The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-13

W. IA why u SVus WI prayer,
Aud link the prayer with labor,
Till Christ his crown shall wear"
JUNIORS ON THE STAGE.
At the close of Miss Scudder's address
several hundred members Of the Junior
societies of this city marched upou the
stage. each carrying a small bouquet. AS
they were taking seats they We're greeted
with the ChautauQua salute, aud later in
the session Ihey Went through an aturac-
tive exercise under the leadership of the
Rev. L. b. Everett. TIE Rsv. Arthur
Willis of the First Presbyterian Church.
Camden. closed the afternoon session
with an address on Methods of Prison
Work"
In the course of his remarks he said
mot yet has the conviction seized upon
the workers in our churches that JUNIOR
work is a necessity. Some are aroused
TO les Importance, but many are not. Ths
instrument that prepares the way for the
application OF Ihs mighty e. Explosives tC
the frowning cliffs which man would
remove or tuaueI is a steel drill-uot a
very large instrument. but a very i'm
portant one. Before the train eau thur
der or sweep through the 'cut" the little
drill must do its work.
before the cantIlever bridge at Mag
ara can span the chasm q silken chord
must be carried across by a struggling
kite, and that cord must draw across u
stronger one, and hRt a still stronger
one. and that a rope. and that a cable,
aud 10, the bridge!
What the steel drill Is to the tunnel.
the silken thread Co the majestic bridge,
SO is junior work to the final triumph of
larger things"
HI EVENING SESSION.
Ihe interest i'll the msetiugs grew 10
such proportions ia t night tla t eve v
inch III the auditorium of the Opera
House was filled, an | au OVERT w IN set
ing ives neld In tae Green STREET NJ. e
Cnurcn. opposite. Tina night s sion be-
gan by a song service by local Christian
Endeavor cno r, led by Edward w. Duu-
ham. The first paper read was by the
Rev. J. Judson Pierson, the Prssideut of
the New Jersey State Uni IN. on Our
Field and its Cultivation"
He said amoogaother things:-
oar Held Is u historic one. IL has fur
nished battle fields for the nation. PrIu-
ciple and patriotism haye Won great aud
glorious victories on its soil. Patriots
have been born aud bred in its homes.
Statesmen aud jurists haye been educa-
ted In our schools. New jersey has been
famous for the righteousness of its laws
aud the Justice of its courts. 1t has a
reputation for the industry, intelligence
n integrity of its citizens, We rejoice
in our happy homes, in our well~equipped
schools, III the number and activity of
our churches. and in the variety aud
thrift of our industries.
while Christian citizens slept the enemy
came and sowed tares. The saloon
opened its doors opposite to our homes
and industries; planted its bars alon gslds
of our schools and chIrohes. It's touch
destroys the home aud free ballot-:he
corner stones OF our institutions.
NEW JERSEYS KING.
Mine Thousand saloons in New Jersey.
Think of it'll Nine thousand! The enemy
sowed s%aloons. The State will give a
harvest OF drunkards. They will be
reaped from among our children and
citlzsns. A few months ago gambling
was a crime and gamblers were
criminals. A gambler rallied his forces
and elected a Legislature that legal zed
gambling. Trenton Is no longer the
capital only in name. Gloucester aud
G~uttenburg have become the seat of
government. Gloucester is the city
of the King and the site of his
palace. The man who Is ~ponsl
for two of the blacklist and fouiest
spots on earth, which breed political and
social corruption; the man who turned
Gloucester Point into a Ramb ers' den. a
brothel u a saloon Sc reu lays OF every
week: VINO preys on youth, ruins men
and women by the hundreds, DESTROYS
homes and degrades the community: the
man who corrupts courts aud Legis-
latures, is your king. You are chained to
his chariot wheels. Citlzsus, he dsul,d
~ lEa " u
hearing last winter. His Legislature
paid no attention TO your protests. He ia
said to have declared that he does not
belong TO any party, but owns both. He
boasts he does not care for the Christian
citizens OF the State. as he has the money,
CHRISTIAN VOTERS WANTED.
What aae you going to do about it?
Send criminals TO the State Prison aad
not to tae STATE House. We are sitting
in Shame. a spectacle to tine nations OF TIE
earth. Christian citizens are largely re-,
s2on stble for the sll1ou aud the race
course. Shall our votes III s fall be for
Christ and the church, Shall our vo;ss
be for the pro ection of our homes? SlaII
we have q Legislature Of representatives..
or q gang of slaves that are under a
masters lash II fell by a masters
baud?
"A preacher met a Christian the eve l.
ing when there was q prayer meeting aud
a primary meeting. Tue preacher a.Ksd
asked him how il was that he WAS going
to the prayer meeting when he should he
at the primary meeting. On said the
man. l have faith in prayer Said the
preacher, i have faith in practic ~ VI
practice aud let the women pray w,
need practicing as we'll as praying Chris.
tians.
Let us 20 from this convention with
this motto, New Jersey for Christ and
the Church. let us purify politics aad
AuCtGhSC plCtJ w ANY u Our LOEU AuU
to His Work. This year we are to be
sewers aud reapers IN the name aud
strength of our Lord. This year our
field Is to be cultivated"
Mr.. wANAMAKER ABSENT.
Elk, Postmaster General john Waua.
maker was announced to speak, but Was
unable to be present. and sent his regr cts
to the convention.
Thu Rev. F. E. Clark. DID,. the founder
of the Christian Eudeavors, delivered al
address upoa The Problem of tue En-
ploysd," which brought to a close tn
most successful convention of tue New
jersey Union.
In announcing the next place of NEE
ing, Mr.. Everitr or Trenton called tins
attention of the convention to the fact
that the Union had been organized In one
of the counties in the middle OF the State
-Middlesex-and now ir was fitting for
1t to return after these years.
New Brunswick Is TO be the place for
the next convention. No
Upon the announcement being made
the New Brunswick delegation arose in
their places aud sang q verse OF u familiar
hymn.
The thanks of the press of the state are
due to the Rev. George Ingram, pastor Of
the Fifth Presbyterian Cnurcu. Trenton,
chairman of the Press COMMITTEES for tne