The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-06
REPORT OF PROGRESS
Work in the Jersey City
Methodist District AS
fold BY Rev. Mr..
F1ulkS.
CHURCH DEBTS CANCELLED.
Conversions Reported From 49
of 56 Charges Trinity.
Jerssy City, Leads.
CHURCH DEBTS CANCELLED.
BENEFIT OF SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK
Committee Appointed By the Con-
ference to Redistrict the
Jersey City Territory.

Jersey City Territory.
While Bishop Ninde and the four presiding
elders were holding a prolonged cabinet
meeting yesterday afternoon and some OF
the brethren of the Newark Methodist Con-
ference were attending the annual meeting
of the Epworth League three miles away
the remainder met in ST. Luke's Church at
three o'clock to hear an address from Mr.
Robert R. Doherty, Ph. D.. recording secre-
tary of the Sunday School Union. This was
the anniversary service of the Union and
was attended by Sunday school teachers.
The Rev. Jesse S. Gilbert presided.
Mr. Doherty began his address by saying
that Christopher Columbus did not discover
America. He only ran his vessels nose into
the sandy shore of an island some miles out
in the ocean For other men was kept the
glory of first reaching the continental shore,
and the discoyerers of this country have
been beyond number. The Purltans, the
Cavaliers, the Scandinavians of New
Jersey. the Huguenots, the English
Quskers, every pioneer who crossed
prairie every farmer who made q
little clearing in forest, every miner who
established a new claim, every business man
who entered ON new venture, every scholar
who pursued fresh line of scientific lnves-
tigation. every soldier who helped to estab-
lish the strength and glory OF his nations
government every statesman who helped
unfold the true American ideal, every min
lister of the Gospel who disseminated the un-
searchable riches of the Cross as precious
leayen to keep our civilization sweet and
pure. every man, woman and child whose
labors have helped bring up this land to the
proud position it has today, has O right to
have his name recorded on the roll OF the
discoverers and explorers of our country.
ave talk about the dangers of our ma
tion." he continued s'and agitate ourselves
as we think of the liquor business and cor
ruption in politics. But after our spasm is
over we eat and drink and sleep again with
all our former equanimity. / have recipe
that will cure all the evils of our nation"
The recipe, he said, is the Sunday school,
and be proceeded to say how many children
today are found on the sidewalks and in the
streets, ragged little urchins waiting for di-
rection Children, he said, belong to three
groups Firstly, there is the aristocratic
group. surrounded by luxuries and nourished
by indulgence Then there is the class of
the comparatively poor, inheriting fine
sturdy natures, along with forces and inn
pulses to hurry them on. Lastly, there is
the group of the orphans of society.
1t is the duty Of all good citizens not
merely, he said, to study the Bible, but to
study boys and girls and ascertain what good
is wrapped in them as they swarm our streets.
The Sunday school, he contended, furnishes
the only means for developing these waits.
Public schools are absolutely powerless in
furnishing religious education.
In conclusion Mr. Doherty touched upon
the objects of the Sunday school, and en-
larged upon Bible study, evangelizat1on,
missions and social uplifting.
AMERICAN BIBLE socIETY's REPORT.
When Mr. Doherty had finished the an
niversary of the Bible Society was begun.
The Conference COMMITTEES of that institu-
ton first made its annual report. It was
presented by the Rev. Jas. r. Bryan, r.
Johns the Rev. A. Van Deusen and the
Rev. f. A. Mason, and stated that during
the past year the society has expended in
foreign fields S173, 1861, while it has only re-
ceived $S1 300 for that work. The report
said that the conference had not contributed
as much as in former society. These figures
tell the tale:-From 1854 to 1873 inclusive
the conference gave So, ,2S2; from 1874 to
1888 81, AS; and from 1884 to 1898, 81, ,641.
The average contrib ution for the last decade
being exactly half that for the first named
decade In view of these facts the COM
mittee offered resolutions pledging renewed
efforts to keep up the contributions.
The Rev. J. r. Bryan of the committee
took the chair and introduced the Rev. W.
w. Moffett, D. D., Superintendent of the
American Bible Society, who gave some
facts as to the doings of the great society.
It was instituted in 1916, and from that time
to the present has issued So, 926, III Bibles
and Testaments to foreign lands.
Dr. Moffett in a highly interesting man
ner, explained what the society is doing to-
day to reach readers in every language.
Mrs. Robertson is translating the Book for
the Creeks and Seminoles. The Rev. A. C.
Good has published one for the Mpongive
people. These savage people, appropriately
named the Fang tribe, have had revision
translated for them by the society and one
book, which has taken nearly thirty-four
years to arrange, is nearly ready for the
cannibals of the Gilbert Islands. Bibles are
translated for the Koords, the Chinese, the
Koreans and those who speak the Ruk
The Rev. A. s. Hunt D. D., added his tes-
timony to the wonderful results achieved by
the society
ToDAY's PROCEEDINGS.
The attendance at the morning prayer
meetings Of the Newark Methodist Confer
ence grows small by degrees and beautifully
less Notwithstanding Bishop Ninde's ex-
ample of punctuality set yesterday morning,
when the Rev DR.. James r. Bryan took his
seat within the communion rails to lead the
devotional meeting at the time appointed for
its scommenceInent-ha past eight A. N. A
second later the representative OF lHE . Err
sEY CITY News came in and made the con-
gregation. BY and bye the Rev. DR. Hal
ieron of Jersey City walked leisurely in as
the Rev Dr. Bryan and the Congregation
were singing with all their might, "Oh, For
Thousand Tongues"
The Rev Dr. Bryan when the above wish
was sung through, remarked that the small
attendance of ministers ought TO make the
few present extremely charitable to those at
home who don't come oftener to prayer
meetings A smile stole over the faces OF
the brethren at this dig When the final
prayer Of the devotional meeting had been
offered by the Rev. DR.. Craig. who had only
Just entered, the remainder Of brethren
came tramping in like lot Of school boys at
the sound Of the school bell.
Precisely at nine o'clock Presiding Elder
of the Newark district, the Rev. DR.. Van
Benschoten took the bishops chair, and
Secretary Dodd began the reading of the
minutes. Secretary Dodd, when the minutes
were approved; suggested that committee
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