The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-18
NO ONE WILL BE SUPERINTENDENT
DepIorable State of Affairs IN IA
~GreenyfIIe Reformed Church.

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G~reenvfIIe Reformed Church.
For the first time in the history of the
Greenville Reformed Church Sunday School,
last evening, the teachers were unable to
secure members who would consent to be-
come officers of the school. 1t has been
known for some time by the residents OF
G~reenville that the school is in anything but
a prosperous condition, and to many the
failure of the teachers to secure officers Is no
surprise.
The annual meeting Of the teachers was
held hut a few weeks ago, and Mr. w. j..
Clark was elected Superintendent and Mr..
Edward Kyle was elected Assistant Super1n-
tendent. Last night the teachers held another
meeting and both of these officers handed in
their designations. The designations, when
read by the Secretary, caused quite a sur
prise among the teachers, and a number OF
minutes elapsed before they recovered SUM-
GENTLY to accept them.
Mr.. Clark in his resignation explained that
he wished to retire because his health is fail
ing him. Mr.. Kyle in his resignation ad-
yanced the same reason. After these reslg-
nations were read the Secretary read another
resignation from Mr.. Homer Brooke, who
was q teacher in the school.
1t was with much regret that the teachers
accepted the designations of Mr.. Clark and
Edward Kyle. Mr.. Clark has been one of
the most faithful worker in the Sunday
School and has been connected with it as
teacher for years. Mr.. Kyle was one OF the
oldest members of the school and has cid
office for a number OF years. Two years
ago, when he was forced to go to Denver,
Col, on account of his health, he resigned
his position of Assistant Superintendent.
Last fall when he returned from the West
he received a hearty welcome from the
teachers, and, when the election took place,
he was unanimously elected to his old posi-
ton. His health, however, began to fail him
and he was compelled to resign.
After the designations We're accepted last
evening the Chairman called for nominations
to fill the vacant offices. Although the
teachers had Just accepted Mr.. kytes reslg-
nation, they nominated him for Superin-
tendent. There being no other candidate, ne
was promptly elected. Nominations Tor AS
sistant Superintendent were then called for,
but no one could be secured who would be
willing to accept the office. The position
was rendered to d number of young men
who were present, but each one respect
fully declined the office. One teacher
finally put an end to the ~quandary by sug-
| costing that a committee be appointed to
select a candidate. h Suggestion was
adopted and a committee was appointed.
The supporters of the Sunday School hope
| that the teachers will arouse themselves and
shake off the apathy which seems to have
crept into the school. The treasury badly
| needs replenishing. Six months ago the
| funds were so low that the teachers could not
supply the scholars with the lesson quarter
lies which were used by the scholars for
years. Last Sunday, however, the lesson
books were again distributed, and this extra
outlay has almost depleted the treasury.
The outlook is not very promising, as tne
school is practically without a Super1ntend'
| emit and an Assistant superintendent. 1t is
not believed that Mr.. Kyle will accept the
| office to which be was elected, and the
| scholars are anxiously waiting for Sunday to
arrive to see who will ~officiate as head OF the
school.
At the meeting last evening Superintend-
ent +. j. S. Kyle of the Linden Avenue M.
e, Church Sunday School spoke to the
teachers of the proposed plan to hold a
union Sunday School service, all the Sunday
Schools of Greenville combining. in the
event. The plan was favorably received and
a committee was appointed to discuss the
matter with the committees from the Other
| Sunday Schools. If the union service takes
| place it will be the first ever held in Green
willie.