The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-28
This Will Be the Cry of the
Christian Endedvorers
at Trenton.
To SELECT DELEGATES TONIGHT.
The Hudson County Societies
Urged to Attend the State
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
of Exercises.

Union will hold an important meeting
this evening at the Y. NJ. c. A. Building
on Wayne street, when delegate to the
State Convention, to be held at Trenton
next month, will be elected. the Union
will make strong fight to bring the
convention to Jersey City next year, and
the societies In the county will be urged
to send as many Endeaverors as possible
to fight for Jersey City in '94."
EXERCISES OF THE CONVENTION.
The State Convention will be held on
October II and IL. The convention will
be held at Taylor's Opera House and
will open with an invocation Sc rvice at
half-past ten o'clock on vheS morning of
October II. The headquarters of the
committee will be in the Y. NJ. Z. A.
easily from any of the depots by
horse cars. From that place rooms
and places of entertainment will
be assigned the delegates and all
information will be given. During the
two days session entertainment will be
furnished all who come. The present
arrangements will allow of lhe accomo-
dation of ], 200 strangers over night. Over
1000 can be made welcome at dinner aud
supper. For those who attend and who
are not delegates. special rates have been
secured at hotels and boarding houses.
All can secure reduced fare on the rail-
roads.
1t is expected that the convention will
take action in regard to the race tracs
legislation Of last year. The Christian
Endeavor members were among the first
to denounce the bills and to send pro-
tests to the Legislature. The Hudson
County Union will have something to
say Rbout the Gutenberg track.
Joseph II. Wright Of Trenton. issues
cali to the delegates OF the convention in
Irrespective Of party lines. pledge our
selves TO the support only of uch men as
will make certain the wiping from our
statute book of that most disreputable,
villaiuous and degrading law passed last
winter in the interest OF horse racing. By
so doing we will save the young people
of the State from the aIluring tenn pta-
tions of this growing and running evil
; Ehe gambling mania. Election time will
<soou be here, help to put the racetrac K
legislation dow n"
IMPORTANT MATTERS.
Other important matters will be dis
cusssd at the business sessions, aud a
new set of officers will be elected. One of
the NEST prominent candidates for the
position of president is Rev. DIR. J. Clem-
eat French, of Newark. DR.. French is
the President Of the Essex County Chris
tian Endeavor Union and vice president
of the State Union.
The committee of arrangements sis
securing promises of many excellent
speakers for The evening meetings. 1t
expects to have John Wana-
maker address the gathering. and
tor of the order. has promised to be pres
ent Edward Durham, who had charge
of the singing at the Ocean Grove Audi
forum during last summer. is at present
training a choir OF 200 voices which will
furnish the music during the convention.
lao a
singing. Gospel Hymns No. will be
used.
A special badge has been prepared for
the delegates. 1t will be made Of white
metal the size Of fifty cent piece. On
one side are the city arms and the wo rds
on the other, christian Endeav fol
Christ aud the Church" This media
will be suspended from yellow ribbon
the color of the State association.
TIE PROGRAMME
The following is the programme for conven
tion, which is subject to slight changes:-
Wednesday-lo. 80 A. NJ, invocation service
led by Rev. L. D. Stultz; II A. M, greetings OF
behalf of the churches and the union. will
response by Rev. A. B. Richardson; l1.45 A
NJ, announcements and appointments
a. venter Secretary Trenton =. II. G
a; 2.30 P. NJ, committee conference, led by
Halsey Hammond; P. M, address; $40 F. NJ.
Socially and Spiritually l. ]. Mcdowell;
NJ. temperance parliament led by WI. HamIl-
ton; 4;39 2. free parliament on. What is You
Society Doing?' led by the Rev. Judson Conk-
lin; T.30 +: NJ. song service; 7.50 P. NJ, "A
Review Of Our state Work" State Secretary
Miss Caroline H, Brookfed s, 30 P. NJ, "ou
Field and Its Cultivation" by President J. Jud
son Pierson; S.45 P. M, sermon
Thursday-63o A. M: inspiration service led
John F, Dobbs; $50 A. M. 1.-The Mission of the
Brsssi $50 H. dseassoa. Ss Our Flostiaa hosanG
Stations" the Rev. E. L. Young; 1890 A
~, call of the district secretaries by the pres
ident; 11.15 A. NJ, call of the denomination
A. M. reports of committees; p NJ, prayer
for missions; 2.i5 P; NJ, missionary discus
sion Wal, ;, c9mpeslson' GO s Mn and Methods of
2,4o ?. NJ, How to Educate Our Youns
People in Missionary. Work. Rev. DR.. F. S
sds PeSSns' Rev. so' d. Nj nss Ssfas sf s. Rsiioi
''rhe Reflex Influence of Missionary Work;
P. M, "Junior Societies and Missions, y
Miss Allie Scudder; AIS p NJ, Methods o.
Junior Work. Rev. A. W. Spooner; z 80 P NJ,
soug service; 7.45 P NJ. address; 8.15 P. M
address by the Rev. Dr.. Francis E. CLARK; 8 45
I. NJ, conservation service.
An Important meeting of the State
Committee is to be held in Camden on
Saturday. At that time no doubt the
finishing touches will De given the pro-
gramme.
HUDSON COUNTY SOCIETIES
The convention will be watched with
interest by the members OF the G. E. iu
this county. Hudson County boasts OF
the largest membership OF any county in
The state. There are thirty y-eight socie,
ties with over 5000 members. Tn,
afficers of the Union are:-President
w. E. Wooley, 81 Highland avenue; Vics
President, w. T. Hunter, II Cottsge
street; Recording Secretary, e. A. Del.
lere, n Erie street: Treasurer. j. D
McCroskery. P. o. Box, No. 95. Town Of
Union; Corresponding Secretary, Miss
s. G. J, scomber, No. 217 Seventh street
Dr.. B. Clausen. of Ne. 740 Garden street
Hoboken, is district Secretary
Following are the societies in Hudson
county:-Bergen Baptist, Bergen Re
formed Claremont Presbvtariau, Central
Avenue Reformed, Free Reformed, First
Baptist. First Presbyterian, Greeuville
Reformed. Hedding NJ. E.. John Knox
Presbyterian, Lafayette Reformed
North Baptist. Summit Avenue Baptist,
Second Presbyterian. Scotch Presbyter
ian. South Bergen Reformed, faberna-
Gle, Waverly Congregational. Wesrmins
ter. Presbyterian. Wayne Street Re
Of this city; First Baptis
First Presbyterian. FIRST Reformed aud
Second Baptist. of Hoboken; First Bap
list aud Grove Reformed. of Union Hill.
aud First Reformed. Bayonne.
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