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PROPOSES AKEMBMEKTS j I TO TUP I GONSTITUTKHt " STATE OF NEW JERSEY, Department of Stat*. ' NOTICE OF A SPECIAL ELECTIQNla pursuance with the provisions of ; Chapter 234 of the Session Laws of 1909. HIM "An Act to provide for submttfef the proposed amendments to the ■ constitution of this State to the people • thereof." approved April n. 1909. notice !■ hereby given that on Tuesday, the leurteenth day of September. 1909. a SPECIAL ELECTION. will be held In the several election districts or precincts of this State at such , pieces as the clerks of the several townships, cities, and municipalities of the State shall provide, to enable the elector; qualified to vote for members of the leu- ! Mature to vote for or against certain proposed amendments to the constitution, said proposed amendments havlns been ■greed to by the sessions of the "Legislator* of New Jersey of IMC end of 1909. l:i »■ see use with the provisions at article . •toe of the constitution of said Stale. , The said proposed amendments are contained la the form of ballot hereto an•aied. which ballot has been provided . Par UN at said apeaial election, in pur- . Paanoi with the provisions of said Chaptar W of the Laws of 19U9; and said lan •Squire* that to vols for Tny particular ■■•Biliiiint. the voter stall strike out the tssrd "against"; to vote against any par . Malar amsndrosnt, bs shall strike out Me word "for." No ballot wm be count- \ •fi for or against any amendment unless i the vote U Indicated by striking out . dither the word "for" or the word j •tagmtaw." a. B. DICKINBON. j Secretary of State. | FORM OF BALLOT. nasi AtmnnoBT. ABAIN8T ™'" ASSNDMENT. J L Strike out paragraph ten of Section ' Eof Artlaie IV, end change the num- 1 of the following paragraphs to cor- 1 SE25i : ; SECOND AMENDMENT. ! i ana. WOT THI8 AMENDMENT. ' I AwAINST | Changs paragraph tern of Article V i . peed ea follows: 10. The Governor or person administer , etbe government, and four dtlsens of , State appointed by the Governor, by ( and with the advice end consent of the c Senate, shall constitute the Board of , pardons The members of said Board, o; : t any three of them, of whom the Gov , emment shall bs one, may remit fine- , and forfeitures, and grant reprieves, coin f mutations, pardons and parolsa. after t tonvletion In all cases except lmpeui h t meat. The four members specially ui>- £ pointed shell hold office for five year?. £ and receive for their servloes a compen- j ■etlon which shall not be diminished dur- £ tag the term of their appointment. a THIRD AMENDMENT. J AGAINST ™,# AMENDMENT. £ (The dlffffpnt paragraphs of this amend- * ■mot being necessarily interdependent are considered as one amendment.) * Change Section 1 of Article VI so as f to reed as fellows: ' SBCTION L ? The judicial ppwsr shall be vested In a aeurt for the trial of Impeachments, a Supreme Court, County Courts, and such r ather courts. Inferior to the Supreme £ war court,, interior 10 ine (supreme Court, as may be established by Inn

Which inferior courts the Legislature nun alter or abolish as the public good •squire. Strike out all of Sections II, IV. V. V! and VII of Article VI. change the number af Section in of Article VI to Section 1 1 and Insert the following sections In Ar tide VI: SBCTION III. Any Judge of any of the courts of the State may be removed for disability contlnulng for one year, or for refusal to perform the duties of his office, by a vote at two-thirds of all the members of tlSenate and of two-thirds of all the members of the House of Assembly voting separately, after a hearing before both Bouses In joint session. 8ECTION IV. 4 The Supreme Court shall be organ toed In three divisions, namely, the Appeals Division, the Law Division and the Chancery Division. It shall consist of Presiding Justice of the Appeals Division who shall be styled the Chief Justice, n Presiding Justice of the .Lew Division. Who shell be styled the President Justinand a Presiding Justice of the Chancer Division, who shall be styled the Chan eellor, and eighteen Associate Justice, Which number may bs increased by law X. The Appeals Division shall oonslst of (be Chief Justice, end six other Justice? af the Supreme Court to be assigned lithe Governor. A Jaatloe of the Supreme Court assigned by the Governor to the Appeals Division shall serve In said division until the end of his term. The remaining justices shall be assign ad by the Supreme Oeurt to the Lew or Chancery Division, as the bustnes, ol the Court may require. 4 Whenever the number of causes before the Appeals Division shall be ». Kt that the Division cannot prompt ly and determine them, the Govermx Shall, when authorized by statute, temporarily assign Aye of the jusUoes of t I . Other divisions to sit In the Appeals Dl\ lSion. which shall thereupon sit In twi. divisions for the hearing and decision oeausea pending at the time of such a? Sign meat. 4. Pour justices shall be necessary isonstltute a quorum on the Anal heart n at any cause In the Appeals Division, blithe Supreme Court may provide by rul. far the making of Interlocutory orders b a lesser number of justices or by omtostlce; such orders to be subjaet to re Vlelon by the Appeals Division. On lbs hearing of a cause In the Appeals Division, ne Justice who has given a judicial opinion In the causa In favor Oi or against the Judgment, order or de •res under review shall alt at the hearing to review such judgment, order or deans, but the reasons for such opinion Mto11 be assigned to the Court In writing 4 A majority of all the member, otba Supreme Court, to be presided ove by the Chief Justice, shell constitute n quorum for the assignment of justice? and for the appointment of offloers. and the enactment of rules. 4 The Supreme Court shall appoint one or more reporters, not exceeding three, to report the decisions of the Court end Shall by rule define his or their dutle? and powers. The reporters shall hold effio* for Ave yean, subject, however, to removal at the discretion at the Court SECTION V. *- *** APPto* Division shall have and toterdee the appellate Jurisdiction heretofore possessed by the Court of Error? aad Appeals, the Jnrtodletlos heretofore flail and by the Supreme Court on writ error, and the jurisdiction heretofore possfesid by the PreroqattY* Court on appeal, end by the Ordinary on appeal, and such further appellate Jurisdiction as Waybeeoiijerred upon It by law. tegeth- . • ptth each original Jurisdiction as may WtecMeat to the complete determination

|„. - !] the rlsbt of tttal by jury. | by the Supreme Oeurt aad the Justices I thereof not hereby oonfanad aa the Appeals Division, aad the JiiitaMiillia heretofore y Classes ill by the Chcult Court? and the judges thereot and such further original jurisdiction not of an equitable nature, and such further appellate Jurisdiction from Inferior courts as may be conferred by statute, shell be Mrclscd by the Lew Division of the Supreme Court end by the several Justices thereof. in accordance with rules of practice and procedure prescribed. by statute, or In the absenoe of statute by the Supreme ; Court. 1 The Jurisdiction heretofore lines 1 by the Prerogative Court aad the Ordinary, not hereby conferred ee the Appeals Division, end the Jurisdiction heretofore possessed by the Court of Chancery end the Chanoellor, and each fur- , ther original equity jurisdiction aa may be conferred by statute, and such further original Jurisdiction as la now confarable on the Prerogative CocOt shell l>e exercised by the Chanoery Division and the Chancellor and t^e several Justice? ef said division In accordance with rule? •f practice and procedure prescribed by statute, or. In the absenoe of statute, by the Supreme -Court, but the Justices of that division shell be under such control and supervision by the Chanoellor as shall be provided by the Supreme Gooff 4 Terms ef the Supreme Court presided over by a single Justice of the Law Division for the trial of Issues Joined in or brought to the Lew Division of the Supreme Court shall be held In the several •ountles at times Axed by the Supreme Court. Until so Axed, such trial term taall be held at the places and times now stated by law for the holding of the Courts of Common Pleas In the several (. The Supreme Court may provide bv i rale for the transfer of any cause or is- 1 sue from the Law Division to the Chan- ; eery Division, or from the Chancer- ! to the Law Division of the 8u- ! meme Court, and from the County Court W the Law Division or the Chancery Division of the Supreme Court, and for • the giving of complete legal and equitarelief In any cause In the court or ' division where It may be trending. 4 Nothing herein contained shall prevent the altarattoa, by law. of any statutory power or jurisdiction conferred upon any court or judge slnoe the adop- , Sou of the Constitution lu the year one I thousand eight hundred and forty-four. : and nothing herein contained shall prethe Legislature from conferring ■ any Inferior court which may here- : i after be established such power or Juris- , aa was exercised by or which may i bow be conferred upon the Inferior courts ! mentioned In section 1 of Article VI of the Constitution of ISM. .SECTION VL | The County Courts shall have and exI erclsc, In all cases within the county such | original common law jurisdiction concur - j with the Supreme Court, and such - - other Jurisdiction heretofore exercised by i ! Inferior to the Supreme Court and t the Prerogatlv. Court as may be provided by law. The Anal Judgments of the ' I County Courts may be brougnt for re- I view before the Supreme Court In the Ap- ; i peals Division. Until otherwise provided, the jurisdiction heretofore exercised by J the Courts of Common Pleas. Orphan?' i Courts of Oyer and Terminer I of Quarter Sessions, or by the I thereof, shall be exercied by the ! i Courts pursuant to rules pre- 1 scribed by the Supreme Court. The Jus- I of the Law Division of the Supreme Court shall be ex oAlcIo Judges of the I County Courts. All other jurisdiction or < authority now vested In any court, Judge I or magistrate with jurisdiction Infer!.- I to the courts In this section mentioned I and not superseded by This article, shall 1 continue to be exercised by such court I Judge or magistrate until the Legislature 1 shall otherwise provide. < SECTION Vlt ( This amendment to the Constitute < ahall not cause the abatement of any suit 1 or proceeding pending when It takes ef I feet. The Supreme Court shall make < twa- i -ne (supreme court shall

such general and special rules and orders as may be necessary for the transfer of all suits and proceedings to the. appro- . priate division or court created by this I amendment. Matters pending when this - amendment takes effect shall be decided by the judge or judges to whom they ] were submitted, and the order. Judgment or decree made or advised by eald Judge - f shall be entered as that of the division ! Or court to which the suit or proceeding ) shall have been transferred. Fifth— Strike out paragraphs 1. J. 5 and I t of section II of Article VII; and sub- | stltute the following paragraphs In place Of paragraphs 1 and f. and change the I numbers of the paragraphs following 5 to correspond: L The Chief Justice of the Supreme ! Court, the President Justice of the Un j Division, the Chancellor and the Asso. i ] ate Justices of the Supreme Court shah be nominated by the Governor and ap- ^ pointed by him. with the advice and consent of the Senate. They shall not he leas than thlrty-Ave years of age. and shall have been practicing attorneys in the State for at least ten years. They shall hold office for the term of seven years;, shall, at stated times, reoeive for their services s compensation which shall mot bs diminished during their term of Office, and they shall hold no other ofAoe under the government of the State. *r of the United States, and ahall not ensue* In the practice of law during then torn of office. The Chancellor and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, and I the Vice- Chancellors and Associate Ju; j tlces of the Supreme Court, in office when this amendment takes effect, shall Injustices of the Supreme Court until the oup! ration of their respective terms. The Circuit Court Judges In office w hen I this amendmeut takes effect shall be con- | tinned In office with the powers of the' Justices of the 8upr*me Court at the | circuit until the expiration of their re - ' spectlv* terms. They may hold the Cout. j ty Courts, subject to assignment bv t he I Law Division of the Supreme Court' X. The Governor, by and with the u.l | vice and consent of the Senate, shall at. I point one Judge of the County Court in i each county, and such additional CountJudge or Judge* In any county as nm he authorised by law. The County Judg. - j nay hold eourt in any county subject t - ! the control of the Supreme Court. TinCounty Judges shall not be less than I thirty years of age. and shall have beer, Practicing attorneys In this Stats for at toast Avs years. They shall hold office tor the term of Bv* years; shall at stated times receive for their aervloea such mm•enaction, which shall not be diminish- I during their term of office, as the Legt?latur* in Its discretion shall Ax for each •cunty. and they shall hold no other ofBee under the government of the State ur of the United States, cad shall not engage In practice of the lew In the •ourta of the county where they hold Mart during their teres of office. The lodges of the Common Pleas In office when this amendment takes effect shall be the judges of the County Courts until the expiration of their present tarmc. X. This amendment shall take effect on the first Monday In February?- to the year^next following tts adoption by the 4. Tho Legislature ahall pass all tows no boots fy to carry Into effect the provisions of the constitution and »M« amend - •r* UMr*ofF0UBTH AMENDMENT. AGAINST THIS AMENDMENT. Strike out paragraph " of Section rv of Article IV. and insert to place thereof the following: T. Members of the Senate shall receive auu nelly the sua at one thousand dollars.

• they rttan offioa' snAwe oth* " allowance or SIMluoswL lit 111 or todl- • S^'tVS. E£7a2rET5i>J£ r at the General Assembly ahall. to virtu? ® ef their offieee, reoetve an addttMal con • AGAINST ™18 AMENDMENT. " e £The different paragraphs at this amen-1 - a are <w- «vi«r«d" 11" 1 ' ' f *? )°d Strike out paragraph X at SuBta L of Article IV. and Insert to ytaee there-, ' - Me following: A Elections for members at the Senate - and General I awn My shall be hffid every . two years on the first Tuesday after the. - Brat Monday In November, bednatog an - as domlnl one t hones ud alns hundred a,,-: e ton, and every second year thereafter: 1 aad the two Houses shall meet separately - ea the second Tuesday to January lr each year, at which time of meeting the legislative year shall commence. Strike ent paragraph X of Section II. t Article IV. aad Insert to plao* thereof the 1 Sallowing: it L The Senate shall be composed at on? Senator from each oounty to the StatI started by the legal voters of the cou:.- - Mas respectively, for fouy years. Strike out paragraph i of Seotioo II. o: - Article IV, end Insert to plao* thereof the l following: A As soon ea the Senate shell meet - after the first election to be held to pursuance of this constitution they shall Indlvlded by the Senate as equally aa ma\ i be Into two classes. The seats of the Senators of the first class shell bs va sated at the expiration of the eecon-l - year; of the second class, at the axplru Mon of the fourth year, so that oee - I - Bay be elected every second year and .1 , vacancies happen, by resignation or oth i erwlse. the persons elected to'eupply ?u- ' ! vacancies ahall be elected for the um? I plred terms only; provided, that the Senators having the longest period of tlm.-l • etlll to serve at the time of seeking ?ald tNiston shall be entitled to, the longer j Strike out paragraph 1 of Beetlon 1 1 I Article IV, and Insert In place thereof 1 1 - I following: | ! L The General Assembly shall be com , posed of members elected by the legal voters of the oouatles. i ssimillMta. every second year, beginning on the tott To- ' flay after the first Monday to Novsml-- I anno domlnl sne thousand nine hundr-.-.i .1 and ten, who shall be apportioned am-: ' the said counties aa nearly as may according to the number of their inh, i , Hants. The legislature shall, to the on* thousand nine hundred and ten. an-l ; at Its first -session after eaoh Tt.lt- i States decennial census hereafter, not oflener. divide and arrange en aounty of this State Into a district or .!:• j ' tricta for the eltfctlon therein of a me r 1 1 her or members of the General Aasetr.i Bach Assembly district so constitute! shall oontaln, as nearly as practlcnl-1--equal number of Inhabitants, and shall 1 consist of convenient and contiguous ter- ' I rltory In a compact form, but no co.-r , ty, or part thereot shall be joined u other county, or part thereof, 'in ! 1 such district: provided, that each com : I ' ahall. at all times, be entitled to at l»„- i i cot member, and the whole number . -t j members to be chosen shall never ex<-e.-.i | elxty. The Court of Last Resort, by whatever , | name known. Is hereby Invested with e*- , elusive original Jurisdiction and with t under such procedure as It nmv rules prescribe, to review any dlvh-im. ,1 and arrangement made by the Leg!?:,- ; Into Assembly districts of the conn j , ties of this State for the purpose of de I whether such arrangement and i 1 division, or any part thereof, la In u. | cordance or In conflict with this section. ' and. if In conflict herewith, to adjudge j ' same, or such part thereof as may b?- ' conflict herewith, null and void. In 1 ke - said court shall determine such ar

rs f rangement and division, or any part tore*0 half ** """ V°'d lh® LegislaIr I rangement and division, entire or partial, is as the action of the court may required ] Strike out paragraph 3 of Article V and •y Insert in place thereof the following: nt X. The Governor shall hold his office to four years, to commence at twelve o'clock >ti Boon on the third Tuesday of Januarv ■,K I next ensuing the election for Govern-. i by the people, and to end at twel\.td I o'clock noon on the third Tuesday -i ti | January four years thereafter; and h?- ?• shall be Inoapabl* of holding that office it- i for four years next after his term of | service shall have expired; and no appointment or nomination to office shall te ! be made by the Governor during the last w | week of his said term. I- I Strike out paragraph « of Section II. of h Article VII, and Insert In plao* there. ,r the following: i- 4 Clerks and surrogates of counties shall be elected by the people of their id respective counties at the elections for in members of the General Assembly. The? ■y shall hold their offices for six years, -n Strike out paragraph 7 of Section 11 >r Article VII, and Insert to place there-: ll the following. >f T. Sheriffs and eoroners shall be elect — f- by the people of their respective oounti.- ?-. at the election* for members of the - i- erel Assembly, and shall hold their officii- tor four years, after which four veai- -• must elapse before they con be again -1 j pable of serving. Sheriffs shall annual. renew- their bonds, n I Add to Section H of Article VII three ragraphs. to be known as parage19 and 14. to read aa follows: I 14 All elections for Governor, mem!-.? n I at the Senate aad General Asseiui- ; sheriffs, coroners, county cleric* and ? - ro gates of ^counties and all other office - by the electors of the whole State, or ..." . any county thereof, shall be held e\- •• second year, on the first Tuesday a tithe first Monday to November, beglimn ! anno domlnl on* t^nsand nine hutulr. -I 14 All elections for Justices of the pea.-.- • j and all and any municipal officers. distinguished from State and county -ffi 1 j Mrs as hereinbefore provided, now .. 1 hereafter necessary to be chosen by tl.. ! • ' electors of any city, borough, town, town n ship village or subdivision thereof .. t, any municipality of this State, exc.-n- ; Bounties, shall be bald every second ??••, ■ M the first Tuesday after th* first Mun- . flay to November, beginning aano domlm one thousand nine hundred and eleven i 14 Except as hereto provided with rela - tton to th* office of Senators, all officer? h fllltog any elective office at the time th.-sc - amendments take effect ahall ooatlnue in c the exercise of th* duties thereof accord i tog to their respective co mm lesion r or ?- tor uls of office, and until their success, n - d nay be elected and qualified under th.- ?- provisions of these emendmenta, «— < all ' ufBoers whore terms of office would exII plre after these amendments take effe.-t and prior to the election and qualification of their successors to offlea. at the elt-< n tton for the respective offices first held under the provisions of thai amend e menu, shall continue In office until their successors can be elected aad qualified • at the election for such office or offices i-- - bo bald next after these amendments take - effect, according to the provisions hereof Th* Legislature shall pass an neosssarv laws to arrange the terms of office of ail Statutory elective officers so that said terms may be to harmony with these amendments, and to carry tote effect tlx . provisions hereof. . These amendments, if adopted, shall take effect and go Into opsratloe on the Brat day of February, to the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred aad tee

« xiilbc nttoLcT Bibs His Reason For Dislrtog Revisian of Existing In. DEFECTIVE IN WW WAYS. The Present Methods Lack Efficiency, Expedition and Eoonomy — Just ire Should Be Mads as Inexpensive es r Possible and Should Not Be Mado Burden eome by Long Dolay. ? Horn. Wilbur A. Heisley, circuit court , Judge, ban authorized the committee 0t the State Bar association to publish the following statement o t hie opinion . at the pending judiciary amendment*. ? The office of Judge Heialey will be . abolished at the expiration of Ale term Should the amendments h§ adopted. At present he la one of the circuit court judges, holding that court in Essex couniy. In stating his opinion in the form of fin interview he said: • "1 am in favor of them and want , to see them passed despite the fact that I would be affected by such an | outcome of the election. But that i would be a little sacrifice, to my mind, 1 If the judicial system of the state | could be perfected In the manner In- | tended. Aud every citizen of the j state should be educated up to a point I where be can differentiate between the , i disadvantages to the poor man In the | present court system and the advtn- { tages of that embraced In the amendj men ta. 1 "To my mind," stated Judge Hefcley, "a good judiciary system must ' i Include at least three features — name-_j i , ly, efficiency, .expedition aud economy 1 1 | —efficiency in this, that the judges : 1 should be possessed of Integrity of ! i character, deep learning of the law I < : tmd a Judicial temperament; It should . ! be expeditious ao that the litigation | • ! will be ended— reach Its ultimate con- j i | elusion on appeal— as quickly as poe- j I I slble. The law's delays are proverbial, I and the poor litigant with a good cause 1 1 i should not be tired out with appeals which are almost endless under the | - ; present system at the hands of a rich < { and spiteful adversary. I I "It should be economical. Justice i should be made as Inexpensive as poe- j slble because the poor aud oppressed ; are entitled to Its protecting care equal- • . ly with the opulent. It Is obvious that judicial system will be perfect, j without any flaw, and whether the , proposed change should be made Is I , not to depend, upon Its providing a j , perfect system. If the proposed sys- j | Is belter than the present system j , should la- adopted. To my mind, j , r- | speaking purely In the interest of the

' litigant, not of the legal profession, i the proposed changes are most deslr(1- able. I "In order to give the layman a true comprehension of the situation let me - , desoril??- Mr? I the present system and j tts defects and then the proposed sys- | tern. ... ; "At present we have in every coun--i I ty what are known ns county courts. £ | They and t lie supreme court, which | aits at Trenton, exercise what Is called i>- ! the 'law jurisdiction,' while the court ll! | Of chancery exercises what Is known *' 1 as the 'equity Jurisdiction." Every suit c ; is either a law case or an equity case, if "Under the present system If an ac- _ | tlon Is brought In the county courts. ,r i which, of course, would be a law ac- . i tlon, au appeal may be taken from the ■> 1 court where it Is tried to the supreme ! court at Trenton. The evidence taken , j in the cause In the county court Is required to be written out and printed In " \ book form for the use of the supreme " ; court ■- | "li» the course of time the case is ; argued before the supreme court, but Its determination is not final, because | from that court an appeal may be tak- - I en to the court of errors and appeals. which sits at Trenton. , "If there have been many witnesses ! produced In the county court the exi Dense of printing the evidence In some | causes is absolutely prohibitive. I know of many cases where litigants I have !■?•?• ii I??-. i ten In the lower courts j When they have felt they had a just i i cause of action, but have been unable i to defend an appeal to the supreme ' ] court and court of errors because of the great expense. ' "The proposed amendments provide that ther?- shall be only qpe appeal , from the county court to the. court of j . last resort. Can it be said that this Is \ not in the interest of the litigant? It ! lessens his litigation, decreases bis ex- . pense and the necessity of employment ' of counsel. "Under the present system a wealthy adversary who Is entirely In the wrong 1 by expensive appeals can prevent a I i most meritorious but poor litigant from j * receiving justice. [J "Again, wills are generally offered ! . for probate In the orphans' coart. Aft- ' er a decision is reached by the orphans' ! 1 court Judge either party has the right i to appeal to the prerogative court, ! which is presided over by the chancelr lor. As an incident of that appeal he , mast cause all the evidence offered before the orphans' court to be printed, which is often voluminous and most 'J expensive to print After the cbanceli lor has decided the cause an appeal i may be taken from the chancellor sit- ' ting aa the prerogative court to the j court of errors and appeals. In the . course of time the cause is presented r to the court of errors and appeal* and decided.

, aaartTiMttored r^'te^MsdSa^ befixwitpess to'this tort.0*1* *t,t* *** Jam the orphan?^ art, hat the cause . ' WmU'g0 direcU-T «"«t of last will be this proposed change?. "Once more: A person commits • crime. In the course of time he la arraigned before the county criminal cotm. He may be ever eo guilty and ' Ua crime or tbe most heinous character. He. If convicted and should be punished. NevertheleM he gets ball , and thkes au appeal to the supreme i court In order to effectuate this ap- , peel all tbe evidence taken In the crim- , lnal court must be reprinted. Tbe cause is argued after a long delay at ' the bar of the supreme court Rom : this court's decision yet another ap- , peal may be takes to tbe court ef er- , ton and appeals. "In tbe course of events the eourt of appeals ultimately decides the case, and if the proceedings of tbe lowfr 1 court are affirmed the criminal, after 1 months and. to our disgrace, be tt eald, in some cased years of freedom, eventually suffers the punish men^ be i deserves. The taxpayers' money is frittered away and th* administration of tbe criminal law brought into the contempt and under th* reproach of thoughtful citizens. Under Hie pro poeed change the criminal ahall have only one appeal. la not this In tbe Interest of tbe citizens of this state? "Under the present system the high est court in Jhe state, outside of the eourt of.lmiieachment is the court of errors and appeals, constating of the chancellor, the Qhief justice of tbe supreme court, tbe associated Justices* of the supreme court and six lay Judges especially appointed by tbe governor. "Of the supreme court I have already spoken and will simply say In addition that the Judges of this court j are the presiding judges of nil copnty courts, whether they exercise a civil | or a criminal juriadiction. "The court of chancery is composed j of the chancellor and seven vice cbani cell ore. The entire court when convenod sits at Trenton, but the most of : the business of tbe court is transacted ' the various vice chancellors sitting i j Camden. Trenton. Newark and Jer- j ' City, who try eases without Juries. I "Under the proposed change the court | of errors and appeals, the supreme court and the court of chancery will abolished. In their places will be simply one -ourL to be called the su promo court, consisting of twenty-one judges. There will lie no chancellor or vice chancellors. "The supreme court will be divided into three divisions, to each of which judges will be assigned. One division will be called tbe appeals divi- j slon. which will take the place of the I | present, court of appeals: another divi- ! sion will be the law division and an- j I other will he ihe chancery division.

"* ; "Any one judge of the supreme court 5' I may hold tbe supreme court or the r" j court of chancery In any county In this ' 6tate. bringing the court directly to | ie | the door «>f Ihe litigant- Each Judge * j will exercise the power now exercised by a Judge ?>f the supreme court and I by a vice chancellor. I "This is a most important and desirj able feature, because at present, if it s' be found that a suit which Is being h tried in one of the law courts Involves ^ j and depends upon an equity question. 1 I the law court, no matter how far the 0 | trial of the cause has progressed be- " I'fore it or how much expense bas been | incurred, must stop its trial and tbe ' cause must be dismissed In the law *" court ami Instituted lp the equity court | —that is, the court of chancer}-— before e a vice chancellor. "Under the proposed change this I cannot possibly happen, because. In S j stead of having a law court and an ° equity or chancery court and a court of errors aid .ppeuls. tbe supreme | court judge, beiug not nl> such Judge. » but clothed with tbe powers of tbe present chancellor, may transfer the e I cause to the proper division of the : court when it is discovered that by mistake it had been brought before him as .. law or supreme court judge. s "Any one desiring to appeal from a decision of ihe supreme court Judge e silling in a - "untv. whether be be trylng a law or an equity case, may have s only one ap|>eal. and that to tbe ap R peals division. He will !>e put to one 1 expense of printing, to one argument e of tbe appeal, and It will be argued e before judges who have not sal or partleipated in the trial of tbe cause Id the court below. This is decldedly s in the interest of expedition and of ' economy. | "FTom the decision of any county ' j Judge, whether it lie Id a law case. ' Criminal case or an orphans' court ' j case, there will be but one appeal, and I that directly to tbe appeals division I "The circuit courts will be abolished. ' "I have endeavored to carefully but ! briefly analyze the present and tbe 1 proposed system and do not see how 1 It is possible for any intelligent. thoughtful i>erson to conclude otber ' j than that this proposed change Is ex- | tremely desirable and In the Interest ; of unfortunate litigants with meritori1 j on* causes To my mind the people ' | of this state would make a very great mistake and do themselves incaleu1 table injury by voting against the proposed changes "In their Interests and tbetra alone I do most earnestly advise that they listen to the voice" of reason and not that of the demagogue and secure a judicial system simple in its formation, quick in its results — a system devised 1 solely in the interests of litigants and | which. I firmly believe, will in coming years be regarded aa on* of the very best In existence."

Text ef the Leeeoa, Art* t7-* S by Rev. D. M. Mearta. Ktovtata. lMAbr teurtra. ma - 1 After leaving Bpbesus Paul visited tbe churches In Macedonia, giving 'Jthem ranch exhortation, tbe nature off 1 which we may gather from hta-epto- t. ties. Then, passing into Greece, b* J •bode throe months, and be would not '1 Mil to open to them tbe- Scripture* at 3 •vary opportunity. Hindered la his purpose to sail from Greece to Syria, i he returned through Macedonia, eome of the brethren having gone to Troos to await him them. Luke evidently accompanied him to Pbllippl and sailed with hlnsjto Troaa, where they tar- ^ ried seven days (xx. d). The next verse looks like commemorating our. fc Lord's death on the first day of thff ' week, and In connexion therewith Paul held an all night service, talking even tin break of day. At this service a young man fell out of the window and was killed, but Paul wm permitted to restore him to life. This may have been an exceptionally long discourse of Panl'a. but we have sometimes wondered, with ao much to ten, how long he did talk.- While ail tbe party sailed from Troaa, Paul preferred to walk across to Assoc sod join them there, perhaps coveting to be alone with his Lord, something so necessary far a laborer with God. A missionary wrote from the heart of Brazil recently, "It la prayer that strikes the winning blow." Having reached Miletus and hastening to be at Jerusalem by Pentecost, instead of visiting Ephesus he sent for the elders of the church to come to him at Miletus, and bis address to - them covers the greater portion of the verses assigned as our lesson for today. With this farewell discourse the teacher should read his epistle to the ; Ephestans and also our Lord's epistle 1 to the same church in Rev. 1L He j here reminds them of his behavior and his zeal and bis teaching during , his three years' sojourn among them, j The phrase "serving the Lord with all humility of mind" (verse 19) gives the key to his whole life since he saw the i Lord on the way to Damascus. Put with it Acts xxvli, 23, "whose I am. and whom I serve;" aiso Rom. vl, 16, "To whom ye yield yourselves to obey; his servants ye are to whom ye obey." Being such a servant of such a Master, he would of course keep back nothI lng that tbey ought to know, for he ' lived not to please men, but God, who j trieth the heart (I Thess. it 4). His preaching was summed up in "repentrf j snce Joward God and faith toward our

ie | Lord Jesus Christ (verse 21). and this ls j he proclaimed alike to Jew and Greek. 0 testifying the gospel of the grace of ,p j God and the coming kingdom of God d (24. 25). He knew that Ii— ds and afdictions awaited him eve--, whdre. but this did not move him and be was r always ready to lay down his life for lt Christ. The time did <-ome tvben he j, wrote to his beloved Timothy: "I am ,s now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure ls at band. I have j fought a good fight: I have finished my course; I have kept the faith" (11 n Tim. Iv. 6, 7)- Knowing that lt ls our e privilege to suffer with Christ and to v fill up that which Ik behind of the af■t dictions of Christ he ever taught that t we must through much tribulation enter the kingdom of God (Phil. 1. 29: g Col. i. 24; Acts xiv. 22). Impressed , that this might be his last talk with n them, we listen with great interest to ., bis farewell words, which we do well e to lay to heart. He reminds them that tbey are purchased with ihe blood of p Christ (28). in whom we have rodi-mp-e tlon through Ills blood, th- forglvee ness of sins (Eph. I. 71. and thai they j. can tie built up only by the word of e His grace, which ls the only food for the soul. B What a word to sound oui every- • e where to all preachers and teachers .. today. "Feed the church of God," ret. inemliering that He Himself said, "I ,. am the bread of life." "I am the living g bread which came down from heaven" t (John vl. 35, 51). Again He quoted ] from the law. "Man shall not live by r bread alone, but by every word of g God" (I.uke Iv. 4). Paul foresaw that t- wolves would enter in among them, f not sparing the flock, and our Lord said to Ills disciples. "I send you forth as sheep iu the midst of wolves," "Fear not them -which kill the body" (Matt, x, 16, 2®. He also warned them 1 that from among themselves false teachers would arise to draw away disciples after them. t By bis own example of earning his , own living while he sojourned among . them he warned them against covetousness and taught them to care for • the weak, reminding them of some . words of the Lord Jesus, 'Tt Is more ; blessed to give than to receive" (verses . 33-35). In his epistle he wrote, "Let . him that stole steal no more, but rather let him labor, working with bis bands the thing which Is good, that he may have to give'to him that needeth" (Eph. Iv, 28). It is not popular with many to earn money in order to have something to give away. People do In churches slug "If ever I loved TTiee, my Jesus, 'tis now." but wben the Lord sees the offering on tbe collection plate and their manifest failure otherwise In showing their love by their deeds Ha might wen say to the words of I John HI, 17.