The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-10-26
CHRISTIAN ENDHAVOR
Mrs. Alice Scudder Talks
of Bibles and Chill
dren.
HOW TO WIN YOUNG CONVERTS.
Closing Scenes in the State Conyen.
ton at Newark Yesterday
Early Prayers.


The closing sessions Of the Christian
Endeavor Convention at Newark were
held yesterday. At half-past six a. IN.
there was o prayer meeting at 4 the
First Presbyterian Church. This was
followed by another prayer service at
Calver of Tenafiy, and lasted an hour.
Then the delegates scattered to attend
service at the different churches in the
city. They reasselnblsd at $3.50 p. m. at
the First Presbyterian Church.
A large bunch Of yellow chrysanthe-
NUNS was on the right side OF the speak
er's desk. and on the left was the red
banner of the Hudson County delsga-
tion. The church was crowded and the
aisles were filed with pc ople who could
not find places for chairs.
The session was devoted to addresses
entirely, exceDt for the appointment of
the Rev. w. w. Boyd. of the Peddie Me-
mortal Church, Newark. to membership
In the State Executive Committee.
MRS. scUDDER's ADDRESS
The first address was made by Mrs.
Alice Scudder, wife OF DR.. Scudder, OF
this city. She spoke on Junior Socie-
ties saylng:-
llOS6 were StlTTlu& uimcS uuEluk tic
last civil war. when people gathered in
meetings to stir up the people OF the
country to preserve our country's future.
Those were thrilling times to live in, and
SO are these. These are times to fight sin.
These are times to form the children in
that we war. not with principalities or
powers, but with race tracks. cor
rupt politicians and liquor saloons
AT first you must be brought into SYM
pathys with the movement. There are
those who through ignorance or Dreju-
dice are opposed to the forming of Junior
encampments. Some urge that home
training is sufficient, hut sometimes
home training is lacking. Children re-
quire more religious training, which must
lie given juoiciously. Everything we do
must, be like window-attractive
skates are powerful magnets to draw
children from Bible teaching Shall
tell you how to teach children the
Bible?"
The speaker then urged kindergarten
system, such as the exhibition OF piece
Of stone when the word .'rock" was met
with in the Bible verses. "Church
Quarterlies." he continued, shave been
SO much adopted that I believe il 1t were
not for our Christian Endeavor Societies
we would forget what q Bible looked
like. 10 teach little children one should
d
cal knowledge. II you have not such
knowledge acquire 1t immediately.
CHILDREN NEED BIBLES,
''If ministers with their bright minds
need Bibles, so do children. Children
have different conception of God. How
shall they know God unless we teach
them? Training for children in the
junior societies is much superior to that
which they would receive In the senior
societies. Our leaders are responsible
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Piety, although slow growth. may be
inculcated in a child. VIII You not so
home and stir heaven and earth until you
have a junior society in your church?
Will you not give unanimous approval to
the junior work."
The speaker then offered a set of resolu-
tions setting forth the appreciation OF the
convention for the work of the Junior
societies. They were passed by unant-
nous vote.
DR.. Baldwin, Secretary of the Metho-
dist Board of Missions, was tho next
speaker. He said:-''sisters and Brethren
Of the Christian Endeavor Society, it is q
very great pleasure to be with you this
afternoon. We should congratulate our
selves because it is no longer necessary to
plead for the missions. There was time
when they were hardly looked upon with
take courage as we all look upon the
great work.
MISSION WORK.
ssLook at the Sandwich Islands, once
sunk in savagery and canuabalism, now
utterly cleansed; Seventy-five years ago
cannibal. Not few years ago the King
was local preacher connected with the
Wesleyan Church. So ii we might tarrv
for few moments with some of the great
nations Of the earth we would see the
great results.
.sLook at Japan. Nineteen years ago
public preaching of Christianity was in
terdicted. Now, throughout Japan there
Hre almost 10000 communicates in the
Protestant churches. Throughout all
lands there is an inquiring spirit
In China, throughout the whole land.
the gospel may be preached. You hear.
doubtless, OF the riots there. These are
caused by secret society which is trying
TO overthrow the present dynasty, and
think this may be accomplished by i'm
brofling the Chinese with other govern
ments.
.In India, where thirty-four years ago a
prime minister thought he had extirpated
Christianity, there are 800 converts each
month. A considerable portion of the
time Christian Endeavor meetings should
be given TO this subject OF mission work. !"
AT the close of DR.. Baldwin's address
!, telegram from the California Conven-
ton was read. II thanked the New Jer-
sey Convention for the greetinR sent and
returned the compliment.
The Rev. I. X. Funk next spoke about
about temperance. 1T is hard to treat
the subject in less than three hours" he
said. s.6ut will probably speak less than
half an hour. All about this conflict
against the liquor traffic we find woman.
1t is possible today to speak the word
temperance without smear being created
in the minds of those who hear 1t. !" The
rest of the address was devoted to the
Prohibition cause, which the speaker
considered remedy for the evils caused
by drinking.