MORGAN'S HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY CONFERENCE Page 242
Trenton, N. J., April 20th, 1887.
We desire to report as follows for the First District: The territory of the district remains the same. There are six pastoral charges, Orange, Madison, Morristown and Washington, (circumstances caused a division of that circuit, and we advise it to remain as it now is, viz.:) Washington Mission and Easton Mission, with Stroudsburg attached. We have in the district 228 members in full standing, and fifty probationers. The spiritual condition of the people is good. Every charge has been blessed with a revival of religion. Financially it will be shown to be fair. Orange has paid a portion of its principal debt, and made some improvements. Madison was freed from debt last year. Morristown has a floating debt of fifty-seven dollars. Washington has no debt on the church property. Easton has no property, but they are about to make an effort to secure some; at our last meeting with them sixty-five dollars was subscribed for that object.
Paterson has been under our care, and we took up Jordan H. Christmas and put him at that place, and he has done a good work. Since we organized that people we have twenty-six members and two probationers. They have done quite well financially.
In the district there are two hundred and eleven Sunday-school scholars attending our Sunday-schools. Every charge has a Sunday-school except Madison, and our children in that place are under the Presbyterians. In all of our schools a good interest is manifested, and the International Lesson System is observed.
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