The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-12
NIGHTS SESSION.
Valuable Information Contained in
the Secretary's Report.
.specia, to the Jersey Ctr News.

TRENTON. October IL. 1S93.-Tne con-
vention swelled to great proportions last
night. when the Opera House was filled
in every part. Crowds Of spectators
came in on every train, and the number
OF delegates were increased by new ar
rivals. The song service which
opened the meeting was under the
leadership of Edward W. Durham.
an6 then j. Howard Breed answered
the questions found in the box. He Is
editor Of the Ju nior Bulletin of Phila.
delpnia. Miss Caroline ID. BrookieId of
Belvidere is the Secretary aud Treasurer.
and her annual report contained much
valuable information. The principal
fac s in the report were as follows:-
sEcRETARY's REPORT.
"Today when we spe TX of the New Jer-
sey Christian Endeavor Union we mean
744 societies with 36,276 members.
During the past year 1856 societies
have been enrolled aud 1878 members
have beeu added TO our ank Our
greatest increase has been along the line
of Junior work, that braach OF Christian
Endeavor which is growing rapidly
throughout the world.
zone hundred and sixty-oue of our
societies are Junior Societies, II OF them
having been enrolled during the past
year. We have. therefore, 583 Senior
Societies with % 633 active and
7.25S associate members. and 161 Junior
Societies with q me mbership OF &, 3S5. / uss
the word Senior in regard TO the regular
societies to clearly distinguish them from
the Juniors. TWENTY-FIVE societies on
our roll last year have either disbauded
or never existed; 5 have CHI anged to
Epworth League and 2 to Baptist Young
Peoples Union.
'Of all the statistics uon are of greater
Importance than those giving the name
Der of additions to the church from our
societies; 1,927 have joined the church
from u Senior Societies, 321 from the
Junior membership, making u total of
2,24S.
at is to be regretted that this mum Der
is not au advance over last years report,
but on tae contrary. falls a little below
1t.
Fifteen denominations are now repre-
sented by the societies OF the State Union.
The following list gives the number Of
societies belonging 10 each:--
Adventist, l; African NJ. g., z; Baptist,
14S; Christian, 10; CONGREGATIONAL, 81;
Lutheran, 8; Methodist Episcopal, 49,;
Methodist Protestant, IS; Moravian, a;
Presbyterian, 2s7; Protestant Episcopal,
2; Reformed Episcopal. /; Reformed, liz;
Seventh Day Baptist, 4; Uuited Presby-
II ~ 80 ~ - .
''Of the IA societies In the State, etgnt
per cent. failed to report. In the statis~
tics which have already been given y
careful estimate was made of ths mem-
bership Of the delinquent societies. Th
ssaiistics which l give hereafter concern
simply The societies that reported.
THE A BANNER.
.'It has been decided by our State Ex~
ecut,ve Committee tina the State banner
which made its first appearance two
years ago, should be awarded at each
annual convention to that county
or LEGAL union showing the greatest
percentage OF increase III the
number of societies joining it durin1 the
year. The banner was held last year by
The Holly wood Union, which is formed
by u number of societies along the coast.
This year the banner will be placed in
The keeping OF the Pittsgrove Union,
which reports IN increase OF G6 20 per
cent.
'Ws have now on record twenty. eight
county and loc j unions, covering the
larger part OF the State. One or these
la sly forme,t is d uniur NOR
We learn from ine REPORTS sent tn that
ifiany Of our societiss are actively inter-