The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-12
HNDBAVORHRS ALWAYS.
At the Polls as Well as in
the PeWs, Reads the
Resolutions.
fODAY'S SESSION OF THE UNION
Rev. DR.. Seudder's Address On
the Christian Duty-Re-
port Of District Sec
retaries.
fODAY's SESSION OF TIE UNION
Excise and the Race Track Legis-
lation Denounced Off
GERS Elected.

TRENTON. October IL. 1898. = The
Christian Endeavorers got to work
exceedingly early this morning. They
started of at $3.50 O'Clock with an
early prayer and inspiration service at
the Third Presbyterian Church. under the
leadership of C. w. Shoemaker OF
Bridgetou. A recess of about an hour
was taken for breakfast and the exercises
began at nine O'Clock in the Opera House
with the usual devotional exercises.
This was followed by a paper on the mis-
sion of the Travellers Union by
P, D. Wing, of Palmyra. President of
the Union; Rev. S. Edward Young, of
Asbury Park. delivered an address on our
'Life Saving Stations;n Miss Altoinette
Jones, of Falmouth. Mass. Superinten-
dent of the Floating Societies of Chris
tau Endeavor. delivered ali address on
"Floatipg Societies OF the Union. "
REPORTS OF DISTRICT SECRETARIES.
Al the close of Miss Jones' address the
district secretaries made their reports,
Miss Ida B. Stevens reported for Sussex
md Warren Counties. She stated tnat
there were 12l churches in The two coun.
ties; Al segior societies with 7S4 mem
the new societies organized during the
ye were 9.
Essex tpunty's report showed 14O
churches; o4 senior societies with $500
members; 81 Junior societies, with 92S
members; an increase of II societies. The
report was made by w. l. Hamilton
Hudson County has 125 churches, 3S
senior societies, with 2,055 members: 10
junior societies, with 1856 members: 6
new societies have been organized dur
ing the year.
Morris County-Sixty-seven churches;
81 senior societies with 1,642 members;
II junior societies with 1.57S memb bers;
10 new societies organized.
Passaic aud Bergen Counties reported
125 churches; 80 senior societies. with
1850 member: II junior societies, with
$50 members; 90 rev societies
Uaian Couuty-52 churches; A senior
societies, with 1,182 mem bers; l6 Junior
societies. with 446 members; Is new So
cieties organized. - -.....-.--.-..,
Mercer County-10 churches: % senior
socfeties lTteis--4, 66e5 ls4eaabsxss 5-joniorz
societies with SOL members; new socie-
t.es.
Middlesex County-61 churches: SO
senior societies with 1.S49 members; IL
junior societies with 357 members; new
boaieties.
Salem. Cumberland and Cape May
Counties-64 senior societies. with 2.957
members; 16 junior societies. with 46S
members: new societies. %,
Camden Countv-129 churches; 63
senior societies, with 987 members; 6
Junior societies, with 120 members; 6
new societies.
Gloucester County = SO churches; 10
senior societies, with g12 mem bers; z
Junior societies with 252; new societies.
Atlantic Couaty = Sc churches; 81
senior societies with 15S members; z
foff. ,.
societies.
Monmouth. Burlington and Ocean Coun-
tjes--67 senior societies, with 2,66S mem
hers. 10 junior societies. with Si9 mem.
bars; l3 new societies organized.
Hunterdon aud Somerset Counties
80 senior socieilas, with 1898 mem Der s: IL
junior societies. with SOL mecl bers
WORK OF THE CHURCHES.
Representatives of the various deuom-
inatioUS represented in the Uninn made
brief reports et the work their churches
are doing, ana an address was delivered
~ the Rev. E N. Ferguson, Secretary of
tie New Sersey Sunday School Asso-
citation. He showed what the Endea-
vorers could do to help along the work of
the Sunday School
THE OFFICERS
The Committee on Nominations reported
and named these oficers:-Presldenr the
Rev. j. Judson Pierson, Woodbury.: Vice
Presidents. the Rev. |. Clement French,
d. d.. Newark; Miss Alice May Scu ider.
Jersey City; the Rev. Frank 3,
Eyeritt. Secretary. Trenton; aud Treas
nler. Miss Caroline Il. BrookneId
Belyidere; Executive Committee, Rev. A.
B. Richardson. Camden; Rev. w. D.
Btultz; Brihgetou; Rev. G. Dsw Mason.
Coonion; Edw. L. Farr. Wenonah; George
Jopas, BIidgeton; Willard j. Hamilton.
Newark: Hamilton Turner. Wenouah
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
The Committee on Resolutions then
made report. The folio wing portion of
the report was enthusiastically adopted:
We deeply deplore the great multiplication of
saloons in State, and the consequent in
crease in drunkenness and crime would de-
nounce the law establishing excise boards to
force the evil upon unwilling communities
We would further urge npon all Christian
Eudeavorers to join hands with plaus to
the Women's. Christian Temperance Union
Law ana Order Leagues and all associations of
citizens who have for their object the suppress
sion of the liquor tras That we call
the State to be Christian Endeavorers RS
at the polls as well as in the pews. to
Tink partianship in patriotism, and to ref use to
vote for any candidate who is not known TO b
committed to the repeal of last winters iufa M
pus legislation legalizing race track gambling,
and to the utter extinction Of this farm OF vics.
DIR. CLARKE ENTHUSIASTICALLY GREETED.
just previous To the adjourn ment DIR.
f. E. Clarke. president of the United
Society of Christian Eudeavor, entered
the Opera House and was greeted wits
The Cnsu aHquan .al1'e. He was
introduced by State Presidsnt Piersou
and in brief address he said he felt that
be was bringing greeting from the whole
world, as he had travelled around the
world aud had shaken hands with 100000
people since his last visit to Trenton
and during the whole trip he had worn
the handsome c. e. badge presented to
him by the New Jersey Union on the eve
of his departure.
THIS AFTERNOONS SESSION.
The afternoon session Was devoted to
the missionary branch of the work of the
union. Addresses were delivered byMiss
Alice B. Spangenberg of the, Sherwood.
Rev. S. E. Do5bins, Secretary OF Baptist
Foreign Missionary Board. Rev. I. H.
Lewis, President OF the Western Mary
land College: Methodist Protestant
Church, Rev. A.W. SpooHer OF Camden,
AUd Miss Allie Scuidsr OF Jersey City.
fNF4NTA EIlLAfIA IN l0N1ON