The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-10
SGA4EEPVORT LEAGUE
Annual State Convention ID.
Session in Camden-Jersey
City Delegates.
Specsal 10 the jersey Gitu Neus.

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CAMDEN, May 10, lS94.-The annual State
Convention of the Epworth League of New
Jersey opened in the Broadway Methodist
Episcopal Church, Camden, yesterday morn
ing.
Three hundred and ninety delegates, from
all parts of the State, representing $4,000
persons, were in attendance.
The address Of welcome was delivered by
Mayor J. Leighton Westcott.
The opening prayer was made by the Rev.
E. G. Hancock, pastor of the church; the
Scripture lesson was read by the Rev. G. G.
atanger of the Union Church, Camden, and
the annual sermon was preached by the Rev.
George P. Eckman of Nerristown.
Addresses were also made by DR.. A. E.
Street Of Camden, on the local Leagues of
Camden; H. L. Titus, President of the Cam
den City League, on the work done in the
city of Camden; Presiding Elder D. B. Har-
ris, on Methodism. and w. H. Baker, State
President, OIL the State work.
During the afternoon, IS. II. THOMPSON OF
the Broadway Church League, Camden, and
president of the Junior department work,
gave some interesting remarks on the work
in his department. The report of the State
Secretary, f. J. Loyatt, showed that during
the past year the increase was So chapters
and 1900 members. There are 12,273
Senior chapters and 1854 Junior chapters,
with a total membership Of 36,715.
S CITY DELEGATES.
Jersey City is represented by seventeen
delegates. The anne are as follows; Cen
tenary Church. Mrs. E. A. DeMott, Mrs.
Amanda Babbitt; Andrew Foote Chapel,
Emory Church, George A. Stevens and
Horace V. Pike: Grace Church, Miss Lizzie
M. Strow, George A. Isley; Onward Chap
tar Tafavatto Cb,rob IGb, II PaInar.
Crasto Chapter, Palisade Church, the Rev.
e. N. Craste: Trinity Church, Mrs. M. j..
Dorsett, Miss Nellie Bennett, j.. 7. Altemus;
West Side Avenue Church, Mrs. M. &. Cole,
William E.. Beach; Monroe Memorial
Church, F.. =; Wennagel, J. I; Vincent;
son, Miss Harriet N. Collier.
SECRETARY LINCKs' REPORT.
A feature Of Yesterdays meeting was the
report of Secretary Lincks of the Jersey
City District League:-Among other things
he reported that t~hirty-one organizations
have an active membership of 1851, and as
sociate, 235; total, 1889. Seventeen chap
ters make no distinction in membership,
counting all as active. The annual total
membership, counting all as active. The
actual total membership is nearly 1850,
carefully estimated by previous reports.
First Church, Hobosen, has the largest
membership, 210.
Finances are raised by the chapters by
various methods. Dues and entertainments
are the usual means employed. Twenty
our organizations report having raised dur
ing the year the sum total Of S2,86S.64.
Andrew Foote Chapter of Emory Church
takes first rank, having raised $3.50, with
Chapter No: Is of First Church, Hoboken,
second, with $500. Many of the chapters in
the interior sections have done proportion
ally well, considering membership and local
conditions.
Twelve members of the Junior League are
reported, seven of which are connected with
churches IN Jersey City. A total member
ship Of $40 is returned by nine chapters, the
others not reporting.