The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-25
ST. ANDREWS MEN
Annual Service of the
Brotherhood at Newark
Next Week.
REPRESENTED In JERSEY CITY.
An Excellent Chapter at st. Johns
Church, Summit Avenue
Notes of Interest.
REPRESENTED In JERSEY CIT,

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On Tuesday evening of mex week. No
vember IS. the Brotherhood of ST. An-
drew in and around Newark will hold its
annual service In Trinity Church. Many
young men will ne present, besides sew
eral clerRymen, and addresses will ht
made by two of the leading men In this
Observation-Disclosures G. Sturgis. of New
Haven. and u. Harry Davis. OF Pnila
delphia.
AS 10 this city this Brotherhood is well
represented, and as there will be, no
doubt, several members from Jersey City
at this meeting. some facts concerning
its purpose and growth will be of in-
terest:-
the Brotherhood OF st. Andrew was
formed ten years ago in Chicago. and the
only regret felt cincernlug IL Is that IL
was not started fifty years ago, 10 excite
and direct the zeal OF this young men in
the Church. Iu some respects IL differs
widely from other societies for young
Christians. IL is exclusively for men.
It's members average In age twenty-five
or thirty years. though they are admitted
at all periods of life from eighteen years
up. Agaiu. the Brotherhood does not
aim to enroll every young man. The
parish chapters, as u ruls, number only
Twelve or fifteen men each. New MEM
bers are chosen carefully anu put on pro-
baton for three mouths, IN order that
they may show their fitness for Jne work
and determine for themselves whether
they desire to engage IN it. IL q Der
docs not live up 10 his VOWS be 10 bone
with patiently for a rsasopabls period,
- wau--l xZtfp aud than, 10 hiC 1ANH nj
interest be manifest, he ID droppsl. To
this policy is dus The fact that the Bro
hernood numbers only 10, 900 men. II
cares nothing for statistics. aud prefers
to work with q small force OF efficient
members rather than opsn It's doors TO
lnkewarm men.
The WORK Of the Bratharhoo1 Is TO
spread Cnrist's King ton among Young
men," Tn lsast repaired OF a n-mosrl 10
to pray daily for tnat accomplish neat
aud to MAKE an earne3t Ell ri eScn Week
TO bring a young mau under Ina influ snce
Of The Go spell. These are the rw , si,np.e
ruiss, bat the metnuls of Working out
the rule OF service, as 1t Is Ga lid, ara
many aud various. LII ST. Georges
Church. New York, some Ut the members
take charge in turn Of Tue meetings ~
the Avenue A Mission. at least one man
being there eacn night III the Week.
Connected wi b 1T. Georxs's Chapter is u
young geptlenia,, OK Orange. who. every
Monday after his work il a dry goods
nouse of New York is uoue, goss to tue
Avenue A Misslon to iusrr ucG chill lren
from the slums aud also nol a religious
meeting for men. Other men OF st.
Georges ChapGer WORK at another mis-
sion On the East Side Of the metropolis.
WHERE IT STARTED.
What q Chapter can acco pplish has
been shown III st, James's Cnurcn, CHIC
ago, where the Brotherhood originated
III 1883. ST. James's was an aristocratic
church. Inc chapter tuere, under the
splendid leadership or James l.. Hough-
telling, the founder Of the order. has so
revoIutioniz-d it that the people all
around LOOK upon 1t as their church. BY
regularly distributing iuvltatious TO tue
services TO men IN hotels. in boarding
houses, and crossing the bridges over toe
Chicago river un their way from work on
Saturday evening. the chapter draws
from three to four hundred men TO the
SERVICES each Sunday.
IT, quote from their manual Of instruc-
uions. the following are the axions on
wEich the organization is based
/. Every baptized man Is pledged t.
services in the nalDe OF CHRIST for the
service iu tbs name Of Christ for the
,pread of His Kingdom.
Q, Young mgu can most efectually
spread Cnrist's Kingdom alnoag young
men.
3. Two men working together eau &C.
compllsh more LhAn Two men WORKING
apart.
T. The iced of association and csmbin-
,tlon Is as great in religious as in secular
work.
n oCIAL SIDE.
A Chapter US sucn has no social duties.
Fairs, concerts, entertain Iaents u
s~ociaDles ars entirely outside its scope
They caunor by any stretch OF the N
aginatiou. be called mean Of grace. Tae
chapter which uSss them extensively
yeakens and deceiyes ltsslf, because first
iG begins to lave a lower conception of It's
high calling; aud second, while II may
lease, or even instruct, il is not bringing
meu nearer the klngton. +.
IN JERSEY CITY.
In May a Chapter or the Brotherhood
"a org tnizsd III 81. John's Fee Church
NTH seven members. IL now numDer
%, three less Than the limit. This meet
,ugs are held every other Wednesday
evening. the Rsv. Mr.. Forbes, assis AMI
to the rector, holding a Bible class Oh
on alternate Thursdays.
The director (tne. Q is no presldent) Is
Mr.. f. Beuker; Secretary. Nj. Frederlck
X. Martin; Treasurer. Mr.. Ernest Prior.
IGe Rev. j. z. Faure VIII address the
Chapter next Wednesday evening. Ga
January Z Will be The annual meeting.
20 be addressed by Jhe Raw. DR.. OSBORNE.
of Trinity Church, Newark.
The Chapter AZ Christ Church is not
afl lated with the national order,
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