The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-08

TEACHERS IN SESSION.
Nhile Elections Rage, the
Hudson County Sunday
School Association
Meets.
"rHE BOY" AND aTaE GIRL"
Tie Great Model For Teachers
Reports Prom the State Work
Services Of Song.
"TRE BOY" AND aTRE GIRL"


The Hudson County SUNDAY School
Association met for It's thirty first an
nual convention yesterday aftsruoon and
evening III the North Baptist Church.
Jersey avenue aud Fourth streets.
The church was we'll 6l,sd at the early
session and crowded to It's utmost cspa-
city at tas later. Tho last seat was taken
before ths sony services was ended. aud a
constant stream, OF people Kept pouring
into ths church, nliing the ~aisies. gai-
leries and available standing room.
Mr.. George H. Corflsld. the vete ran
Sunday school worker. opened the after
uoon session by conducting a song ser
vice. Mr. Cortield is known throughout
the Stale as Que of the most practical
and progressive men in che Sunday school
field. ami his class at the Bergen Baptist
Church has become well known in ma ny
State and county conventionI
The devotional exercises were begun
By Professor Horace G, Wait one of the
district secretaries. who read a portion
of the scriptures The Rev. James w.
Marshall, d. d., Pastor OF the First M.
Z. Churca of Hobukeu. The Rev. Cor
uelius Wopltkin, in a brief speech Of
welcome, expressed the greetings Of the
church TO the large gathering OF CHRISTIAN
works, ard its appreciation or their earn
estuess and devotion In tbs good cause of
instructing the young In the principles of
right living. 10 this. Mr.. James v.
Foster, The veteran president of the
county association Responded IN u few
words, stating the general work and aim
of the society.
ALL ABOUT THE BOY.
Mai D. Zabina x. PangDnru was next
intrGducek to deliver an address on that
omewh hat puZziing niRniber of the
school, The Boy" that factor which has
such a way of upse ttiag the best calcu-
lation-, and turning best laid schemes
SO ''aft agley." NJ jor Panborn's speech.
which w s the uriucipal feature of the
afternoon, was full! of aneetiote, humor,
ana best of all, common sense. He evil
deutls believes 10 the boy, aud HIS ten
denoy toward good, and thinks that edu-
Gators shonld divert his surplus activity
into the rro.,er chan nels. The lecture
abounded in practical suggestions to this
end. At its close several ciefgy men in the
audience offered remarks upo the sub
Jet, With he result of opsnin2 au inter-
reres q gdiscusslon.
Miss 5sue M. Slocum, L. L.. B., who fol
lowed with an address GU that still more
puzzliug factor, 1.-The Girl" WAS at home
with her subject aud made her audience
SO. She spoke OF the many ways in
which tas young girl should be led to
take II real Interest not oniy III he Sum
day School but II the church, for which
the Sunday School is the nursery. As In
the preceding instance. points III the lee
ture brought several speakers upon their
feet at It's close. and the discussion Was
brisk.
TAT WORK DISCUSSED.
The Rev. E. Morris Fergusson, general
secretary OF the New Jersey Sunday
School Association. followed at five
O'Clock with an address on THE State
Work" With the aid of a large wall
map. he showed the distribution of Sun
day Schools throughout the State.
aud their organizations inio coun
~ associations. He told of the
numerous county conventions that
he had attended IN his official ca
pacity and brought items of news from
many. His address was very valuable in
giving an Idea OF The organization OF this
Sunday school movement. and in show
ing now this association is QUE link OF a
strong chain.
r. h. Doherty. Phi. D then opened the
Question Box" or in othsr words, con-
Quoted a discussion on various knotty
points in school ant. brought by
various workers for solution.
A SOCIAL SESSION.
After the discussion had closed the
greater number of the delegates went
downstairs to the 10 wer floor, where the
lecture rSom and Sunday School rooms
were filled With long tables ranged In
rows, loaded with edibias. Here, COM
mittees from the Sunday Schools of the
North Baptist, second Presbyterian aud
St. Pa1is NJ. E. Cnulcl served an excel
lieut. supper. during and after which
there was a purely social session.
The evening session opened / tn a
other service OF song. led by Mr. George
r. Corfield. As Que OF It's members Miss
NJ.u Ngrkrluon n fha vFoil knnrun air
Calvary" for contralto. After prayer,
The committee on resolutions, Mr.. VIM
j. Hunt, chairman. reported resolutions
. of thanks to the church for hoepitalit
ard To all those who had assisted TO make
the Dec aston pleasant aud profitable. The
Auditing Committee reported the ac'
counts perfectly correct. The Nominat-
ing COMMITTEES presented the following
tickets
For President
Mr.. James V. Foster.
For Corresponding Secretary and Treasurer,
Mr.. Frank E. Blake.
For Recording Secretary,
Mr.. Fred w. Davey. o
For Vice Presidents,
Mr.. George H. Corfeld, Rev. Arney s. Biddle,
Mr.. William H. Beach, Rev. S. o. Harper, Rev.
MIR. Egbert, Rev. Q. B. Burkhardt. Rev. T. ].
Kommers, Rev. Mr.. Lswrou, MIR. Vim. A.
Gregory, Mr.. William j. Hunt.
According to the custom OF the assocIa-
ton, the vote wsH taken upon this list
collectively and by acciamation. Mr..
Frank E. Blake asked permission to pub
ltcly return thanks to the district secre-
taries for the prompt and accurate replies
that mad enabled hfm to compile his
statistical report. On motion. a vote of
thsnks was rendered Mr.. Blake for his
untiring efforts In behalf of the associa-
tiou.
REV. MR.. THoMPsoN'sTALK
The Kew. Charles Il. Thompson, d. D..
the well known pnssor of tue Madison
Avenue Presbyterian Church. New York
City, delivered an interesting ad
ass on "Christ's Principles and
DDS applied to Sunday School
tgb" He dwelt upon Christ.
4g parallels and object lessons, and
4ffariable adapting his discourse pre-
the mental condition az pnysi-
1&h Environment of the listener. His d.
wi. which was the longest of the day,
IMAM eloquent word picture of Christ.
| RTteacher as II modal for teachers OF
lily. At its close the Rev. H. G..
bnin, pastor of the Second Presby-
"a ian Church. led In a sentence testi-
"A .iony." and the session closed with sing
y sug aud the benedic tion-
~ The attendance W as not only large. Blu