The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-26
ENDEAVORS' RALLY
Enthusiastic MidWintel
Meeting at the Bergen
Reformed Church.
TWENTY-FIVE SOCIETIES PRESENT
Fannie Crosby the Blind Song
Writer Speaks-Dr. Brett's
Letter.


deavor Societies of Hudson County, was
held last night in the historic Dutch Re-
formed Church. twenty-five of the thirty
one societies in the Union were represented.
The delegates had the pleasure of being ad
dressed by Miss Fannie Crosby, writer OF
number of songs, which the Endeavorer
sing, and Mr.. Walter Breed, of Philadelphia.
Editor of the Christian Endearor Bulletin.
The service opened with a service of song.
led by Mr.. E. Corield, of the Bergen Baptist
Church A number of gospel hymns were
sung. Among them:-"Hide me, oh my
Saviour, HIDE" written by Miss Crosby.
Rev. Edwin MacMinn, pastor of ths
Summit Avenue Baptist Church n,,a
then then ,b;rS read tbs RaI the Mr. Michel = ths
Scotch Presbyterian Church offered up
prayer. Another hymn was sung, and then
Mr. William Wooley, President OF the
Union, and also member of the Bergen Re-
formed Church, made an address of welcome
in the absence of DR.. Brett, the churchs
pastor. He said that as a member of the
church he heartily welcomed the societies,
and was thankful to see them SO well repre-
sented He thought that it would do h1s
own society good and spur them to renewed
energy. He then read the following letter
from Dr. BRETT
DIR. BRETT'S LETTER.
Christian E5ldeauorsrs:
| If ever have had desire to perform the Inn
possible feat of being in two places &c the same
| time it is this evening. Called away by an =
other engagement, sincerely regret that eau
not be present and in person welcome your
societies assembled in your winter rally. Will
you kindly accept this written word, which your
President is asked to read in my name The OLD
Mother Church of the country takes you TO hsr
ntaA Into In n
| Master. Christian workers are ever welcome to
| this House OF Prayer. Within its walls you
| may listen to the echoes OF = hair century OF
praise. The burning words to be spoken thi 8
evening for Christ aud his Church, VIII, am
| sure, store away in our hallowed photograph
still more precious thoughts.
There has not been In many years, young
| friends so widespread and universal religious
| expectancy as at this very hour. Tho Church OF
| God ever confident in the Promiser, ID just new
| preparing TO lay hold on the grace which they
| know tine Lord is just ready 10 grant; ana We
| feel assured that this will be great winter
with u.s. In several Of our churches we hear
| the tramp of the advance guard of Christian
| converts which WILL we think, before the sum
| mer is past crowd our affairs. The Christian
Endeavor societies, by their compact organizA-
tion should stand ready to lend hand In the
The Church relies on her cousecrated youth,
| and knows that she will not be disappointed
| Again welcoming you to our sanctuary, and
| regrettng that cannot enjoy your services, L
4 pray that the head OF the Church may. through
1
to all who enter into it. am your friend and
| CORNELIUS BRETT.
THE NEWMAN WOODWARD.
| Mr.. James of the Newman Industrial
| Home explained the mode of conducting the
| Homes woodward on Green street near
| Montgomery street. He said that as the
| hard times increased the number of apple
cants for relief that applied to the Home be-
| came so large that something had to be done.
| Work would be found for one out of twenty,
/ and so the yard was established.
| ''It was opened three weeks ago." Mr..
| James went on, ''and it must be
run on business lines or it will be
| necessary for US to draw on our
reserve fund. The winter so far has been
| unusually mild, but, as you all know, the
weather has changed and it is growing
soon we will be flooded with applicants or
how great the strain upon us may be. am
| here tonight to ask you to assist US to keep
this woodward going through the winter.
1 want the League to pledge itself to pay
the rent for at least six months"
| These societies responded to roll CALI
Bergen Baptist, Bergen Reformed, Central
Avenue Reformed, Free Reformed, First
! Baptist of Jersey City, First Presbyterian,
| First Baptist of Hoboken, First Presbyterian
of Hoboken, First Reformed of Bayonne,
| First Reformed of Hoboken, Scotch Presby-
l IL,
| formed of Union Hill, Lafayette Reformed,
| North Baptist, Summit Avenue Baptist,
| Second Presbyterian, South Bergen. he
| formed, Second Presbyterian of Hoboken,
Tabernacle Waverly Congregational,
| Westminster Presbyterian, Wayne Street
| Reformed Park Reformed, German Evan
gelical of Hoboken, Bergen Mission, Bergen
| Point Reformed
| The Bergen Point and Hoboken churches
were better represented than the majority OF
| the churches situated nearer by.
MISS CROSBY SPEAKS.
| Rosy Richards, q pretty little eight-year-
| old Junior Endeavorer, sang "Our Junior
| Band. while the offertory was taken up.
| The president then introduced Miss Crosby,
who spoke for a few minutes. She is a
kindly-looking old lady and is totally blind.
| She is a sweet speaker and her audience
seemed enraptured with her. She said that
as she had been sitting in her chair listening
| to that sweet child, Rosy, sing she had been
| talking with the spirits of the past that
| hoyers about the old church III which she
| was.
II have been looking back" she said, s'to
| the commencement of the Christian En-
deavor work 1t was not very long ago that
| the work was in its infancy, now don't
| know a place where the Christian Endeavor
work does not exist. Great good has been
| done and we are hoping for greater things.
God has been with us from the start, say
us because | belong to the society too"
| Miss Crosby pointed out how the society
could do as much good at this time by re-
| heving the sufferings of the poor. Speed
| Away another of Miss Crosby's songs, was
sung, and after an address by Mr.. Breed
and the singing of my Country IT'S OF
Thee" the meeting adjourned.
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