The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-04-16
Big CHURCH COUNCIL
The Congregational Asso-
citation of New Jersey to
Convene at the
Tabernacle.
WOMEN AND THE POOR.
Paper BY Mrs. John L. Scudder-
Entertainment for the
Delegates.
WOMEN AND THE POOR.

Aho OOuBTcAhLlOuhl ASsOCiuulOn VI
New Jersey will hold its twenty-fourth
annual convention in the Tabernacle on
Wednesday and Thursday of next week.
While 1T is known as the Association of
New Jersey it includes the Congrega
tional churches of Washington, Balti-
more, Philadelphia and the large sea
coast towns of that section. While the
different sections hold local conventions
at short intervals, 1t is only once in the
year that all the ehur ches come together.
1t is fifteen years since the Tabernacle
Society entertained the Association, and
preparations are going forward on a.large
scale.
The programme is as follows,-We Wednes-
day morning. April 20. Devotional Meet
ing led by the Rev. Bella N. Seymour of
Washington, D. c.; Secretary's report,
the Rev. G. H. Patton of Westfeld;
Treasurer's report. Mr.. j.. M. Allen of
Newark. Afternoon, Reports from
churches. the work of our Sunday schools,
papers by Mr.. D. 0. Eshbaugh of Mont
clair, and the Rev. f. W. Baldwin of East
Orange, and general discussion. "Help-
ing the Devil" paper by the Rev. G. H.
Everest of East Orange. bright and
original divine whose work Is attracting
much attention in church circles. Benevo
lent work; discussion introduced by pap.
ers from Rev G. A. Savage of Orange, and
the Rev. e. 4. Lawrence OF Baltimore.
Address by the Rev. G. w. Shelton, 1.-The
Field Secretary of the American Home
wide experiences. IAN Old Work Under
a New Name," address in which the Rev.
L. H. Cobb will describe the WORK of the
Church Building Society. Evening".
Service of Praise: sermon by the Rev. C.
L. Goodrich, Plainfield; communion
service. the Revs. w. w. Jordan and w.
o. Weeden, celebrants.
Thursday morning-Devotional meet
ing, led by the Rev. ID. P. Hatch of Pat
erson. Papsr by the Rev c. H. Rich
ards of Philadelphia on the topic,
Representation of the Churches in the
one Condition of a Revival of the Mis-
sionary Spirit" followed by discussion.
Addresses on missionary Topics'' by the
Rev. A. F. Beard, ID. D.; the Rev. c. II.
Daniels, the Rev. G. III. Small and the
Rev. G. w. Moore. Address by the Rev.
E. A. Lawrence of Baltimore on the
congregational Sunday School and
Publishing Society" "Onr Educational
Outlook" !" address by the Rev. l.. Maiie.
woMAN's WORK.
Tuesday afternoon Will be devoted to
woman's work, and the leading feature
will be paper on "Woman's Work for
the Poor in Sersey City," by Mrs. John
L. Scudder., The paper will treat of many
necessary phases of woman's charitable
work. notably that of furnishing nutriti-
Gus diet and delicacies for convalescents.
and will urge the need of an organized
system whereby church charitable COM
nittees may be acquainted with cases OF
destitution, and by which societies in
small towns where there are compar-
atively no such cases, may be brought
into communication with overworked
city charities Miss Millie A. Hand will
describe her work among the Mormons in
Utah, and reports on paper will be read
by Mrs. J. u. Moves of Montclair. Mrs
W. o. Weeden, Mrs. J. H. Denison, New
ark; Mrs. H. s Caswell and Miss d. E.
Emerson. Miss Kate L. Hamilton OF
Newark will give an interesting talk on
Christian EnGeavor" as a Missionary
Force. Mrs. A. H. Bradford of Mont
clair will speak of the AuXlliaries, and
Miss Susan II. Ward of Help and
,Hindrsnces in our Work" The Rev.
Graham Taylor of Hartford. Conn; G. A.
Dickinson OF Boston, and A. III. Brad
ford of Montclair, will read papers on
1.-THE Institutional Church."
The closing service. Thursday evening,
will be decidedly practical in its tendency.
The Rey G. l.. Thompson OF New York
will speak on Peoples Churches" and
the Rev. Howard Duffielc of New York
will deliver an address on 1.-The Church
and Amusements." AS DR.. Duffield is
known to hold views Oh this subject at
once liberal and sensible, his remarks are
awaited with great interest.
ENTERTAINING THE DELEGATES,
Dinner will be served in the Tabernacle
at half-past twelve each day, and the de-
rI, mil II
than 200, will be entertained at the resi-
dences of the congregation. Between ser.
vices the Peoples Palace will be thrown
open to the delegates. and it is expected
tnat there will be some interesting ath-
letic contests among the visiting clergy
men. Which suggests that it might be
we'll for dissentent church members to
settle various questions of creeds by an
amiable tug-of-war or bowling match
instead of indic,ing each other for
heresy and wasting their breath
in Strengthening each other's own
opinions. Another praiseworthy feature
is that all speakers will be held strictly
to time. and five minute speeches will not,
as too often. stretch over half an hour.
The following ladies' form the energetic
Com mittee of Arrangements that has in
hand all the worg OF assigning delegates,
arranging dinner menus aud receiving
aud disbursi ng contributions Mrs. j.
IL. Ocuuu6F, MIS-. JneOQOre IL. PArker
Mrs. Ella +. Van Keuren, Mrs. H. H
Farrier, Mrs. John Ewing. Mrs. Hiram
Lutier, Mrs. S. j. Negus. Mrs. G. W.
Clerlhew, Mrs. George Krouse, Mrs
Joseph Gopsill, Mrs. Crosby, Mrs. Inger-
soil, Mrs. Doane, Mrs. Cook, Mrs. Bunce
and Mrs. r. ID. Noonan.
MISSION AT ST. MARY'S P. E.
The mission conducted by the Rev. DIR.
Shackelford at St. Mary's Protestant
Episcopal Church, Hoboken avenue near
Oakland, has been highly successful II
will close tomorrow. Night after night
devout worshippers. and many who
strayed in to listen to the music were
deeply impressed by the words of the
earnest missionary. The day services,
too, have been we'll attended. The Rev
d. Il. Warren, rector, said last night
the result of the mission was highly
satisfactory and that too much praise
could not be bestowed upon DIR. Shackel-
ford, The boys choir WAS at rehearsal
when a reporter for The NEWS dropped In
last night after the regular service, dur
ing which the rector himself had preach
ed an interesting sermon. The enthusi-
astic choir is doing good work IN the way
OF church music. In every direction
Rector Warren believes his church Is
strengthening,
CONFIRMATION AT ST JOHNS.
AT the service at st. Johns Free Church
~ "Wednesday evening the rector. the
Rev. E. L. Stoddard. presented to Bishop
larkey Ior CoDtirlDetioD sixty-eight ap-
plIcAIns- Among Them were several hus-
bands and wives, aud last OF all, a touch
lnQ SDectacle. q husband and wife