The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-20
REV. MIR. BRUcE.s IDEA.
A Model Organization of Young Men to
Be Effected Tonight.

A Model Organization Of Young Men to
Be Effected Tonight.
Rev. William p. Bruce, pastor of the
Greenville Reformed Church is endeaV-
orihg to effect the organization of a
young mems club in connection with his
church independent of all other organs
z%ations, vet similar to the Y. M. C. A.
This evening a number of Greenville's
leading Young men will meet at Rev. Mr..
.Bruce's residence to discuss plans for
the formation OF such a club. This meet
Ing will not be limitei to young men
who are active memoirs of the Green
Vile Reformed Church, nor even to those
who are more or less inactive. but is open
to eacn and every young nan interested
IN tile forming of such an organization.
Arrangements will be made at this
meeting for a sociable to be given by the
young men to their friends early in
October.
This does not look like slowing mov~
ing. yet Mr.. Bruce has declared he will
not force matters. but will let things
rather develoDe easily aud his plans un
fold gradually upon tue success OF those
already employed. at first the idea will "
be to form a social organization.
This club or society will hold frequent
meetings and occasionally throughout
the season give an entertainment or
sociable. A course Of lectures may be
arranged for or ouly single and occass
sional illustrated lectures be given.
Various other entertainments, instruc-
tive and otherwise. will be given from
tlme to time.
Later on when the growth OF interest
warrants 1t the scope will be broadeued
considerably. A reading room will
doubtless be opened aud in the course of
time perhaps u gymnasium also. For
VaPtaTg rpuannQ fhQaa fntapfinna M tho
o ganizsr are matters OF the future.
They Will depend much on the name T
i'll which the young men take hold of The
plan. 1t will depend. too, on the ac-
commodation which can be secured for
the club.
The meeting-room of the church, used
also for the Sunday school is an lmmeus So
room nearly forty by a hundred feet IN
extent. By the use of sliding partitions
or doors this could be divided or a portion
of it cut off for a reading room. and
for whatever other purposes desired.
The introduction OF gymuastic apparatus
would be less facile IL its accomplish-
ment. The necessary a-ppurLeudEceS
might be unpleasantly prominent at other
times when not III use; at prayer meeting
or Sunday school. This might result III
a protest from the older moe of the
church. Some of these Will probably be
dissatisfied with this plan Of church
work ShoulQ IL never reach Such
an advanced stage. 1t seems To be-. how.
| ever. merely another evidence of the
spreading Of the belief that the success
OF all church work depends 10 a great
measure on the young people.
The young men wno Will attend th 9
meeting tonight Will include In their
numper several of those who were
efficient in effectlng the organization of
the Greenynle Y. M. G. A. It seems
likely therefore that The scheme will De
successful.
Among those who will attend the
meeting at Pastor Bruce's residence on
DantorIh avenue this evening are Robert
Carey, Edward j. Dusel, Frederick
Jaehne, Paul Jaehne, Charles r. Burger,
Thomas Carey, Johu f. Peters. Johu
Jardine, Thomas Jardine, Wflliam Lock
wood, Ellis Holmes, Thomas Reid and
many others.