The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-11-09
The Thirtieth Annual Con-
vention of the Hudson
County Association
Held Yesterday.
BUSINESS co MBIEED WITH PLEASURE.
Meetings in Various Churches
Officers of the Organization
Addresses.

The Hudson County Sunday School
association held it's thirteenth annual
convention vest erGay afternoon and
evening in West Hoooken, where il was
entertained By the First Baptist and First
Presbyterian and Palisade NJ E. Churches,
Inc afternoon session was opened at two
O'Clock by the Rev. w. P. Bruce. pastor
OF the Greenville Reformed Church, after
which the pastors of the three West
HoboKen Churches, the Rev. Frank
Fletcher. the Rev. j. C. Egbert and the
Rev. e. N. Crasto. welcomed the dele
gates. The Rev. James V. Forster
responded in three minute address.
Miss Bula Caswell, organist of Hedding
NJ. e. Church, opened the recreat1ye
part of the programme by a brilliant
piauo solo, aud Miss Katrina Green re-.
ceiVed an enthusiastic encore for her con-
lrallo SOLO. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Firth
WOOD gave several amusing recitations,
and Miss Nora l.. Forster and Miss
Katrina Green gave vocal duet. The
convention then dlsbanded for number
OF smaller meetings in the churches and
chapeis OF the vicinity. Ia the PalsadeM =.
Church, Mr.. William H. Beach, of the
West Side NJ. +. Church. assisted by Mr.,
W. h. Sutton, conducted Teachers
Meeting, in which an animated discussion
OF normal methods took place. Mr..
George ID. Cortield, of the Bergen Rap-
tist Church, who is noted throughout the
State for his large and successful primary
class, conducted "Chlldren's Hourn in
the First Presbyterian Church. Mrs. S. 9
w. Clark, of Hedding Church, led a.
Primary teachers Meeting at the PalI-f
SADIE M. E. Church, The superintendent
fol Hod nIyo. hair 81, 4
First Baptist Church, and Rev. E. NJ q
Ferguson. State Secretary, conducted aI
meeting of district secretaries IN the Pres-R
byterian Chapel e
AT THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
AT four O'Clock the delegates reassemt
6led In the First Baptist Church and were
addressed by Rev. E. M. FERGUSON on
the Responsibility of the Sunday Scnool
Worker" He spoke OF the duty of such
a worker to his church and to the rising
generation, and was followed by Rev.
Robert K. Wick, of the Wayne Street
Reformed Church, Mr.. J. f. SproulI and
Rev. j. f. Morgan, in short addresses on
Sunday school then served supper, after
which Mr.. George H. Cortield led a
praise service. AT the business meeting
which followed, the officers Of the past
year fSefe TeeIectea 4ha pev Csff4a sl4s 81 ~
Brett spoke briefly OF the exercises pre-
| dUu 1U4tOWLuS Ino 1GSSOus anu Lu6
Rev. Cornelius Woeifkin, of the North
Baptist Church, spoke of the wise
teacher, his appreciation of his calling,
his keeping continually in mind the OBJ
jective point Salvation" his methods
and his subjective study of the lesson.
The exercises closed at nine O'Clock. The
attendance, as might have been expected
on election day, was largely composed of
ladies, with whom the church was well
filed.
OFFICERS OF THE ASSOCIATION
The organization Aof the association Is
as follows:-
President, James V. Forster; cores
pondlng secretary and treasurer, Frank
E. Blake; recording secretary. Fred w.
Davey; vice presidents, DR.. S. Welmsn
Clark, j. D. Pockman, VIM. A. Gregory,
Rev. j. c. j. Peterson, Rev.
J. Kolb. Rev. E. Anschentz.
George H. Corfeld, E. S. Cowles, the
Rev. Arney S. Biddle, Henry Stuhr, B.
Burtis, the Rev. S. 0. Harper. and the
Rev. j. w. Treen:--
District Secretaries:--H. G. Wait, f. w.
Brown, B. B. Murray, E. r. Downing,
DR.. H. H Brinkerhoff, Jr., Homer
Brooke. J. w. Lewis, j. V. Meade, Mrs.
H. A. Opdycke, James r. Ferens, Will
liam L.. Condit, the Rev. George Sluter
and G, p. Kinsey.