The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-10-20
NINTH BIRTHDAY.
Brotherhood of St. Andrew
Holds Its Ninth Annual
Convention.
A VERY WIDEAWAKE CHURCH
Great Work Being Done by the
Episcopal Society-Church
News.

The most important institution connec-
ted with the Protestant Episcopal
Church is the Brotherhood of st. An
drew, which this week reaches its ninth
birthday. Few societies affiliated to any
church has made such progress as the
Brotherhood. In many of it's essential
| features 1t resembles the Epworth
| League and Society of Christian En-
deavor, but unlike these orders it is ex-
clusively governed by the rectors of he
church has made such progress as the
affairs of other orders is practically out
side the jurisdiction of the church prop
er. The Brotherhood has just held its
nnu convention which seems to have
created a profound impression among
those who are interested in it's progress.
It took place in Washington and a Jer-
sey City layrnan who attended it speaks
as follows concerning the convention
OF SURPRISING INTEREST.
This convention has been the most
of the brotherhood. 1 have attended
dozens of conventions and meetings OF
this general character, religious and
philanthropical, but this in some re-
spects surpasses them all. The Boston
meeting in '92, the first brotherhood con
vention that l attended, was to every
one present a revelation of the consti-
.uency, the earnestness and, therefore,
the possibilities of the national organi-
cation, of which the p~arochial chapter
is the unit. l expect never to enJoy
n gathering more thar that, for Ss,, the
Brooks n the experiences of those
four days can never be reproduced. SO
you see I am able calmly to estimate
also in mind the Detroit Convention of
SO. To name the speakers who have
made a deep impression upon the dele
gates would be to go through the whole
programme
GREAT SPEAKERS.
In connection with the convention.
+ held largely isaf n attsfded in Ree5Ialg was as
sentative Brotherhood men were
present. One of the speakers was Mr.,
is the founder and the leader of the
Brotherhood of st. Andrew, His subject
was;-sWantedaMen.'
Mr.. Silas McBee of the University of
of the Brotherhood spoke on Work and
Worship. Mr.. McBee's address was
a mastery presentation of this
The third speaker was the Right
Rev. David Bessums, D. D., Bishop
of Louisiana, whose address at Metze-
rott,S Hall, in Washington, on Saturday
night on THE Labor Question created
a whirlwind of enthusiasm and whose
anniversary sermon, preached to the
Brotherhood at $50 o'clock the next
morning, was q marvel of ~eloquence and
strength that cannot be portrayed to any
one who did not hear it and see the
preacher, Commenting on the address
have heard and seen the great preachers
of New York and Chicago in their own
pulgits; / have heard and seen Newman
Han, Sturgeon, Beecher, Canon Lyddon,
Canon Farrar and Phillips Brooks, each
in his own pulpit, and 1 do not consider
that any one of them, in the combination
of speech, appearance and action, sur
passed Bishop Sessums. as he stood in
that pulpit this morning speaking to
that solid phalanx of men"
A WIDE-A-WAKE CHURCH.
The Wayerly Congregational Church,
Churches on the Heights. Since the
coming of the present pastor, the Rev.
j.. C. Emery about a year and a half
ago. the membership has increased two
membership when he came. The Sunday
school has more than doubled in regu-
lar attendance and enrolment. Besides
running expenses the society has paid
and now busily at work on another
thousand. The secret is, there is minis
tration to the physical, intellectual,
social, as well as spiritual, wants of all
alike, without respect of person or
church relations. The hearts of the
community hayh4 responded as their
common needs hava9been recognized.
This wide-a-wake,aehurch will begin a
special campaign on Sunday, Autumnal
Sunday, 21st, under the Superintendent
of p. w. Radcliff of New York City, as
sisted by a large chorus of voices led by
an eminent soloist from abroad. Meet
ings will be held every evening during
the week. The churches nearby have
been invited through their pastors. The
house will be decorated beautifully with
the emblems of autumn. 1t is hoped the.
whole community will be Interested