The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-23
ALL ONE IN CHARITY
Grand County Rally of the
Evangelical Societies of
Young People.
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MSLnOOlSlS, 1TGSDy LcIldlS, DoPtASN'
gregationalists, and even Salvationists,
alike joining heartily in the service ana
demonstrating the truth of that verse
which. all denominations sing
eve are not divided,
All one body we,
One in faith and doctrine,
One in charity"
The Bergen Baptist Church is one OF
the largest churches in this city, put 1t
is not big enough to accommodate the
Christian young people of Hudson Coui-
ty. It's seating capacity is LOO. Last
night the aisles had to be crowded with
extra chairs, and nearly two hundred
people had to stand throughout the ser
vices. 1t was a grand sight to see 50
many young people gathered together IN
a common cause. The church was beautl-
fully decorated to receive them. Hand
some banners were distributed about the
walls, the platform was made beautiful
with many tropical plants. and above the
organ on a white background, in letters
formed of smilax, was the motto, w
are one in Christ
Although the gathering was pre-emf-
nently one of young people, there was a
number of older Christians there. The
platform was scarcely large enough to
accommodate the ministers and dis
tinguished guests who were present. 1t
was occupied by the Rev. Henry Spell
meyer, D. D., of Central NJ. E. Church,
Newark; the Rev. Cornelius Wollfkin of
Green avenue Baptist Church, Brooklyn;
the Rev. d. R. Lowrie, D. D., and the
Revs. G. f. Hull, S. K. Doolittle, Cronin,
D. J.. Ellison, w. D.. Grant. DR.. Cornelius
D,.at4 and FTbouooc E1oj1ctnn. Mr. Fl e.
Baker, Vice President of the Hudson
County Christian Endeavor Union; Geo.
pH!a Links, President of the City Epworth
Union, and r. S. Van Nortwick, Chair
man of the meeting and First Vice Presi-
dent o. the City Epworth Union.
THE VAST AUDIENCE.
The meeting was to a begun at
7:45 o'clock, but it vas after 8 o'clock
before the large. congregation could be
seated, and delegates from distant parts
of the county kept on arriving until after
h~alf-past eight o'clock. While the ushers
were busy seating the people Mr.. Arthur
P. Preston, organist of the Bergen Bap-
. fist Church., gave an organ recital. The
meeting was opened with al invocation
by the Rev. H. W. F., one of the First
PRESBYTERIAN Church., Bergen Point. This
was followed by a service of song, led
by Mr.. George H. Corfeld of the Bergen
Baptist Church. BLESSED Assurance"
and 1.-The Everlasting Arms We're sung,
and then the whole congregation Joined
in inging the touching Southern melody,
"Swannee River" but instead of the old
words they sang Salvation River" the
chorus of which Isl
brothers won't you hear the story?
See the fountain flow!
| Oh. glory in the highest, gloryi
Jesus saves me, this know"
After the congregation had finished the
| two stanzas of the song there was a
| hush. while FIVE little children from Mr..
| Corfeld's primary class took their places
| on the platform. There were three girls
| and two boys, Ethel Higgins, Julia Pafels,
| Edith May Wakefield, Willie Price and
Willie Wolverton. The boys stood at the
| ends and each had a large cardboard en-
blem pasted on his breast, the one thal
of the Christian Endeavor, and the other
the Maltese cross of the EpWorth Lea
| que. Little Edith Wakefield took her
| place on a stand in the center, bearing IN
the emblem that both Christian EndeaVor
and Epworth League wore. They sang
| the same tune that the vast audience
had just finished, but other words TO
it. The contrast was beautiful and there
| were tears in many eyes as the children
| sang. The congregation We're held en-.
raptured, and not a person stirred untll
was then broken by thunders OF applause
that shook the building. After a prayer
by Rev. RI; D. +; L low o 81 Emory rga N.
| man of the meeting said: This gather
| ing is the contamination of a scheme sug-
| gested in a meeting of the City EpWorth
Union several months ago. We come here
| tonight not as Baptists, Presbyterians or
| Methodists, but as children of God;
united in heart for the Master, If we
| do it along this line. l expect big results
| from this meeting tonight. We should
| ali go from it better Christians n more
than e eyer de dete eTgnMss to Do GoME Eill,"
Bergen Baptist Church, followed with
a few words of welcome, IN behalf OF
Endeavor Society,"" he said, Il extend
| to you a weicome-not a frosty, Marchy,
| deliberate welcome, but a warm, cordial
of this building, surcharged in the very
| air is the welcome of this church and
| It's Christian Endeavor Society. We
welcome you as Christians. we care not
If YOU accept our creed, or accept our
| church, but we want you to accept our
| Christ. Now We want you to leave some
| thing behind you before you depart. In
| exchange for our welcome we want your
| blessing. Tn the name of Christ. the
| church and the Christian Endeavor, we
| give YOU tonight a hearty welcome"
DIR. SPELLMEYER'S ADDRESS.
| An offering was taken to defray the
exnensesi of the rally and then the Rev.
Henry Spellmeyer, D. p, was intro
| duced. After observing that it was but
| nroner that a Methodist Minister should
sneak Immediately after the collection
as the two seem somehow to be INSOFAR
ablv connected in the minds of the peo-
| ole, he said
I'd am not much of a jeweller, but to-
| nieht | want to make four links and
ioin them into a chain. If | can take
This chain and bind in these two socie-
! Ties. the Christian Endeavor and the
Fnworth League in closer bonds, then
EtaRe It and bind it around the Christian
l. church on this continent, l will indeed
rove done a good service in coming
here The first link in this chain is
that we are what we are large-
" on account of our associa-
lions. A church in a community
4 . blessing. A man who never goes
church can afford to support a church
n makes taxes lower, morals higher and
tfbis property safer. In the same manner
ibsaloons work sfeyil, misery and death
hand make taxes higher, morals lower.
The good man Cannot keep his goodness
- himself. neither can the bad man keep
Nc BADNESS to himself. We are just like
III tree frog that is the color of the
tree on which 1T feeds, or k the polar
haar that is white like the Arctic snow.
We are what we are largely on account
4 of our associations.
YOU dress just as Q do? Why don't
yyoT dress as you did last year-espeei-
aGv here ~(pointing to the shoulders).
Yo1 can't wear your sacques because
Won wear these repeating the motlon),
why do you wear these2 0aughter)
he fe q Out Of fashion. I think have made
4r,;s link Main and now for the second