be many changes.
but the number vas only Ia in 352
charges. Most of them were in
Bridgeton and Camden Districts.
Rev. Alfred Wagg, who has been
superintendent Of Bridgeton District
the past four years, was made. super
lntendent Of New Brunswick District;
Rev. Henry J. Betting was appointed
superintendent of this district to sue
coed Rev. Wagg.
The new pastor of Carneys Point is
A. G. Bailey.
Auburn, Paulsboro and Woodstown
get new pastors.
One of the outstanding features of
the Conference was their action on
prohibition in which the Methodist
Episcopal Church has been on the van
guard of Christian civilization since it
vas founded by John Wesley, whose
preaching did much to save England
from a French revolution. In a Reso-
luton L. S. Senator Walter f. Edge
and his friends in their propaganda
in behalf Of the liquor interest were
%censured:
Resolved, that we commend most
heartily the legislature for its re-
fusal to follow the lead of United
States Senator Edge and his friends
in their propaganda in behalf Of the
liquor interests.
The solution OF racial problems lies
largely in the field Of home missionary
work, the Rev. D. D. Forsythe, of
Philadelphia, secretary of board of
home missions and Church extension,
said in an address on Saving Amer
lea Thru Our New Home Missions.
The magnitude of foreign activities
in Church life often draw attention
from the urgent needs of the Church,
the Rev. w. S. Bovard, of Chicago,
corresponding secretary of the board
of Sunday Schools, asserted in an adj
dress.
The Rev. R. E. D~iffendorfer, of Chi
cago, secretary of the department of
education of the committee on con-
servation and advance, presented the
world service program of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church at the confer
ence.
'"The world service program of the
Methodist Episcopal Church shows an
approximate need of 500, 000, 900 for
legitimate needs for benevolent pur-
poses. Eighteen and and one-half
the Churches, which last year raised
o. . OOE no g., 4Lo ON n11TnnCncc
Under the Church's centenary benevo-
lent program, carried on for the last
four years, the denomination has aver
aged $15,000,000 a year for benevo-
lent purposes.
The funds regularly apportioned
will be divided as follows: Board of
foreign missions, $4,000, 900; board of
home missions, $4,000, 900; board of
education, 81, 10000; broad of educa-
ton for negroes, $760,000; American
Bible Society, S20O,000; board of tenn
perance prohibition and public NOR
ais, $3.50, 900; board of deaconesses,
100000; board of hospitals and homes,
SITS 1000; board of conference claim
ants, $150,000; other causes, ST.
900, 900.
The Conference will be held next
year at Central Church, Atlantic City,
Rev. George w. Yard, being the Con-
ference Church pastor.
Paul Butler, who has been preach
ing under the superintendent, at
Menasha, Wis, the past two years,
recorded as a local preacher in st.
Paul's Church, Penns Grove, was
transferred to the New Jersey Con-
ference. It will be remembered he
married, last June, Muriel Candy, the
valedictorian of 1922 high school class.
They are stationed at Alloway.
Rev. John w. Lynch, who was at st.
Paul's, Penns Grove, in 1920, was
moved from a Camden Church to
Paulsboro.
John T. Biddle, Penns Groves own
Johnnie, was changed from Auburn to
Malaga.
See the appointments IN page three.