The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-01-14
They Will Hold a Local
Rally in DR.. Herr's
Church on Emory
Street.
FINE PLANS In PROSPECT.
Notes From the Mission Field
What the Church People Have
Done and Will Do.

There will be a grand local rally OF
Junior Endeavor Societies of the city and
suburbs some time next month. The
leaders will meet next Tuesday evening"
January II, and appoint Committee on
Programme and officers for the occasions
and designate church in which to hold
the rally. 1t is generally supposed that
the Rev. DR.. Herr's church, the First
Presbyterian, on Emory street, will be
selected, as it's hospitalities have all
ready been informally rendered.
The Junior Endeavor Society. as is by
this time generally understood, the OUT
growth of the Christian Endeavor moves
men5, originated by "Father Endeavor"
Clark (Rev. +. E. Clark. in Portlands
Me. 1t arose to meet the special needs OK
the Youngest church charges, and its pro-
ceedings are identical with those of the
parent society, with such changes as
would be suitable for the difference in
ages.
MRS. sCUDDER's WORK,
Mrs. John T.. Scudder, of this city. was
one of the first workers in this direction.
She edited department in Its interest in
1.-THE Golden Rule" when the order was
new. and has published book called
Attractive Truths" that Is officially re-.
cognized as text book for study in En-
deavor societies. In the International
C. E. Convention held last year in Maci-
son Square Garden, New York, she spoke
for the young society. and conducted its
rally in the Broadway Tabernacle. lt is
therefore not surprising that she should
have been the first to suggest union or
all local branches to hold periodical
rallies" and maintain central organ-
ization and board of officers. A little
Less than a year ago this organization was
effected, with less than ten churches on
the roll. Miss Margaret ]. Mitchell or
Mercer street, soon to become the wife OF
Mr.. John. "A. Earl. was one of the PRIME
movers and is still the leader OF Large
society.
THE UNIONS ROLL.
The roll of the union now includes
| fourteen church societies. The names
! and leaders, are as follows:-Bergen Re-
formed Church, the Rev. Cornelius Brett,
| formed, The Rev. P. D. Van Cleef, pastor.
Miss Meschutt, leader; Tabernacle, the
Rev. j. l.. Scudder, Mrs. Alice May
| Scudder: Waverly Church, Miss A. A.
| Benson, leader; South Bergen Reformed.
| the Rev. William D. Grant, pastor and
leader; Greenville Reformed, Mrs.
S. L. Harvey; First Presbyterian.
| the Rev. Charles Herr, pastor; Mrs 5.
| r. Forman, leader; First Baptist. Hobo
| ken. the Rev. j. Finch, pastor and leader;
| Second Baptist, Hoboken. the Rev. Is.
Clausen, pastor and leader; Scotch Pres-
| byteriau, the Rev. David Mitchell, pastor;
| Miss Maggie Mitchell, leader; Free Re-
| formed, the Rev. G. L. Clist, pastor AMI
| leader; Bergen Baptist. the Rsv. d. j.
! Ellison, pastor; Mrs. Charles G. StrAng.
| leader: First Baptist, the Rev. Theodore
Heisig. pastor; Mrs. Emma Halbert,
| leader.
| COMING DUTIES.
| At the next rally there will be the
| annual election of officers. and in all
| probability. the statistics of the organlza-
| ZION will be collected. At present only q
| list OF societies and leaders is kept at
| headquarters, with the result that the
| number reached by the union can only be
| approximateJ. Every union meets every
| week, and holds "consecration meeting"
| every month, while church attendance IS
| one of the required qualifications.