The Jersey City news., 1891-02-27
I. NJ. c. A. CONVENTION
Last Nights and This Morn
ing'S SesSionS-Fing-
erS Of the Church.
speeial 70 tse. Jersey ciiu me.es.

mittee on Permanent organ nizatioa of the
Young Mems Christian Association which
opened here last evening reported at
todays session the following permanent
oflicers:--S. p. Dunham, president; Jerry
K George. J. s. Seymour aud Professor
Byrne Cummings. vice presidents; aud 5.
A. johnson. secretary. The report was
adopted.
All the morning was given up to re-
ports from the various branches through
the State. There are about $50 delegates
present Those from Jersey City are.
A. Lucus, NJ. Foster, d. Hancock,
;. Smith. J. Covert, A. Duncombe.
z, Rider, ]. Montgomery, S. Meylar, 5.
Church, NJ. Baker. l.. Sherwood, NJ. Hig-
ginboLham. w. II. Wolfe, A. NJ. Dur
ham, c. r. Burger, c. X. Dusel and a.
LANCER
The session last night was held in the
Third Presbyterian Church. There was a
large gathering. A song service of fif-
aud at Its close j. b. Vreeland, the State
president, called the convention to order
with few brief remarks.
The Rev. DIR. Wight of the Greene
Street NJ. K. Church read n passage of
Scripture and offered invocation.
A urief address of welcome was made
by the Rev. DIR. Studdeford, pastor of the
church. He expressed it as his hope that
the church would be greatly benefited
by the visit of the young men to the city.
He said that every part of the church was
open to their use.
Mr.. Vreeland responded, thanking Dr.
Studdeford for such a welcome. He
called attention to the growth of the As
soeiation work in the State. The first
State Association met in this city in 1868
and was presided over by Judge Bu-
chanan.
sixty live delegates. Last year, when the
association met at Morristown there
were thirty-six associations represented
by 335 delegates. This year there were
40 delegates expected.
This showed a remarkable increase.
The Association was doing a great work
in teaching young men how TO become
good citizens.
At the conclusion Of his address Presi-
dent Nreeland appointed as d commit
tee of Permanent Organization, Messrs.
f. Van Namen, j. X. Hoffman, n. l..
Chance. Q. +. Dudley and w. ID. Murray.
William Rhoades. the tenor of the
Third Church Choir, sang a beautiful
solo, and the choir sang an anthem
=. The Rev. Merritt Hulburd, ID. d., pas
tor OF Spring Garden II. E. Church, %
Philadelphia, was then introduced and
made the address Of the evening. He
said this could not improperly be called
a hamlet IN the State in which the sign
of the Y. NJ. G. A. was not displayed.
Then there was the Y. w. G. A. and the
Y. w. G. L. u, until 1t seemed that Y
was the most oyerworked letter of the al
phabet The situation today requires the
courage of the soldier, the shrewdness Of
the politician and the conservation of the
Christian. There are great masses of
people all about us in the cities who are
difficult to get into the church.
They seem to care nothing about things
that are good. He illustrated the position
OF the church by the patrolmen in the
life-saving service who, on a terrible
dark and stormy night. stand inside the
warm station and watch the distress sig
nails outside from some poor sailors
threatened with shipwreck. and ex-
claim:-'Poor fellows, why do they not
come in here"
He had no criticism 10 offer against the
grand old church, but the church was the
arm and it needed fingers. The Y. NJ. c..
A. was the fingers of that arm. he
would hurl back the charge that was
often heard that there was antagouism
between the Young Mems Christian As
sociation and the church. He had never
found any IN the six States in which he
had lived.
DR.. Hulburd was obliged to cut short
his address in order 10 catch o train for
Philadelphia. He was followed by Dr.
y
spoke of the great mission of the Associa-
ton. This was to bring men TO Christ.
He urged them not to be led awas by side
issues. The world needed regeneration
more than reformation.
Get all the reformation possible, bu t
men must be regenerated. The great
mission of the association was to save
men for Christ. Some We're trying to
accomplish reformation by Legislation
and in other ways, but 1t did not touch
the case.
In the afternoon these subjects will be
considered:-"Bible StudyAIts place in
Association Work." Robert K. McB ur-
ney, General Secretary, New York; "Du-
tias and Responsibilities or Citizen
snip under Republican Institutions;
How the Young Mems Christian
Association helps 10 Prepare Young Men
for them" General Wager Swayne, New
York: "The Benefits Bestowed upon Rail-
road Men by Well Conducted Railroad
Department" S. ID. Chittendeu, Conduc-
tor Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Railroad.
The college delegates will meet separ-
ately in the Second Presbyterian Church.
The ubject will be Purpose and Work
of the International College Deputation,"
j. II. Dunham, Princeton; 5. A. johnson,
Rutgers.
In the evening. the convention will
meet In the Central N. f. Church, when
the report OF the State Executive Com
mittee will be presented. aud Hon. Eka-
nan Drake will talk on Estate Work and
Support" Theodore Voorhees,, General
Superintendent New York Central, will
speak on Railroad Work"
The subjects of discussion on Saturday
morning, at the Third Clurch, will be:-
"Biole study, an Outline of Galatians"
w. ID. Murray, Plainfield; Extension
Work." Samuel A. Taggart, international
Secretary; '.The International Secretarial
Training School," A A Stagg. j. Nais-
mith. Springfield School; Conversation,
Business Management" PROT Francis A.
WILDER, Rutgers College.