The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-12
ACTIVE EwNDHAVORHRS
Rev. Dr.. Scudders Address
at the Convention
Yesterday.
TWO INTERESTING PARLIAMENTs.
Secretary's Report Showing the
Strength of the Union-Recom-
mendations of the Execu-
tive Committee.
TWO INTERESTING PARLIAMENTs.
Specfal 70 The Jersey Ctr Neu,s.

Special 10 The Jersey City Neurs.
TRENTON, Ocs. 10, 1S93-The aft ernoon
session of the Christi an Endeavor Con-
ventton yesterday was an exceedingly
interesting o ne. After the religious
exercises a conference IN COMMITTEES
work. under the leadership Of Halsey
Hammond, General Secretary of the
Philadelphia Y.M.C.A., was held. Mr..
Hammond is an energetic young man.
who took charge of the conference with
a snap that carried it through success
fully. He delivered a short address on
the needs OF the association and the n
called for brief reports from the dele
gates as to what their local unions had
done in the past, were doing at the
present time and proposed to do in the
future for the furtherance of the objects
Of the organization. Many of the ref
sponses were as Interesting as they were
original. Rev. Dr.. Hathaway of the
Summit Avenue Baptist Church. Jersey
City, said that his union was carrying on
J successful mission school aud was
educatiuk u young man for the ministry.
Que South Jersey union had started a
series of Birthday Contributions" That
is, at each monthly meeting the members
who had had q bi rthGay since the last
meeting paid into the treasury one cent
for every year they had lived.
Does tLat apply to ths sisters f' asked
the leader.
st Does" replied the brother m aking
the report.
"Um-m-m," calculated Mr.. Hammond,
refiectively, and a roar OF laughter spread
over the convention.
QUESTIONS ASKED.
Then the delegates were invited to ask
questions concerning the work. Que
pretty young sister in the rear of the
theatre arose, and, while a blush spread
over her face. tImldly asked what was
the best method of bringing the young
men back into the sessions. She was
told that PRAYER, personal invitation and
example were the best means of accom-
plishing that desirable result. In reply
to the question of how to make the au-
dience occupy the front seats, Mr.. Ham
moBd quickly replied, Put q good thing
in front Of it," By which he meant, he
ex Explained, that the services should be
made interesting. There were several
to this question, and one brother
said he had found a good way to be to
have nothing but camp stools In the
meeting room which ushers shall carry
up front and place for tas Sudience as It
entered. II a person did not care TO SIT
VI VIZ ate0Ao AS uSaAA . W II
floor.
One delegate asked IL a person must
be q member OF the church to be an En-
ceavorer. Mr.. Hammond answered
decidedly and emphatically Yes"
Several clergymen differed from him.
aud the Rev. Mr.. Hathaway of Jersey
City told of q case where a young mans
parents would not allow MIN to connect
himself with The church, yet he was a use1
full member or the Christian Eudeavor.
Mr.. Hammond got out of the fix into
which his answer had gotten MIN by say
ing that the exception always proved the
rule. There was some discussion over
the question as TO the best methods of
inducing a young man to lead in prayer
at the meetings of the union, and it was
agreed that nothing was 80 potent as to
60 to the young man and request him to
do SO
REV. DR.. scUDDER's ADDRESS.
The Rev. John l. Scudder of Jersey
City aroused the convention TO the high
est enthusiasm by his address upon 1.-THE
Christian as a Citizen" He said:
mo weightier subject could come be-
fore us at this time than the Christian as
a Citizen for multitudes of so called
Christians ara very bad citizens, in con-
sequence of which our country suffers
aud the progress of Chrfst's Kingdom is
seriously retarded. The degraded classes
value their citizenship and seldom fail to
cast their DalloIs. some or them vote
several times. But multitudes of your
brainy people and good people SO called.
either stay at home on election day or 60
out driving.
"These stay at homes are the enemies
of our republic, and among them church
members are c~onspicuously numbered.
The saloon is ever Wild awake and quick
to grasp its opportunity to elect its SYM
Dathizers and shape legislation 10 ignoble
euds: but whore is the church vote on
such occ sion? Echo answers where
so notorious has been this neglect that
compulsory voting has been strongly
advocated. Just think of it. Satan's
emissaries iockiDg to the polls of thei-
accord and the children of light to
be driven there on pain of dne. imprison-
ment or loss of citizenship; what a re-
proach to democratic Institutions.
Aud what is the result of this unpar,
donable neglect? Politics which is essen
TALLY q nobie Acience and honorable pur-
suit had been surrendered to the selfish
and interruptions elements of society,
and the rabble rule both our cities and
State Legislature. Ex-convicts, gam
b1ers, saloon keepers and even murderer RS
are allowed to hold responsible Offices