The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-07

SUNDAY SCHOOL DAY
Thirty.Second Convention
of the Hudson County
Associations.
HOW TO REACH CHILDREN.
Interesting Debates on Various
Phases of the Work-Qualities
Necessary for asTeacher.
HOW TO REACH CHILDREN.

Association was held in the South Bef-
gen Reformed Church, Boyd and Ber-
gen avenues, yesterday. There We're
about seven hundred present. The beau
tiful church was decorated with palms,
chrysanthemums and autumn flowers. A
song service, led by Mr.. Corield, COM
menced the afternoon session. The Rev.
E.. w. Cronin read the Bible and led in
prayer, after which the Rev. DR..
Grant, pastor of the church, welcomed
the delegates and James ". Forster,
president of the County Association, re-
sponded. The Rev. Walter Brooks, Of
Trenton, spoke of the motives for Sun
day School work.
Mr.. Frank Blake, corresponding secre-
tary, in a prelude to the discussion
of the ''Unreached Children" of Hudson
county, said there are $3.50 children in
Sunday schools, and 60. 4Ss not attending
any in Hudson county.
The Rev. j. c. Jackson suggested that
Sunday schools in needy districts es-
tablish clothing dispenssries fer the poor
of their schools. The necessity Of q Sun
day school visitor and the practical as
sistance given by Sunday school
gelists were shown. Mr.. Jackson said
it might be a good thing to hire the boys
and girls of the Sunday schools to be re-
CRITTERS. A Salvation Army Captain
once suggested to Mr.. Jackson that 1t
would be a good idea to have a rag
ged school, such as they have in Lon
don; schools where children who had not
good clothes, and were too sensitive to
go to the churches, might attend. He
said he thought free baths in connec
ton with ragged schools would do
more than anything else to gospelize
the city.
WORK IN A PRACTICAL WAY.
The Rev. H. C. Cronin said it was all
we'll enough to talk of saving the masses
but the best thing to do was to go about
it in a practical a He told the story
Of the man who had lost all his none
and was greatly pitied by a large crowd
until an old Quaker came along and
said, taking out a s. bill, 81 pity him
that much, how much do you?" The
world, the speaker said, was not going
to be saved by conventions only. The
best way to get children into the sun
day School was to go yourself, illus
trating his remarks by telling of a boy
who never stayed through the sessions
on Sunday but would . stay just long
enough to tell his father he had been
there. Finally the teacher ~pursuaded
his father to attend the school and after
that the son stayed.
Mr.. Cronin suggested that a canvass
be made of the city and inquiries made
as to the number belonging to Sunday
School.
DR.. Herr having an important engage
ment, DIR. Brett consented to make a
few suggestions. He said the last sug-
g~estiens made by DR.. Cronin had been
essayed some time ago and met with
poor results. Still, he thought it should
be tried again. The best example of
reaching the children had been given by
Jesus Christ, who attended to both the
outer and inner man. Girls and boys
should never get too old for Sunday
School, he continued. A girl was still
better fitted to teach when she had mar
ried and should not then give up her
class.
The Rev. j. l.. Wells said the trouble
with lower Jersey City was that it was
a procession, that the Sunday School
was constantly changing. He said 1000
boys had been washed in the Peoples
L dldCS dul ll5 II ooiiiiltClt poS "hSA
cold weather came it had to be stopped.
TO DISTRICT THE CITY.
1t was decided that the Board of Man
ayers of the Association should be con-
stituted a committee to, attend the dis
tricting of the city, the convention pledg-
ing its hearty support. oil
During the symposium or bleaching,
Mr., Henry Fitch, Jr., safd:-sThere are
five qualities necessary in a teacher
determination and ability to pursue
order, careful preparation and knowledge
of the lesson, love, and conservation.
Everyone possessed of these qualities
should teach. Irregularity in a teacher
does more harm han good. Order is
Heavens first law and is the foundation
of a good teacher"
He cited an instance of a tough class
in his Sunday school which was finally
conquered, the motto of the teacher be-
ing, Therefore have 1 set my face like
a flint"
Mr.. Campbell Palmer of Hoboken
spoke on what Shall Be Taught?" He
said the duty to God and man should
be thoroughly taught. Mr.. w. ]. Hunt.
asked to tell how to teach, said:-sThere
are four things necessary in teaching
First, ABUNDANT prepuTdtiOu, SecOuuy
tact and common sense; third, earnest
ness; last, conservation. Monotony tires,
doing over again every Sunday the same
things wears US out. We must obtain the
Fathers wisdom to help us. By com
muning with our God we can accom-
GO OUT QUICKLY.
Mr.. ]. S. Coward of Bayonne spoke
upon when Shall tho Work Be Done?"
He sale The Master has said, Go out
quickly; he didn't say tomorrow or the
next day, but at once
Mr.. Coward told of "a little girl in his
schoo who brought eleven children, hay
ing first washed their faces and dressed
them. He concluded by saying, What
soever thy hands find to do, do it with
thy might"
A notice of the meeting between the
young peoples societies of the city, to
be held in the Bergen Reformed Church
on November %, was given. 1t will be
the first time such a meeting has been
held in the county.
The Home Department, a new develop
mert, was explained and Illustrated by
the Rev. Mr.. Ferguson, Secretary of the
State Association. 1t is based upon the
idea that everyone needs instruction in
the Bible. 1t consists Of all people unable
to come to the Sunday school who Will
promise to study the Sunday school les
sons for half an hour each week. They